Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-01-01

chairman of the City committee OF
N. Y, add Samuel j. Tilden was
chairman OF the New York State Com.
mittee. The figures are taken from the
New York World almanac Of 1868 and
are briefly summed up as follows Sey.
mour's majority (highest Democratic
elector), 9,9GS; Hoffman's majority
{ democratic candidate for Governor),
27,9i6; Hoffman over Seymour, 1878;
Hotfmans majority over Seymour in
New York City, 1906. Hoffman ran
ahead of Seymour in every county OF
the State of New York except Essex,
Rensselaer,, and Schoharie. The total
of the majority of the Democratic
candidates for Congress was II ,279, be
ing 1901 greater than Seymour's MAORI.
ty (highest elector) over Grant. The
Southern men are more reticent than
usual in pronouncing their opinions.
The Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas
delegations favor the nomination Of
Hancock; Alabama is divided between
Hancock and "the great unknown !"
Florida appears quiescent; South Caro-
lima is divided between Hancock and
Bayard; Virginia favors Hancock-that
is, the regular organization" does,
whilst the "Mahone" Democrats have
not yet decided whether they will act
in concert with the "debt.payers' or
take an independent stand, Kentucky
,oas for Thurman, and is now hunting
another candidate. Tennessee is said
to favor Hendricks, but this is doubtful.
Arkansas is divided between Hancock
and Seymour. This is the present com.
plexion of affairs seen from the point
of view of the dome of the Capitol.
The support given Bayard seems more
a personal support than the advocacy
of candidate for his availability. On
the other hand Hancock is mentioned
both for his personal qualities and pre-.
sumed great strength rs candidate
who can be elected, and in that event
will certainly 60 into the White House
on the 4th of March 1881. Sentiment
is fast centering on Hancock as the
most available man. In the light OF the
recent elections in New York and lndi-
diana, Democrats are admitting freely
that he can carry that State. The ac-
ton Of Governor Garcelon in adhering
strictly to the Constitution Of Maine in
the matter of giving certificates to the
members of the Legislature OF that
State who alone were elected under its
provisions, has produced a futter here
in the Maine Republican delegation.
Many and various are the opinions ex'
pressed by different Representatives
from that State. Congressman Reed
tof Maine) says it will help the RePub-
lican party in their election next Sep.
tember. Congressman Ladd, Green
hacker and Democratl, says, on the 9th.
er hand that Governor Garcelon's firm.
ness in administering the law under
the constitution of his State has given
renewed vitality to the Democratic
party, and that he is respected every.
where in the State foI his refusal to ac-
cede to the demands OF the Republican
stalwarts, with ''the plumed Knight"
Blaine at their head, who insisted upon
being permitted to change the returns
after they had been filed with the Sec.
retary OF the State. The Legislature
when assembled will undoubtedly in.
vestigate the wholesale frauds, briberies
and corruption practiced by the Repub-
licans in the late election and do justice
to all. Congress has adjourned for the
holidays and most of the Senator'S and
members have gone home. The finan.
cial situation will undoubtedly be debat.
ed in both houses and no one can pre-.
dict the result. Neither party is united
upon any single line OF action touching
the financial question, the breach be.
tween the Republicans who desire TO
let the finances alone, and those who
think that the legal tender property
should be taken away from the green.
back at once, being quite pronounced
and open.
In the measures recommended 10y
Hayes one easily recognizes the pro-
gramme, boldly laid down in Grants
message to Congress in 1872, viz: to re-
tire the greenbacks and increase the
bonded debt and taxation for that pur-
pose. This is the end in view and the
repeal Of the legal tender clause is but
step in the same direction. The
bonded debt has already been increased
over one hundred millions for resump.
ton purposes, an increase which was
no NJ all a.I ,sh.-b