The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-12

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sal straws, as indicating the course Of the
wind Bus. as IN tho natural world 50 in
lhe political, the wind il liable % vecr at
any moment To-day 1t blows from ono
quarter, tomorrow from another, and you
know moi from what quarter /, will blow
the next day, The New York letter to
the Philadelphia Ledger says
AS the time draws near for the Staie Con.
venlions Of the two great parties 20 nominate
Governor, etc, the plotting and counter
plotting increase with an activity that is rarely
visible in an ssoRn year. At present the in-
dieations are that Mr.. Cornell viii be the Re
publican candidate for the head of the ticket,
and that The Democrats will renominate Gov
ernor Robinson The intriguing that Is going
ON in both camps is Of interest, out Of New
York, chiefly as il may influence The PIesi'
dental contest next year. Mr.. Cornell IS
understood TO be wholly in the interest Of
Senator Conkling, aud Il he be nominated, II
is morally certain that the latter will receive
the vote Of the New York Republican delega-
ton in the next National Convention. Still,
there is little ssif' in the way, which may
create some mischief il the opponents Of Mr..
Conkling mean what they say, namely, that
'sthe Republican party was not made for him
exclusively The Senator's particular friends
are fond OF asserting that they have no appre'
hension of Secretary Sherman or Mr.. Eyarts
or any other competitor save one, and that
one, at last accounts, Was paying his respects
to the Emperor of Japan. As to the Demo
cratic re denomination Of Governor Robinson,
it will undoubtedly mean that the New York
delegation TO the National Convention will be
ontaud-out Tilden men. The Governor, 1t
is we'll known, is a fast friend of the Gramev.
cy Park statesman, circumstance which viii
assuredly array Tammany Hall against him,
but nevertheless the signs are that he will be
re, nominated, though possibly not without a
hard fight in the convention.
A Washington correspondent of the Phila.
delphia Times points out that both Grant and
Hayes wouldn't have anything TO do with the
Radical politicians at first, but that both be-
came stalwart after few months Of ''conser-
vatism.' During his last administration,
says the correspondent, ''there was not more
bitter aud bigoted partisan in the country
than General Grant Hayes started out in
the same conservative path and to such length
did he pursue i that he came near alternating
himself wholly from the party. He is veering
round now, and by the time be gets out OF
Office he will be as black as any of us. lie is
following the advice Of the old leaders pretty
closely now, and il they want an extra session
in the fall he will call IT, The only differ.
ence between them is that where Grant was
brutal. Hayes is ''amicably obstinnte' and--
silly.
The New Orleans Times, DEM, jane IS.
says "A man like Mr.. Bayarsl, OF Delaware,
is the only one who occurs TO US now as being
the man for the emergency. Mr.. Bayard has
occupied large space in the politics and his
tory of the country and is statesman Of the
pnrest and noblest type. He has always kept
his robe Of Office immaculate and his man
hood above reproaeh, Mr.. Bayard is the
man who seems 10 us more than any other lit
TO receive the sufFiages Of the nation. He is
u uiau Of which the generation can be proud.
Ii the South had progressed 4 little further in
her political emancipation We should hand 10
Mr.. Bayard's name to The next convention
and tell our Northern allies that we wanted
him. As things are we merely point him out
as the model upon which we should likeio see
the nomination made.
The Republicans Of Ohio are making siren
uous efforts to raise money for campaign pur-
poses, with the ain ofinlaeneing the election
in that State. Even the office holders at
Washington have heen assessed, despite the
fact that Hayes once declared that such
course should not pursued hereafter. How
ever, the Executive is but figure head in his
own political household, aud no Que cares
what ne thinks or says.
The San francisco Bniiefih sets forth in
detail the programme for the reception of
Grant in California. The Reception Commit
tee announce that il is their object ''to give
Gen. U. 5. Grant united, hearty, non.par-
tisan reception upon his arrival at San Fran
cisco, aud they want signatures to Gen.
Grant Muster Roll Of persons who are TO
take part in the affair.
The Democrats Of Ohio will open their
campaign about the middle of August with
simultaneous speeches all along the line by
Thurman, Pendleton, Ewing, Rice, Ward,
Steadman, HoaAiay. Payne, AeSweeaey, aud
all the heavy guns available. There will be
lively times in Ohio for eight weeks preceding
the second Tuesday OF October.
General Robert Toombx. OF Georgia, says
he never said that he would live 10 call the
roll Of bis slaves at the foot Of Bunker Hill
Monument, but says that was a fancy lie
started by Jack Hale Of New Hampshire
We learn from the Washington Star that
the Democratic Congressional Committee in
Washington is displaying great activity 10 pre-.
pairing and sending out campaign material to
Maine and Ohio.
Ex-senator Stanley Matthews is reported
as expressing the belief that President Hayes
will be renomiHsted.