Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 27, 1880, Page 9

tS ly THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. HE FOUR GREAT STALWARTS. |. GEN. U. S. GRANT. Gey. Unysses Simpson Grant was born at Point Pleasant, O., April 27, 1822, and fy now nearly 58 years of age. Graduating at West Point in 1840, he jofed the Fourth Infantry, U.S, A., and was with, Taylor at Palo Alt, Resaca de la Palma, and Monte- rey, and with “Scott In the campaign from ‘Vera Cruz tg the City of Mexico, Ie was proveted’ First-Lieutenant and Captain for meritorious conduct; became a full Captain while serving In Oregon in 1853; resigned Aug. 5, 1854, and settled In St, Louis. In 1859 ‘he removed to Galena. When the Civil War broke out, Capt. Grant at onco offered his services, and accepted the Coloneley of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteers. Ile was made Brigndier-General and assigned to tho command of Cairo May 17, 1801. In Feb- mary, 1603, le received eommnnd of tio land - rated Vresifent’Marely 4, 1860; retlectsd! tu unill 1800, serving ow thie Commitian of’ Comm | Auiuliistrations atul_reltred inte private Hire | jature for the comaluiler of the tarm.enling * Journalisa ‘heelited. the Kennebec Yournat “phore moat of Sie year 1802, he received conimanid of the land he was promoted to ben Major-General of volunteers, He fought the. battle of Pitts- burg Landing April 6 and 7%, commanded in West Tennessee and at Iuka, Miss,, until the endof the year; wasengaged in the Vicksburg campaign from Nov. 4, 1862, to July 18, 1803; became full Major-General of the regular army on the day of the enpture of Vicks- burg; was made Lieutenant-General for tha Chattanooga campaign, aud General-In-Chief March 17,.1864 The Richmond campaign occupied htm from May 4, 1861, to April 9, 1865, the dato of I.ce’s ‘surrender. IIe was appointed General United States Anny July 25, 1800; was Secretary of War ad interim Aug. 14, 1867, to February, 1868; was inaugue rated President March 4, 1869; retlected in ~ NATIONAL POLITICS, A Canvass of Illinois by the Chicago Blaine Club. Thus Far Blaine First, Grant Second, and Washburne Third Choice, Tho Coming Contest in Tlinois, and the Expectant Partici- pants Therein. Personal and Party ‘Gossip on the Situation in the Btate of Louisiana. The “People Who Manipulate Affairs in That Section. An Interview with Gen. Leslie Combs, of Kentucky, upon the Presidency. Spicy Comments upon the Promi-. nent Candidates of Both Parties. Qrant Will Not Take the Nomina» tion Unless Offered Unani- mousgly. a The Partition of tho Minnesota Democ- racy on tho Presidential Question, The Ontlook for. the Looal and National Tickets in the State of Texas. BLAINE AWEAD, CANVARS OF THE RTATE BY THE CIICAGO NLAINE CLUD, The following circular, prepared and fssued by the Executive Committee of the Chicago Blaine Club a little over a week ngo, has been sent out to about 1,500 persons through- out the State, their names having been taken trom the books of the Republican State Con- tral Committeu of two years ago in order that the clreular might reach such us would rea- sonably be supposed ‘to bo representative men, Aswillbe observed, tho languaga of the clroular is carefully guarded agalnstcon- Yeylng even the slightest: expression of opln- jon on the part of the sondors, the idea being to obtain as nearly as possible n true state- ment of the people to whom it was addressed 88 to the cholce of the Republicans in thelr nelghborhood onthe Presidential question: Gann Paciric Horet, Circago, March 10, Dean Sine Lea importunt for ug, in view of the spproaching Presidential election, to as- certain n6soon as practicable the tenionoy of bite upiuton in th) oupten of tho Itepublicans your welghborhood. fee please answer xe itankly what ia tion Pat ve, so far as you ‘ho aro in your neighborhood the Hout petive advocates of tants . Blaino, Gon, Grant, Mr. Shorman, or Mr, Washburno?’ Eventual union Pe Republicans fa tho great object ta Le and to bring thia about wo must havo discus lou and deliberation before the Conven- Hon and active harmony after the cholce is made. Confidential if deatrod. Pa Beorctary Exooutive Committeo, ‘To this cireular a largo number of answers have been recelyed,—In some counties very full ana complete, and in others scattering -M uncertain, The answera are still com- {ng, however, by every mall, so that .the can- Yass promises to be as complete ani satls- factory within a fow days ns It ls possible for Such a means of ascertalning tho drift of bubllc pluton ever to be. Out of tho largo humber. of-returns recoived, the following sbatract conveys the dritt of that opinion as far as it has yet been ascertained, Studied in Connection with a map and 9 knowledge of tho prevalent ‘party sontimont In each of the localities Given, it shows—what has all along 4 rather apparent—that the Democratic, eet asa rule ara strong for Grant, and’ b the Republican counties asa rule are strong for Blaine, with a strong undercurrent for ashburne, ‘The condensed result of the Canvass up to date tsas follows: Adams County—Decidedly for Grant. Blaine fe second, Mad Be ta, No spectal clinic