The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-03-19
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
4 LOOK OVER THE DEMocRATrc FIELD
THIS TIME.
Special Correspondence New North.west.-

THIS TIME.
Special Correspondence New Northwest
PHILADELPHIA, March S.-The Demo
cratic organ at Washington managed to
keep IFS face straight the otter Gay while
it announced that Hon. Samuel J. Tilden
had
CONSENTED TO BE A CANDIDATE
Before the Cincinnati Convention for nom
ination. This is simply one VI those eu-
phemisms OF politics thai have become so
familiar. 0ffics-seekers seem to find them
pleasant, and they are quite harmless, for
they dou't deceive anybody. For example,
when it is given out that in response 70 the
earnest solicitation of many citizens that
he should accept the office OF fencs-viswer,
Mr.. John Smith has placed himself in the
hands of his friends, We all know that Mr..
Smith is going after that Office like cay
ote after dead mule.
THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
OF Mr.. Tilden's candidacy seems to be
rather more than commonly useless. Ger
taiuly no sane man can have entertained
any serious doubt that he has been working
for three years with bis usual dizziness and
more than his usual devotion to the single
end of making himself the Democratic
candidate in 1880. Aud your correspond
emit hereby en!Ists with those who think lie
will succeed.
1t is not to be denied that there are many
who think otherwise. They say that the
considerations in his favor begin and end
With his aulity to carry New York, and
that the election vi last fall demonstrates
! that be is the very man who cannot secuye
the electoral vote vi that State TO tue De-
mocracy.
JOHN KELLY's SUCCESS
| In defeating Mr.. tIiden's Candidate fof
Governor, aud his stubborn refusal TO DC
re sonciled arr addueed IN support oi this
view. But while tue rammauy chief haI
| the courage TO bolt at a ) ave election, IL lie
! not clear that he will have the courage 10
bolt at q Presidential election. He cannJJ
do so without going over bodily 10 The
| Republican camp, and he cannoU overlook
the fact his political strength is as Demo
GRAFT and leader of Democrats. And re-
| markable as his power is over mis- faction,
IL might fail when IL came To the test OF
taking them tiuaiiy out Of the party. The
probability is that Mr.. fiden will carry
The State Convention and secure an unAni.
nous deeg alton at Cincinnati, giving MI.
Kelley no voice there. Then with his
skilled corps Of p llJicians in all of the 9TH
| err States, and the seuucJons OF the bari, :"
| - ufn h.. If "A npps tra tha
votes that he needs, whether OF not the
| two thirds rule is aOrOgated.
| To be sure
THERE Is A FIELD,
| And it il q perfectly innocent ptstime to
| write the names on the b. ack beard and let
any one buv pools who chooses. Pennsyi-
| vania has a candidate who Is not without
honor save in his own country. This Is
| Gen. Hancock. who has been standing like
a later little Samuel for the past twelve or
sixteen years, with his hand stretched up
wards, saying, Here. Lord, am ~ New
Jersey isn't too small to hold two candi-
dates. A short time ago Gov. Mcclellan
appointed ex-Gov. Joel Parker Judge Of
the Supreme Court, and many wsre proba-
| bly, reminded of Richard the fhIra's pious
prayer:
. Which done, God take King Edward TO His mercy,
| Ann leave tHC NOFiu lOI nIc W bubtiS Ib
Doubtless Gov. Mcclellan thought there
would be more room for him 10 hustle ia
with Mr.. Parker nicely tucked away on
judicial shelf. Mention is occasionally
heard of
HON. HUGH II. JEwErT,
| Who was n member of Congress from
Ohio, and moved 10 New York when he be-
came Receiver of the Erie Railroad. Per-
hapS as formidable a suggestion as any is
hat of Hon. William R.MorrIs0n of illinois,
who has good record as Union soldier. a
| free-trader and hard money man. Then
| there are the familiar names of Bayard,
| Thurman, Hendricks, Randall and Field.
aud it is poor day for candidates that
doesn't contribute one or two to the list.
THE PRINCIPAL FEATURE
| Of the proceedings at Washington duriag
| the past week was the debate in the Senate
on the bill to restore FitZ-John Porter to
his colcnelcy in the army and give hIm
| back pay from 1868. Senator Randolph
| opr ned the discussion With speech i'll ad-
| vocacy of the bill. He was followed by
Senator Logan i'll opposition, whose speech
extended over four days. and has clearly
| had an effect 0utsiCe Of the 5 mite, what
| ever may b. true with respect To its iUfiu-
ence upon that body. There is certainly
something aupIeasantig incohSruouS w Tue
thought of the rebel brigadieIs in Congress
determining whethera Union General did
| all that he ought TO have done on certain
occasion towards whipping them. Ii Gen.
| Porter is as loyal a man as be contends, it
would seem that be ought rather to desire
an adverse decision than a favorable one. Ga
| Saturday
| SENATOR CARPENTER
| Spoke. his speech being only an argument
on the legal questions involved. He con
cluded with sentence in support of Grant,
a non se9gitur that Us said to have created
some amusement. Doubtless Mr. Carpen-
ter is as enthusiastic for Grant as any Of
his Senatorial brethren, but he is not gate
as imperial in his State as Conkling in New
York, Cameron in Pennsylvania, or Logan
in Illinois. Wisconsin is not quite so
tractable State. A. @. b.