The Portland daily press., 1876-10-31
Correspondence Boston Herald.l
The National Canvass.

A General Review of the situation-The
Confidence Of the Republicans Increas.
ing-Thc Effect of TiIden's Letter
New YORK, Oct. 28.-The Republicans at
the Fifth Avenue headquarters, to-day, were in
the best of spirits. The conviction is now pos
tive that victory is within the grasp of the
party, and that nothing but the persistent en-
ergy shown during the past week is necessary
to secure for the national ticket and for the
state ticket in New York handsome majority.
From ell the speakers who are in communica.
ton with the National Committee come the
most inspiring tidings. The failure of the
Democratic party to make good its promise of
an aggressive campaign has proved, it is said,
to be terribly damaging to its prospects. Sec
retary Chandler said, this morning, that the
Republicans were by no means alarmed about
the large registration, as the officers whose
business it is TO appreheLd offenders against
the election laws would be vigilant enough to
prevent frauds, and if the State Prisons of New
York were not large enough to hold the repeat
ers and rouDders arrested, the Government
would employ the prisons of other States in
which to lodge them. The prospect of success
in New York State appears brighter every day
The visitors, to-day, at headquarters from the
interior counties say that careful personal
canvass is now making with documents and by
discussion, and that care is taken to reach all
doubtful men and convince them of the impoIt.
ance of support ng the Republican State and
national tickets. Governor rilden's letter has,
it is said, given great offence in the State of
Missouri to large class of persons, formerly
eminent certificates of indebtedness amounting
to more than $1,000,000. These certificates
were authorized by the Missouri Assembly, and
were, as soon as issued to large pumber of
persons, bought up by agents in large amounts,
at an enormous discount The certificates are
well engraved, the face printed in black on
red tinted background, while the back resem-
bles national bank note In addition to those
issued for supplies, many were issued for SER
vices rendered The following is copy of one
exhibited at the national headquarters to-day:
No. 52. $3.50.
It is hereby certified that the State of Missouri is
indebted to Woodford M. Paris in the sum of $55 80
account of supplies furnished This certificate
not payable by the State until after the claim OF said
Woouford M Paris has been presented to the United
States Government and the amount allowed and paid
the State and then only for the actual amount
received from the United States Government.
City of Jefferson, No, Sept. g. " 1874: e.: W. silas
ing Quartermaster General.
This Is endorsed by Woodford NJ Paris. The
back contains the words, Issued in accordance
with the provisions of an act of the General
ASSEMBLY Oh Gu6 OLdte OI ulSSOuTl AppEONeQ
March 10, 1874 The j. V. Grafton whose
name is signed to the certificate, is under in
dictment for issuing fraudulent certificates OF
this description, and the person who brought
this phase of the Southern claims forward is a
witness against him. The number OF fraudu-
lent certificates issued is so large that their
number has not been definitely ascertained.
Grafton was an officer in the Confederate SER
vice and was indicted for his fraud with seven
others. Many of the visitors at the Republi-
uf,fn dry.1n rfns nff1a nE mi
formed organizations who came to inquire
about the parade which is to be held on Friday
evening next week. The preparations have al
ready begun, and it is promised that the turn-
out will be very large and handsome in ap-
pearancs A Democrat, who formerly occu-
pied an official position under a leading candi-
date and who was opposed to the nomination of
Gov. Tilden at St. Louis, has recently returned
to this city from tour of the interior counties
of the state as an occas onal correspondent of a
Democratic newspaper, in conversation, to-day,
he said that honestly he believed the race of
the Democrats in this state was losing one.
He said be was heartily sick of Dragging Tor
men and measures so thoroughly unpopular as
those put forward by the Democratic party.
OF the alarm created by the recent documents
sent out by the Republicans. he said that Doth-
ing the Democrats had done through their
bureau had begun to affect the masses so deep
| ly. The report of accessions of Republicans to
the Democratic party, he admitted, was cam
paign joke that had not accomplished the de-
| sired effect, and had been generally abandoned.
