New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-18

share their doubts. He felt sure that his arch
enemy would try to get the prize.
PREPARING AT CINCINNATI
A SHORT CONVENTION EXPECTED-ONLY TWO CON-
TESTED Observation-Disclosures FRIENDS ACT-
YNG QUEERLY-PAYNE's PROSPECTS,
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
CINCrNNATI June 17.-There is reason except
possible deadlock among the candidates, why the
Cincinnati Convention should not rival that
OF Chicago in length. The questions which
it took the latter Convention four days to
settle are not raised here at all. No one objects to
the unit rule or If he does object lie has not made
himself heard. No one raises the issue of district
representation or the right of a delegate from
district to speak the sentiments OF the
people they represent rather than these
of majority of State Convention Indeed,
Ncw-York Democrat said to-day that the Demo-
cratic party recognized no such theories. They had
always upheld the theory of State rights III the
Government and they upheld it in the party. They
did not recognize the idea of district representation
in the form i'll which it established by the Chi
cagO Convention.
There will be two cases of contested delegations
for the Convention to decIde-Massachusett and
Nrw-York; but neither of these need occupy much
time. In both the contestants have no case from
leRdl pOluU VI NicW' DUN lHO OutSA
Democrats Of Massachusetts and the Kelly Demo
Gratis of New-York are boilers from the regular
ORGANIZATIONS and will find it difficult to make out
n case before the Committee on Credentials. The
fact that the Butler Democrats cast the bulk OF the
party vote in Massachusetts may lead the COuven-
ton to favor some arrangement by which
| their delegation may be admitted to share
| in tho vote Of the State IN the Convention.
It is we'll understood that the regular Massachusetts
| Democrats willing to enter into such an ar
rangelnent at the time the delegates to Cincinnati
were elected but the Butler men selected an entire
delegation of their own, and after that union was
| ont of question.
SpecuIations upon the action Of the Convention
respecting the Tammany Democrats would be en-
| tirely premature. A prominent anti-Iilden man
said to-day that he did not see how the Tammany
delegation could possibly be admitted. so far
| they arc almost entirely unrepresented here
but no doubt they will be too we'll
satisfied If Mr.. Tiden should be Withdrawn
or defeated to caro- much about seats In
the Convention. A well known Tilden delegate
from Ncw-Yorlk said to-day that his delegation
would cast seventy votes none at all, intimating
that they would not submit to any divi sion of the
votes with Tammany.
These two contests are all that stand IN the way
Of speedy ballotng, and there does not seem to DO
|
| the Convention.
The Massachusetts, split is regarded with indiffer-
encc inasrnuch as the State is hOpelessy Republl-
,on. The New York split will settle itself if Tiden
10 nor nominated and if Tilden is nominated he
must be- allowed to have his own way about IL. I'm
| less the tw Othlrls rule should cause stubborn
iyht among the candidates. there Is no reason why
| tie Convention should not be moderately short
'"O' TrLDEN METHODS APPEARING.
The characteristic vacillation, hesitaDcy and pro-
craStination of Tlden politics have never been moro
strongly illustrated than at this time. delegate
berc who is probably better informed as to Mr. Ill
dcn's purposes than any other man on the ground,
stated positively last night that the New-York dele
yatiou would present TIldens name that this would
be dono in good faith and with the determine
tion that he should become the nominee. This
gentleman admits tonight that adylces have been
received within the past twcnty-four hours which
throw the whole matter again into doubt, and says
that from his present information he does not be-
lieye Mr. Tdcn will be nominated. At the Same
time changes may occur between the present time
and Saturday night. when the New-York delegation
,ueets tbe effect of which cannot be foreseen.
4 rood number of Tildcn delegates arrived here
this morning in u private car from New-YOrk. They
included William c. Whitney. Lester b. Faulkner.
chairman of the Democratic State Committee. ex-
Mayor Wickham, Peter b. Olney. James OBrien.
rIg,r r. Apgar, Fulton n. Farrson, F.
!, Stetson. and +. L. Paris and p. b.
Smalev. of Vermont. These gcntlemeu are
ell known ~ close friends Of Iilden aud to dill who
| questioned them they declared themselves as III
| favor of his nomination. MIR. Whtney's relation
shin TO Henry B. Payne puts him under suspicion
with many of being here in Mr.. Payne's interest,
though he would necessarily have como In
hahn 1pnUnfa 4.
aovs he il first last and all the time for Tilden.
| Most of these gentlemen speak In the same vein.
| oue thing seems evident, however; that most OF
| Them know very lttlo more about Tilden's plans
than the res. Of mankind. They are suspected by
MANY OF having como here as an advance
ruard ostensibIy in TIlden'S interest,
really in that of Henry B. Payne, and whether this
is so or not indications not wanting that it is
not so Most of them have undoubtedly come here
ready to know Mr. Tden's candidate without yet
| knowing whether that will be lllden himself OF
Some one else
,ng confident both of nomination and OF election,
sbould he decide TO enter the sts but say that he
re,Ilv drends, in his present physical con-
dit,op tbe wear and tear of campaign. The
| T,Idor mon seem to be as much amused at the ex-
| tr,ordinory mystery which hangs over their can
| v,ss as the outsider. When one of them was asked
to-day when he expected to get authentic
directions from Gramorcy Park. he said, "let
me, see; what is the first Tilden State on
the roll OH California; well, when Calitornia.is
colled the chairman of the delegation will get up
and ask that the State be passed for the present as
they are expecting every moment telegram from
New-York which has not come. That telegram
will he half an hour late of course" said he, but
II will come. and then We shall probably know
something about It,"
40 TILDEN "BooM" APPARENT.
II is an interesting fact bearing upon this matter
that there are no external signs whatever Of Til
den couyass The friends Of Judge Field are openly