The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-09
WHAT POLITICIANS SAY.
TINE RESULTS OFF TUESDAYS ELEC-
TEON6 AS vzEvvED RY PROM
HNENT DEMOCRATS.

Senator RaFnWma Refuses to he BeiscnEars
aged and Says the Next President Will
be weRnOcrat-Frank Murn Agrees
with Him and Thinks He VIII Eee mi
Ohio Man-yvhat Corbln HAS to say
About Hampton.
New YORK, Nov Ex-senator Barn11m, OF Con
necicut, said ut the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
morning that he did not know but that the re-
suit of the fall elections would have 8 beneficial
effect upon the Democratic party after all. For
one be was not discouraged, The difference ol
opinion on the financial question had somewhat
iDterfere6 with the success of the Democracy
He admitted the defeat of Butler. of Massachu-
setts. he thought 1t was, great blow to the
sarily dissolve sooner or later: Had q presi-
dental election been held this fall. Senator
Barnqm thinks the Democrats would have
polled much larger vote. and the result would
have been far dit itferent.
rs the outlook for the Democrats favorable in
Il think we can recover what We have lost
then and elect President"
Who will be the Democratic candidate p
"Ahl that Is hard to say. There Is time
enough to talk of it some years hence.'
Frank Hurd. of Ohio. was. also seen at the
Fifth Avenue and said that the present was an
off year in politics, The Democrats were not
vgtlant enough, but hey would wake up in 1880
and elect Il Democratic President and House OF
Representatives.. He thought Ohio would go
fnmed sons would be- the Democratic nominee.
The Domocrats had taken three candldates
tEon tlle IuSt NOW IL WIS puL JuSl IltHl INC w SSL
should have one. The nominee for Vice Pres-
dent could come from New York.
Who is your Ohio man?"
Wei. / think Thurman Is about as strong ns
We could choose"
But the Republicans are talking of nomi-
mating Secretary SheI man for the Preside tncy
in 1880"
80 they are: but that wouldn't prevent us
from choosing M Ohio man as our candida O.,
nnu then 1t Is not likely the Republicans will,
They will probably select an Eastern man."
%. 7. Corbin, of South Carolina, who Is still
a claimant OF the seat Of Gen. NJ. C. Butler in
the Senate, was seen at the Astor House. He
said that he had not yet given 10 the hope of
being admitted to seat in the senate. to which
he has been ltgaly and rlghtfully chosen: that
he had rtinQushed The contest against Gen.
Butler. but proposed to renew it ut the next
session Of Congress. He had declined other
offers on this account.
OF the South Carolina election he said: mo
other result could have been expected. The
cOOred voters are as completely under the rule
Of the white Democrats as they were in the days
of slavery OF the charges or indictments
pending In South Carolina again OK Governor
Chamberlain Mr.. Cnrbin said: They are on
tirelv unfounded. Why leading Democrats in
South Carolina and the leading Democratic pa
per, the Charleston Courier supported Cham
berlaln for Governor four years ago and lAud' d
him as an honest man. The indictments are
only gotten up for purposes of persecution.
Gov. Hampton has be- rayed the pledges made
to the President and people two years ago. but
he Is not altogether to blame, for Hang Dton can
not control his own party