New-York tribune., 1880-03-02
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good many farseerng political observers believe
that Utica was the high-Yater mark of the Grant
movement. They may OF may not he correct; the
next few weeks VIII show.
II seems to be pretty general Democratic opinion
that Iilden is the man who dug up that secession
speech of Bavard's and caused il to he Tepublished
nj this critical time. Whoever did it was uncom-
monty shrcwd. Tor BavaTd has dropped in a moment
from possible Presidential candidate with good
didate with no friend ut all except The World news
paper ii WAS a Job not unworthy OF lllden
Senator Logan says the report that he sent dis
patch TO General Grant announcing the result OF the
Harrisburg Convention was false and that the au-
thor OF 10 must BE- constitutional IDIOT" Does
the Senator mean 70 imply that IL IS Idiotlc 10
accuse HIM of great zeal for a third term
Those astute politicians who were so sure that the
choice Ol Cincinnati for the Democratic National
Convention was death-blOw to TIlden, are about
10 have their confidence in their own Sagacity
drcadfuy shaken. The "cOrpse" is bard at work
securing a.local sentiment IN his favor. One ndica-
tion Of this appears in The Cincinnati Enquirer of
Sunday, which published rs conspicGOusly as posi-
bile on its editorial page, under the bold title OF
1den IN Ohio-IIe is the Favorte Candidate Of
it's Democracy" this pregnant paragraph "A DEM
ocratc politician of National reputation, who has
Just made an extensive tour through the state, was
met yesterday by a representative of The inquirer,
who questioned him closely to the Presidential
preferences of the Democrats he had met in his
travels. Said the gentleman: During The past six
weeks have met threcfourths Of the leaders of the
De'uocrajic uarfy in Dino and hundreds ol Its rank
aud lie. ami have found that the supporters OF
samuel j. Iudcn outnumber those OF any otner
candidate five 20 one. The feeling that, having
been sWiudled ont Of the Presidency once through
thc iuIcClitV If not absolute treachery, oi ms
managing friends m Congress, he Is III honor enu-
tied 20 hc PRIV IiC2e oi making the race agin Is 80
strong tai II oycrrdes the pretens0ns OF an other
claimants. Here Iu Hamilton County Mr. lilden'o
frpnLs aggregate nine To one over those OF any
other Democrat. ] have found IN my travels that
She active opposition To hr. lllden was connheu
,,,iriv 10 a laf OF sor.hcads who have not been
ah. 10 bleed him OF 10 induce hlm to make promises
Shat would result TO Their advantage III the event Oh
his election"
over thirteen hundred signatures have been OBJ
tanned from German Republican voters Of Cleye-
land. within lew days, against third term for
General Grant. The AnsCgcr the German organ oil
the same city, declares that under no circumstances
viii t support Grant. If be Is, neninated II VIII
repudilte blr and support the local ana congress
sional Republican tickets.
Has John Kelly or either Of the Tammany organs
ever declared that if Tilden is renomnated Tam
many Will not support him Ii so, when ana where
Td. the declaration nader
T.urman's friends continue TO claim that he is
la.mr4 ground .s q candidate. but they furnish no
proof TIE only evidence Of gaining visible IS the
elraucc of the Bounding Banning at Washing
tou as q sort of dcputy-blower TO John G. Ihomp-
son. II BtuuIug is a sample gam" tne betting
on Thurman will not be feycrlsh for some time 10
come.
Tiden isn't talking much. but there Is not a wire
connected with Cipher Alley which is not hot from
oycrWoIk.
lfthe Democrats wish to find out whether the
war WIS gong on when Bayard made his secession
speech. Two months after the capture of Sumter,
aud vo months after the Massachusetts, troops
were fired upon IN the streets of Baltimore let
tncm nominate him for the Presidency They'll
get thc opinion OF the solid North IN way they
Will not fail 10 understand.
The South is in favor of abolshing the twO-thirds
rule i'm National Democratic conventions, because
fla maority can nominate, the South will have adj
dltional power. The South and Ncw-Yorl would
then me- able TO nominate the candidate The total
vote OF the convention is 500. Under the two
thirds rule II requires 2i6 votes TO nominate, but
under majority rule 1S5 would be enough, and
thc south and New-io have together &OS.
Il appears that certain sagacious Democrats are
canoriug for Mr.. 1iden's nomination because he il,
or is supposed to be- rich man. They argue
that. If put forward by the Cincinnati Convention,
Mr.. 1ilden will pay all the expenses Of the cam
poign. and submit to monetary phebotomy with
eoifying patience. But on the other hand amOurn-
ul protest against this cheerful conclusion is set up
bv those who have had experience of blr. Tden's
Hberaty. They say that III 1879 getting money
ont of him was like getting blood out of turnip.
and that sometimes. even when lie had promised
pecuniary contributions il was next to impossible
to ex ract the cash from his pocket. Moreover il Is
arlUed that, II he should he nominated because he
IL a rich nan, other Democrats OF means would
withhold their contributions. fhe party would re-
ceive no help from them, and might receive no help
from him. which would leave 1t III condition oi
imprcuuosity indeed. In fact " the voluntary pri-
vate contI buttons would he smashed. The point
of all this u.s. that the necessity OF large cxpendi.
ture is admitted Ii seems to be taken for granted
that the Democratic candidate must buy his way to
victory Painful, isn't it
PERSONAL