New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-26

Tleuext step in the Grant combination is the Sc
curing Of Illinois, - DELEGATES Tho state ConveE-
from ha, uot been called yet, hut the plan Of the
ruf managers WELL ue 10 have T. held at as early
date :5 possible.
Ttl.eyidcnt 90 1l' careful! observers of tie p'it-
zeal situation that thc Democrats are more hopeful
than they have been for .iX months few weeks
ago the chances of clccllug Democratic President
IN November were SO poor that many possible can
,idatcs made no secret Of their opinion that a nom
nation was not q desirable thing this year Now
fine case Is very different. The contest Tor the NOM
nation hqs become 80 earnest that Mr.. Iild"u ~ IN
moro danger OF losing il than he has ever been.
WHAT is the cause of this changer Is II due 10
sllppo,cd prospect of n Republican blnndcrt lhls
Is a question winch will saud great deal OF earnest
Republican contemplation.
Mr. Tilden has made up his mind that Grant Is to
he renouinated. In bis letter to the Boston Demo
Gratis written on Saturday last he says the danger
which darkens the whole future OF our country Is
that "indolntc eligibility will degenerate into
nrocticol life tenure of the Pres dency, and the
ncoolc must choose between the Republic aud the
EmDre.' He jumps into tho combat IN advance
like a man who j. delighted 10 discover an Issue
which Will cover the fragments Of the exploded
fraud platform. There are many other Democrats
of the same tulnu'
rhe news comes from Indiana that Hendricks has
finally discovered that he has no Presidential
chances and is willing to compromise on the promise
ola Cabinet position. The AttOuney-Gencraship Is
nrobobly what he wants. As there is very little
rhauce of his getting II, there Is no necessity for
So,uv apythug about his fitness especially there
smoothing to be hald.
II has been discovered over again that BayarG
was a warm secession sympaihizcr during the war;
lie has beautiful record of that complexion which
tire Rcpnblicans were calmly waiting to unfold in
case the Democratic party permitted by Mr.. Til
den To nominate him for President, but the fun has
been spoiled now by nervous Democrats who have
unfinished part of the record in advance.
The Democratic party is pulling itself together
for final effort to get away from Tilden. Betting
~ about even
A call signed by w. II. Barnum mule broker. for
"an citizens of the United States. irrespective of
mast political associations or differences, who can
mite with MS in the effort for pure, economical aud
Constitutional Government" to join with the Demo
Gratis in clectng delegates to their National Con
vention. ought To start RciOrm boom. As u pro
ne lliug moral engine, boosting party loaded down
with cipher dispatches. fraud and claims, Barnum
is tremendous.
Senator Bayard is clearly as bitter n Democratic
partisa now as no was in 1861, when he expressed
such warm sympathy with secession. In a letter to
the recent Democratic ovo feast in Boston he de-
clared that there was spirit Of seotlonalism in
the Democratic party to-day, and then placed HIM
self In thorough accord with the revolutionary at
titude of his party during the extra session, by