The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-05-27
TIE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
[FRoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ]
NEw YoRK, Mav s. 1sS0.

1FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
NEW YORK, May S, 1850.
To EHE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:
The latest rumor, to the effect tha
Mr.. Tildeu has set apart $1,000, 900 fol
the purchase of enough New York AL
dermen to confirm nominations Of Mayor
Cooper, is agitating the politics of thi'
city and State. John Kelly had faith
enough in the rumor to summon hi:
Tammany braves together and appoint
a committee to take charge of the Tam
many Aldermen and keep them out oi
the market. Republican leaders are
excited over it, because they say that by
such maneuver, Tilden, through Mayor
I Cooper, could get control Of all the local
political machinery. Outside Of politics
the report is ridiculed, on the ground
that the entire Board Of Aldermen could
be purchased for One-tenth Of 8, 600, 600,
and that Tilden never wastes his money
by paying any more than an article is
worth.
The results Of the several State Con-
ventlous held during tie week are the
subject OF a good deal OF comment { among
the politicians. The Blaine men gener-
ally feel elated over the same, claiming
that their favorite has forged cousidera-
bly, ahead. There is no doubt that the
New Hampshire delegation, headed by
Wm. T. Chandler, will stand by Names
Senator first, last and all the time.
Blaine's friends now claim that he will
have over forty of New England's solid
eighty votes. At the Cincinnati Con-
veution OF 1876. be did not have half Of
that number. The friends Of Mr.. Blaine
claim, too, that they will have Mary
land aud Delaware solid, aud that when
the tug OF war comes in the Convention
they will have nearly all the Wisconsin
delegation.
The Democrats seem to be a little
mixed touching the action Of the Ohio
Democracy. While it Is true that Sen
at0r Thurman was endorsed aud OhiO's
delegation was requested TO vote for him
aud as a unit, il is likewise true that the
four delegates at large are not what can
be classed loyal Thurman men, first, last
and all the time. Wade, one OF the del
egates at large, is Payne man; Gen
eral Steedman, of Toledo, has o weak
ness for Tilden MeSweeney is claimed
as a Jewett man, and Durbin Ward is
an old Bourbon, who thinks the So called
fraud OF 1876 should be righted. The
Ohio situation is summed up about
thus: That Senator Thurman can have
the Ohio delegation solid as long as
there is a chance to nominate him but
il it becomes apparent that there is no
probability of Thurman's success, the
bulk Of the delegation will go for Til
den-all Of it, In fact, II the unit rule is
followed out. II is certain that the del
egates at large elected are not the list
of delegates Senator Thurman would
have preferred to have been sent to Gin
cinnati. The probability is that they
were elected by a combination between
Tilden and Payne men.
The Grant men claim half the Mary
land delegation, and also some votes in
Wisconsin. II is evident, however, that
the gains made by Blaine have alarmed
them. They had expected the Tennes-
see delegation solid, and feel ehagrined
that it is broken. They had also ex-
pected more Substantial" support in
Mississippi. Notwithstanding these
losses, they still affect confidence
which is refreshing to the Graut fol-
lowers, as it is exasperating to the other
candidates. They say Grant Will be
nominated on the first ballot, and that
is all there is about it. 1t is noticeable,
though, that with all their exultant
confidence they are a little feverish
about Illinois, and admit that il is the
key Of the situation, but that the Illl-
nois delegation will oe solid for Grant.
Illinois has instructed for Graut.-ED. I
The Sherman men feel even more con-
fident than ever. They reason that
Grant cannot be nominated on the first
ballot, aud that tn, IN a combination will
be made to defeat Blaine, the net result
Of which will be that Secretary Sher-
man sEill be. the beneficiary. On the
other hand, there are dispassionate OBJ
servers who say that the very possibil-
ity Of Blaine's nomination makes Cen
eral Grants nomination a certainty.
AUGUST.