Year: 1879

This weeks 3 elections have maze sever
al important changes in the general
prospective outlook of the chances OF
several important gentlemen who have
been named as candidates 70. the Demo.
cratic nomination for the Presidency.
There can be no doubt that before the
Ohio election, Senator Thurman's chan
ces for the nomination were quite as
good as those Of any other prominent
man mentioned in connection with the
ofics, and as Mr. Tilden's chances
for denomination for the Office seemed
apparently to be on the wane those OF
Mr.. Thurman apparently proportion
ately increased. But the Ohio election on
Tuesday which resulted in such a sig
nal success for the Republicans, sue
cess entirely unexpected and unlocked
for by the Democrats, and which has
even surprised the Republicans, the
chances of Mr.. Thurman for the Presi-
Dental nomination seem to have been
effectually swept away, and the name
once so prominent as the coming man
for the Democratic nomination is only
mentioned now as a fossil ofthe past, a
played out politician who has had his
day and has been completely shelved
for the balance OF his political life.
The man who has failed to carry his
own State in an important political cri-
sis like the present is no more use to the
Democracy and must stand aside for
others who it is supposed would be more
successful. Tildsn also for the present
tims seems to be hopelessly out Of the
race SIS the chances for the re- -slectio n
of Governor Robinson for Governor of
New York seem to be small indeed with
a divided Democracy and Tammany
Hall the most powerful Democratic or
ganization in the State against him.


Thus Thurman and Tilden out o.
the race there remain Hendricks of
Indiana, Hancock Of the United States
in general, and Bayard of Delaware, of
the prominent names mentioned by the
Democrats for the nomination, and who
are supposed would make acceptable and
available candidates. Hancock having
been Union General during the war,
and who even now wears the shoulder
straps of the United States army, on
that account is dstasteful to the Sout h ,
and is not formidable candidate
though his nomination may be amongst
the possibilities. Hendricks Of indiana
comes to the front with his own State
at his back, but there is an under cur
rent feeling that if Indiana like Ohio
had held her election on Tuesday last,
that Hendricks would have been as
etfectually laid on the political shelf as
Thurman was in Ohio, and then to add
to this feeling is the additional one that
Hendricks is too much indoctrinated d
with the Greenback heresy which will
prevent him from carrying such hard
money States as New York and New
Jersey, without which the Democr ats
cannot be successful.


This then brings Mr.. Bayard to the
front as the possible coming man in the
approaching struggle, for the Demo-
cratic nomination. Mr.. Bayard though
he has the disadvantage of a small
State at his back has many other ad
vantag-s which no other candidate has
His State, small as it is, is heartily in
favor of him. There can be no doubt
that if an election were to be held in
his State next week even in the face OF
the present Repu olican tidal wave, he
could carry it, yes he could carry it by
the improved Democratic methods of
holding elections in Wilmington if fthere
were three Republicans in the State
for every Democrat. Mr.. Bayard has
never failed to carry his State since the
war ended, exc.pt in the Greeley cam
Democrats any where. AS the Demo-
Gratis since the disastrous Green back de-
feats of this fall are getting sick of the
rag baby, they can find in Mr.. Bayard
q true and consistent hard money Demo
crat, one for hom New York would
spend millions to elect if national fnan-
ces were to be the only issue. Aside
from these commendable qualifications
Mr.. Bayard comes fully up to the lead
ing standard of Democratic Statesmen
in ability though he still falls short OF
attaining to the average even Of his
present Republican colleagues in the
Senate. Now, will the Democracy take
Mr.. Bayard ? If they can do no better
they will. There are many reasons
why they will not take him, amongst
which is the fact that one-half of the
Democratic party are Green hackers and
will not be very enthusiastic over Mr..
Bayard who entertains undisguised
hard money views. This is perhaps
the rock upon which the Democracy