New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-28

made the PRELIMINARY arrangements ior Oo-uay
Convention. While the delegates are friendly
TO Mr.. Tilden, except in the WITH District there
are indications that they do not desire his nom-
nation, and do not expect him to be candidate
at Cincinnati. David A. Wells, who will be
Delegate-at-large, from the Hid District,
favors the nomination of Bayard, and expects to
be his Secretary of the Treasury. Friends of
local candidates are still hopeful.
ATTITUDE OF THE DELEGATES.
FAVORABLE TO TILDEN BUT OPPOSED TO HIS NOM
1NATIoN-LoCAL HOPES AND AMBTIoNs-A
DELEGATE IN FAVOR OF BAYARD.
IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRDUNE
HARTFORD, Conn. April 27.-The Democratic
State Convention, which meets here tomorrow,
promises TO be unusually full The hotels are already
filled with delegates among whom are many Of the
most prominent and influential men in the party.
There has been little talk thus far as to Presden-
tial canddates the main thing in the minds OF Gel
egates being the question: Who shall have the
somewhat doubtful and expensive honor OF
representing the State at CincinnatiY AS lar as
anything can be gathered from the little that
is said concerning candidates. the sentiment of the
Convention may be described as favor
able to Tilden. but opposed to his nomn-
alton. There may be few delegates VINO
are openly and positively hostile to TiIden, but
the drift of the current is expressed by Ihe I'meS
of this city, in an article this evening, which saws
"That a majority of the Cincinnati Convention
will be friends of Governor Tilden we do not doubt
That he will permit them to nominate him We GO
not believe"
Both the leading Democratic papers in the STATE
have favored Tilden in mild way all along; out
with Just the sort Of reservation indicated IN the
above extract; a willingness that borders little
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of the way. There is no such organized opposition
TO HIM as in other States. His opponents are scat
tered here and there throughout the party but
without sufficient conference to make stand against
him. Perhaps twoud be different, and the opposition
would crystalline, if it was not generally believed
that he will not be candidate when the Conven-
tion meets The delegates are disposed to be
very nOn-cOmmittal SO far as he IS con-
cerned. The most that any one Will
say in his favor is that if the old man decides to be
a candidate it will be because he has good reason
to believe he will be elected; and, in that case,
they have enough confidence in his shrewdness and
foresight to trust him and vote for his nomination
is easy to see, however, when they talk about the
probability Of his withdrawal, the wish is father to
the thought. Should the delegates to be appointed
tomorrow represent accurately the sentiment
of the Convention, they will go TO Cincinnati pre-
pared to vote for Tilden-"if he wants it"-but
with perceptible pause before and all uncomm only
strong emphasis on the if"
LOCAL CANDIDATES.
The superstition fingers still. and is very strong
here, that Connecticut has chance of being struck
by Presidential lightning. With Tilden out of the
way, they say the nomination certainly must 90 TO
one of the doubtful States, and they proudly
claim that Connecticut is one of these. Here is
where the English boom comes in. But the New
Haven friends of Governor Englishd don't find it plain
sailing for their favOrte the choice of the party
They have made good deal more SIR over
their candidate than has been made by friends Of
any other; but they fnd when 1t comes to talking
about an actual candidate, in case Connecticut
should be thought to have show there are one or
two others in the field. In the article from
which have quoted above, The Hartford Times,
which is always iudiciously careful about
engaging in quarrels within the party over mere
distractions says, speaking of the proposition
to send solid English delegation We don't
doubt but every one of the twelve dele
gates to- Cincinnati will heartily favor
the nomination of Governor English or some
other prominent Democrat of this State. if the OPP
portunty offered to secure the selection of Con-
necticut citizen for that distinguished position"
There's world of mischief for Governor English
in that quiet suggestion or some other prominent
Democrat" 1t is understood here that ex-Gov-
Times editor when that sentence was
penned. The feeling for Governor English is mostly
confined to New-Haven City and County, and
don't look upon 1t as at all probable that be
can at any time command the vote of
the whole delegation. There has been some talk
among the New-Haven people of introducing reso-
luton instructing the delegation to vote for Eng
lish. 1t gradually tapered down to proposition to
put in resolution simply naming him
and expressing confidence in him but since thoy
have come the ground, and discovered the
sentiment of the delegates from other parts
of the State. they have pretty much
decided not to make that attempt.
There will be no resolution of instructions passed.
probably no attempt to pass oDe-but resolution
requesting the delegates to cast the vote of the
State as a unit which will probably pass without
opposition.
Observation-Disclosures.
For Delegate-at-Large, Mr.. Alfred F. Burr, of
The Hartford Times will be elected without Opposi-
tiOn There is strong local opposition to Mr.. Burr
in Hartford. growing out of the efforts of Tic
Times in tho recent city election to purify
the local Democracy of its bummcrs. |
1t 80 far succeeded in the publication that the !
city went Republican by 500 majority This |
opposition defeated Mr.. Burr as o candidate |
for the present Convention, but the delegates
CHOSEN FAVOR eclcCtou dS CeleBdIe-aU-lafBe 10
Cincinnati. This selection gives point TO tie gentle
intimatOn concerning ''sOme other Democrat quot
ed from The Times.
In the lid District the deegate-at-large Will prob
ably be Mr.. William Parsons. of The Neie- HareR
Register. Ex-Governor IngersOll has been talked
Of but the New-Haven delegates probably have
doubts of his soundness the English candidacy,
and send Mr. Parsons a reliable representa-
tive of that interest.
In the lid District there is O contest between
Thomas. w. Waller of New-LOndon, and David
delegates from. that district is that David