New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-02
Gart,lon is a worthy disciple of Slippery Sam.

/. 1913 :hc Goyrrno:', term in Maine began, like
Onc,!on.. on the first day of the year, and didn't
ED rIlI me TN Of nary. 1874. Governor Per
ham held his on r. Therefore. foI ouc year and
day- and every G. ,vcrrtr ,ucc HIM till Glrcclon
IA, hcd lis Office for less thln var. These prccr
dents show that thu Interpretation Of the law hth
,o r.vai!ing unuucSiloitd h. been that the term
i to 4, nd from the first "Wednesday year To
the ill., "Wednesday in the ncxt, whether the time
h, less Than year. Nhet her tins universal
lrGuicsrrnrr Will have the binding furce 0f legal
pre- ,ci.t qu stIoh for he Courts {" decide.
Ky tho way what are Bayard', views about the
Maine Outragc1
There are signs OF lively revival in the boom
husiLcss irrncd1tcly after the holidays. The cam
pAlgn of 1850 will open hot, and open at once.
las anybody hcard an opinion on the Maine case
from any Democratic Presidential candidate 7
From rilirn dow to Don Carlos Buell.. they all
49, silent rs Beck with his gag on. Even David
DAVIS who hs friends insist. is still candidate.
hasn't word to say, and fled IN much consterna-
ton recently when wSpaper man asked his
OPINION on the legal aspect Of the case. If silence
gives consent they may all be SAID to approve Gar
crlun's course. Al all events approval cannot be
more harmful to them than silence. for If they have
nos III to dcnOunco tho crime. they are not
the sprt Of the pe0pie want to 500 IN the place
OF supreme Importance.
tIaIccIDn was clfcteu UOFtIHOr VI Olaiuo Ny u
laru, minority but he has elected himself boss
sneak thief of ms time by large majority.
Congressman Reed, OF Name, SAYS he trusts there
will be no serious difficulty when the bogus Lcgis-
ltur. attempts 10 assemble next week Ger
tanly.' he tolls reporter OF The Boston 1raretier
the leading members of tho Republican party will
not advise any resort to viOlru"e. and will do ali
thry can 10 avert 1t. But there Is IL very strong
thp re tnra n A
defenders OF the great wrong. und in an inhamina
bic condition 'u public mInd trouble Is likely 10
come. az a'n =. If there l. an outbreak the
Democratic il tors wiIl be- 40 Directly Response
bl,. for j, a. ti.r a. 1ho throws hgntcd match
into pow dcI magazine Ii for It's eAploslon
Smith Weed SAYS the outlook for active business
In Statc railroads for dollar year Is exceedingly
AlIG
If fraud is to be the leading Democratic issue this
year Garcelon must 60 on the ticket The combi-
nation of Tilden and Garcelon would bring together
m, partys foremost representatives Of fraud frus
trated and fraud triumphant.
A curious story ia circulating in Washington con-
corning the sly way In which Tiden switched
Justice Field away from the Bayard movement. As
the Washington correspondent OF Tho Philadelphia
Record tells It, the Justice got the idea several months
ago that Bayard was the only man who could save
the party, ana JDo MORO uo tuouBhs Soo"s ~ WIZ
more he became convinced that he was right and
that be ought to try to convert Tiden to the
same view 30 he came to New-York and repaired
to Gramercy Park. Tllden received him very gra-
ciousy and listened attoutivey to his observations.
When he had flushed the Sage drew close to bis
ear and whispered, Mr.. Bayard IL O. very fine
man. Judge. We are agreed on that; and no doubt
he would mako very excellent candidates but
YOU have forgotten one man, and the only man
whom the Democratic party ought to take In tins
emergency" "WhO IL thatT asked Field. why
YOURSELF said sly Samuel The bait took. The
Justice started back firmly impressed with the idea
that he WIS himself tho coming man. 1iden
chuckled quietly with the belief that Field
boom wns M IInposslbilitv. aud that Bayard
advocate of unusual Importance had been sienced.
Those persons who are fond of asserting that Sec
retary sherman has no popular strength as Presi-
dental candidate will he instructed by the figures
in the canvass of Indiana Republicans now going
forward In Tho indianapolis Journal. Three long
instruments Of individual opinions have been pub
lished thus far and the totals read follows: For
Sherman, 291 Grant, 2B0; Blaine, 258 Hayes,
SO Washburne. -; Garfield. Thompson. q
Bristow / Fremont, a liirrson: Conkling, l;
Edmunds, /; Oglesby. Booth. for the nomi-
nee and expressing special preference 20 total