New-York tribune., 1876-07-08

harvest. How the Tilden sentiment was created,
and under what influences ii spread, taking posses
sion even of districts supposed TO be hostile to the
principles he represents, | Of course cannot know,
but the fact remains that, while two months ago
not a single Democratic newspaper in the state oi
Missouri advocated Mr.. Tilden's nomination, on the
assembling of the Convention he had the support
not only of the Democratic press of st. Louis ana
of The St. louis Republican independently, but also OF
more than one-half of the country papers through
ont the State And this wonderful change OF sent-
ment extended over a great portion Of the West anu
South. similar growth of popular sentiment III
his favor between now and the November election
would certainly place Gov Tiden in the Wmte
House.
The Young Democracy went to ST. Louis deter
mined not only to nominate their candidate, but 70
place him on q model platform AT this point they
met men more terribly i'll earnest than they were
themselves Ohio was represented on the Commit
tee on Resolutions by Gen. Tom. Ewing aid indiana
by Dan. W. Voorhees,, inilationsts who VIII not rs
ten to compromise. FOrifour long hours the hard-
money men fought against repudiatIon and then
beaten at one pOint they surrendered with mid
protest The inllaiionsts stood by their principles
or lack of principle 60 the end, refused to accept the
compromise in which they alone gained any advaL-
tage and went into the Convention with minority
report Against this the advocates OF honest cur
renew led by Lieut-ticv DOisheimcr and Henry NJ
Watterson, made the boldest and most brilliant
fight of the Convention. Dorsheimer, III his speech
threw down the gauntlet to the iniiati0nis's' ahd
challenged them 10 take it up Taking hiS stand
on the line drawn in the platform OF the
majority he speaking for himself and the hard
money men of the Convention, refused TO be driven
from it, What pity that this courageous stand was
not made before the surrender. The same brilliant
tactics that saved the majority resolution would
without doubt, have carried through minority
report rcpudiating the reputation thus adding
wonderful strength to the party ticket wherever
souad financial principles are recognized while not
n single State would have been lost in October or
November which can be carried on the compromise
platform adopted. But the hard-moncy men did noi
know their strength in advance, and unfortunately
underrated it,
A careful analysis of the vote by which the minor
ity resolution on the currency question was de-
fcated fully s;IsanS the impression which every one
who witnessed the proceedings must have received
that the hard-money men were not only stronger III
the Convention than on the Committee on kesoln-
tons but that they actually comprised consider
able minority of the delegates. I'm the organization
of national conventions small States liks, Rhode
Island Delaware, Kansas, Nebraska. Nevada and
Oregon have equal influence with tine great states
like New-York, Pennsylvania, and ONO so that the
majority OF a committee often represents minority
in the convention MIR. Blaincs friends had more
complete control of the organization of the Conven-
ton at Cincinnati by securing the Territorial dele
gates than Gov. TIidcn's adhcrents had oI
that at ST. Loais, and yet, while in the former
case Blaine was unable 90 secure the
votes of a majority Of the delegates in favor OF his
nomination on any single ballot in the latter lden
got twC-t birds 1t Is certainly encouraging sign
that after all their sophstry, their appeals to per
sonal interest and 70 the preudces of ignorant peo-
ple the inlationists have been unable to capture
majority of the National Democratic Convention
They controlled it's Committee on RESOLUTIONS ana
infused some of their poison into It's PLATFORM but
majority OF the delegates were believers in hard
money and would have put their sentiments INTO
the declaration of principles had they been allowed
to give them full expression.
TIE NOMINATION or Mr.. HrNDRICKs.
TIE nomination of Gov Hendricks was The nat
ural sequence of the compiomlsc on the lnanclai
plank OF the platform. Daring the whole o. the
preliminary canvass thcrewcre candidates for she
vice-P Presidency in the field. and when Gov. liiden
was nominated and the special mission OF bis friends
who had up 10 that time directed the Convention
was performed, the splendid organization which
they controlled went all 10 pieces. From that point
The Convention simply driftcd. | believe that the
Indiana delegation was sincere IN It's unwlllnghess
10 present Gov. Iiendricks's name for the second
place on the ticket, angry II over his defeat
on the d,v before but after the Tildcn combination
was broken upn no other organization remained but
that in favor of Hendricks. His delegations formed
the nucleus for the Convention TO rally about on
Wednesday night and the belief that he might pos
sibIy carry Indiana, If nominated, gave those VINO
were III favor Of him a powerful argument Hdd
the bour Of adjournment been postponed on Wedncs-
day night Hendrclis would have been nominated
by accIa,nation, and the Willingness with which
the Convention followed the lead of New-iork, and
mt off 10 the morrow the completion of the ticket
IN spite of the excitement which prevailed and the
impatience manifested, led to the belief that the
same Influences which had nominated Gov. Iilden
and defeated the minority report OF the ini!ationsiS
would continue to control and at least secure the
selection of haTd-moncy candidate for the wee
Presidency.
But the opportunity was not improved. Many
who had labOrod most zealOusy for iilden openly
announced tha they had 10 further interest in tire
contest and spent the evening iii shoutings and con
cratulations. Others were 80 exhausted with their
almost supeIhuman efforts that when success was
assured, they completely broke down and were nm
able to do any more work. few spent the night III
attempting rally the liden forces, scattered and
demoralized by success, but without avail meet
ing of the New-YOrk delegation was held on Thurs
day morning, but il was not well attended and no
plan of operations could bc agreed upon Finally
half an hour before the Convention met, number
of the Tildcn men agreed to support Mr.. Henry H.
Payne Of OHIO; but ais conclusion reached too
late to arrange for the proper presentation of his
name, and Indiana was reached III the call OF States
! before Payne had been put III nomination. Then
the old madness again took possession Of the Con-