New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06
Mr. Springer has something q good deal more
seTious than Donnelly's enmty after him now.

Tho Democrats profess to be delighted beyond
EXPRESSION with tho Presidents Veto "NOw
shall be able" they say to 60 to itho country OH
| an issue which will bring us success" This sounds
familiar At every successive veto during the
extra session the same wise men exclaimed: Now
we've got the Republicans where We want thcm!'
When election day came around it appeared that
they chad the Republicans" in q way entirely nc
crptahle to the Republican party. Perhaps the
Democrats have forgotten the position they Occu,
pied at the close of that memorable fight.
didn't much of the hght. yer Honor, bekaSc
was on the undthcr side OF it,"
Minnesota is clcctng delegates to its Republican
Stat, Convention, and the daily ratio secIns to be
thirteen out OF sixteen Tor Blaine.
The third term Senators manifest signs Of uncasi-
ness Senator Logan has gone post haste to Hi
nois Senator Cameron has made hurried visit to
Philadelphia, where he held solemn consultation
with rx-Chaman Quay; and Senator Conl ling
has dppIrtcd from his established custom and al
lowed himself TO be interviewed that he may de-
clare his unfatering belief in the success OF the
thirl-tcrm scheme.
ANY man who will look ut the political situation
without prejudice that General Grants
nomination would be dangerously likely To divide
| the Republican party.
Three Democratic Senators, Voorhees, Pcndlcton
and Gordon, made pilgrimage to Virginia on Mon
| div TO mako speeches Ill luN N Ol harmony among
| the Democratic factions of that State They adj
| dressed Il large asscmblagc at Winchester and the
character of the mixture which they poured out as
healing balm is peculiar and significant Voorhees,
| 'o,rnrd the performance, as fitting, for who
cnuld be better calculated to reach the cookies of
| lhr southern heart than the man who spoke of
Union soldiers rs LinrOns dOEST His chief i'll
| ducemcnt for Democratic harmony WIS the aSSur-
ance that tho Republicans wero certain to nominate
| Grant and 4" we can beat him as badly as Pierce
| heat Scott in h1S52." He enlarged upon this in
various ways but it was evident that the nOmina-
| ton of Grant was to him tho only hope Tor Demo-
cratic sucrcSs next year. Mr.. Pcndlctun also bore
/ down heavily on the same point, though he was
| not able to touch any other living issue. From
which it is once more apparent that tine Democratic
party is solid for third term and hopeless Of
| cess any other issue.
| The Grant Clam(Ts are now cheering each other
up by saying they will have fifteen votes from In
diana. There ism the slightest chance of the +
| having one.
| Mr. Washhurne's fresh announcement that he is
for Grant first, last and all tho time to he
unnecessary so far as tho situation in the country
at large is concerned but there is especial reason
for it in Chicago 1t is aimed at a scheme which, if
successful will defeat the Grant hope of capturing
| the Cook County delegation In q solid block, The
Germans Of the city do not like Grant, and do like
Washburne. Consequently there Is said to be a
| plan for uniting on o combination Of Washburne
| and Blaine delegates, which would cut off ali
| chance of Grant delegates. The hint Of such q
scheme started panic IL the Grant camp at Chl-