New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-15
The Republican party always did have a way of
bOssing its bosses.


Virginia isn't the gonly Southern State in which
the elected delegates to Chicago have begun to
break awnJ from tho Grant column prominent
Republican politician of Knoxville who was q
member % tho Tennessee Convention, writes to The
TRIBUNE that all the twenty-fOur delegates from
that State are thoroughly committed to the support
of the strongest candidate In doubtful Northern
States. In Tennessee, he says a good .nany of the
working politicians were made to believe, early in
the canvass that Grant was sure to be the man,
and they fastened to be on what they thought would
he the winning side. Since the Convention met
however they have become convinced that Grant is
not the man to poll the largest Northern vote, and
the consequence is that tho Grant boom Is rapidly
disappearing. Instead of the delegation standing
eighteen for Grant to six for Blaine ho names seven
who are openly for Blame. two who are for
Sherman, ono who is for EdmundS AMI says that
the other fourteen. while nominally for Grant. AFRO
ready to abandon him III case IL snail appear III
Chicago that he is not tho first choice OF the North
It's dull day in politics when Mr.. Washburno
doesn't announce he is not candidate for the Prcsi
dcncy.
Logan has reason to scowl. He has not only burst
tho third term boOm but has also killed of himself
rs u dark horse.
Senator Mcdonald, who is one Of the most indie
fatigable and sOn0rous Hendricks shOuters, has ap
pcarcd at indianapolis with the gloomy prediction
that TIldCn is likely to DO rcnOmlnatcd Mt CinCln-
natl. llo says tho Tildcn workers started out to
secure q controlling influence in the Convention In
order to have power to name tho candidate, but
they havo found it so easy to obtain delegations
that they arO pushing for n denomination, and,
in the absence of any organized opposition, are i'll
great danger of succeeding. 1t does look that way,
and the Republican who can view the simultaneous
retreat of tho third term and the advance of 1.-The
old Reform procession, without dancing must be
encountered with wooden legs
The longer the third term organs contemplate the
situation in Illinois. the eloquent and pro-
found becomes their silence. 1t 10 bilious.
There will be tremendous rush Of Democratic
second choices for Europe, after the Cincinnati Con-
Yention.
Tho exact position Of General Grant does not seem
to be 80 clear as It might be, even to his closest
friends To all suggestions that he withdraw, and
save himself tho humiliation of q scramble followed
by defeat, his friends say he cannot withdraw be-
cause he has never said he was q candidate. TO
Withdraw would be to admit that no had been seek
ing tho nomination. This Is one view. Another
view appeared in the form of dispatch from Phila-
dephia, during Senator CamerOn's recent visit, to
The ST. Louis GLObs Democrat the earliest, most per-
sistent,and most viTuent of the third-tem organs.
In this dispatch 1t stated that Senator Cameron
assured tho wayering Pennsylvania delegates that
General Grant was interesting himself In the can
Yass and quoted the General rs saying, ut o recent
conference Of his friends: My enemies olnnOt
force mo from the field" That is q queer declara-
tlon for man who isn't q candidate to make.
One Of tho delegates elected to Springfield by tho
Cook County boilers declines to serve on the
ground that he was fairly beaten in the primaries
as a delegate to tho County Convention. Thcre Is