Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-07
4 PARTY HOPELESSLY DIVIDED

Enough bad blood has been stirred up dur
ing the proceedings of the Chicago conven-
ton to give the Democratic party the Ger
tainty of success in case it shall act with
wisdom and discretion at Cincinnati on the
22d inst. All of the leaders of the Repub-
lican party Shave been arrayed in hostile
factions, each fighting the others with all the
acrimony usually evinced between political
foes. 1t is not at all probable-indeed it is
scarcely possible-that these divisions and
bitternesses can be healed or forgotten in the
course of few short months, and the omar
rels that have had their inception at Chicago
will be continued all through the campaign.
resulting in bolts in many of the States and
q general decentralization of the party.
Whichever of the contestants succeeds IN
carrying off the nomination this week can
not hope to secure the full strength of the
party. Things have got to such pass that
if the Senatorial triumvirate fails of sue
cess they will lend aid and comfort
to the opponents of the party throughout the
campaign. If they succeed, they in turn will
be accused of bulIdozing or bribery. AL
ready the air is full of rumors of attempts to
dishonesty influence the votes of delegates
and it is charged that the Grant managers
have made overtures to nearly all the negro
delegates from the, South. Most of them are
in the market, and will sell their influence
and votes to the factions that will bid the
highest. If any such methods are employed
by the successful candidates it will be known
long before ths election, and serve to keep
alive the animosities engendered.
The Democratic party will have manifest
advantage from the start. The Cincinnati
convention can avoid the errors into which
the Republicans have fallen, avoid all wrang-
lings, and by nominating man of recogniz-
ed ability and honesty-a statesman of ma
iional reputation-oan render success
at the polls certainty. There is no lack Of
good material in the party. At least score
have been named, either one of whom would
prove a capable, upright and honorable chief
magistrate of the nation. No word i'm.
peaching any of them-save perhaps one
has ever been spoken, nor can such words be
uttered with truth. Either of these men
would not only command the entire
strength of the Democracy majority
party of the country-but would draw large
" from the ranks of the disafected among
the Republicans.
There is little probability that there
will be an organized bolt from the Republican
party. Those who are displeased with thu
action of the Chicago convention will con
tent themselves with either voting for tn
Democratic party or staying away from tn
polls. The apathy that seems to be inevita
BILE as a consequence of its action will be e1
,stensive enough to draw from the party sew
eral hundred thousand votes, and SOM
States that are now regarded as reliably Re
publican will prove to be Egood debatabl
ground, with the chances in favor of tn
Democrats. Everything at present look
favorable for sweeping Democratic victor.
in November, and unless the party represen
tatives commit some gross and unnecessar.
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