Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-04-03

Only one man could be found in
the Louisiana legislature who was
for Tilden first and last. The rest
went Seymour or Hancock.
The Tammany New YORK State
Committee has issued call for a
State convention at Syracuse on
April goth.
Ex-senator Stanley Mathews is
of the opinion that the nomina-
ton at Chicogo will lie between
General Grant and Z. B. Wash
burne.
The Mobile, Ala. Register
Dem says that the Democratic
candidate for President "must
possess a Union record which the
Republican party cannot as5ail.'
Don Cameron says he doesn't
know much about the Presiden-
tial contest; that he only knows
that Grant positively sure"to be
nominated Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ex-Governor Pease was the on
ly anti-Grant man in the Texas
convention. He wanted to go to
Chicago as delegate, but after
hearing his speech the convention
said, "Let us not have Pease."
The Georgia Democratic Execu-
tive Committee has resolved to
call a convention at Atlanta June
9th to appoint delegates to the
Cincinnati convention, and on
August 4th to nominate candi-
dates for state offices.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, state
ehcampment of "Our Country's
Defenders" was organized yester-
day. The organization is politi-
cal but not partisan, and the oh
ject Is to preserve the Union.
The Hancock boom appears to
have reached its zenith. Pennsyl-
vania is not now clamoring much
for Hancock. and outside of this
State there is even greater absence
of enthusiasm for him,
In the West the belief is gaining
strength that Jewett is the dark
horse that Tilden will support if
he cannot get the nomination for
himself. 1t is certain that the
Gramercy Park Literary Bureau
is sending out JeWett documents.
The Omaha Herald Dem "does
not agree with those who hold U.
S. Grant to be a weak man" 1t
says General Grant will be the Re-
publican candidate for President,
and adds: "In view of this fact it
does not become Democrats, nor is
it for their interest. to underrate
their adversary whose mettle is
not of the mellow sort"
The New York World tenderly
warns the Tribune of coming
events. Itsays: 1.-THE New York
Tribune, in its blind terror at the
prospect of finding itself forced to
accept the nomination Of General
Grant, is hurting out some things
about the south which will come
back to plague it when Chicago
pronounces for the Hero of Vicks-
burg and Appomattox.
OF one hundred and forty-three
members of the Georgia legisla-
ture, 70 are for Tilden, 10 for Sey-
mour, IA for Thurman, IL for Bay
ard, 4 for Hendrick and 16 for the
nominee. The strongest Demo-
cratic politicians in the state are
Tilden men; and the only thing
that can prevent him from getting
the vote of the state in the Nation
al Convention is the fear that the
Stephens and Toomb5 iudepen-
dents would bolt his nomination.
What is known as the regular
Democratic State Central Commit
tee of New York met last Friday,
as did also the Kelley committee,
but the latter made rather feeble
demonstration, while the regulars
were almost unanimous on Tilden.
Tilden's chances for the Demo
cratic nomination are, therefore,
at the present time most promis-
ing. He is, however, in bad odor
with the South, but it is thought
that this soothing qualities of the
b6rl cannot be over-estimated.
Wont be DragOOned.