Phown, Dut a Pr support the ngetioe general agreement to. Bond—Three out of every four for Grant. Boone—T wo or three to one for Biaine, Brown—No returns. Bureau—Ten ins wers received. Feeling strong for Blaine. Calhoun—No returns. Carroll—Seven answers received. Blaine stronger than Grant in. ate county, Wash- burne will be accepted by all. Cass—County, evidently strongly for Blaine. Champaign—The two cities of Champaign and Havana nearly evenly divided, but the county betleved to have elected its delegates ov Gran Christhin—County prefers Grant, but there is n strong fecling among the Republicans in fayor of Blaine. Clark—No returns, Clny—No returns. Clinton~-No returns. a HuleasProbabli ninjority of the county for Grant. Crawford—No returns, Cumberland—Two answers recelved. Both atone for Blaine. Kulb—From 60 to 7% percent for Blaine. De Witt—Probably for Grant, but always for the nominee. Douglas—No returns, Du Page—I'wo answers recelved. County uncertain. Edgar—Grant leads, Diaine second, with many Firlends. Exlwards—No returns, oolngipm Baie strongly ‘ahead: in the ‘cont: pf tyetto—Betteved to be “dectdedly for uThie, Ford—County for Blaine two to one. Frankiin—Grant first, Blning second, Fniton—Blnine leading decidedly. Gallatin—A galnst Grant and for anybody else. Greene—Diaine decidedly the choice of the county, Grunily—No returns, Jamllton—Crant first choice, Alangogk— Strong for Grant except in Tardin=Bellev edd to Hit for Blaine, Henderson—For Blat Henry—No returns, Aroqiole—Bisine lias n stron following: 5 spon Areal the strongest man in the county, Jngper—No returns, dJetferson—Grant takes the eousity Jersoy—Alinost a unit for Grant, Jo Diviess—Solld for Grant. Johnson—Strong for Grant. Kane—Already elected its delegates, who stand 8 for Biiltte and 5 for Grant. Kankakee—Bilaine first choice, so far as heard from. -Kendall—Tho same, Knox—Blaine first, Grant second, Wash- burne third, Lnke—No answers received, but the coun- ty is understood to be safe for Blaine, Li Salle—Bluine first, Grant second, Wash- burne third, Lawrence—No returns, Lee—Two_ answers recelved. Majority elated for Blatuc. pivingstan— Dechtedty: in favor of Bining. Logan—Diyided, but Blaine believed to be the strongest candidate, Piicon NI oreturns suflicient to justify an estimate. placoupin—Vory, closa between Grant and Madlison—Tho snie, Marion—Very doubtful, Blaine and Grant both havo strong friends, Muarshall—Ong answer received, Writer thinks Grant Is “sent.” Mason—Keported Dy facob A¥heoler. Uatted States Marshal at Spring eld, as “soll for Grant in the coun st {nthe Congressional Convention: | in Sho: tate, and In the Nation.” Massac—No returns, phlebotough=Twedhtrdaot the county for ULI. MeHenry—Two to one for Blaine, Pe AsLeanellalue ahead so far os heard Meteor Undoubtedly for Bluine, Monroo—No returns, Montgomury—Seventy-flve per cent of the Republ cans for Blaine, ee Blaine lends, so far os heard Moultrio—No sufficlent statement, except the many ‘Republicans will not support Ole—Only one town heard from, County “toon ng doubtful, Peorla—For Hiatne, Ferry No (0 full ret Platt «iran elfen cu to be ohead, Pike—Uni soubledly tor Grant, Pope—No returns, Pulaskl—Blatne belleved to be the choice of the count: Putnam No return Randolph—One nuswor recelyed, Blalne first, Grant second iticlitand—Stron for Grant. Rock Istand—Washburne toads all the candidates. Blaine has many friends, Grant has no following among responsible men, iene, Dives, and Impossible to tell how will go. Sangamon—No sufilclent canvnas hag been pond, but the probability Is that a majority is for Grant, SehuviorDeeldedty for Grant, : Bielby-s Popular feel trong f elby—Popular fecling ‘very strong for Blaine, Deluution lected March 13," and eluimed for Grant, Stark—Decidedly for Blaine, Stevenson—The American yote muoly divided, and no telling which of the candi- datea hos a innjority, The German vote in tbe B county, whiuh fs very large, is for Wash- ts Bt ‘Glatr—For Washburne. ‘Tuzowell—Probably strong for Grant, Unlon—No returns, Vouullion “Only one answer received, and that from an outtownship, Blaine first, Grant second, Bhorman third, and Wash- burne fourth. Wabash—No returns. Wurren—No returns, Washington—For Urant, but, qyeterence a among the:Germun Population for ‘ast Sarit one fownelitp heard from, In that township Blaine is ahead, ith a strong foree destined to attack Fort Henry, and with It reduced Fort Donelson, for which = ELIHU B. WASHBURNE November, 1873; retired March 4, 1877; and has since made a tour of the world. whe Euinu Benjamin WasnnunsE was born at Livermore, Me, Sept. 2, 1816, and fs now In his Ofth year, oe fs oa brother of Cadwallader ©, former member of Congress and Gov- ernor of Wisconsin; Israel, Jr, former member of Congress and Governor of Muine; and Willlam D., present member of Congress from Minnesota’ Elim served an avpren- tleeship ‘in the office of the Kennebec Journal; taught school; studied law at Marvard University, and settled In practice at Galena, Ill, Ilo was elected © mem- ber of Congress ns a Whig In 1853, and remained continuously In that body until 1869, serving on the Committee of Com- metce for