, 1880-02-26

The National Convention which is to meet
in Cincinnati June % next is Mr.. Tilden's
Convention. This is becoming more and
more evident every day. The choice of Gin
cfnnati was determined by Mr.. Tilden's
friends, and it proves to be entirely accept
able to all who are known to be favorable to
his nomination. We warned the Chicago
Democrats in advance that, if they desired to
secure. the location Of the Convention in this
city, they must persuade the Tilden faction
that the local influences Of Chicago would be
favorable to his nomination. They failed to
do this. Alr. Tilden had become impressed
with the idea that the managing Democrats
in Chicago were opposed to him; and, being
either right in this impression or c1inging to
it in spite Of Chicago assurances to the con-
trary, he threw his influence in favor Of Cln-
cinnati and that city was chosen.
Washington adyices that describe the con-
test between rival cities for the Convention
prize represent that the Cincinnati people
made hit by carrying banners upon which
was emblazoned the following legend: " Gin
cinnati-Our Convention gave you the last
Democratic President, and will give you the
next" This referred to Buchanan, who was
nominated at Cincinnati. But this reminis-
cence could scarcely be pleasant or effective;
for, IL the people believed that the Democratic
National Convention this year Intends to
nominate a counterpart of Buchanan for
President a prejudice would thus be founded
which could notbe overcome and would make
defeat doubly sure. Cincinnati might just rs
well have reminded the country that Horace
Greeley was nominated in that city. The
claim of having nominated one man who,
more than any other man who lived at the
North, was responsible for the subsequent
party disasters, and another man who was
overwhelmingly defeated, Is not claim I1ke-
~ to arouse much enthusiasm for Cincinnati
as convention city among the Democrats.
The fact is that the Cincinnati banners and
their inscriptions had nothing whatever to
do with the choice Of that city, which was
due entirely to Mr. Tilden's dfctum. 1t is
understood that the old gentleman has con-
ciliated the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Gill
cinnati crowd, and the fact that he was sus-
tanned in his preference by the representa-
tiyes of the "Solid South" shows that he has
4 stronger hold upon Southern support than
has been generally supposed during the last
two or three years.
The satisfaction which the Co1trfcr-Jo1tr-
nat expresses in double-leaded editorial at
the selection Of Cincinnati is also a1other cyl
dence that Tilden decreed that the Conven-
tion should go there. Probably nobody Is
better informed as to Mr. Tilden's plans and
preferences than Mr.. Watterson, and the lat
ter says in the article we refer to that with
out the assent OF the friends Of Mr.. Tllden,
who have not shown themselves very partlc-
ular on this point, Cincinnati could not have
been chosen, and was chosen for reasons
which are perfectly satisfactory to Mr' III
den and his friends" That ought to settle
all doubt as to Tilden's agency in the affalr.
Moreover, the Co,trier-Jo,t17ldl makes Tor
mai announcements of Mr.. Tilden's candidacy
in the following terms:
It is our fixed opinion that, with g single ex-
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