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Show POLITICAL I'OIVrs. Washington, 1G. It is earnestly hoped, among administration meu, that General Joseph tt. Hawley will be elected by the Connecticut legisla ture to succeed Biruutn. Hawley was defeated in favor of Fry in 187U by means of a faction iu the republican republi-can party. The samo (action is at work ostensibly for Henry B. Harrison, Harri-son, but really in expectation of finally concentrating upon Marshall Jewell as tbe only possible means of defeating Hawley. Congressman Springer is domorul iz:;d by tbe recent elections, aud declares tho democrats must give up 2iew lorit. new jersey uu wuuctn-p cut lor ItSSO, and only rely upon ' nominating some candidate who cau 1 carry Ohio. Indiana nod Illinois Geueral Shields thinks the fact that it was not demolished is all tbe democratic party has to congiatulaie itself upon in the late elections. Ho urged thorough organization and the putting forward of candidates who will attack and not be on the defensive. Neither Blaine nor his trusted friends aro talking of him as the next presidential candidate, but many who opposed bim in 1876 now say they were wrong, and are strongly ol the opinion that he is the coming man as a representative representa-tive of the aggressive and progressive pro-gressive element in American politics. They urgo, a'ao, that hia nomination would revive the spirits and courage of the southern republicans find thus save two or more ol tbe southern states. Tho democrats do not Beem to centre cen-tre upon any one mau for 18S0. llcClellan, having lost New Jersey, is out of the race. Tilden ia by no moans dead but his campaign would now be omiuenUy a deleusive one. The Thurman and Hendricks rivalry seems likely to shelve both. Bayard is the strongest in the opinion of the ablest and least selfish among the party leaders, but hia locality ia against him. Nobody here doubts that ex Governor Gov-ernor Chamberlin will escape without harm from the South Carolina indictment, indict-ment, if he gets a fair trial. Among ail the carpet bagger ex officials in the south, he is tho one man who specially impresses unprejudiced parties par-ties with beine honest aud incorruptible. |