New-York tribune., 1876-04-25

ever that there will be very strong approval OF ns
administration, and an unmstakable presenta-
ton of his name a candidate, proDaoly'
however leaving the delegation free 1here VIII pe
other resolutions Of course for hard money civil
service reform, and change of national admlnlstra-
tion. The delegates at large promise to form nuch
more imposing quartet than that chosen at SYRIA
cuse Ex-Gov. Seymour will certainly head the del
cgation; and Charles OConor, Senator Herman,
Lieut.-Gov. Dorsheimer, and the Hon. Henry Z.
Murphy are spoken of for the remaining places, with
the chances in favor of the first three named.
In Albany the reports from Washington as to Gov.
Tilden's strength as a candidate read strangely
here his friends confident Of his nomination,
there it does not seem to be thought Of The ex-
PLANTATION is easy. Gov. Tilden's friends here, In
fact carefully avoided Washington. They have con-
ferred and negotiated with prominent leaders there
of course, but there has been little work done
among Congressman generally There is good rea-
son to believe that Gov. Tiden in many cases has
gone back to the sources of power-to the men who
make the Congressmen Whether or not this is be-
cause there still exists the same jealousy of Con-
gresslonal dictation that led to the adoption of the
National Convention as the nominating body In
stead of the Congressional caucus, which acted up
to 1924 or whether or not the Governors friends
made up their minds that they could effect their OBJ
jects without courting that fatal notorety which
comes upon Washington candidates, the fact re-
mains that there has not only been no attempt to
work up general Congressional sentiment in his IA
vor but that there has been great care taken to avoid
anything of the kind anything that would look like
it, This not strange it may seem at first sight to
be. Certainly no candidate would ever feel secure
of State delegation because he had great many
friends in state Legislature. All except three OF
the Republican Senators were quoted before the
Syracuse Convention opposed to pledged delega-
tion Did the Convention seem to be very much
moved by that fact 7 SO last year when there was
danger of Kernan's defeat for Senator the men were
teegraphed for who were back Of the men whose
fidelity to Mr.. Herman was suspected. They came,
and saw-and Mr.. Herman was elected by the help
of various other influences as well. Mr. Seward had,
if am not mistaken, the united support of the Con-
gressmen of his own party from New-York State IN
1SG0 but it did not avail. The truth will probably
be found to be that a candidate might capture Con-
crosses and Legislatures whole without securing the
prize of a nomination. The average legislator rep
resents somebody behind him Of larger dimensions
1t is only now and then that he is himself n leader
No one needs to be reminded of Mr.. Tilden's life
long experience in politics to be told that his
yass has been managed with consummate skill. 1t
has been conducted with the most scrupulous regard
probably have any reason to feel that an especial
contest is being waged against them Nor have his
friends allowed his name to assume the early and
undue prominence which would bring about com
bnaton against him, and which by the way some of
Mr. Baine's former outspOken friends here think has
materially changed his prospects. Whenever 1t has
been given out in the last few months that such
and such an action was a defeat for Gov. 1ilden
his friends have seemed prefer to let the public go
on thinking so. They even made no attempt to
Offset the impression that the choice Of ST. Lous as
the place Of the Convention was a reverse OF tins
kind. though it is said by those who are we'll
informed that the ST. Louis hotel keepers had
written pledges from a majority of the Committee
weeks before the meeting was held. And the same
thing has been observable in matters more import
ant.
To make long story short the Governors friends
are not only confident of his nomination at ST.
.ouis, but some OF the more sanguine Of them eX-
pect to see his nomination virtually made and gem
orally conceded before the National Convention |
comes together. As for getting at the exact grounds
on which this expectation is founded, that is dif-
ferent matter They do not seem TO to let their
estimates or their expectations go into print They
have New-Yo already the Connecticut delegates
are said 10 have expressed themselves unanimously
for Gov. Tiden Vermont is counted on for share
Of its delegation; and il will be strange If Gov.
Tildcn has no friends in the Massachusetts, and
Maine delegations. In the South there is good
reason TO believe that he has great strength. A
majority of the delegates from Georgia, South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, and Virginia, and the
entire delegations from Maryland and Delaware viii,
il is thought here be for Mr. Bayard, but not only Is
il understood that there is the best Of feeling be-
tween Gov. Tildcn and Mr. Bayard, as well as be-
tween Gov. TIlden and other candidates, but there
seems to be general expectation that the same
States which will vote for one will vote for the
other. in case the first cannot be nominated. If Mr..
Bayard's friends should not make struggle for the
all this vote will naturally fall to Gov.
Tilden, who, with this and what he has al
ready secured of the Southern delegations,
would seem likely to have very large
of the vote of the whole South.
Whether these States can be depended on TO go
from Mr. Bayard to Gov. Tilden remains to be seen
but the Democrats here claim Texas, Louisiana,
Arkansas, Alabama, and Mississippi, with their so
votes in the Convention, for Gov. Iilden in
any event and the nature of the assurances they
have received from of these is such that they
cannot well be mistaken. In the West there Is
probably much less favorable showing, but the
recent declaration of Nebraska may serve to show
that in the other hard-money States of the
West, like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Hi
nois. Gov. Tilden must have supporters
Every prominent Democrat in Wisconsin almost
without exception is said to have declared himself
for Gov Tllden, and that State is in consequence
confidently counted on. Minnesota has not been so
well trayersed brt it is counted on also for major
itv of it's delegates. In Northern Illinois Gov III
den has many friends, though there seems TO be no
doubt of delegation from that State whose first
choice will be Judge Davis. lt will be noticed how
cnronsly this strength is distributed, holding the
ontposts i'm the East and Northeast Southwest and
Northwest. There WILL doubtless, be states to add