The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-12
POLITICAL.

Utah Republican delegates are for Blaine.
Davenport, Iowa, elected q Democratic
mayor Saturday.
Mosby writes from Hong Kong that Vir-
ginia will go for Grant.
The Philadelphia Times finds that Senator
Wallace looks favorably upon his own name
I'm connection with the Democratic nomination
for President.
AS the New York Methodist preachers ap-
pear enthusiastic for q third term, the Phila-
delphia Chronicle proposes that they com
promise the matter by making Grant bishop'
It Ia announced that an organized effort to
start a Seymour boom will be made in Few
days. letter signed by Churoh, herman
and other leading Democrats OF different
parts of the country will be sent TO seymour
requesting him to become candidate "A
commit ee of representative Democrats will
urge Seymour to consent to the use OIL his
name.
PbIladelphia Times says 'If Senator Ed
munds turns his little boom over to Grant, as
he seems rather determined To do, II will be
rather dismal to see the Springfield Repubti-
can falling back on Charles Francis Adams
again. We shouldn't think Of such q thing
for moment, only our esteemed Springfield
contemporary seems to find 1t necessary to
have candidate on hand all the time
April will be q remarkable month for State
conventions The Republicans hold twelve
during the month to eject delegates to Chlca"
go. Connecticut led off on the seventh. fol
lowed by Kentucky, Missouri and iowa on
the fourteenth, Massachusetts, on. the ~
teenth, Georgia, Oregon and Virginia on the
twenty. first, Arkansas, Ohio and South Oaro"
lima on the twenty-eighth, and California on
the twenty They will elect GAG dele"
gates or nearly one-third of the whole CON
vention. Eight States nave Already elecb~
ed GAG delegates.
The Montgomery (Ala,l Advertiser and Mail
has made partial canvass of Its readers for
preferences on the presidential question, with
the following result: q. Thurman. OF Ohio,
2st Jefferson Davis. of Mississippi, o: W. Il.
Morrison, OF Illinois, 81; W. =, Hancock, OF
Pennsylvania. s77; s, j. Randall. of Pennsyl-
vania, 30; David Davis, OF Illinois, 10: y. j.
Tilden, Of New York $50; Horatio Seymour.
OF New York. 1853; Thomas II. Bayard, OF
Delaware, Sta; Thomas A. Hendricks, of In
diana, al: the Democratic nominee, 100;
anybody to beat Grant, 48; U. 3. Grant. 4: Ii.
j Jewett, of Ohio, rs.
The New York Tribn,e's staff oorrespon-
dent writes from Wilmington, Del: Mr..
BayHrd is not accounted o wealthy man.
His townsfolk think he Ia worth, perhaps,
100000. He has an income they say, from
HE investments, his salary as Senator, his
attorneyship of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore Railroad. and his law praG-
tice In vacation, OF about $4,000. He lives
In large, plain, old-fashioned mansion,
which he bought few years ago. 1t stands
on the crest OF a ridge about q mile from the
principal business street. is surrounded with
spacious grounds, and commands superb
View Of the city, the Delaware river, and tho
fertile country to the southwark as far as
Newcastle. He has had twelve children. of
whom nine are living. He is very much of o
home man, Ia attached to his family, fond OF
books and quiet, methodical way of living,
and Ia rather cold, though always courteous
to people outside of his Immediate circle OF
friends. His political influence In the State
is strongest in his own county of Newcastle,
The other two counties are dominated by the
Saulsburys, who are not particularly
friendly to him.