New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06

prrt anywhere. In wow OF ibis supposed situation,
Thuruan'. friends lavc decided to push hnn TO the
front w'i fresh yigor, and TO keep on pushing ~
thcy ec; him there. II IS n friendly purpose, bnt
when they reach the front they VIII ind all the
space reserved for Illdcn.
Mr.. W. Jasper Blackburn, of The arkansas Repub-
Hcap, at Little Rock, brings out ex-senator Dorsey
as a candidate for either President or Vice-Presi-
dent He declares that the first choice Of Arkansas
Is for Grant ard the second for Blaine but that the
party woulI support Mr.. Dorsey either Tor the
FIRST or second place on the ucket with 3 vim mat
would make the Democratic Israel hunt lhertehts'
1t has been discovered by the Grant boomers that
Ohio and Indiana are both strong for third term.
The fact has not been so much as suspected by the
citizens Of either State.
Randolph has come very near 70 starting Logan
boom, which the same he did not anticipate
1t is announced that Cnief Justice Church will
not consent to support nlden under any circum
stances. If he will consent to support exclusively
the dignity Of the bench he sits on. the public est-
nation OF him will be enhanced.
One reason of the present Tammany quiet on the
subject of riden IS said to be the entire absorption
of It's leaders in the preparation OF campaign life
Of Tilden. which shall show him up as a fraud
from way back" The inside history Of the
WtCu ttluG is pIOlsNu duh tuo Noinloh gwen Nii'
1t is said. put rlden in Il less favorable light than
previous versions have. The secret history of tue
electoral struggle is to be included also. This - an
entertaining and promising pro pectus. but ts out
come II there ever IL one Is llkeiy 10 Oe disappQt-
iug. Tammany said all It had 70 say OF lllden long
ago and II viii hardly be able to produce anything
more damaging than rehash Of ITS old charges.
Secretary Thompson declines to be candidate
for the Republican nomination for Governor OF In
diana He says he finds the duties of the Navy De-
paItmcnt both arduous and responsible, but he
shall try to endure them for the remaining year OF
the present Administration, and then hope to return
again to private lii" 10 pass the remainder OF ms
days ID peace and quiet.
1t will be remembered that when Garcelon and
bis Council announced the result Of their tabula-
ton of the Maine election returns. all the " de-
fectiye" returns were strangely enough those from
towns whore there was a Republican maj ]nty. Not
"a Democratic town appeared with flaw in JOS re-
turns. The Hale Investigating Committee Is ex-
planning bis seeming monopoly OF blunders by the
Republican town officers by showing at each days
sirfinp that tie inyariable rule in the Garcelon
Council chamber was to throw out all defective
turns from Republican towns and TO send back for
correction all defective returns from Democratic
towns Hi, is what the Democrats called going by
the face oi On. returns. The Garc,on operators put
on a "face" to suit Themselves. For example the
town of Berwick had q Fusion majority. Tie total
vote rs given IN the oilci&l returns, was 56l. but
the whole number of votes was really only 53l.
The Governor and bis Council decided 10 the outsct
chat dcfcc OF tins kind WAS fatal; yet they erased
eivfv-oucp and substituted "rlirly-'ne" and
counted the return. When they came 20 Fairfield.
they found large Republican minority and two
returns The t'wn officers discovered AFTER thci hGd
seut m their return tua tLeF bad made mistakes
they therefore dlled ont second one, signing it Us
tine law requires, and pasted on ucmulandlun that