New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-13
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Reform IS.
There will be 10 blunder at Chicago If the Rcpub-
lican party has its own way IN making mp the Con-
yention. All It needs to do 10 order to have It's way
is To- get its back 40 little and insist upon free
ton aud far cuance IN the election Of delegates.
Senator Logan is undoubtedly warmly in favor Of
Grant. Whether he viii be able to convert the Hi
nois Republican Convention to the same way Of
thinking IL another and very different matter. he
has no such power in Illinois as Cameron has in
Pennsylvania as COnkling has in NewYork. The
Republicans of Illinois likely to take che bit m
their teeth az any time and lead their leaders. If
they think Grant can be elected the fact that he
a nominal resident of tine state will have a great in
fuence upon them in favor of his nomination but
il they think his election at all doubtful, neither
! Logan nor anybody else will be able TO secure
delegation In Grants favor. AT present it Is I'M
possible % decide what thev do think, and 1t Is evil
/ dent that they are undecided None OF the Repub-
lican journals IN the State pretend to have do
| clded OPINION on the subject
The Democratic party Is consolidating on the
! conviction that It is IN the hands of 1lden. at
present il is inclined to propitate him aud beg hun
! To be mcrcful. lie undoubtedly Will be-to him.
! self
Senator Gordon comes from a section where dam
Yankee school-teachers are ostracsed. ii must be
admitted that his spelling has not been Influenced
! by these ntIudersi IT IA thoroughly Democratic.
II Grant is nominated, the man who bets on his
receiving perceptlble number of Democratic votes
| will lose his money
| Michigan wheels into line rs a strong Blaine
| State making an unexpected recruit. 1t has been
supposed by politicians that the influence exeited
by tho late Senator Chandler would be likely i'll
cline Michigan Republicans to Grant. and in all the
political calculations the Michigan delegates have
been credited to him. A thorough canvass of sixty
| towns. made by The Detroit Ners. shows this to
| have been mistake. Of3.094 Republicans whose
! opinions sought, 1000 were for Blaine, S27
for Grant, Gil for sherman. and 90 Tor Washburne.
| The most common expression of Republicans was
| that General Grant has already received all the
honors from the American people which any reason
able American should look for, yet should the Con-
vention consider ms nomination necessity OF the
| times, he would receive the support Ot the party.
John g. Thompson has his wind again. He has
| been sene5or long time, but now he resumes
| business IA a Thurman shOuter just where he left
oil by declaring that Thurman is the most formid-
able man in the Democratic race" Tor the Presi-
dency, that che IL gaining by accretion, and will
| probably be the nominee" As II boomer, Thompson
| rs unequallcd. tie always claims the most when he
| has the least hope. and ALWAYS embellisbes his
claim with fine artistic touch or two like that
| phrase gaining by accretlOn" The only "accre-
ton perceptible is The usual one Of dust TO body
| laid away on the shelf
| II is announced. as By authority, that if Tilden
had become President, Ex-Governor Curtin would
have been his Secretary of War, aud the gifted and
volumlnous Hoadey his Attorney General. 1t has
been apparent for some time that something or
other was the matter with Mr.. Curtin, and this
| seems to be an adequate explanation. AS for Hoad
| ley, il man who could declare Cronins Electoral
College of One a regular and legal organization
not entitled the position of Cipher Reform AttOr-
| ney-(icnerai, then there man IN the party
VINO WAS.
These Georgia statesmen have curious ideas about
spelling and dictionaries. 1t is only short time
| since Ben Hill startled the country with a demon
| stratiOn that Otherwise" meant the same as"
Thelast rumor of 1ildens feebleness has attracted
| a good deal more attention than IL would were IT
generally known that it originated in violent
| nntl-1ilnnn nnrnAI.