New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06


that had been subjected to this treatment
1t has been known for some time that q ma
iOrity of the Pennsylvania delegates FAVOR MI
Blaine, and that q large number were prlVateIy
declaring their purpose to vote for him on the
first ballot, as we'll as their hostility to the
denomination of General Grant under any cir
cumstances. It has also been known that many
of these delegates have been so formally in
structed for Blame by their constituents some
at the Conventions that appointed them, others
by actual elections under peculiar PennsW-
yania statute,-that to have voted for Grant
would have been political suicide at home. For
over fortnight there has been talk among these
men of uniting in a written declaration OF their
purpose. Senator Cameron was fully advised OF
this. and he has done all he could to prevent it
with what plentiful lack of success the Phil
adelpha letter this morning shows. Eleven
of the twelve Philadelphia delegates, at a meet
ing held for conference, announced their inten-
ton of supporting Mr. Blaine, and appointed
committee to inform Senator Cameron of their
action. No doubt delegates from other parts
of the State will follow their example. The
movement is in deadly earnest. These men
mean to support Mr.. Blaine, with or without
Senator Cameron's leadership as the case may
be- He may deem it wise eventually to seem
to lead them where they are determined to go.
Two illustrations were presented yesterday
in different States of the curious relations of
Mr.. Tiden and his party, which constitute an
unprecedented situation in politics. The Dem
ocratic Committee of this State met in this city,
and unanimously reelected as Chairman and
Secretary respectively those faithful followers
of Mr.. Tilden-Messrs. Faulkner and Manning.
When the State Committee was formed 1t was
found that only three anti-Tilden men were
members. Two of these were absent yester-
day, and the third was silent, or has become
| Tilden man. Yet in this solid body OF MIR. Til
denis friends there was no expression OF opinion
| in favor of his nomination. sMr. Faulkner, so
| far from making any such expression, takes
mains to say that q the delegation Is not neces-
"sarily for Mr.. Tilden," not being "pledged to
"any one." Every one of these men, like every
| one of the New-YOrk delegates to Cincinnati,
| unuuestionably stands ready to support the
| candidate who Is not q candidate in case he
decides to be a candidate. But of his intentions
they doubtless know as little as the members
| of the New Hampshire Democratic COnventiC n,
which yesterday elected ten delegates to Gin
cinDati whose votes or Obedient support in all
matters Mr. Tilden will have as he chooses. A
witty Democrat said the other day that there was
the same obstacle to Mr.. Tilden's parting with
the secret of his intentions as to the philoso-
piers discovery of the universal sOlvent-no
vessel would hold either Whether the DEM
ocratic dictator has taken his friends into his
confidence or not the course of recent events
seems to show that the mass Of his party will
be kept in ignorance until after the Chicago
| Convention, at least.