New-York tribune., 1880-03-01
HOPES OF THURMAN's SUPPORTERS.

THEY THINK THE ANTI-TLDEN ELrMENTs WILL
CONCENTRATE UPON THE OHIO SENATOR
Among the most active and prominent of the Dem
ocratic politicians of Ohio is Colonel William l..
Brown, Editor of The YOnngstOwn Vindtcdfor. Col
ouel Brown in a talk with a TRIBUNE reporter has
given hopeful view of Senator Thurman's pros
poets for the Presidential nomination.
Thurman has gained ground steadily for tho
mast two months. :" he said. The opponents of MIR.
1lden,s denomination find that he is the best man
to concentrate upon and this conviction WI Drlng
him more and more into prominence. liiuk t ~ -
almost as good as settled that ONO VIII support
lin, in the Convention with unanimlty, ana II
Ohio is solidly for him he will get three-tourthS OF
the Southern vote" s,
i" low will Indiana standF go u
"If Mr.. Hendricks retires she will naturally go
for Thurman" anu, ,; h.hoIrYy
"Are the friends of Tden active in his behalf !.
Much moro SO than they were few weeks ago
narticnlorly i'm the South The feeling in that sec
tion is strongly hostile to making HIM candidate
again. but there is no telling what MI lilden may
accomplish with his efforts 10 change that sentiment
or TO get the delegations IN spite OF IT., ...
"D0 you then regard the race as being between
Tilden and Thurman y ~ ~.
"As it looks now but much will depend on the
action of your party. If You nominate Ur'hI ~
Chicago may think 1t necessary To take q III mil l.
torv man and in view of this contingency there is
a good deal OF talk about Hancock among u.s. nul
If YOU take either Blaine or sherman there VIII De
no reason for running q soldier as Our nominee.
linen think the contest in the Convention VIII ne
between The Tilden and the antl-lllde elements,
ard the latter will be more likely TO rally upon
Thurman than upon Hendricks or any Other man.
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY AT CHICAGO.
PROBABILITY THAT 1T WILL GO To NEw-YoRK III
GRANT Is NoMINATED-GESERAL wooDFORDs )
CHANCES.
A local politician, speaking of the TACT that
in the discussion Of the OF Republican candidates
for the Presidency little nothing is said about the
nomination Tor the YicePresldency remarked to lRIf
TINE reporter recently that Grant should be successful
the second place on the ticket would be yeu 70 AS"-
York
"WhO woud get 1t ~ he was asked
"Not Wheeler, for two Teasons--he wouldn't turn MS
hand over to have the place again, and the Conkns
neople won't present him as their candidate They are
not hostile to him. but they don't particularly ike him
Probably ;hey will take up General Woodiord''
"Is Woodford Grant mar"
$50 understand. Grant and Woodford would SOMA
we'll Woodford has lots OF friends In the West and
South and II NewYOrk should ask for his nomination
he wOd sweep the Convention. The southern delegates
will ALI 90 in for him His presence at The ChlH9h fl
gained him their good VIII, and as they are not kc
have candi late Of their own thev Wii very Hd'uI"iS
euDuOrf MIN as the choice OF New 1OIk"
IAN this depends, suppose, on the nomination OF
"oh' OF course II B'ane should win. tho yicePres
dency viii 20 somewhere out West-nobody can tel
where--to Iowa Illinois perhaps, or 70 inc Iac nc
coast. By the way, why wouldn't Washburne D" the
rirht mani Blaine and Washhuruc-sOunds nrs'r'te'
don't in Then It would sort Of piacate the Grant men,
yOu Know
GRANT DELEGATES FRON DRACUT. MASS.
BosTON. Feb 2Q.-Thc town Of Diacut last
night selected Grant DELEGATES 10 the State Con'en-
tiOn.