New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
What does Grant think of Cameron's victory !
That is the great question.

What does Grant think of Cameron's victory
That is the great question.
The exclusive and startling disc overy is made by
The World that the result in Pennsylvania means
that the Republican ticket will be Grant ana
Blaine This Interpretation has evidently Deen
wrepched. after intense mental application, I,om
the Masonic emblems under the Egyptian oDeIlsA'
The Republican party has lived too long, and has
studied the causes of chronic Democratic disaster
too closely to march with its eyes open INTO the
commission of a capital blunder. 1t will nominate
for President in June a candidate whom ~ can
elect. The man who bets on any other outcome u
the Chicago Convention will lose his money
Washburne is at present the principal dark horse
in the Republican race, but it is year IN "h'ci
dark horses stand an uncommony strong chance to
"get left"
IL has been the fayOrite argument OF the Norlheru
Democrats that the south has been made sohd oy
tbo conversion of negroes TO Democratic doc
trnes They admit that there IS occasionally case
of bulldozng but that the Democratic maJorities
which have suddenly appeared in States where the
negroes outnumber the whites have been pro-
duced LARGELY by negroes voting tho Democratic
ticket In plea for the adoption of registration
awwith an educational qualification. The Charleston
Nar, and Courier upsets this excuse completely, 1t
saws It is the settled purpose in South Carolina
that the intelligent and responsible citizens shall
rulc whether they are nOmnaly the majority or
not and IL is time for the Democrats to adopt some
plan which will avoid the horrible strain OF snch
elections as the last with their uncertainties ana
manifold unplcasantnesses." IheIe are 10 duus'
three WAYS to- maintain a white majority ITst, 90
convert n sufficient number Ot negroes TO the Demo-
cratic faith second to suppress part Oh the negro
vote and third, to restrict tue suffrage WIN ah eo
cational qualification. IL admits frankly that inc
negro canrOt be- converted that he may De 1Orced
TO vote the Democratic ticket at one elecuol' ouI
ho Wi, have to bc forced over again at the next one
Tins admits the whole Republican case. me Nets
and Courier is evidently tired of rifle cuQs ana tsse
ballots. and the evidence it gives OF disgust WIN
these methods il the most hOpetul sign "ulCh Has
! como from the south for a long time'
4 perceptibIe Eimunds boom Is in progress in
Vermont and II looks a. if the ten delegates to
| the Chicago Convention would 20 there united IN
the purpose of presenting his name as Tie STATE
| choice Tor President
Lot somebody start a report that Tilden has de-
cided to decline denomination, and see now long
II will take the news to reach Gramercy Park. Ii
wouId gct thefe about the time that chat Dack H.
| come taG Is PAID.
! VIII Washburue and Logan be able to hold the
~ votes of Illinois solid for Granti Several I'M
portant contingencies hang upon that conundrum'
Oftbe 80 Republicans in the New-Jersey House
! %
tial candidate 10 prefer Secretary Sherman i pre-
fer General Grant, and prefer Washburne. Many
of the Blaine and sherman men would be personally
satisfied with General Grant as a candidate, but
they are convinced that his nomination would not
| no iudicious This canvass was taken last week,
| but thr Grant sentiment has perceptiblv weakened
! sipce tho Pennsyvama Convention. Some or Cen
erol Grant. stauuchest friends now OutspOken M
h.ir dsapproval of efforts to force him TO the front
! undrr the unit rule" or Boss rule, or any other
rnle thrn the freely and fairly expressed choice OF
| the people.
Kansas booms for Blaine with its ten votes, as II
did in 1870.
Tilden doesn't talk politics much but his never
sav-die friend Watterson continues to talk for him.
In his latest definition Of Glden's attitude Waiter
son tro ont the old Reform issue In this impressive
manneri Mr.. Tiden cares nothing about the
nomination. II is his opinion that he embodies an
issue that will lose much of its force in detached
FORM Thar is. he believes Reform will stand no
show whatever # Il is detached" " from the barrel
| lie is entirely right in this. aud the Democratic
marty are SO impressed with the Strength Of his po-
! sition that they are at present standing around
biu i'm am attitude Of supphcution and begging that
| hn vrnn't "deinchp hlmselt and his barrel nom
| tbem Watterson puts the point little obscurely,
| but that IS what ho means, and he won't deny 1t.