New-York tribune., 1880-02-18
the nomination is made. The country is full Of men
who are eager to yell for him.

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Tilden continues to follow closely npon Thurman
in the atter's own State. According TO The GRcin-
natl Enqnirer's canvass Of Ohio, Tilden has 1,O97
Democrats in his favor TO S21 for Thurman. That
does not look like solid Thurman delegation
Hendricks makes much better showing IN Indiana,
for in 42 counties which have been canvassed he
has l. 800 supporters TO Iildens 3i9. This looks as
If Hendricks would be presented once more by MS
State but there is that any other State VIII
send so much as a handful OF delegates to second
the motion.
One of the many striking developments OF The
TRBUNi's Pennsylvania canvass is the entire lack
of any hostile feeling toward Blaine. While there
are a great many replies which include a voluntary
statement that the writer is opposed to Grant ana
n third term. and great many more which declare
that If Grant is nominated many Republicans viii
refuse 20 vote for him, not n declares that he
objects to BlaiDe's candidacy or that ne Knows OF
anybody else who does.
Why doesn't Tilden send out cards for frank eV-
preston of opinion from the Democracy He
would get back a supply Of lively reading.
Semi Solomon, who takes his terrestrial recrea-
ton in editing The Nation, is the only sympathizer
the Scratchers" have left Scratch and snarl 20
naturally together.
Il Is several days since The World has crowed over
its exclusive discovery that the Harrisburg COnYen
tion meant that the Republican ticket Ouid be
Grant and Blame. Yet II was rs accurate ana Iar-
seeing AZ usual
An Ohio pilgrim TO Cipher Alley has returned to
his home full of valuable information. lie esGys he
saw. Mr.. Tilden and learned from his own whisper
that he is a candidate in every sense OF the word
80 He told me-" says the pilgrim. " that he
candidate for renOmlnatiOn, and not only that but
be expected TO be rcnomina!cd." Kcsp6cifnlly and
tendeTly referred TO the unhappy partlcip1torS IN
the coming boiled crow debauch.
Ex-Congressmau Hurbut, Of Illinois. friend of
tho Grant movement is n good deal astonshed at
the way the Republican party III his State is slip
ping oat of the hands of the Grant managers. He
IS at present in Washington. and is ia receipt OF let
ters from prominent Illinois Republicans which
show that the controversy about Pennsylvania has
created n revolution in the party. Heretofore he
in forms the Washington correspondent OF fho Gin
c,,aai Commercial, Illinois has been unanimously
for Grant, regarding his nomination as absolutely
necessary to the success OF the Republican parry
if it shall appear that Grant is SIMPLY an nsiTu-
ment in the hands of political managers. and not
the choice Of the masses Of the party. the RCPubi
cans of Illinois will not support him, but VIII trn
TO Blaine If Penusy lvania votes a mutt Tor
Grant and New-York does the same, he thinks lIlI-
would cast her Influence IN the same direction;
but it, as alleged, Pennsylvania Will not vote as
unit the first ballot. and there Is break, he does
not believe That under these circumstances General
Grant could be nominated, aud doubts very much
whether he would permit his nome 10 continue De
fore the Convention IN scramble for the once
The delegates from Indiana 10 the National ite-
publican COnv6ntion will be chosen by Congress
sional District Conventions winch are to meet on
Wednesday next, the same day the New-York
Republican Convention. The County Conventions
in Indiana have begun to elect delegates to the Dis
trict Conventions. and the most notable fact about
them is the frequency with which resolutions In
favor of Blaine are passed. Sometimes "A formal
vote on candidates is taken. ibis was done m the
Vanderburgh County Convention at Evansville on
Saturday, with this results Blame. 81; sherman,
40; Washburne, 26i Grant, 1G; Hayes, 8.
It's nip and tuck between Colax and Fremont
in Pennsylvania Each is rushing to glory on
boom OF one vote.
The late Commissioner MacLean Is apparently
animated by that "uncommOn anxiety for office
which distinguishes his llustri0us patron.
Certain sensitive Mississippi politicians seem TO
have been seized with n shver of alarm over
the fact that the unknown successor of SEN
ator Bruce has been widely advertised as u
reputable gentleman. aud they hasten to assure
the world that Senator George Is a worthy
and genuine representative of Mississippi CIV
ilization. The Jackson Clarion gives him
complimentary blare calling attention TO the fact
that he was Chairman of the state Committee when
the methods Of 1878 were Invented" and that his
heart throbs in sympathetic accord with Barksdalo
and the other orderly people OF azO0 who iet
called upon to protect the peace of their cOmmu-
nifty"