ten years and as Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations In tho Jast Congress of which he was a member. lie procured for Gen. Grant his appointment as Brigadler-General, and .was instrumental in framing and passing the bills which raised him successively to the ranks of Lictitenant- Gengral and General, In Congress Mr. Washburne fought all-subsidies and grabs, and beeame known as “The Watch-Dog of the Treasury.” He was also the Dean of the Mouse, or the oldest member in point of con- tinuous service, and In that caprelty swore in Schuyler Colfax as Speaker, On the clec- tlon of Gen. Grant as President, Mr, Wash- burne was appointed Seeretary of State, but reslgned on account of ill-health, and was then made Minister to France. He served in the Jatter position during Gen. Grant’s two Adiuinistrations, and retired Into private life GEORGE F. EDMUNDS. with him, perlod of tho Franco-German war secured forhim the thanks of the people of both JAMES a. BLAINE. fn 1875, and reGlected for the term ending in 1881, Tie was a member of the Electoral nations and the warm approbation of hisown | Conimission of 1870, His terfa of service will Government. He now resides In Chicago, we Gronon F. Enstuxns, of Burlington, was born at Richmond, Vt, Feb, 1, 18283 expire March 3, 1991. ae James Grunesrig Boarne was born in | sped Washington County, Pennsylvania, Jan. 41, recelyed a public-school education and the | 1850, and is now 50 years of age, Ills erent instruction of a private tutor; stadied and grandfather was a Colonel in the Revolution- | nomination for the Presidency before: the practiced Jaws was a member of ae State Legistature of Vermont bi 1854, 55, ‘57, and '69, serving three years ng Sioa nimember of the Sinte Senate, and its pre { and public speaker. skiing ofleer pro teinpore in 1861 and 62; ag n Republican to fll the vacancy caused by the death of Solomon Foot, and took his seat April 5, 1866; was elected by the Legis- ary War, Attheaguof 13J.G. Blaine entered His conduct during the trying ; March 4, 1869, reGlected for the term ending | from 1852 to 1858, and the Portland Adver- tlacr from 1858 to 1861, Wasa member of the Maine Legisinture from 1857 to 1862, be- ing two years Speaker of the House. In 1863 ho became t) member of Congress, and was reélected stx times. Served in the Forty-first, Forty-second, and Forty-third Congresses as er, and was distinguished as on able parliainentarian and impartial presiding Micer, Was n candidate for the Republican Cincinnati Convention in 1876, nnd received Washington College, from which he was | on the seventh and last ballot 351 votes to 334 graduated at the head of his class in 1847, for Rutherford B, Mayes, In 1876 Mr. Blaine ras | Jie was even then distinguished as a debater | was clected to the United States Senate to On leaving college he | fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation went to Blue Lick Springs, Ky,, and became | of Lot M, Morrill, appointed Secretary of the. was nrppuinted to the United States Senate | one of the Professors in the Western Mill- tary Institute. He returned to Pennsyl- vania for a short period, but In 185t removed to Maine and settled there. lature for the remainder of the term, ending | Journallsm, he edited the Kennebec Journal Treasury, and wns elected for the ensuing term, which will expire March %, 1883, His home residence Is at Augusta, Me., but ho Engaging In| also has a house In Washington, and resides there most of the year. White—Four-fifths for Grant, as clalined at the county-seat. A large majority for Blaine eluimed in the outside towns, ‘sin iene Decidedly. for Blaine over all ouwiit—Grant ahead. Blaine second choice ‘Willinmson—No returns, Winnebrgo—Popular feeling decidedly for Blaine as against Grant, but with a strong Washburne element. : Voodford—For Blaine, and of the ppliilen that Blaine and Washburne would ticket that could not be beaten, ILLINOIS. HEADQUARTERS OF’ VARIOUS CANDIDATES AT SPRINGFIELD, Bpectat Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, SyrinaFiecn, IL, March 25,.—The Leland Tote! in this city may rightfully be consider- ed the political headquarters of the State. ‘There all the politicians are accustomed to gather during every State Convention, Sena- torial campaign, or other event of interest In the political world, and there it 1s absolutely necessary for every candidate for office to se- eure headquarters from whence to direct and engineer his campalgn, When an aspirant for f State office decides upon entering upon the race ghd taking a chance in the political lot- tery, his. first .step, if he or his confldentiat advisers have “been through tho mill,” is to engage rooms nt the Leland for the week of the State Convention, and this Is often.dono long before the public or the party learn that such persons are candidates. The Repub- Icin State Convention to be held in this elty next Muy promises to be an unusually Inter- esting and exciting one. There are more candidates than usual forall the State offices, and the raco in ench caso iy 4 much more even one than has gonerally been the case, It is not surprising, therefore, that about