New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-03

to do would be to stop the work OF COMING
them, but too many members are AFRAID OF Cno
record they made during the silver cl@|e ioi
this course to be adopted
There is nothing mean about voorhees,
When the gigantic River and Haroor Jop
came I'D in the Senate yesterday, he SAID the
Treasury was OVERLOOKING with money ana
declared that he wanted 10 see rivers OF silver
flowing through Indiana. Then he reached out
and helped his fellow Democrats grab another
million or two. Instead of acting as checK
to the plundeTing propensity OF the HOUSE
the Senate has swollen the appropriations
made by the bill from eight millions to nearly
ten adding nearly every item which the House
lacked the eifrontery to adopt. A.spccimen
item is the one for lmprO wing the Shenandoah
River stream which is navlgabe Tor noun
ing but skiffs, which has railroad running
along its valley for nearly its entire length
and which thousands of soldiers remember was
only ankle deep when they waded it during
the war.
There is no discount on Mr.. Tildens sagacitY
rs q practical politician. His view OF the
situation at Chicago is as nearly correct as
any that could be got yesterday. lie said 10
visitor that Grant would not be nominated ana
that the successful candidate would be either
Blaine or a dark horse. That's the way IL ap-
pears TO most people who look at the prospect
in the light of the facts already developed ana
of the history of previous National ConVeh-
lions. Grant is already beaten unless his
friends have found some secret method to
secure the votes of the Southern delegates
elected to oppose him. AS soon as the thlrd-
term managers find they are lighting lost
battle they will seek 10 transfer their forces TO
some other candidate. They may rally on
Sherman and nominate him, but this is not
probable from the fact that Sherman ana MS
supporters have antagOnized their scheme and
helped overthrow it, 1t is much mole likely
that they will take up Edlnunds or Window,
each of whom has q nucleus of strength, or
bring out an entirely fresh man. Then the
final struggle would be between Blaine and
the second choice of the Grant men, whoever
he may be, just as it was between Blaine and
HAYES IN the Cincinnati Convention IN 1876.
No one need DO anxious about the future Of
the Republican party OF its success next
November, whatever turn such contest may
take. After the downfall OF the thlld-telm
conspiracy the question at Chicago will be
one of men and not principle and nc mau Is
likely to be nominated who is not worthy to
lead the Republican hosts to v"toIy.
The chief interest at Chicago last night
centred in the work of the Committee on
Credentials FIrst the Committee took up the
case of Rapier, of Alabama who was duly
appointed delegate by the State Convention
rafn cu1 credentials
because he declined to sign pledge to vote
for Grant Bya vote of 81 TO - the Com
mittee decided to report in his favor. Next
came the cases of Warner and Smith, of
Alabama, who were elected by o District Con-
vention and we're set aside by the State
Convention because they were not Grant men,
These cases involved the whole principle OF
the right of districts to choose their own
representatives without being subj 'Ct to having
their action Overruled by O State Convention.
The Committee postponed vote upon them
10 hear arguments in the Illinois Cases, which
| raise substantially the same issue. At tins
writing Q:30 a. N.Y. no vote has been reached
| but the action taken in the Rapier case may
be accepted as d certain indication that all the
| Alabama and Illinois contestants Will be
| reported as entitled to seats. This action, If
indOrsed by the Convention, as there is every
reason for thinking 1t will be, will take %
votes from the Grant column and add them
| to the anti-Grant forces. The other contests
are mainly those Of Grant men against regular
anti Grant delegates, and have little or no
ground of right to stand upon. 1t looks ms if
the report of the Committee would be death
blow to the candidacy of General Grant.
lie is reported III our dispatches to be losing
| strength constantly.