The daily gazette., 1880-04-26
From the Philadelphia Times.
The Presidential Race.

AS the crowd of go-as-you-please
Presidential nags near their respective
conventions, the positions of the lead
ing competitors become more clearly
defined /; and while it can't be decided
with any degree of accuracy just who
will win at Chicago and Cincinnati,
the power of Grant and Tilden can
now be estimated with reasonable
safety.
Mr.. Tilden will not be the Demo-
cratic candidate. He could not be
nominated however earnestly he might
battle for it, and we have good reason
to assume that he does not mean to
press his own name upon the con ven
tion. He took possession of the regu-
lar convention of New York with a
strong hand, by not asking for an in
dorsement as a Presidential aspirant.
He could have had his delegation with
vastly greater unity and cordiality
than were displayed toward Grant in
either New York or Pennsylvania, but
he took the sails out of Kelly's side
ship by withdrawing himself as the
bone of contention between the fac
tions.
MIR. Tilden's policy at Cincinnati
will most likely be repetition of his
policy at Syracuse. He will not in
spire his enemies by attempting to
make himself the nominee, but he will
disarm them by standing outside and
quietly suggesting what shall be done
inside. He will not be the candidate
himself, but he will make the candidate
and even the most violent of his Demo-
cratic opponents will be compelled to
concede to him some rights in saying
who shall take his place.
Upon whom Mr.. Tilden's choice may
fall will be certainly known only when
the nomination is to be made. and then
his enemies will be likely to aid him
largely in consummating his wishes.
| How many blinds he may throw out
between this and the meeting of the
convention to distract his foes anu
make them land just about where he
wants them, none but Tilden himself
will know but he will be quite likely
to make a judicious nomination, and
his candidate will not be exposed TO
the assaults of the whole field by be-
coming known prematurely.
| Iu short, tie democratic candidate
will be Samuel j. Tilden, but bearing
some other name than Tilden, and then
Kelly will throw up his hat for the
nominee because Tilden is beaten and
filden will iook sereDely npon Kelly
helping to elect Tilden administra
Lion. New York can be reasonably
certain for the Democratic candidat,
only with the active support of Tiden
and that is likely to be secured by tn,
, selection of his own candidate.
E G ant is being Fund jolted IN iii
RoIs, but lie is in the teld in person AN
his friends are confident that he will
: pull through solod delegation. ii
: has enlisted the historic names {
Lincoln and Douglas in his cause, tb
sons Of those great leaders having pa
= ticipit in recent Grant meeting i
Chicago, and IT will be a marvel IL b
fails to win his own Stale. Ii he ca
u command cordial Endorsement frol
t Illinois, nothing but the cowal dice
d Cameron and Conkling eau defeat h
nomination and they are not suspecte
' of that infirmity. If he shall lose b
S Stale. the Grant campaign will end wit
n e Illinois disaster.
4 If q ant shall be overthrown by hi
own neighbors, Cameron and COnklin
will survive him as dictators at Cbicag
i Ii they shall prefer b aine, he shall
o taken !; il not, not. Outsiders would q
we'll not to waste their efforts unit
y Illinois speaks, and then, if Grent drol
II out, Cameron and Conkling will
/ open to proposals from all quarter
1t is among the possibilities that Blair
ID may get so strong, tnat they will fe
III 10 reject him but they will deal fro
9 the standpoint of omnipotence and n
. from that ofnecssity. o y ners and bdde
RS may as we'll look at once to I'll den ,
le the one side and to Cameron and Com
= ling on the other side, for sooner
- later they will land at those marke
ne with their wares.