The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-15
blaine and Tilden In New York.

Blaine and Tilden In New York.
elect its candidate without the did Of New
York it is in a hopeful state Of mind. New
York is a democratic State, and it will re-
quire a strong man to take it out of demo-
cratic hands. A man may be very popular in
Maine or Minnesota, or other States which are
sure to give their electoral votes for the repub-
lican ticket in any event. and still be weak
candidate to run against Governor Tilden in
New York. Blaine has no hold on the citi-
zens of this State. He has never been
invited to speak here in a political
canvass he has no intimate relation
with our leading politicians his
views on several public questions
are out of harmony with those of the COM
mercial metropolis and, above oil, our citi-
zens regard him as trickster and jobber,
whose transactions, as exposed in his own
letters, prove him unworthy Of the conf
dence of honorable inen. The politicians who
control the republican organization Of the
State would not work for him with any zeal
the leading republican organ of the city and
State has declared its opinion of his unfit
ness with so much emphasis as to nullify
everything it might say in his support if it
should SO far stultify itself as to support him
at all; and the independent republicans and
reformers would go straight into the Tilden
camp as soon as Tilden is nominated at St.
Lonis. Blaine would not come within o
hundred thousand votes of carrying this
State against Governor Tilden, and would
be beaten out of sight in every other doubt
full State.
nation of Governor Tilden. Boss Kelly's
opposition will help him in all the
other States, which would rejoice in cam
didate who goes to the Convention
covered with honorable scars received
in war against Tammany. The very name
States, and the opposition of that dlsgraced
organization relieves any democratic candi-
date from heavy load. Governor Tilden
has the New York delegation, and there is no
possibility of its deserving him. He is gain
ing SO many delegates in other States that
he will enter the Convention with major
ity, and the two-thirds rule will be
no impediment to his success when
the delegates have assembled at ST. Louis
and compared views. He will have the
unanimous support of the South as soon as
it is seen that he is the strongest candidate
When he is nominated all the demo-
cratic opposition to him in this
State will cease. There was much
more formidable opposition to his nomi-
nation for Governor, but everybody
knows that it did not hurt him in the cleo
ton. He not only destroyed the fifty
thousand majority which had been given to
Governor Dix in the preceding election
which alone would have been great tri-
umph-but he had majority of fifty thou
sand himself, making democratic
gain Of one hundred thousand votes.
Before the election the prospect looked so
doubtful that Chief Justice Church, who
might have had unanimous nomination il
he would have taken it, and was sensible
that an election would have put him on
his way to the Presidency, positively de-
clined and yet Mr.. Tilden, after most
strenuous fight against his nomination,
carried the election moro triumphantly
than any other gubernatorial candidate
in the whole history of the State. As
that opposition did not hurt him, so neither
will the weaker and less courageous
opposition which exists at present
Indeed. IL Il already basinnins To ralAx. and