Year: 1876

Cincinnati, sometimes callet, Porkopolis
owing to the large amount of hog meat
sailed down there yearly, will, tomorrow.
be the scene ofthe greatest political drama
enacted since the ante bellum days. From
the same stage that the Comedy Of Politi-
cal Errors," or when the Liberal Republican
Party nominated Gre.ley, will the platloem
of the National Republican party of the
year of 1876 be read. 1t is hard to tell
now who the dead will be; that cannot be
known until after the contest has begun.
All 90 into the field with such generous
assurances of success, that to presage down
fall for any of them, would be but to slander
the golden security that the candidates
feel; and to predict success would be assist
ng in a tumble Of guess-work, that would
be. aslikely to miss as TO strike
There are always indications which seem
to guarantee prediction, and one Of these is
that Rristow will be winning horse by no
more than half a length, with Hartranit as
the Vice President. Blaine has crippled
himself, not to the rank and file, they are
for him, but to the leaders, the astute
judges of the party's greatest necessities,
and who choose to administer the remedies
in doses of a size to suit them
selves. A feeling for Bristow has
developed with surprising strength and
rapidly since Blaine has put himself at
such disadvantage before the country.
1t tells of quickeniny OF the pulse of the
Bristow movement, a revival Of his hopes,
and corrective for men of such ultra
political feeling as Morton or Conklng.
This is only a surmise, among a large
number of what the result is to be.


There is also a strong prediction that
the fight will be between Hartrantt and
Conk'ing, it being even asserted that
Pennsylvania, notwithstanding the ac-
knowledged intrigue between Grant, Conk-
ling and Cameron, will cast its favors for
Hartranft, and that Cameron will work
personally in that behalf. But it is beyond
popular credence, unless supported in well
established information that the revenge
Of this intrigue is complete in the fall of
Blaine, or that his sudden illness, will 50
damage his chances, that his name will not
be mentioned only for complimentary
VOTE If these emergencies in what now
seems settled should occur, then the deser-
ton of Conkling for Hartraft might be
possible.


But even then We are inclined to doabt it.
The statement that Morton will withdraw
in favor Of Conkling is just as reasonable.
If Conkliny can carry Pennsylvania, New
York and Ohio it will give him one Zhun-
dred and seventy-nine votes, and if Morton
should withdraw and throw itlle number
it is conceded he can influence, ll9, in
favsr Of Conkling, it will throw the latter
into the arena armed with 27S votes, which
would sbe a remarkably good showing
only taking S77 10 be necessary to choice.


If Cameron casts for Hartranit, he will
carry the Mann faction with him; but if he
attempts to coerce the delegation and cast
for Cenkling, there would be disorganiza-
ton in the delegation at once. But he is
too shrewd leader for this, and will Join
with the others for Hartranft, knowing
that he will be dropped after the first
ballot, as he has no organized strength
outside Of his own State. Then will his
leadership be recognized by the delegation
solid, and he will bind the chains OF the
intrigue so tightly and contemporaneously
will, the leaders from New York and Oho
that the circle will be complete with Nor
toms votes, and those who would come
over to be on the winning side. In this
way the convention could be bulled by
strategy, and the Grant Intrigue made to