New-York tribune., 1880-06-23
CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
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ace what NewYork would do before declaring their
preference. Great bodies move with great momen-
tum, and it may be that the forco of solid NewYOrk
and Ohio will be so great as to boom" Payne
through the Convention.
So much has been said about Paynes qualifica-
tions aud dsqualiications a candidate. the ele
ments of his strength and sources of his weakness
In dispatches sent during the last two three DAYS.
that it is unnecessary to repeat them here. 1t is not
certain that he will be nominated. but he is more
formidable as candidate tonight than
he has been at any previous time, and
he and Bayard may become the two great
prominent figures in the Convention, as Blame
and Grant were at Chicago three weeks ago but 1t
Is not to be expected that the friends of either will
stand by and vote for them with any such persist
ency as was displayed at Chicago The forces
which stand behind the two Democratic favorites
here are comparatively raw troops. and one OF he
copmapders is but little known to the great mass
of his followers. Neither inspires much enthusi-
asm and the delegates who will vote for either
will be very likely to desert him without much re-
gret if they any personal or political advantage
to be gained by so doing. 1t woud not be surpris-
ing therefore, to see both of these leading candi-
dates disappear after a short struggle, and one of
the at present weaker candidates carry off the
prize.
SPEAKER RANDALL AGGRIEvED.
Speaker Randall must not be forgotten in any re-
view OF the Sltuatl0n tO-nlgnt. One tulHS "olthy
of remark is that there is concert of action be-
tween his friends and those who directly repre-
sented Mr. Tden. Sneaker Randall is said to feel
much hurt not only because Payne should have
been chosen by - the Old Man to be the recipient
of the votes in the Convention that would have
been cast for him if he had been candidate before
the Convention, but also because he was not taken
into Mr.. Tilden's confidence about his withdrawal,
but was left to shift for himself we'll as he could
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confessed that there is widespread SYM
pathy for Mr. Randall, even among those who
are not friendly to his candidacy He certainly de-
served better treatment, for during the last three
years Mr. Tilden has had more faithful and loyal
friend and Supporter than the Speaker Oh the House.
and no one who has been able to serve hIn more IL
is very hatural therefore, that Mr.. Randall and his
immediate friends should have no Affiliations with
the Tilden men of the Ncw-YOrk delegation who
have gone to the support of Payne but that he
should have friendly relations with Paynes most
powerful rival, Senator Bayard.
It was reported last night that Randall might
poss,blv Withdraw in favor of Bayard, and present
the latteIs name to the Convention. That arrange
ment was not perfected. but there has been to-day
some change in the plans of the Randall men, They
have decided that it will be wise not 10 put Randall
at the start rs a candidate, antagonishc to all the
Others and competing with all the Others for votes,
but to hold him IN reserve in readiness to be brought
upon tie course at the proper time as compromise
candidate Speaker Randall will not therefore, be
placed in nomination, it IS understood, before the
balloting begins, and no vote will be cast
for him by the Pennsylvania delegation at
the start His 20 or so votes Will proOa-
bly, be divided between Hancock and Bayard
By this arrangement RandaPs friends hope III the
End to secure large portion both of the Hancock
and Bayard following. II cannot be learned that
Randall has gained any strength during the last
twepty-four hours, unless his friends have lald the
foundation for alliance with the Bayard men
which will be beneficial to him at some stage OF the
contest. In other respects his position as candi-
date has not changed. If he gets the nomination 1T
will be an accident.
SOME OF THE LESSER LIGHTS.
General Hancock, the other Pennsylvania candl-
date seems to me to have no headway to-day. A
friendly estimate of his vote the first ballot has
been sent you in other dispatches but it is alto
eetber too favorable his vote will fall far below
the total there gwen Hancock seems likely to
drop out of the contest early and yet the situation
s now so chaotic that would not be surprising II
even Hancock should develop unsuspected strength.
1t is the unexpected that always happens. and
nothing could be more unexpected, judging from
the present outlook, than that Hancock should be
the nominee of this Convention
Hendricks will probably be the next of the more
urominent candidates to follow Seymour and Til
den and Thurman in the ranks Of the rejected. The
Indiana delegation declare several times day that
they will never desert him, and they spell never
with great IN" ;,but they are leading forlorn
hOpe. Hendricks, who was respectable competl-
tor for Tlden IN 1876, will realize how great has
been tic decline of his influence and popularity i'll
the party during the last four years when he finds
himself ranked with the Morrison and other small
candidates who only hope at most for comph-
mentary vote from their own States. This is prob
ably Mr. Hendricks last appearance in public hie
unless by some unucky mischance the Democratic
party should elect President this year and even
theu his position in this Convention would not en-
title him to demand much consideration.
Senator Mcdonald is still ono Of the most prom
inent of the dark horses" The true blue Hen
bricks men on the Indiana delegation are
very angry at the talk about putting
the Senator from their State either at the head or
tail of the ticket and accuse him of encouraging
the movement 10 the neglect OF the canvass IN
favor of Hendricks Some of them threaten all
sorts of ugly things if McDonald's name appears III
the Convention, and say that he will not receive the
united support of the Democracy of Indiana II he
IA nominated. II Mcdonald had his own State at
his back he would be one of the most formidable
candidates who has been named.
The coouetry of Speaker Randalps friends with
those of Senator Bayard is not good sgn Tor
Mcdonald. The plan Of some of the Bayard men
last night was il their favorite could not be nom
mated to transfer the Bayard votes to hcDonald'
There arc two obstacles to this arrangement
neither one of which is, however. entirely msur-
mountable. Oae is that Mcdonald has no votes
that he can throw Bayard at the start as Ran
dali has, and the other is that Randall can'
IL he has good support elsewhere. secure for him.
self all but about five of the votes of Pennsylvania,
while Mcdonald cannot help himself at all at home.
HMcDomald had a little more home capital to trade
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