four times as many candidates as heretofore have engaged headquarters for the Conventlon-week, A considerable num- ber of these rooms were spoken for over a yenr ago,—the first being secured during the session of the Legislature, which resulted In bringing a large crop of candidates to the surface, 1t may not be uninteresting to give the location of these DIFFERENT WEADQUARTERS, Tom Ridgway will conduct his Guber- natorial ‘campaign from No. 14,° which ‘ha has occupled .as his headquarters at every Convention since ho was first aceldentally nominated for Treasurer, and which he {# liable toneed for years to cone, if hig candidacy Js not more successful than itusually has been. No. 14 {8 better known ag tho headquarters of Charile Far- well and Judgo Beckwith during the Sena- torial campaign in January, 1879, Senator John M, Hamilton, of Blooming- ton, an industrious candidate for the nomina- tion for Lioutenant-Gorvernor, will hold forth at No. 4,-on tho office floor, which was the gallant Dick Oglesby’s headquarters during the last Senatorial campatgn. ‘This room was occupted by the State Central Coyinilttes during the Convention of 1876, Senator II eury D, Dement, of Dixon, who is very liable to be the next Secretary of State, will conduct his canvass trom No, 6, whieh four years ago was the headquarters or rd Rutz, who now wants to be Treasurer Gen, John ©, Smith, present State Treas- urer, who has been induced to believe. that he wil in all probability be tho next Gov. ernor, will domicile his little boom at Rooms 33 an in the second floor, which were used auecesefull last year by Col, James In My candidacy for the Speakership of the House, George Ti, Harlow, Scerctary of State for the pas' ight andan applicant fora eA, A third Forth of rile dlestrable once will receive his friends In No. 1, on_the office floor, the room used by ex-Goy, Palmer durin the Senatorial campaign in whieh David Davis captured the prize Jolin M. was so anxlous tosecure, Harlow isa good fellow and has hosts of friends, but there Isa gonoral fcol- ing that it Is about time for him give somo oe else u chance, Genial ‘Tom Needles apparently: will have & walkover for the renomination for Anditor, unless some cruel job is put up on him at the last moments ti yeb he must have wu headgtiar- ters In which receive, the boys and with be found at No. 5, where Hamburgher seemed four years ears ago When Gen, Smith beat him for wauurer, ov, Cullom and his henchmen wilt hang out at Rooms 7 and 8, onthe oflies soor, was from these roums that Cullom directed ie nas auccesatat campaign four years ago, and nelangs gathered dur- th tig in ‘Sonutorial fight, aol witch hh supposed to indicate Rood Tuck f for Cullom in the approaching contest. Tio Is confident of victory, and his chances sum tara aa good wy those of any of his VW. MoLaughrey, Warden of the gall ‘tallgntty wut to bo Btute ‘Trens- rer, ani be ‘found at No, 18, which is danetdthd by “the Volitictans ws" w, lucky Toon. ‘The mr is an cle; nt gontloman, ot unusual tal abllity, B but it Is feared by his f rien pit Jose its reputation for luck shea k the next Convention gets fatrly at work, Na, % B second floor, has been secured by Gen, na par Reece, who has been work- and? ne hip ulte & a nitle mm for Secretary of jen, Reece ts qualified for the ‘ittice, and isa good Republicyn, but it does not ap- a ofn record that ha has ever dune any- hing to particularly merit this nomination that thousands of other Jtepublicans through- out the State have not done, James MeCartney, of Wayne, fa a young lawyer who Is after the nomination for ATIOUNEY-GENERAL. lls rooms are Nos. 86 gud 87, where a atrong ——— ee $$ ae eee Perea, cur Gic GHALT/ Co EIa BAAEADIG Air AML GAMUT AFT detre UG La arTIR T4R LIA CO Bos Tigao eC Gc mmlnies aE Deve (RONAlaNG Blake RIG EUR caine Feet eee In favor of the winning man has generally been quartered In the past. Me- Cartney’ means business, evidently, for he has also secured quarters for twenty-five friends, As he Is young and unknown in State politics, Mr. McCartney is by no means certaln of securing the coveted nomination; but is Ukely to achieve the prominence vand the necessiry advertising to make hin a for- milaaile candidate in 188, And he can af- fowl to walt. Maj. Il. W. Wells, of Peoria, Is also an as- pirant for the position of Attorney-General, and will be “at home” at No, 90 (opposit No. 14), 8 room that has always heen & iL 4 vols, one during Legisiative sesstons. Maj. Wells would make n very good Attorney-General. but the trouble with this eampaizn {s thal tho party has so mueh splendid material to choose from for all’ the oflices, and tho present indleations are that the Major will not be the winning horse In the race, "The fortunate man £0 the political Egos C assert, Is more apt to be ex-Senator sugene Canfield, of Aurora, who made a gal- lant race neainst Edsall four years ago, ane came pretty close to capturing the nomina- tion. His ability and fitness fur the position are conceded by all, and he'ls conducting his. canvass In a vigorols manner that makes his success probable, unless the other oflices shouldbe so distributed geonrapiically bia