New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-19
THE CINCINNAT GATHERING.

| IUC NOIlN NIliNu IiCCNS IVA
week will have to consider the claims Of nearly
twenty possible candidates. AT least ten OF
these are likely to have votes at the outset. AT
Chicago the fight was upon questions Of rIinci-
pie. The third term and the unit rule, qucS-
tons reaching down to the first principles of
representative government, occupied twO-thirdS
of the time, and controlled more than five
siXths of the votes Of the Convention. At Gin
cinnati, the controversy will BIZ as to the de
sirablencss and availability of men. Not much
of the time of that Convention, it is probable,
will be consumed i'll any other work save the
discovery of the man who can secure the most
woes.
Nominally, the list is long one. But 1t will
be shortened if the conditions under which the
Convention will art are considered. One of
two things the Convention will be compelled to
choose at the outset to stake all upon the re-
suit Ill Ohio, by taking the head Of the ticket
from that State, or to look elsewhere for the
head if not for both candidates. 1t was the
general opinion of Republicans, as soon as Cen
eral Garfield vas nominated. that the Demo-
Gratis would he unwiSc to select Il Prc>i-
dental candidate from that State. The same
opinion has recently appeared to control the
course of many Democrats who had been dis
posed to re gard Mr.. Payne or Mr. Thurman or
Mr.. Jewett as tie lOngest candidate.
Another thing the Convention will have 10
consider: whether il can AFFORD to nominate
Southern man and Il sympathizer with the Re
bellon. II is pretty safe to say that it will not
try the experiment. The Solid South will have
to pay the penalty for lis overwhelming
strength in the Democratic party. Because it
is so strong that it Can absolutely rule the party
in any caucus or Convention, it will not venture
to identity the party with the rcbcllOus section
by its nomination of candidate. If other
reasons were wanting for the dcf,at Of Mr..
Bayard, they could he found. He is Il cOnSpic-
uOus rival Of Mr.. Tiden, was proposed long
ago by Tammany, and is one of the few prom-
nent Democrats who have been heartily in favor
of hard money, and. opposed to the TcvOlu-
tiOnary madness of the extra session. Mr..
Bayard may thus be counted out of the race, as
well as DR.. Green, President of the Western
Union. and any other Southern men who have
been named.
The great question in the Convention will
he one of 10 practical consequence to the
peOplc-whcthcr the cry of fraud his any fOun-
dation If Mr. Tdcn was law fully and hight
fully elected III 1876, as Democrats have
claimed then it would be direct
of his personal integrity to pass
him by except by his own consent. His
ability Is not questioned. He is active and
vigorous enough to accomplish more in tho
way of managing the party and the Convention
than any other candidate. If anybody else
is nominated, not at MI. Tilden's request, the
Convention will give Nj. TIld II a slap in the
face which may not result pleasantly when the
votes from NeWYOTk are counted. This con-
sideratiOn may not suffice to make Mr. Tildcn the
But the party well knows that it will
take long risks Of defeat if 1t makes any nOmi-
nation that is not satisfactory to Mr. Tilden,
and the chances are strong that, with Ohio
hopeless and no prospect of getting enough
Western States to win, the Convention will
not take that risk This consideration, if po-
tent with the Convention, will put aside not
only Mr.. Seymour. who has declined again, but |
General Hancock, Governor Hendricks, Mr.. |
Hewitt, Governor English, Of Connecticut, and |
Governor Parker, of New-Jersey. In open hos