Daily globe., 1880-01-22
THE IMPoRTACE OF NEW YORK.
4 Republican Paper ,chich Comedies the
EJig IS up ii the Democrats Carry ht
Empire State.

| 4 Republican Paper tchtch COHcedeS the
EJig IS APP it the Democrats Carry the
| Empire State.
Chicago Tribune.
We think there can no longer be any doubt
that Mr.. Tilden will be the Democratic candi-
date for President i'll November next. The
most serious objection made to Mr.. Illden IS
his physical intirmity, which IS yarlously
represented. BY some it is asserted that he
is seriously paralyzed, that his strength Is
exhausted; that he is no more to N shat
tered wreck. waiting for the final but speedy
collapse. On the other nand, this IS as vehe-
mently denied, and it is claimed that in his
general health Mr.. Tilden is as vigorous as
Is consistent with his advanced years. 1t is
also given out by his enemies that Mr.. Illden
will, if elected, live out but small por-
ton of his term. But this objection has
been made use of by his friends as offering
strong indacement to some legion OF Others
to take second place on the ticket, with
a probability Of succeeding to the Presi-
dency.
Of course Mr.. Tilden's great commentator
for the nomination is the certainty which his
friends hold out of his obtaining the vote of
the State of New York,-a certainty which
they insist is not possible with any other
candidate AS the vote of New York is essen
tial to the election of the Democratic candi-
date under every condition of probabilities,
his claim that he alone can carry that State
cannot be ignored. 1t is precisely an impos-
sibility 10 elect any Democrat without the
vote of New York, so the whole contest, in
the Democratic party, Is limited by the ques-
ton, Is there any other Democrat than Til
I
sufficient answer to say that Tilden will be
opposed to John Kelly, and that he cannot
carry the State; the question remains even i'll
that case, Where is the other man who can
get the vote of New York? If Tilden demand
the nomination as personal vindcatlon,
and be refused, then The Democratic party
will be left without his aid, and Tilden's
friends assert that the Democratic party has
not carried the State of New York since 1860
except at those elections where Mr.. Tilden
devoted his brains and his money to secure
success. Without Tildens personal and
active efforts the State of New York will go
Republican by 10000 maj ,rity. 1t is more
over denied that John Kelly and Tammany
Hall can repeat the successful bolt of last
year. 1t was then personal fight against
single candidate on the State ticket, and,
tiOuG bdliiCo pClhoiioiiy ee hiiASh1 ehiS hottOi
was not candidate. That bolt was local one.
and for State Office. In 1880 Tammany
Hall will have to take the responsibility of
defeating the whole Democratic party of
the United States, and in doing this would
be Indignantly repudiated by every Demo
crat in the land. However willing Kelly and
his train bands may be to defeat Tiden,
personally, they will not and dare not put
themselves in direct and open hostility to
the whole party of the country, and defeat
the election of Democratic President.
Any expectations that Tilder, if not nomi
mated, will take any step towards electing
any other candidate must be dismissed as
idle. Tilden holds Seymour, with others,
personally responsible for the success of
Kelly's bolt in 1879. He has no interest in
any other candidate. He claims the office
as debt due him by his party and by the
country, and if he is to be repudiated at the
convention he will simply drop out Of
politics and let the State of New York go
whithelsoever it will.
Another story circulated by the anti-Til
den Democrats is that, if Tilden will agree
to decline the nomination as soon as made,
he can be nominated unanimously;
and it is even intimated that he
might indicate his successor, and
Sam Randall is mentioned IS one
who would be acceptable if he could only
get Tilden to agree to this arrangement. The
fact that Tildeu's opponents make this sug
gestion is an evidence of their conscious
weakness. If they did not feel that the old
man holds the fate of the party in his own
| hands, and that his nomination is an absO-
lutte necessity, they would never make such
an absurd proposition. Talk and rant as
| they may, the Democratic party, North and
South, East and West know that Tilden
must be- nominated that the party has
really no other candidate; and that, unless
! he be the candidate, the convention will
practically vote an abandonment of
the contest. The vote of New
| York is as essential to Demo
cratic success as sis the vote of the Solid
| South, and Tilden is absolute master of the
situation. The nomination of Tilden by the
Democrats will narrow the election to
small area. New York will be the battle
ground, with some contest in New Jersey,
Connecticut and Indiana. 1t will make no
difference who may be the Republican candi-
date as against Tllden-the whole election
will turn upon the result in New York and
the other three States named. Tilden
must obtain twelve votes besides the Solid
South and New York, and outside of these
three States ne has not the remotest chance
of q vote.