New-York tribune., 1880-01-14

fae ns~ Of General Chamberlain 10 await a call
90 owner. ant II no owner pnts in an appear
apce within thirty days. il might be devoted 70
charitable purposes. The Republicans wonld IN.
dOubtediy be glad 10 agree 20 this arrangement and
the Democrats wonldn't dare dc anything else. AZ
all events sharp eye should be kept on 1t to 500
where it does 20 to.
The Democrats viewed with demonstrations Of de-
hight General ChambeflaiE's position at the head Of
the Maine militia until he declined TO use his power
TO sustain their bogus Legislature then their old
horror of " troops" returned ia perfect spa5ms.
THEY'RE q IBm lot"
There must have been great grief in the Ohio
ponitentiary when the news arrived that Your
Uncle Dick had ceased to be Governor, for nc. only
was hope Of pardon for the few conyicts who re-
mained greatly diminished but so many of their
comrades had been released that they were dread
fully lonesome.
That acting" Democratic Governor OF Maine is
most imposing parsonage.
There is a growing Republican boom in favor Of
that most desirable candidate, the best man.
As "backbone" is TO be the sine qua non OF tie
next Democratic Presidential candidate, it would
be well for the advocates of Seymour 60 dig ZIP rom
the buried past a certain speech which lie made
to a New-York mob, beginning Ny friends.'
There has always been an impression that that bls-
tOncal effort not saturated with backbone.
4 canvass Of G9 Demccra ic newspapers Of Penn.
sylyania shows 10 IN favor of Tilden, 13 FOR Bay.
ard, II for Hancock, for Seymour and 20 uour
oommtnl. This shows that Tlden's reported
strength in Pennsylvania Is genuine, 50 far as The
press ofh1 party is concerned. Among the votes
the ease seems 20 be decidedly otherwise. Tor cur-
iul reports from al sections OF the state published
ia Ibf PhNQdelpbia Press, seem to show Bayard the
fayortc with seymour the second choice
Tr,,,io yra IL of Olfo sqxs ,harfoa "a
undoubtedly that states first choice ior tine Pres.
deacy and that he VIII go to the Republican Con.
venton with a solid delegation in his favor
" There is" Mr.. UpdegratI assures q correspondent
Of Tie Cincinnati C0mmwciqi " only a vcrv limited
and local opposition 10 Sherman IN Ohio. Pubic
sentiment there is sOdfyin[l ~ his favor. lhe de-
cline IN the Grant boom and the daily incTcasing
prosperity both favor this"
These arc the days Of of all sorts for tho
emineuy WISE purpose of ascertainlng the opinions
ol the masses the question OF Presidential candi-
dates. One OF the most thorOusl pieces OF work or
this kind which has been done IS a singulariy con-
plete canvass Of Pennsylvania by The Philadelphia
Pyess. The reports fill many columns and arc
summed up in lis way: " We present this morn
ing an interesting summary Of opinions on the Pres
dential question: 1t reaches almost all Of the coua-
lies Of tue state. and though imperfect as TO some
has value rs indicative OF the drift of public opinion
/, shows considerable variance of preference but
makes clear that among the thoughtful and iniiu-
ential lea ers of Republican thought the expression
against the tmrd-term movement - conspicu-
Olsly general and that o other candidates Senator
Blaine lies nearest the popular heart. The National
banks which have Leen generally canvassed, are
much divided, showing hat no ore ot the eandldates
named can considered specially theirs. Espe 'ially
is this IL this cIty, where politics do not 80 much
engr0ss OF busIess Is the case IN he country
But strong movement IN favor OF Sherman Is not
found, as anticipated by many"