to bar him out. In that event, C Matthews, of Pike, would robably Nake the eake.” Mr. Canfieltiwwill occupy Parlors 19 and 20, iminediately above Cuil’ 's head- quarters, Senator Logan evidently expects to have something to do with the comlng Couven- tion, foe) he. enna secured Parlor 20, which was user ene Canfield ‘four years ago. Nor are’¢ citar ja Farwell ond Ed Filkins to te absent, for they psvo: engaged Rooms 68 and 87, on the third floor, THE WASHINGTON CANDIDATES for Governor entered the field so Inte that they have been obliged to select headquar- tere upon the third floor, Col. Fort having Nos. 69 and 70, and John By away Na No. 51, while, neross the . hall found . Clark E. Carr, — whose Bose Ig popularly supposed to De attached to Col. Fort’s, like the tender to a locomotive. So far ns can now be foreseen, the Guber- natorial nomination Hes between the threo gentlemen just named and Shelby M, Cullon, although there are numerous other excellent and worthy gentlemen cnryorting about the State with thefr hittle Iightning-reds in posi- tion, ond not a ghost of a show ‘for the nomination. Hence, ft Is not at all unlikely that, ag Abrahain Lincoit was noninated to the Presktency from the third floor of the ‘Tremont House in Chi- engo, the next Governor of Ilinols may cn} 4 ure Mle nomination from the third floor of an Fd Rutz, of Cook and Bt Clatr Counties, |. will entortatn his countrymen ut Rooms & and a third floor, ei Rutz has twice held the ofllce of Stato Treasurer, and having, in obedience to the Constitution, retired to pri- vato life for one term, Is now ready to accept the position again. IUNnols has mccer had a better ‘Treasurer than Mr, Rutz, whose head is a Jurge one, and remarkably woll stocked with good, solid, common senso; but he, too, may falls viethint io tha stroug fecling provalent against a third rin, AMONG THE OTHER CANDIDATES who will be domiciled upon the third floor 18 pants Shaw, of Mt. Carroll, whose ambition o be Attorney-General, and whose clan to this vaistinetion is based upon the fnet that he has served several terms in the Legisti ture and been once Speaker of tho House, Where thero are 80 jnany candidates, somebody must be disappaluted, and Mr, Shaw inight as well prepare to take his medicine gracefully, Nik fot is No. St. fo. 58 has been engaged by dtani- burgher, of Quincy, wy talking. of being ry candidate for Secretary of State. He was an unsuccessful candida fi for State Treasurer two yeargago, and his only known claim ipo the votes of tho Convention ds his ability to speak German, and his willingness to repr resent gat alument upon the State tleket. Col. William A. samnes, of Lake, Speaker ‘of the inet Htouse, ismaking the race for the oltica pf Foutenant-Covernoe, and will eansult witli hig backers in Room 42, second floor, It is bellaved that thls officw ls likely to fall eltbor to Hamilton or todanies, In addition to those named, a number of Upat ti politicians have prepared to ae lelpate in the coming coutest by engagi nt) si quarters, Binon| who poight be “mentioned bner 4 pylon, Dave W, «, E.G. Keith, and Washington Hesing, of Clilcngo, with neatly 100 counties yet to hear tom, MISCELELANEOUS STATE POLITICA, Apectat Ourrerponilence of The Chicugo Tribune, Bararana, Vermilllon Co, Ill, Maret 26,—For a party that gets so small a propor tlonut public patronage, the Democratic la always considerably exercised, There isan eternal and irrepressible contlict among its Jenders oven for barren nominations, So Jong used to defeat at the polls, yet in the Conventions there is as much pulling and eaterwauling as though sluccures were being contested for, TWENTY-NINTIC LEGIBLATIVE nisrater, 5 In this district two yearsago the Repub- Neank elected the Senator and two Repre- sentutives, B. K. Durfeo was lected the Dewmocratlo minority representatiye,. Dur- foo's vote was 4,254. 8. 8. Jack, Independent Democrat, received 4; ‘Thomas B, Camp bell, Greenbacker, 8,731; and Nathanlet 8, Muyne, Temperance, 8,853, ‘To-day the Demo- erata believe they can elect two Representa- tives, and Durfee and Jack are both working fora nomination, Jack Is ono of the Green- back idlots responstble fur the election of David Davis. THINTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. ‘This is disputed territory, and hag been carried fur soyeral years suply by superior poli{feal work and the excellence of Demo- eratle nominations, Two years ago that | las become di tieket was headed by the distinguished Judge 0. 