New-York tribune., 1880-06-22

single plank labelled Fraud" but he informs
them that it will he of no use unless they noml-
nate him. Nobody else has undertaken the
task of telling The country what the party
believes and what it would do II 1t could Inc
only idea upon which the Democrats are unit
might be stated in single decaratlon-
Resolved, that we are out of office and want
to get in.
Law has triumphed at Lcadvie. The strike
ia over and the mines are all resuming
eperations. A correspondent describing the
wonderful growth of this new mining centre
saws that the population of the town is now
estimated at from $4,000 to 10000, and has
nearly doubled since Mr.. White wrote
his series of letters to THE TRIBUNE about
the place last Summer. 1t has waterworks
gas, graded schools, churches, police forcc-
in short almost every characteristic OF an ola
city except bonded debt. That, too' VIII
no doubt come III the course OF time, hut thus
far the Leadville people have managed their
corporate affairs the epay-as-you-g0 prlnclpie'
It is a sad sight to see Lyman Trumbull, OF
Illinois, in the press of eager asplrants iOr the
| Cincinnati nomination. What is this Old-tlme
Republican leader dong in such company
| How must he feel when he remembers MS
! brave efforts against slavery and rebellion ana
| looks around him on the BOurbons ana Con
| federate Brigadlcrs who are his present
| associates The party of Liberty and Union,
which lie helped to form and nObly served, ana
| winch hOnored him with seat in the Senate OF
the United States, is marching on to new
victories hardly conscious that lie mas
dropped out of its ranks, while he hangs
| about the camp of his former enemies Valnly
pleading for some recognition at their handS'
Whether ambition or dotage has brought
him to this pass, he is a ptiful spectacle
| We doubt if there is single delegate in Gin
cinnati who could name offhand all the Dem
ocratic candidates for the Presidency, even IL
asked early IN the morning when perfectly clear
headed. The following list may do injustice to
some aspiring statesman, but it is sufficiently
cODious for present purposes: English OF
Connecticut, Eaton, Seymour, Hewitt, Potter
Parker Randolph, Mcclellan, Randall, Han
| cock Bayard, Thurman, Payne, Jewctt, Groes-
beck, English of Indiana, Hendricks, David
Davis. Palmer, Trumbull, Morrison, Field.
Tlldcn's name should also be included, fOI
man who writes a column to show why he
should be nominated is not likely to refuse If
the Convention offers him the place. Here
are twenty-thrce names, aud there are
besides several promising dark horses in the
| BACKGROUND One thing is demonstrated Dy
| this mob of candidatcs-the Democratic party
| is destitute of real leaders. It's brains are Ill
| tie South, and the South dare not present man
to the Convention to push aside the
| clamorOus crowd of local favOrites and broken
down party hacks.
Very little was accomplished at Cincinnati
Yesterday toward clearing up the situation by
| the State delegation meetings, bedroom con-
sultations and the talk and argument OF the
streets and ba1Ooms. Mr. Tlldcn's letter
was interpreted just as the delegates wanted
| to interpret it. Those who wanted Mm out
of the field said 1t took him out and those
| who wanted him to stay III declared that 1t
| made him stronger candidate than ever.
| The prospect of O transfer of the New-I Ork
vote to Mr.. Payne has given him strength III
his own State and enabled his friends to
WOO successfully the supporters OF Mr.. Thur
man in the Ohio delegation. Judge Field \
candidacy appears to prosper beyond eXpcc-
| tatiOn and 1t is not unlikely that he will lead
on the first ballot. Mr.. Bayard, who Is a
good man to throw away votes upon ana
whom nobody expects to see nominated
will make a deceptvely formidable show at
the start Speaker Randall proves to be so
strong in the Pennsylvania delegation that
there is no open opposition to him. Not
much is said in behalf Of the other candidates
outside of their own State delegations. The
| New-Jersey aspirants create no enthusiasm.
Hendricks has crowd of lnAanians to parade
and shout for him, but is making no hcadway.
Hancock has a respectable following,
but is not gaining ground. The four
Illinois candidates succeed only In cOnvinc-
ing people of their weakness individual ly
and collectively. A quiet movement is
reported in the New-York delegation to
bring Hewitt forward. This, briefly
sketched, is the present aspect of tho field
When an outlet is found from tie maze OF
uncertainty it will probably be either in the
direction of Tilden or of dark horse as OBJ
scure as was Franklin Pierce, when nominated
in 1852.
4 BID FOR THE NOMiNATION.
"The last Will and testament of Mr.. Tilden, .