, 1877-08-03
POLITICAL.
How the Ohio Nominations Are
Viewed in Washington.
1t Is Considered n Substantial Atl-
rninfstrntlon Victory.
Nominations and Platform Of the Mis-.
sissippi Democracy.

WASHINGTON NOTES.
THE OHIO NOMINATIONS,

THE OHIO NOMINATIONS,
6prctal Fispatea &C 4.sr ati1nne.
WASHINGTON, d, C., Aug. 2.-The Prcstient
and lis Cabinet fcel Erattcd nj tho results Of
tho Cleveland Convention. tttsluc West, the
nominee for Governor, was tho Presidents FIRST
cha1cn Of oil available candidates. As curly ns
two months ago, In private letters to friends In
Ohio who solicited l,ts opinion, the President
suggested two persons as the ones whom l,u
thought tho most suitable candhlates to repre-
sent tho present condition Of politics. or these
persons the Presidents first c1lotce wns Judge
West. Ills Beroul was not named In the Con-
scntion. Tho platform aud the nominations arc
considered q substantial triumph for the AL
mlnisttatIon.
A gentleman very noar the White House cir
Gle enys tho Inst twcnty-fo1r hours have been
tho brightest the Administration has knuwn for
months. Ten days u9o there were serious ap-
prcllens!ons here that tho Loss Tweed uf Ohio
politics, who WAS so art1rut champion OF
Judge Taft in tho Convention, might succeed In
destroying tho hopes of tho Republican Marty
in Ohfo. Yesterdays work Is regarded here as
token that
THE CONTRARY Is TRUE.
There arc few doubts In Administration cir
clcs Tint Judge West will carry tho State by
good majority. 1t 10 certain That he will make
vigorous campaign, for, notwithstanding tho re-
ports as to hs absolute blindness, he ID man
Of great phyalcal vIgor.
Tho President WIS so Interested In knowing
the result Of the Convention tint ho remained
Mt tho y hitc House until after tho plaiform
and candttlato had been telegraphod here, aul
proceeded to the So1dtcrs' Homo Ut a late hour
There are differing opinions as to tho effect of
ruE sRsAroRrAr CANVASS
Some Of Stanley Matthews' friends think TINT f,c
itns secured IN advantage III the nomination Ut
West, and that hc will bo bettor nble to select
fekEs1atlyc candidates favorable to his return 10
tLo Senate with West GU tho Ticket than ho
would iayo been with Taft. Matthews recctitjy
told gentleman NOW hero that he intended to
make speeches In tho statc, and to speak IN
hap..ans. isass fmfsT me tbo1sst aosn e That s 70
tl,Is way, and by making tho people acquainted
with him, he might overcome any opposition
which he may have incurred Oh account OF Ills
connection with tho Southern, or, ~ 1t is now
officially termed, tho pacEflcation policy.
1ariicl.t's friends, On tho contrnry, eay that
Vests nomination wli! be dead alvance to
lin in the cyent Of the success Of the Republican
StAte ticket.
Mississipptans uerc think that the relations Of
Gov, 8tUn1 with tlo Democrats will tend to
discourage the attetnpts to organize MI 1ntia-
Had Lowry, the representative Of the radical
Bourbon element, been nominated, II ls nian-
talned that there would have been no difficulty
In electing Gen Albert brown on an 1nicpcnI.
cnt tickct. Tie prospects, Tor that now arc sail
to bo less encouraging.
Several Southern congressman arc hero In tho
Interest Of persons Indicted fur frastls upon the
revenue. sonp Of them have
GOOD WORpB
to say for the paelicatton policy, but tlo not
promise any votes. Their ct[Bf dcsre Is partlotl
Tor their clients. To tho Watell-rry, 1.-THE ud