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Show 1HK EXT PRESIUEMI.U. KLECTIOX. The neit 1'reiiueutial eiixtiuu ia already al-ready begiuuiug to exeito no oruiuary degree of interest. Ii' the two !reat political parties of the country were intact, in-tact, speculations would probably no be so numerous. 15. it there is bttoiu diss i tL-f action and disorganizing cits incuts in both. Tammany, the controlling con-trolling power of the New l'oik Democracy, De-mocracy, announces that it has not tied itself ts Governor Hoffman, who may or may not be the candidate ol the eastern Democrats ; and iu the western States, east of the Missouri river, Hendricks and Pendleton loom up. Then there is talk of Gratz Brown, who recently led the Conservatives Conserv-atives and Democrats of Missouri to a gubernatorial triumph, being the standard-bearer either of the Democrats, Demo-crats, or of the Conservative men of both parties. On the Republican side, President Grant is the promineut name, and will likely ohtaia the Republican vote for his re-electiou. ' But there are others of his party who thus early a:e figuring and working to cut him out and secure the party nominatiou. The present interest shown in the matter, is evidence of the hopes of success entertained by both parties, based on the nearly equal strength which they appeal' to possess. But the coming year may bring topics to the surface and give them prominence, which may change premature calculations. calcula-tions. Meantime the contest, thus commenced, and commenced early, will undoubtedly be continued with vigor, growing stronger as it approaches culmination. |