New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12


Massachusetts,.
The political events of the past week have added
70 the already cheering prospect of the RepuDhcans'
II Incomes moro evident every day that notning
lint their own folly can prevent them from electing
the next President and majority IN the nouse Vi
Representatives.
MONTGOMERY Blair continues to cause trouble
His remarks on the Kelly bolt are said 10 DO retaru
ing that reconciliation between Iiiden ana LAM
many for which hungry Democrats are longing
Just as soon as little progress has been maoo
Blair writes letter, and 1.-THE fat 10 III tne nrc
again. There was once man elected captain OF
militia companv. and when he went home and told
the news to his family the younger members were
so eated over the honor thrust upon the household
that thew began to express their JOY In very NOISY
manner This new assumption OF dignity on the
| MART of the children enraged the moJner, anu Big
swooped down upon them with the comman.9s;
"Hush yer CAB only me and yer mthers Capx x
Blair will only hgsn hls gf sor or
| Tammany Hall Is captain in the Democratc parry
| in this State.
~ The Republicans have succeeded IN placing two
Domocratio States. Delaware and Indiana in the
doubtful column.
It,s altoeether probable that Coparcener Finley
intended that S5 900 letter to Congressman Sprin-
gers wife as another one OF Mosess danser s'e"''
Ono of the most peculiar cauvasses thus
| far made on the Presidency is now IN progress
in The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1t procured LIST OF
5000 justices Of the peace, county officers ana mo-
taries public in Illinois, and addressed them letters
asking them to state who were the leading candi-
for President In both the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties. Replies from large number nave
been receiyed Of these $50 favor Blaine, So4
Grant o79 TYldep. LAT Davis. LA Hendricks. and
tho remainder are scattered among the other can
didates. The correspondent Of The Enquirer VINO
has charge Of the canvass sums I'D as follows some
of the points made clear: l. Tilden Is reported as
first choice by 251 Republicans and by twenty-egnt
| Democrats 2. Grant is put down as nrSt cnOlce Dy
over one hundred DemOcTats-ane evidence tnat tney
regard him as the weakest man that the Republicans
could nominate 3. That in amost every lhstau nt
where Washbnrne s put down as nrst Ja
| showing that he like Others, cannOt transIer n,s
| following. A. Hawley IS running for Governor
| ayowedly as q Grant candidate. ana yet neaIly
everv Republican who reports him as first choice
| makes the same report as to Blaine" Inc canvass
also shows that Cullom has long lead OF every very
other candidate on the Republican side Ior Tue "o'
ernorship, and will probably be renominated'
11,o sborroon man are much elated over their
cess in the Boston caucuses held to elect delegates
10 the State Convention. They clam large ma
! iorlty of the 128 appointed from that city'
Somerset is the latest county in Pennsylvania to
protest against the unit rule 1t will hold conven-
| ton on the 9th inst.
There is curious omission in the recently pub
lisbed autobiography of William H. English, of In
diana Not word is said about his hard-money
record and his opposition to the war his party has
made upon tho National banks. Tne most credit
able thing i'm his life has had to be suppressed TO re-
| commend him to Democratic VOTERS
In the XLIlId Congress there were 195 Republic
can members Of the House and only 80 Demo-
crata. In tho XLIVth Congress there were
but 1Os Republicans to 1913 Democrats. As the I'M
popularity of Grants eight years administration
| Tins DESTROYED the Republican majority. should he
| he elected for the third time how long would it
| take him to give the entire House to the Demo-
cratsi Let those exhibiting hun over me country
"a an aspirant for the nomination at Chicago brush
| mn their arithmetic and cipher IL out