1, Fieklin, of Charleston, but the Repub- Henns, after electing Heury A. Neal, squan- dered 6,202 votes for P. 11. Monohan, of Ar- cola, A Senator is to be clected this year in place of Malden Jones, Independent Demo- erat. In 1876, Jones had but 16 innjority over ster of any section of country L Bundy, Republican, For some tiie it has been generally conceded that E, B. Biek, ed- up” things fn, that particular State, ‘which ebatable ground of late. In the meantime, TILVEN 18 OSTENSINLY WORKING IN 118 OWN INTEREST, fn this locality the “ unwashed” are for him preference to any other man that has been mentioned. The Democracy of this portion, however, are the most submissive ctowie nver kne} f there was no other proof oF this, T intent i the fact that there are.n majority 0 another, In nearly every move upon the Re- publican, and not a few as well upon the Democratic, site of thé House, ‘That he has come off seot free nnd unscathed ts by no ineans apparent. Ie has been generally cred- ited ag much like a weathercock,—one eya always te windward,—as looking only to the. main ehanee, hedging for Allain, as wholly unrellavle as to where he was to bring up. He hns tho reputation of belng connecte:!, aa Democratic voters In this Congres , a matter of course, with each and all of the itorof the Charleston Courter, should havethe | sional District who would prefer most | scandals pertaining to the past of Louisiana Democratic nomination; but at Tuscola on Monday I was Informed by Jones’ friends that they intended to run him for redlection. The Republicans uve not put forward any one yet. Mr. Neal, who served inthe Thir- tleth and ‘Thirty-firat sessions, asks a renom!- natton to the House, FORTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT, ‘The “ Big Creek” Democracy, or the un- reconstructed fellows who still vote for An- drew Jackson, living in the woods of Clark, Crawford, and Euwrence Counties, will for the third tne send Andrew Jackson Reavill tothe House, The Republican nomination {s being urged on the Hon, Ethelbert Callahan. of Robinson. Mr. Callahan was a member of the Dryenty: ninth, and basquite a Slatere SENATONIAL, VACANCIES TO DE FILLED. The followhy retire from the Senate: Second pletstoteses N. Bash, Republican; ma- jority, 1.26 Fourth Distre reanels: A. Riddle, Republic- any mutjorit A oe the Diatriot—Martin A. Detany, Democrat; mafarity, Tr. Mghth’ District—Merritt I. Joslyn, Republic- an; majority, 4 jitobert H, McClellan, Repub- ‘tenth Dist Ucans malority Fweltt by Digital Henry D. Dement, Ropub- Heany mayor +) Blaine as second. gentlemen, elected in 1876, | Sherman fs not thought of a8 an availab any other man for Congress _ than John R. Eden, but you cannot find 2 Demo- erat that will say he would not vote for Eden ICheis a candidate agains and John fs mane Republican rule, He fs s bright-looking mu- latto of the Loufsisna type, evidently feels Himself something of an Adonis, goes In ipulating the district for another nomination, {on his good Jooks, his 9 genial, pleasant while many Democrats, in this county pecially, are fearful he will succeed, ay they fre stlll'anxions that the Hon. Rt. , Bishop, of this clty, shoul be the successor of Mr. Forsythe. They recognize Mr. Bishop ns “9 more abler man” than Eden, and that Eden, like Grant, has fed at the publle crib long enough. ON THE REPUDLICAN amt of polities there seems to be a lull at present a rds preferences froin the list of Presi- dent jal candidates. The tide, however, is in favor of Blaine, with Washturne nas second, es | face,—is ‘childlike and bland,” Allain has always been figuring for a repue tation. lic has OUTRADICALED RADICALIS33 has joined In with the Conservatives In every “grand uprising of the people,” as the jour nals would have it; always figures as the cok. ored orator of the occasion; is their only re- liable colored. Representative. He has tus. figured in the Northern prints—notably so' once upon a tine in the New York Times—as' There are some very enthusiastic Washburne |' the colored Conservative orator of Louisiana, men, who favor ale ag their first cholee and Grant has some follow- ers, but they are largely in the milan candidate. The Beacon, ony of our Repub- flea i paners favors Blaine, Tho Republican ign Grant advocate, but it has a very Winited. inilvences and is “edited” from the columns of the Inter-Oecen, no other abliity (2) belng available or sought nler, r by ity manner. Friix McGnecon, ANOTIER STRAW. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Neroaa, lll, March 25, Fourteenth Distr Joseph H.Mayborne, Re- | to know what the people of this vicinity publicang majority, 2,870, Bixteenth District—Thomas P, Bonticld,,Ro- Publican: masority, 22 Heh teenth on let—Samuel 'T, Fosdick, Ite- eee TET acy I, Meant, € Twentieth District—Henry J, Frantz, Groen- bavk-Democraty majority, i as ‘Twonty-second District Ben jamin C. Tallia- foro, Republican; majority, 3.113, Twenty-fourth, Dlatrlavetv iam Beott, Dom- ert; majority, M84, wonty-aixth ppistrict—ohn 8. Leo, Demo- erat; major! ity. @ 13, Twonty-clghth otal ohn M. Hamilton, Republican 104, aie loth ‘Dis one TP. Davis, Republican; maar 10 ait er a Jones, Greon- back-Democrat; majority, Thirty-fourth Disttet Hite Southworth, Democent; ma : Luther Dearborn; Dem- heey atk ocrats majority, | ‘Thirty-eight DistHot—-Wattam R. Archer, Democrat: majority, 1,767. Fortieth District Heong W. Hordman, Dem- ocrat; majorit: iy Forty suet ilatict—¥. E. W. Brink, Demo- erat; inajsori at Forty-fourt Distriot—Robert P, Hanna, Dem- ocraty majority, 4 Fortyeaixth Distr chart E. MoDowoll, Domourat; wujority, 1 Forty-clj Hes Tat let oA mbroso Hdoner; Dom- ocrt; majority, 8h. Firtioth Mattel easo Ware, Democrat; ma- jority, 1,200. Bae RECAPITULATION, * ‘Theso votes Were cast in the Inst Presiden- tial campaign and, as far