New-York tribune., 1880-02-06
IF General Grant has been waiting for an excuse
to decline he has it now.

IF General Grant has been waiting tof al eAcuso
to decline he has it now.
ANYBODY can nominate candidate for President.
What the Republican party wants to do this year
is 70 elect one
Mr. Tilden's unusual promptness in denying thas
report of his intended marriage is exciting various
comments. The general inference IL that he was
eager to stop report which. if true, would seem TO
impy that be had given up Presidential ASPIRATIONS
"a n man could not mar the sweet serenity OF a
honeymoon with the bitter wrangng OF Il FreSl-
dentia canvass. The denial 49, therefore. construed
as a notification that he IS Stlu IN the Helu,
action Of his State COMMITTEES suihelenN
that fact. Ii is instructive, however, 10 noSso9
how quickly Mr. Tilden discovers IN the nreaiul M 9
newspapers ANYTHING about himself which no IS
able TO deny. and how long 1t takes MN 10 near VI
ANYTHING which he is not able to deny.
Senator West, of Louisiana. says the Louisiana
delegation to the Republican National Convention
Will probably 20 there in favor Of Sherman, but IL
they find whom they get there that Grant or any
other candidate Is likely to get the nomination
they will desert Sherman in body and withou'
warning vote for the winning man. similar re-
mark could doubtless be made with equal ruin oI
nearly all the Southern delegates. As the Norm
will have to elect the candidate, the Southern re
publicans will have preference save for that man
whom the North considers the strongest
The difference between politicians boom and a
people's boom IS this: The former can only noml-
nate; the latter can always elect.
Various reports from North Carolina declare that
while the Republican delegates-atarge are for Sher-
man. the sixteen district delegates are pretty sure
to stand twelve for Grant and four for either Dalhe
or Sherman.
The Hon. Horace Rubloe's remarks TO a TRIBUNE
reporter concerning Wisconsin political sentiment
have called ont several dissenting opinions from
good authorities in that State. Among these IS
The MloaWkee Sentinel, which says Mr.. Rublee over
estimates Washburne's strength, for be nas none
Whatever "As first choice he could not command
ANYTHING like tho support Of Blaine. who IS much
weaker than Sherman here" 1t - evident from
manifestations of various kinds that Washburne 3
strength consists almost entirely IN the p0Ssibiity
of the Grant vote being thrown iu body tor HIM
in case 1t il discovered that Grant himself cannot
be- nominated
NewHampshire Is the latest State to be can
yosssd on the Presidential question, and tho result
shows that Blaine stands with the party about as
bgdid in 1876. wnen seven Of the ten delegates
were for him from first TO last. or nine Republican
ma AspaDers SIX favor hir and three favor Grant.
| 4 n0pular canvass shows 800 Republicans for
| Blaine. 212 for Grant, 80 for Sherman rs LOT
Washburne.
1t still remains true that the next Republican
candidate for tho Presidency is yet TO be nom
! mated.
| A feeble effort Is made now and then to start a
! Republican Vico-Prcsidential BOOM but it inyari-
| ably dies a-bOrnug.
| The Massachusetts, Republican State Committee
| held meeting on Wednesday aud decided to call a
| convention at Worcester on April 10. The MEM
bers Of the committee expressed no opinion about
candidates but were agreed that Massachusetts,
Republicans would lot the Other States do the
"boominR,D and would De content % fall In after
the candidate was nominated and do their best 70
helm elect him. This must strike the Scratcher "
variety of patriot ~ baSely Servile conduct but II
win strike all other varieties IA frst-oass common