New-York tribune., 1880-04-10
Finley ''repudiates" Tilden, and thus plugs up a
big leak In the barrel

big leak In the barrel
Amid the varying fortunes of the Grant boom the
Democratic party remains steadily solid Tor him'
This must be great consolation to the anxious
Third Iermers.
.Blaine's strength In Michigan, as we'll as every
where ese seems to be rapidly increasing At the
elections on Monday vote was taken on the Re-
publican Presidential question. Arequest that this
be done was sent to each voting precinct by The De-
trOit Post and Tribune In some cases this proved
impracticabe and in Others only portion OF the Re-
pubcans voted on tho subject. The first batch Of
returns received shows an astonishing preponder-
ance in favor of Blame. In 1876 voting precncts
scattered through forty-one counties, he received
1O021 votes; Grant. 2,648, Sherman. $40; Wash
burne, 361; Edmunds, 1873; scattering, TIA. This
shows Blaine TO have nearly twice as many votes as
all other candidates, and nearly four times as many
as Grant That missing popular demand" isn'C III
Michigan either apparently.
That Vicc-Presldentia boom for English. of lndi-
ana, was started after elaborate preparation.
six-cOumn sketch of his life was published slmul-
taneously in several Democratic newspapers. much
as if it had been prepared by the TIlden Literary
Bureau and sent out with the usual reward of 80
IN case Of publication. Of course the publication
subjected Mr.. English to series Of interviews. in
which he declared that he was not candidate for
Vice President, did not want the place, but II the
nomination were to come to him 1t would be on
honor which he could not and would not decline.
That makes everything lovely, and shows the
Democracy IN advance what 1T will have to do at
Cincinnati. provided the barrel proves to be the
final citadel of power in the election of delegates.
Kentucky and Missouri are said to be booming for
n Third Term. and we are Informed that Grant will
"sweep" both. Probably but what the Republi-
can party wants to do is to provide for the sweep
ing" of Il few doubtful States after the nomination,
rather than lot of sure Democratic States before.
Tilden is too feeble to stand excitement Tam
many says. Seymour is troubled with bis heart,
and can't bear excitement of any kind, the Tlden-
ties say. The party should advertise for healthy
statesman. David Davis would answer by tele-
graph.
Connecticut is one of the States which will be fair
fighting ground this FALL and the third-termers will
DO well to remember that at the convention In
New Haven made I'D Of representative Republicans
no advocates of the ex-Presdents nomination ap-
peared. 1t isn't safe to make too many States
doubtful.
The Democratic brethren who are encouraging
themselves with accounts of Mr. Tilden's paralytic
gait and cacheciio look will find small comfort in the
more significant fact that his barl fairly bulges
with robust health.
George c. Gorham says Grant is the only candi-
date, and IS sure to be nominated This is hard. III
q prediction of success from GOrham won't kill
the Third-term movement nothing will. He has
never failed set.
Thurman is right. His party can't afford to steal
any more till after election.
The Southern Congressman ore talking with much
boldness against Tilden, and pret inding to
think his nomination would cause the Democracy
to lose five or six Southern States This is very
passabe sample of tafy. but 1t viii deceive nobody
The South is ut present engaged simply in striking
Tilden for terms 1t does not like his Southern
Claims attitude. and is hoping to scare him out of
it; but if he goes to CINCINNATI with Dearly
ability TO unite his party in New-YOrk, the South
will stop ITS bullying, and support him as eolidly
cratic candidate losing six Southern States or one
Southern State. that is too absurd an idea for
serious discussion.