New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11
Tldon will run as a Reformor and an Innocent.


Tilden will run as a Reformer and an Innocent.
The inability of the Courts 10 agree with the
Democratic party on points of constitutional law
has become chronic The patriotic and unpic indlce
Democratic Editor regards ne f,ct "s " die"H'u'
misfortune 10 the rrpu alton Of the Courts.
There hes becn a systematic effort dining the pas
week 10 spread abroad the impression ihat S,crc-
iary Sherman WIS about 10 retire from the field as
"a Presidential candidate. j. faci, rumor was i"i-
erraphed from Washington that hc would presently
/ announce hs withdrawal. Mi Warner VI. BATE
man. of Cincinnati, who j. chairman OF the Nhcr-
man National Committee, says there is not one word
Of truth I'm The statement. "On the contrary" ne
tells the Washington correspondent OF The curtin
natl Commercial, Nr. Shcrmm's friends believe
that be stands a hopeful chance 81 tccei'Ins the
nomination. They have never claimed. aud do rot
expeci. that be will be nominated on tne hr>t hA!-
lot hut they dO expect t4at he "'ii sn"" ,,,ir"
strength at the opening ana Increase as the bai"l-
! ting goes on Toe possibility or ms WI'iu'i" tlE
has never been cOntoup plated ana So ol course, t1c
| idch of throwing his strength t0r " asHDdine or
| Blaine has never been entertained. coming "oWh
/ ~ particulars as 10 Shrlna, sf'ns'' ,ir
B,trnan saws they count on OuiO's - votes az the
start with consIderabe support from tue Northern
Stotcs and al least half of the 218 Southern dele
/ oafes They have Z of the 10 delegates already
! elected from Nogth Carolina. and count surely ulon
! S more. giving them 10 oi 'h' ~
| Ar.uor. is circulating 90 Maine that Garceion
thinks of leaving the state and taking up hi, RESI-,
.dcncc m Georgia His medical practice has been
nearly anuihlatcd by his political career. and he
| thinks he could build mp q new one iu the South
onlclcr chan IN amy less cougcu.al section. lie IL
! r,cht The South viii WELCOME him rs q brother
| and display tnat pride Oh hls political Numbering
| ginc which Name 50 co.uiy wiihhoids ID he Is 20
/ ng he would show "lsdoI b9 starting before Nj.
/ Hule's Committee gets hoiu ol mn.
sprngeris said to have lcfr Washington foi Cipher
Aucy to consul, The Sage GA the subject of stealing
! that seot from Minnesota. The advice he Will get
will prohably be TO procrastuate' tin after tie
! November elections before taking action. II VIII
be slrr 10 seal che then. and the same results
! will hr acCOmp lsbed.
Georgia is said 10 be solid for rllden. The whole
! Souih WILL bee by the time IT,, delegates are lodged
! IN those $40 rooms IN Cincinnati. The twist is
! working.
! The climate Of Maine has suddenly become too
! torrid to be healthy for Democrats.
II "a regularly claimed by the third-term mana
qcrs chat Kentucky Republicans are solid for Grant,
and that hc will have the solid vote of the delegation
If C.icago There are no facts 10 sustain this as
! sertion, On the contrary counties havc spoken
bv tine election Of delegates, and OF these four are
for Grant and TWO Tor Sherman. All the Office
holders. a Kentucky correspondent OF The Cincinnati
| Commercial writes are working Tor bfdnt, but IN
more than twO-thiT1s of the counties oi the state
! Lain sherman is the choice Of large majority of
| the Republicans. iu Central Kentucky fOur-hfths
! nf the leading Republicans have expressed them
| selves IN favor of sherman
| strong Tildcn wave Is sweeping over Washing
tou II has not only created demonstration IN the
| U,use bnt mas caused the correspondents Of the
| D,rocratic press to announce unanimously that
! berc can no longer be any doubt that llldcn has
! tol,en the field An elaborate secret history of
the rildcn revival IS gwen by the correspondent of
! The Cincinnati Enquirer, who obtained It from poll
tician in the confidence Of the IIlden syndicate.
| Summed No briefly il is that IN February linden
oavo M ali hope OF being elected # nominated. and
made ND his mind to retire He called together
few friends and read to them letter which he had
nrcnars1 for publication announcing his with
dr,yoI from public life and politics. The action of
| the Pennsylvania Republican Convention, however
oo,,,;,c.d HIM that Grant would be renOminated
AMI tEat with the third term rs an issue the Demo-
| crots cnlld win He therefore. called MS friends
t',etber again announced that he had recOnSidered
his resolution burned mp his letter, and decided 10
| RIM again Another report SAYS Illden declined all
! nronostion Tor reconciliation with Kelly lntl-
| mating that he didn't care a button what Kelly
| rs doinV or might do. All of which the gentle
reoder can believe not as he chooses. The portion
which IA undoubtedly true. but IL not news, Is the
! fact that he has decided to he renominated
4 shrek in behalf of State Sovereignty from
rho Virginia Legislature, which has just voted for
| Reputation. is edItyng and Impressive.