as can be shawn, represent the political strength of the Ew parties In each Konutorial District. It sho eleven Itypublican Senators, with a total mine fprity of 051, and fourteen Demoeratia Senutors with a total majority of 19,801 ‘These figures are instructive, for the samo ne dolesntes distriets'4 are to by filled again this year. OF the retiring Senators the following have oxpressed a desire ta be renuinfnatid: | Mare tin A. Delany f Cook; Joseph IL. Saxbore, Kang; BU. ‘Taltutero, Mercer N ‘Wiam Svott, Hancock; Matden Jones, Dawsons algae Southwarth ye auizometys, eons rehor, Pike; Brink, Washington ; Charles E, MeDowebt White, ‘ Among th ho others, John S, Lee, of Peoria, and Luther Dearborn, of Alason, want foe nomination, for Governor, ‘Thomas FP. Bou fleld, ot Kank: AK, and George W. invanen of Jersoy, want Congressional nominations, John ME amiltton wants to. be Tloutenant. Governor, Henry D, Dement Secretary of State, Tt, P. Hanna Attorney-General, aa THE JEWRTT NOOM IN ILLINOIS, Sptetat Correspondence of The Chicayo Tribune, “Pants, Il, Muych 25,.—-For the past month or so copies of various influential Democratic thought In regard to tho Presidential ques- meeting of the Chicago Cunvention, which is 25,—ILaving a curlosity | Seeretary Sherman, He Ils reputation in thts, 25 In most else hero 0% home, where best known, has not been free js | from attack, There ore those of the know- Ing ones, for instance, who do not hesitate te, aver that his Apee ecches are pald for; that a’ poor dovil_ of & Bohemian—nameless ‘here— gets them up on call for the miserable pit. tance of $3 each, “Alinii some timo stnee east about him for a Federn) position. Ho decided, inally, upon. that of Chief Welzher In the New Orlenua. Custom-Honse. He is understood to have made a somewhat iinperntive demand upon failed, somshow, to gouivines Svcrotary ‘Sherman of his pecull ine fitness for the place. He became sorehieaded, as ninntter of course, He sought rellet in asplre to prominence in so doing. He en; tion, and ns the thine ts drawing near for tho | advocacy of the boom. Ie niusi ie eng to name the next President, I concluded to ascertuin the preferences of tho frst 100 Republican voters that I met, which would a fair index, I thought, ta the feeling of | Convention. ‘T! tho party In this town and vicinity. ‘The re- sult, without any “bulldozing,” Is as fol- lows: First Second choice. choice, bo a a7 19 i it rn os. oo ‘00 Tt.will bo seen that Washburne Is far ahead on the first cholee, withough he says he is pe acandidate, But'the people have the ri to conmnand any eltizen of the Re} bile, yan it ly admitted by some of the best iriends that Gen. Grant ever had in this community that Washburne is the man to harmonize all of the elements of the grand oltt party, and, with Bdmunds or Wiceler, aweep tho cointr: from the Atlantic to tho Pacitie, AEM \ GEN, RINAKER, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. Tuscona, IL, March 26,—Gen, Rinaker was In this elty yesterday looking after his interests in the race for Gavernor, gront muny friends in this (the Fourteenth) district, and itis Wkely, from present indien- tons; that he Aer earry all orn majority of in the State Convention trom the Fourteenth District. Tle was aceon parted by Capt, Hedley, editor of the Bunker Wd Gazette. DELEGATE CONVENTION. Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune, Tuscoa, U., March 25—the Convention fo 25.— rr this (Douglas) county for nominating delegates to the State, Congressional, Senn- torial, and Legislative Conventions, lias boon called to’ meet on tho Sthof April, Tho Convention to_nom{nate county ofiicers will ment June % Both Conventions will be held In ‘Tuscola, LOUISIANA, TENSUNAL AND POLITICAT. Special Correspondence of The Chicago Tribune, New Onnvans, March 23.—Tne Cmcaco TuiBuNE has been given o hearlug before that august body known as the “Louisiane Journals from the lurger interlor cities of | General Assembly.” ‘Tho occasion was a Now York have beon sent throughout the country, contalning lengthy editorials favor- uble to the nomination of the Hon. Hugh J. Jowett as a candidate for the Presidency, Mr, Jewett’s home, as is. well known, is in Ohio, “but he, with — his famlly, is Hving In Gramercy Park,” Now York City. Theso facts, to many persons, muy not bear much significance; but to the writer thoy aro of sufliciont significance to venture a prophecy, ancl It Is this: Having little confidence tn the success of BSinuel J. Tilden in obtaining the nomina- tlon at Cincinnati, and believing that Old Usu- fruct himself hay not a suftcieucy, his plan notable once. The paper was brought into court, 80 to speak, by colored Representative Allain. Now, Allaln—hold, let us do him ‘Justice, give him his title in full, “the Non, T.', Allain,” ag the court journals have It iy not 40 by passed with impunity, Ie must ih honesty be adinitted as na representative man. Ho represents, to begin with, as gen- orally credited, Allain first, Inst, aml all the thne, He represents, of course,—somw who ‘aru disposed to be unfriendly wilt have it tilarepresonts,—his constituency, He repre- | Grant toa Fectarat poattt 18 