The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-12
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
ANOTHER TURN OF THE PRESIDENTIAL
KALEIDOSCOPE.
s..si., no.re.nonaaros view Yorth. west.


PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-The Leading m
political events of the past week were the II
selection of the time and place for hoiding in
the National Democratic Convention ana la
the action OF the New York Republicans at b,
Utica. Both will doubtless be stale to your u
readers before this letter Can reach them is
Mr., CouklIag's mijOrity % ~ at T
THE UTICA CONVENTION re
Was smaller than was commonly expected IL
probably considerably smaller than he D
exp4cted but he can no doubt say as Ner- n
cutio did of bis wound, .s'ris en"ugh- @
twill! serve" r. did serve IT, secure the n
passage of resolution einqnentiy eulogizing &
Grant aud instI ucting the delegates 10 e
Chicago 10 vote for him. As to details. ne s
nsed his power less imperiously than Sen q
ator Cameron in rhe Pennsyivania conven- /
ton He did nos insist upon the unit rule 4
IN terms, aad be permitted the several con-
eressional districts tn choose their own del
egates.
Up TO this point the senatorial programme
for the nomination of Grant went OH
smoothly, but just here slight Interrupt
| ton occurred. The scheme was that the
conventions in Pennsy lvsuia, New York
aud Illinois should be held early and con-
secutively. and that each should
INSTRUCT FOR GRANT.
These three great States secured, the
rest of the battle would De Int lie else than
a foo,.race to see who would be first to get
into the Grant camp. The Senator's rea
soued well /; tor with politicians AS class,
and esp cally those who will make up the
! delegations from the Southern States, the
) consideration uf prime importance is tn get
. ON the winning side.
q Mr.. Cameron aud Mr.. ConkIng delivered
their goods according 10 schedule, but by
this time the plan had become 50 obvious
y that the wayfaring man, though ioot,
d could read. When
l. THEILLINoIs CENTRAL COMMITTEE
:. Met 40 call tue State Convention, the issue
u betweeu the friends OF Grant and Blaine
=. was inued on the question OF an early day,
q and the latter won. The convention IN
n called ,nr Ma, 10. and even II Senator Lo
~ vau should then succeed IN securing an ln-
~ sUruclion for Grant, the moral effect that
WAS desired will not have been gained. But
in withstauaing this slight reverse, and
Notwithstanding the probability that the
b. p.pps, wanna and New YORK delegations,
C II The, can be uuiisvd at ali, cannot DIT hsid
n ,,r ,nnre thau on, or Two ballots, aud not
~ Sltns,audIug thu wonderful strength tbaC
Blame Is developing even in unexpected
iy uIaces-uotwlt hstauding all these adverse
AT cons deraUions, | am bound to cay that the
~ nommattnn uf Grant Is the most likely
b. yent at Chicago lhis at hast seerus 20
TIE true at THIS writing, restrVing the righ'
al TO change my opinion once week.
ne At tile meeting OF
N THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE
at An enthusiastic champion OF the PORK me
ie- C,uuulls said: CINCINNATI natneo th'
Prrsldeut IN 1856, and she will name bin
he. agaIn IN 1885," This aliusion 10 James
~ Buchanan, of blessed memory, NATURAL!
> cautnred the Democratic heart, and Gin
~ ciuuatI was chosen by large majority a
Ia The place for the Convention TO meet. n
M session of the committee has revived til
M agitation of the question 'Wbo shall D
IN, candidate % There Is talk of
'hu GETTING TILDEN cFF THE TRACK,
nd And the basis OF this plan is sad TO b
yol lnat he shall be allowed to name the car
z,, didate THIS reminds one OF the human
nruyision IN the statutes of Utah that pei
p'' mirs a person convicted Of capital Grim
DE 10 select the manner of his exit-by hans
us ing, shooting or. presumably, taking
mid drink OF native whisky.
A few years ago in Wisconsin an OF
'' German was uring his claim for the Dem
ase cratic nomination for state treasure
aos After stating at ,me length the reason
hat why he should be chosen, he SAID o'
,ho den dere vas anoder man" and ne pr
'"e cseded TO present elnquently the qualitic
par | uops of the other man, concluding:
. of ,sh nv segoud choice" " Who Is tn
Nj other man, Mr.. Ringle?" said bystande
"Oh, dot ISL my son, Shuhn," was the u
'o n. cent reply. And John was nominafe
the but attained no higher toward official no
los Now, Mr.. Tildrn has No = n John
any other personal or political her, al
thu talk of his withdrawing 70 secure q
nomination Of Hon. Henry b. Payne, NJ
ana Speaker Randall or Mr.. Justice Field G;
SEQ. not be regarded very seriously. he b
,ueh only one candidate.
j. In nv letter OF last week spoke rath
= enthusiastically OF
tant MR.. BAYARD
raut For making a speech in the Senate on
III
80 ana utterly destroying his chances for :
'o'" Dam,cratic nomination. Since the N
nee. York Sua has unearthed and published
aud Speech which Mr. 3ayard made at W
had m,npton 10 June, 1861, liz which he
:, ., proved the war for the Union, advocat
he recognition Of the Confederacy and,
LOU short. went rather beyond the extre
D the views of che auti-war Democrats OF u
pital day. Some papers are nov speaking
NJ this spee,h as fatal to his Presidential. ca
dldacy, and claim to detect the haId
' oa' rilden in it's publication at tins time.
tants cannot so regard il, and, whatever the !
' the may prove, 10 seems to me clear thaL
,;so,. Bayard did much more 10 impair bis pr
ppcts at Cincinnati by advocating an hon
. ih- currency than by advocating disunion
.cles. the same time il must be admitted g
plsh there is less soft money virus In
sand Democratic party than there was q y
ago. The lesson In Ohio wasn't who
lost. #f
W Is find that
5 will UNITED STATES MARsHAis
omaa Who have been for the past eigbi mon
u,o defraying the expense oil executing pros
out OF their own pockets have become
bile dpuant at the utterly causeess failure
ppre- Congress to make an appropriation,
II exc will generally refuse 10 ahvahce any -
money for the purpose. In this course
moo IN ,s....a,,,,d ~ Tia Attornev- ( Gene
,erity The announcement has already been Nd
'ecog- That there will be no United States o
v but ness transacted at the spring term 10 n
tara A. c.
that lana
0. A Proposed Amendments to Town-si,e Law
Is or W.su,NaroN. March 6.-The bill in
Sc in duced ID the Senate to-day by Teller
rters, duplicate OF tnat portion =. ~. uy.
was ooin'u a:.sn T, ,raroses m continue
ltered nreseat system of entry of town-sites
ction. county judges or municipal authcritie
d the trust for the inhaoitants; ou' 'spa's !;
tee of ai.eIhA.se 49, oo;v swo cities. Pet
ready ma Cal and Virginia City, New, have
md TO sought 60 avail themselves OF the ia