New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-29


guilt. The attempt to find in the painful situa-
tion of the cadet amotive for mutilatlng hlmseiI
was far fetched, to say the least. All that tne
Court has succeeded in doing is to fasten sus-
picion upon Whitaker without proving tnat ne
Is the culprit. At the same time his manly ue-
meanor during the trial, the evidence OF MS
good conduct at the Academy, and the absence
of probable motive, make the presumption Oh
his innocence an entirely tenable one.
A indifference was expressed for Tilden by the
Nevada Convention yesterday, but no instruc-
tons were passed, and the delegates are salu
In be divided in their preferences between Ill
den, Thurman, and Field. Mixed delegations
to Cincinnati seem to be the rule in the Western
and Southern States, the idea evidently being
to leave the question of a candidate open as
wide as possible until the Republican Conven
ton makes its choice, and until Mr.. Tilden has
ample time to show whether he is able TO heal
the split in New York. In none OF the recent
Democratic State Conventions has there been
decided set of opinion in the direction OF any one
candidate. Republicans may learn from this
that their adversaries mean to nominate the
man who has the best show for winning. 1t
will not do to count on serious mistake at
Cincinnati. The Democrats put up their
strongest man In 1876, and came within one
electoral vote of success, with three Southern
States against them. This year they will have
all the Southern States, and will probably
select for their nominee the man who is most
likely to carry the pivotal State OF New-YOrk.
If the Chicago candidate is to be elected, he
must be able to command the solid vote of his
party. There will be no room for harmless
boiling and scratching movements in this cam
paigu.
There Is no longer any concealment of the
scheme for placing the Chicago Convention in
the control of a minority of its members. The
Grant managers have thrown off all disguise
and declare that their purpose is to have Sen
ator Cameron decide the unit rule binding not
only on oil the delegations instructed 10y State
Conventions, but also on oil the Others
where the Grant men have major
ity and adopt the rule themselves. 1t
seems incredible that Cameron should un-
dertake to face Convention of Republicans
and decide rule binding which he himself
broke In 1868, and which he knows has no
Republican precedent to sustain it; but the
Grant movement has got to such desperate
count if they stand in the way of success.
Anything to win, Is the maxim Of the bosses.
The interest at Chicago now centres in the
meeting of the National Committee, which will
be held on Monday. If the anti-third term men
retain the majority they had at the meeting last
Winter, the Committee will instruct Cameron
to allow each delegate his individual vote in
the organization of the Convention. In case
he pledges himself to obey the instructions,
he will be allowed to call the Convention to
order if he declines to do 80, another MEM
Der of the Committee may be selected to take
his place. Should the Grant men have ma
jority in the Committee, the fight will be car
ried into the Convention, and any attempt to
gag and disfranchise the anti-Grant delegates
will be firmly resisted. Mr.. Cameron will find he
has taken a heavier contract than he can
carry out if he attempts to suppress the will
of majority of the Convention. His skill In
manipulating State Conventions at Harrisburg
will not serve him in an effort to ride rough
shod over the representative men of the
National Republican party.