Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-18
TAMMANY AND TILDEN.

Tammany is resoiute. Tammany Is
not to be set back. Tammany proposes
10 show that it is not a mere local Tao
ton. Aud Tammany is going TO Gin
cinnati to have its say. \ New York
dispatch to the Washington Post says:
Tammauy is going en- muse To ClnCln-
natl during the Democratic convention
next June. Fire COmmissloncrGorman
has been made quartermaster OF the
delegation from New York, and he
leaves tomorrow for that city Tor the
purpose OF hiring a hotel and suitable
quarters Tor the braves and chiefs.
fildeu's nomination is To- he opposed ut
all hazards, and every one oi the braves
ia To cndeaVOr to make the STRIFE warm
and bitter and IA successful IA possible
To this end not less than three hundred
representatives Of the "wigwam' are
To DO provided with railroad
tickets and Tree lodging in Clncin-
natl during the convention. Tammany
PROPOSES to do things in regal style, ana
money will dow as Tree ~ water Tor the
entertainment ui the Tammunyites and
their friends, the intention being to
show the Western aud Southern dele
gates that Tammany IL not 4 mere local
faction and is able to defeat TIlden IN
his own state. should he be nominated
by the convention
With all Mr. TuDES's acknowledged
skill as a politician aud manager ct men,
he makes no headway towards subduing
Tammany. lie does not mullliy or
modify its attitude towards him. 1t ~
a stubborn, unrelenting antagonism that
asks no quarters aud grants none. IL Is
Greek against Greek, and the war will
bc carried into Africa.
This is the only division or diSsenlion
that nov exists in the Democratic party
regarding candidates for the Presidency.
There IL no probability that 1t will bc
healed. Il may be called local disscu-
ton, but it is powerful enough to affect
the interests Of the party at large. Ii
involves the great State OF New York,
which neither party is disposed 10 throw
away without struggle. Tammany has
demonstrated that without its assistance,
or, ut least, against its will, the Dcmoc-
racv cannot have New York. In other
words, the 10 electoral votes Of that
State, are at the disposal Of Talnmany.
They will 40 to Cincinnati to say to the
Convention, 1--WE offer the - electoral
votes Of New York TO the nominee ui
this Convention, provided you name
any other man than SNMUEL j. TILDEN,
but il he is nominated. We will bolt tins
Convention as We did our State Conyen-
ton when it nominated TUpEN's repre-
sentative, and We will deliver New York,
a. We did then, to the opponent OF SAM
UEL j. TuDES,'
There is no escaping this situation.
The Cincinnati Convention will have
To meet IT, The policy Of Tam
many has already been marked out, aud
the one alternative presented to the
Convention will be- To- throw away tn
pgS or throw away New York.
Considering the TACT that a political
convention is always disposed To- make
a mans standing in his own State a test
oi his availability rs "a candidate, when
it cunclusiyely appears that Mr.. runEN
will not only fail to carry New York,
but his nomination would destroy the
chance to the party Of securing that
State bv another nominee beside M
vulyiug the risk Of the Tammany dlsscn-
ton spreading to other States, and pos
sibly, ii not probably, putting an oppo-
81 iun Dcmosratic ticNct IA the field, the
Tammany disseniion assumes the i'm
portanCe Oi moro than mere local tao
tion. aud the Convention will delibcT-
ate long time before involving the
party in these dangers.
We are frank to say that We do not
believe that Mr.. TILDES has any such
uucompromising supporters, and that he
himself is too shrcwd 10 iorce himself
ON the party under such conditions,
The Democratic party IA fortunate
enough to have no such oyerShadow
ing influence as that OF the old GRANT
ring to dictate the nomination. Apart
IRON the Single difference which exists
among the Democrats OF New York
City in reference to Mr.. TupEN, no
personality has been introduced IN the
campaign. The delegates will meet at
Cincinnati. representing constituencies
which ask onlys that the best man
shall be nominated. and that the unity
OF the party shall be the one end sought
hy the Convention. Mr.. TlDEN's can
dldacy IL not likely 10 disturb the haT-
ulony Of the Convention longer than It
will require 10 determine that he cannot
unite the party. when his Withdrawal
viii doubtless be promptly announced.
THR New York nRSs is calling JoHN
SHKRxAS pet names alter the following
hashion: This man minglcs the char
acter Of a statesman With the trickery OF
ward politician; with groal achieve
ments be associates mean actions and
paltry intrigues, aud in the pursuit Of a
noble ambition. he sacrifices dignity,
character and the respect Of honest
men" That we think, is about the
siEs vi JoHS's boom.