The Mankato free press., 1880-05-07
Tilden Still on the Ton.

The Democrats of New York have held
their State conventions. There were not
three, as SOME expected, but there were
two, which was really just as bad. The
Democracy of the Empire State is now
put together on the bicycle plan, only
the wheels persist in running in oppo-
site directions. They did that at SYRIA
ctise and will at the polls in November,
unless something extraordinary should
occur to prevent it.
The regular convention, the only one
which can have any formal fecogpion at
Cincinnati, was run entirely III the Til
den interest: The seventy delegates de-
signated to attend tile National Conven-
ton were instructed TO 1ote as unit,
and to insist upon the two-thirds rtile.
This is not all. The convention clinched
the nail beyond all chance by declaring
that if any delegate terefused toyote with the
majority, his seat should be thereby
vacated and given to some one else
chosen by the delegation. The effect
will he that the Chairman Of the dele
cation will, upon every roll-call, announce
that New York casts her seventy votes
for Samuel J. Tilden, or whatever motion
may be made in his interest. Unless
death or paralysis comes to its rescue, the
Democracy cannot shake off "the old
man Of the Sea-" He is sure of at least
a little more than one third of the Ma
tional Convention at the outset, and his
strength is SO very positive and personal
tha} it will be absolute in its mastery Of
the situation. Between the unit rule
made final, and the maintenance OF the
customary two-thirds rnle, Gramercy
Park has the necessary upper and neither
mill-stones for grinding out the desired
Tilden grist.
Mr.. Kelly, the boss of Tammany
Hall, and Tilden's enemy, was mem
Der of the st. Louis Convention of 1876.
He made speech to the delegates, in
which he insisted that Tilden could not
CARRY New York. He proved false
prophet. He will not be member OF
the Cincinnati Convention, and to his
prediction that Tilden cannot carry New
York in 1880 the friends of the latter
will reply, "That was your prophecy
four years ago. You were mistaken then,
diiu youI olIhiloh hoW 10 Siititico W ho
weight" The Republicans did not ex-
pect to carry that State in 1876. Tilden
had its entire patronage in his hands,
was generally popular, and Mr.. Conk-
ling was lukewarm i'll the support of MIR.
Hayes. Now the State Government is
Republican, and Mr. Conkling will cor
daily support whoever is nominated,
even though it be Blaine or Sherman.
Kelly is still the supreme power in New
York city politics, and can at least pre-
vent the usual wholesale frauds of the
Democracy in that city, and, under the
circumstances, will do so. In effect,
that will be very serious bolt
The State Convention of the Kellyites
not only appointed delegates to Cincin-
natl, but nominated Electors-at-Large.
They also pronounced very strongly in
favor of Horatio Seymour for President.
That disposes of him. He cannot be
taken up now. The National Conven-
ton will not dare to nominate the pet of
the boilers. That would be too palpable
and gross an insult to the regulars of the
party to be thought of.
On the whole, then, while the Repub-
lican nomination is still in doubt, the
Democracy might rs well surrender now
without reservation to Samuel j. Tilden,
with English, of Indiana, Palmer, of
Illinois, or some other Western man as
candidate for Vice President.-Chicago
JOuIWal.