Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-05-14
TiIden Still ON Ton.

The Democrats of New York have
held their State Conventions, There
were not three, as some expected, but
there were two, which was really just
as bad. The Democracy of the Empire
State is now put together on the bicycle
plan, only the wheels persist in running
in opposite directions. They did that
at Syracuse yesterday, and will at the
polls in November unless something
extraordinary should occur to prevent
it,
The net result of yesterday may be
very briefly stated: The regular Con-
vention, the only one which can have
any formal recognition at Cincinnati,
was run entirely in the Tilden interest.
The seventy delegates designated 20 at
tend the National Convention were in
structed to vote as a unit, and to insist
upon the two-thirds rule. This is not
all. The Convention clinched the nail
beyond all chance by declaring that if
any delegate refused to vote with the
majority, his seat should be thereby
vacated and given to some one else
chosen by the delegation. The effect
will be that the Chairman of the dele
cation will, upon every rolEcall, an
nounce that New York casts her seven
ty votes for Samuel j. Tilden, or what
ever motion may be made in his inter-
est. Unless death orparalysis comes to
iitSsrescue, the Democracy cannot Shake
off 1.-the old man of the sea-" he is
sure of at least little more than one
third of the National Convention at the
! outset, and his strength is so very posi-
tive and personal that it will be abso-
lutte in its mastery of the situation. Be-
! tween the unit rule made final, and the
\ maintenance of the customary two
thirds rule, Gramerey Park has the
necessary upper and neither mill-stones
for grinding out the desired Tilden
grist.
Mr.. Kelly, the boss of Tammany Hall
4 and Tilden's enemy, was a member of
the St. Louis Convention of 1876. He
made a speech to the delegates, in
which he insisted that Tilden could not
carry New York He proved false
prophet. He will not be member OF
\ the Cincinnati Convention, and to his
prediction that Tilden cannot carry
New York in 1880, the friends of the
latter will reply, ''That was yom
/ prophecy four years ago. You were
mistaken then, and your opinion now is
entitled to no 'weight.'n The Re.
pubicans did not expect to carry
that State in 1876. TiTden had
it's entire patronage in his hands,
was generally popular, and Mr.. Conk.
ling was lukewarm in the support OF
Mr., Hayes Now the State Govern
ment is Republican, and Mr.. Conkling
will cordially support whoever is nomi-
mated, even though it be Blaine OF
sherman. Kelly is still the supreme
i power in New York city politics, and
can at least prevent the usual wholesale
! frauds of the Democracy in that city,
and, under the circumstances, will dc
so. In effect, that will be a very seri.
Gus bolt. HH
4 The State Convention of the KellyiUes
yesterday not only appointed delegates
to Cincinnati, but nominated Electors
at-Large. They also pronounced very
strongly in favor of Horatio Seymour
for President. That disposes of him.
He cannot be taken up now, Tne Ma
tional Convention will not dare TO nom
mate the pet of the boilers. That would
be too palpabe and gross an insult
| to the regulars of the party to be
thought Of .e....,g .
On the whole, then, while the Re
publican nomination is still in doubt
the Democracy might as well surrender
now without reservation to SAMUEL j
Tilden, with English, OF Indiana, Palm
er, of Illinois, or some other Western
man, as candidate for Vice President
Chicago Journal.