New-York tribune., 1879-03-14

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! Glover is out with an attack on the late DIR.
Linderman. Ex-Treasurer New has been put
at the head of Republican State Committee
in Indiana, for the purpose of aggressive
work.
TILDEN INTIMIDATING HIS PARTY.
HIS FRIENDS THREATEN THAT II HE Is NOT NOM
MATED IN 1880 He WILL LET no OTHER DEMO-
Graf CARRY NEw-YOBK.
| IFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNE.l
WASHINGTON, March 13.-As all roads lead to
Rome, so all National politics now converge toward
the Presidential election in 1880. Especially is
this true of the Democratic Intrgues now going on
in this city. Every plan, every combination,
whether it has for its ostensibe object the success
of O particular candidate in the contest for the
Speakership or the removal of checks upon frauds
in elections is judged first by it's probable effect
upon the nominating convention OF next year. Its
bearing upon purity of administration honesty In
giving effect to the will of tho people expressed
through the ballot-box, or upon the general well
fare of the country, is matter OF secondary im-
pcrtance.
Mr.. Randall is known in Washington and through
out the country as 1.-THE Tilden candidate for the
Speakershp, and about him rally the men who arc
looking forward to another struggle for the Presi-
dency under the banners of the sly old politician of
Gramercy PARK. Mr.. Randall's election will be ac-
cepted here and everywhere as triumph of Tlden-
ism.
Mr. Blackburn represents the ant-Tilden element
in the Democratic party, the ultra-Bourbon soft
money men, who few weeks ago looked upon
Senator Thurman their leader, and who may yet
rally under his generalship or that Of any other
available candidate who will accept the "Ohio
idea" in finance and the South side view of general
politics.
The extra session itself is discussed in Demo
cratic circles to It's effect the material
interests of the country but to its bearing on the
fortunes of the Democratic party at large and upon
those of rival candidates within the party itself.
Some of Mr.. RandaPs friends, thinking. appar-
emily, that while it is very convenient to have Mr..
Tiden's aid in the pending contest. it is unneces
sary for them to carry any of Mr.. Tidens burdens,
have put forth a guarded denial that he is interest
ing himself in the matter; but that Is denial which
convinces nobody. Mr.. Tilden is decidedly the most
lively Democratic candidate yet in the field, and he
is not who neglects any opportunity to score
a point when he enters upon n canvass The pres
ent Speakershp contest offers him such an opportu-
nifty.
The anti-Tilden Democrats not a little worried
at the attitude which the "Old man" las his follow
ers affectonately call HIM has assumed in regard to
the Presidential nomination. He seems to have the
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sources can be trusted, he threatens to destroy it if
he cannot rule it and be its candidate i'll 1850. His
agents are already III many parts of the South and
this is the way in which they sad to put the
case to the managers of the party with whom they
consult
Governor Tilden is entitled to the nomination.
The Democratic party is unanimous in its declara-
ton that he was cheated out of the Office to which
he elected in 1876, and having once borne the
brunt of the fight and spent his money freely, as
much for the success of the party as for his own it
is unfair to deny him the privilege Of securing the
reward that was stolen from him. He will be the
strongest candidate the Democracy can nominate,
| because the people who voted fh him before, and
who not allowed to enjoy the fruits of the vic
tory they fairly won, will rally around his standard
again as they will around that Of no other man.
But aside from all these considerations,
the nomination of Mr.. Tilden IS political
necessity. The Democratic party cannot elect any
other candidate The Democracy will be beaten in
| 1850 unless it carries New-YOrk. We say that
Governor Tden, if he is renomnated, secure
the thirtyive electoral votes of the Empire State.
No other candidate can do it. In fact, the "old
man. will see to it that other Democratic candi-
date does carry NewYork if he is beaten in the
vention You see. therefore, that the question to be
considered is not whether you prefer Governor
Tilden OF some other man, but whether you will 60
into the gn with good chance of winning
with him, OF with certain defeat staring you in the
! face with some one else for your candidate.'
To such an appeal as this there is answer If
IT is said that Mr.. Tilden cannot carry the soft
money states of the West and South his agents
point to the election returns of 1876 to prove that
| Democratic iDhationists voted for him in 1876,
when his opinions on financial questions were
well known they nOw while II is morally GER
tain that no representative of the "OhiO idea" can
carry either of the Eastern states. If IT is urged
that Governor lllden has been damaged by the dis
closure of the cipher conspiracy the answer is that
| the Democratic party has exonerated HIM from all
participation, IL or knowledge of the doings OF
| PeltOn, Smith Weed Marble and WoOllcy, and
that at the worst these men were only striving to
| obta what belonged TO the party. II il is sug-
| gestcd that Mr.. 1iden would blast his political
future ~ comprising the defeat of the Democratic
party in New-1Ork under any other standard-bearer
and would cover himself with intamy, il Is answered
that he has political future if he fails get the
| nomination. and that if the Democratic party ls
| beaten in New-YOrk in 1850 nobody will be able
| Ia prove that Governor Tilden raised his finger
! against IT. III the party does not recognize his
claims, which are stronger than those any man ever
had before, and for any reason refuses To nominate
hm, its leaders certainly cannot expect that ne VIII
| enter INTO the campaign with as much zeal and
spend his money freely as though he had great
| personal interest III the issue OF II.
| 1t will be seen from the above that Mr. Tilden
has at present "a twist" upon the party of which
he is bound to take advantage, and thus far there
seems to be way OF escape. For this reason we
NAV expect 10 the antl-l1ldcn men grow
meeker and mceker from this time until the assem-
bling of the nominating convention, and then
they will swallow their dish of crow like little men
aud good Democrats. I'll W.
RANDALL STILL AHEAD.
NOTHING LIKELY TO DEFEAT HIM EXCEPT A RE-
FUsAL OF HIS PARTY TO GO INTO CAUCUS
SOLID.