0! sents, again, his pecullur race,—which ty tt, the African, the Caucasian, or that strange blending, u sort of botwixt and betweenlty? is to secure the nomination for Jewett, Ho} —go racy of tho soil, and. known only In {Tilden) has two objects in view, and, If ho fails in one, he will endeavor to secure the other—viz,; ‘That If-ho finds thera 15 no possible chance to secure the nomination for Timselh, he will thon. 1 throw hig Induence for Jewett and use lily utmost endeavors to secure his nomination aver any other cand date whose nume muy be before the Conven- ton. Jowett ts Titden’s dark horse, "This is the suibatinoe ot pay prophegy, The appearance 0 io urticles in the papers Loulstana, He represonts, finally, the lead- ership of the boon, Perhaps nobody in tha State—always bar- ting Pinchback, the representative of some eo Neriniaw: Case intilions of Southern known. Not to know Allain, in fact, In Louisiang, Is to bo decidedly behind the times. ,. We has . been , ‘prominent in. Loulsiany polities «for some —yenrs. | above mentioned Is for the purpose of pre- | Mle has been juixed up—is so charged at sentlng Mr. J jewett’s clalus to, aad =a leagtr-dutlug the tie, In the ono way or | nevertheless, In sending seve! blacks—Is_ better | 3uedium. of commnunteation ay pected a dispatch, signed by various Repu Hican members of tha Louislanna General As: sembly, congratulating Don Cameron on his successful manipulation of the Penns: sylvan ‘ho facts were recounte in Tue Tripuny. ‘They wert given sin iply ly In support of the assertion—an nudeniable one—that tha colored Jyaders found asin mdvoeney, ve the boom wore auch only us were defeated In aspfrations for oftica Colored Representative Allain did not seen to rolish a brief statement of facts. He rose ton question of fF privitere, He sent up to the Clerk a vopy o! Tuts Ciicage TRIBUNE. He enused to i read for the edification of tho House the extract in. question. The honorable members of tha honorable House of Representatives were thus TREATED TO SOMETIING NEW. Thoy had, to beh with, fins Tamunn— a Stalwart Hopubtiean—upgn tho floor of the House, ‘Phey were treated, for the once, at- leust, to someting about) Allain whleh neither emanated from himself nor his hired. Bohemian dolng up his setsnecches to order, Allain is sad to lave sailed into the antl hoamers, and Tire ‘Tramunek tn particular, for lis general course, as well ns its statement of facts, with a vin. Shorman, hosays, wanted hh (Allain) to have the position o! that hers the ** Returning: Board,” farsooth, would not consent, ‘Lhe Returniige ~Bonrd not consent ing, Allain failed to get the place, and Allain, ly Snail Ue has a | because of the fact,—such is the inferance,— wont over to the boom, ‘Tire ‘Tmune cor- respondence sald no more, ‘The gentleman stands convicted aut of his own mouth. He became an advocate of the boom only whon refused n Fedoral position, Ho is the Grant boomer No, Lin Loulstanit. Pinehbaek, “the {rrevressible,”” as he has heen perhans not inaptly termed, regutres littlo penatlec, clthor for or aginst, He ling & celebrity, or notoriety, 28 one may please to have it, 03 wide ng the Union. ‘There ara tn eli es tobe always sald in Pinchback’s iy ligsne partlentar elatnis to a of ‘tive cardinal Wireiea, He elther ihe dal his own canoe or, what (a better still, inaue ages to get some one to pacillo it for him to the oman view. Finchback did as much, probably, to all In the disruption of the Packard General Assembly and the OSG: quent disruption of the , ackard Govern: went, agany many In Louisiana, . To seem * Ingly expeeted, a8 a matter of right, to Euina, tu for hits reward, [le as seemingly expected, strings as it may seem, the reward to come from the depubl ican skle of tha house, He hus beon from the first of the Administration. anusplrant for Federal position, He wanted, = ay he was promised—the position 0 Naval Oilicer. Hw failed, somehow, at the Slaventh hour to come In for the coveted prize. He came out Immediately thereafter i nilvocacy of the boom, fo muy bo sald to @ the Grant boomer No, 9. Mit, TAYLOR BEATTIE : has been brought Into considerable prom. nence as a Republican because of his having wen run as the Conservative Republican: nomines for Governor Br Benttle is to be vlassed at once as @ gentloman ot stand... Ing und repite, is Kepubllcanbsins however, at least, Is of late date. Tle is none the teas an old admirer of Grant's, was once. upon a time appointed by jou, rate aintter as ngide bigtory nol It wae 1 the da: Sof tho” connected \ witha t enorally fi OWN len yew, Une et Whisky, itt aN fin eget: States District-Attornoy, He was potiang the bore onlolal Of la iid. pothays, 3, the South. ' Mr, Beckwith, naturally enough, - came to be lucked UD; 1 as gorlous vbstacle in the way of Ri rations. ‘He found his,” step eu arruased by ; difticultles.* wis the} recognized et veen the powers In New Orlvans and the White House. . r. Beckwith found hluiself griévously mls. represented and abused, He found his Wash- ington Instructions from iirlstaw wereknown - tw the Ring, He found hlaaelf hampered, la fuct, In every concelyable way, He sue ral inestara 28 -