In h:s opinion the result of the election would
| be that all the old Republicans would be found
| voting for the Republican state and nation 81
| tickets, and the Democrats would bold the
| vote which they had poled in years PRIOR to
| Tilden's election as Governor. The visitors at
| the Everett House and Liberty street Demo
| cratic headquarters up to noon. to-day. Were
not many. While great confidence was ex-
| pressed by most of the Democrats present in
the success OF the party in the state, there was
| no disposition TO claim that Tilden would be
/ elected. The fear was expressed by one per-
son, who is intimately acquainted with the
| working OF the pattv, that Mr. Tllden's last
letter would fail 10 secure the reaction that 1t
| was expected to produce.
The sub conference committees from the
| Citizeus', German, independent and antl-ram-
| many conference committees, adjourned at p.
No.. to O'Clock this evening" but failed to ac-
| compllsh the nomination OF a ticket, and adj
burned to IL o'clock, Monday morning next.
| The ticket which received the most considera-
tion was the following: For Mayor, Andrew
FL Green; for Surrogate VIM. Q. rrsphsgen ;
Sheriff, Col. Emmons Clark; County CLERK
Theodore f. Glaubenskie; Judge of the Supe-
| rior Court, Charles A. Peabody; Judge of the
| Marine Court, Joseph Koch; for coroners, each
| organizations to name its own; Aldermen-at-
large, j. G. Hyatt, Hermon Uni, Jehn .Sher
| wood, and Robert q. Cornell. This is mix
ture, and throws overheard Jimmy O'Brien.
which, for the anti-Tammanytes, is simply
| leaving out Hamlet
The regular convention of the anti-Tsm-
manyites will be held next Monday night, when
there will doubtless be some of the tallest kind
of swearing at the treatment O'Brieu has re.
| ceived at the hands of the confederate COM
mittees He is really the life of the anti-Tam-
many faction, and Boss Kelly has thus far
been unable to buy, bully or csjole him back
into the Tammauy ranks. If the aut-Tam-
many convention, however, accedes to the de-
mands of the independents and citizens or
| ganiZatiOns, and leaves Jimmy in the cold, he
| certainly will be the worst abused political or
phan ever known in these parts. He has a
very heavy following, and the party which can
capture him will add materially to their votes
| 1t is unhesitatingly stared at this late hour
| tonight, by leading anti-Tammanyites, that
| they Will nominate q ticket OF their own with
| out any alliance with the Republicans, which
is contrary to general expectation; but they
cannot now coalesce with the Republicans, as
the leaders OF the latter have absolutely refus ed
to have anything to do with them. The Re-
publicans will hold their convention on Tues.
day night next. and will undoubtedly endorse
the regular TammaDy nomination for Mayor
Hon. Smith Ely, in accordance with au az
| rangement said to have been made by Genera
Rufus Andrews in behalf of and for Boss X, /
ly, with Collector Arthur and Postmaste
james. This is said to have been agreed upor
by Kelly in order to help defeat the election O
IIlden by tue immense majority Threatened il
this city, and the Tammsnyites will vote IN re
turn for Hayes and Wheeler on the nationa
ticket, and ex,Collector Murphy on the NUM-
cipal ticket for County Clerk, This is said, to-
night, to be the programme That there is con-
siderable truth iu it there is not much doubt
for more active man with paler face never
was seen flying around this city than was Sam
my Tiden, today. He has been endeavorine tc
capture Boss Kelly, but has failed. He ha:
tried Jimmy o Brieu, and he doesn't seem Il
care red about Sammy, while Morrissey pre-
tends to bang to Tilden like q bull dog
but Morrissey now has no constituency, aud, a,
Stuart Robson says, he Is 10 good to nybody il
a political sense. As goes this city so goes the
! state, is the old Democratic adage here; bu