The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-04-19

handicapped at the start by the trRdi-
party conventions. Unless he has q
two-thirds majority then, he will find
that a little ever one-third of the dele
gates a trouble him, mayhap, to very
defeat. The east and the west are de-
filming their lines sharply, and the NUT
tered thunder that comes from Mr..
Hendricks relative to his ignoring Mr..
Tilden, and also that he will not, under
any conditions, accept second place,
bodies a political storm in the party.
Mr.. TiIden would find his hearts desire
fulfilled, for the most part, by the re-
nomination Of the democratic ticket of
'76. He thinks, in the fondness of his
philanthrophy, that the people are just
dying to demonstrate to the world that
in '76 they said Tilden and Hend-
ricksl" and will say it again, in accents
not to be mistaken. In fine, he con-
ceives it to be the Colorado congressman
case over again, only on a larger scale.
However, Nj. Tilden is willing to risk
the chances with anybody for second
he snuffs victory from afar off.
The four most prominent candidates,
Messrs. Tilden, Thurman, Hendricks
and Bayard, may yet have a repetition
Of the Kilkenny cat fight. There seems
to be no hope of compromise among
them. Tilden and Bayard represent
the hard money sentiment Of the party
In the east. Thurman and Hendricks
represent the soft money hosts Of the
west and south, who are ~confessedly
the stronger numerically. One view
presents the contest between the pow
erful dollars Of the east and the greater
number Of votes Of the west and south.
The former won in '76. viii they
again succeedP Not IL the west is in
earnest in its demand for the head of
the ticket. There is said to be an I'M
dercurrent Of feeling that points ire
sistibly to a western man. The west
has given up the head Of the ticket at
every election since 1880, when Stephen
A Douglas represented it. The east
had Gen. Mcclellan in "a, Horatio
Seymour in '6S, Horace Greeley In ~,
aud s. j. Tilden in rs. BY all rules of
rotation, II not of strength, the west is
entitled to the head. 1t Is such facts
as these as inspire Thurman and
Hendricks to remain immovably in the
field. They have the power to defeat
Tilden. But Tilden has also the power
to defeat them. And 1t would be per-
fect!y natural IL, after Tilden's lieuten-
ants discovered these two candidates TO
be the sole obstacles to success, they
would go over to another, perhaps a
dark horse, /" and make him the nomi-
nee.
Complications may arise which will
make such a contingency probable.
Manifestly the man must be one who
has not sufficient strength In the con
vention to WELD the balance Of power
and thus make enemies. Indeed, IL he
were not represented at all on the floor
Of the convention, a v by a friendly
sentiment,i 1t would be to his advantage.
Who is there, then, in the democratic
party, to fill the billp Speaker Randall
has been suggested. Associate Chief
Justice Field has been mentioned.
Even Horatio Seymour, the great North
American decliner, is urged. And then
doubt hangs waiting on the broad
skirts of Senator David Davis.
OF the fitness of any Of these gentle
men we shall be silent. Each has his
strong points. Perhaps Mr.. Randall
would prove strongest by reason of his
prominence and recognized ability,
Any would poll the full vote of the
democracy. None would draw from
the republican party, and If the LEADER
be allowed to publicly express a private
opinion, none of them can be elected
any more than the present struggling
quartette Of leaders, the Messrs. Til
den, Thurman, Hendricks and Bayard.
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