New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-04
Not one Republican State asks for the renomina-

Not one Republican State asks for the renOmina-
ton of Grant.
The Chicago Convention will meet four weeks
from Tomorrow. The Republican party has Just
one month to reflect upon the proposition that 1t
deliberately assemble In convention to make that
nomination which shall most please the Demo-
cratic party.
Mr. Tildens friends should be careful in their
zeal to prove his robustness lest they go too far and
discourage the Democracy. 1t seems rash for exam
ple to declare that he has strength enough to stand
half dozen Presidential campaigns" The party
may decide to go out of business if 1t is confronted
with the possibility Of having 10 run him 80 many
times as that.
If the Presidential Bureaus are right, thcre will
be thr,o candidates nominated ut Chicago on the
first ballot. That would make everybody happy
A lively fight is going on between the Thurman
and Tildcn factions of the Ohio Democracy for the
control of tO-nOrrOw's convention. Thurman was
ahead ut the close of last week, but Tildcn seemed
TO have secured delegates enough to prevent an in
atrllction for Thurman. The outcome is likely
To lie much the same as 1t was with llMmcork IN
Pcnusylynnia not so much victory for Tildcn as
n defeat for Thurman.
Senator Logan has gone to Illinois again. For o
State which is sure for Grant anyway, Illinois
seems to require great deal of watching.
Mr.. Washburnos friends seem to realize that his
excessive devotion to Grant may prove disastrous
to him ~ n dark horse, for they have begun to
mike efforts In his behalf. The EceRiRg Journal, of
Chicago, has suddenly swung ont for him, declaring
him to he tho who can unite tho party by hold
ing in II the independent and German voters The
most noticcHhl" thing about this derlaratlon is the
tacit admission, from n paper which has not OPP
posed the third term. that these two classes Of
voters would be driven out vi the party II Grant
were nominated.
General Impression that Grant may be defeated
il nominated is the heaviest stumper against the
third term ut present.
Either Mr.. Randall believes Tlden wishes to run
again. or clso he thinks that the surcst way to be-
come the fnyOrte second choice Is TO shout for Til
den louder and moro earnestly than anybody else
He SAYS In Washington that he is sfOr Tildcn first,
last and all the time; that he believes he will DO
nominated on the first ballot; that all speculatons
about second choices are without the slightest foun-
dntion since 1ildcn Is SO certain Of his nominal
ton that the idea of any else obtaining 1t has
never been considered by him. As for Pennsylva-
MIA feel satisfied that Tildcn has 10 ont of the
= Delegates and will have the whole ut Cincinpati.
The Democratic masses want Iilden, and John
Kelly will havo to yield or DO alone in his OPPOSE
ton" That sounds plausible enough. but John
Kelly vii! neither yrII nor be alone, unless
n man with 10000 followers can DO said to DO
&" alone"
A favorite combination in New-Jersoy Is said to
be Blaine and WashbuTne.
1t is no secret In Illinois that Logan In training
for Il dark horse himself in case the third-term
scheme fails This accounts for the almost complete
failure of the friends of Washbumo to elect more
than handful Of delegates in his favor to tho State
Convention. There not more than six or eight
thus far and no signs of any to come. Logan has
no newspaper in his favor, unless the CHIEF Grant
organ, The Inter- fccdR, may be for him indirectly
by its unwcaricd and able efforts to mako the third
term cause us absurd possible.
Tho dccgatcs-at-large from New-Jersey to the
Chicago Convention will be selected on Thursday
from the following list: General Scwcl Samuel
GRAY. William Walter Phelps, General Fitzpatrick,
George A. Hllsey and Colonel Ioifcy or James II.
GopsilI, one of whom will be presented by Hudson
County.