New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-20

is NR. TILDEN'S NOMINATION CERTdINf
PENNSYLVANIA gives Mr.. Tilden the cold
shoulder III spite OF the embarrassing Speaker,
whose kilograms to the coparcencrs in the at
tempted bribery Of electors IN 1876 illustrate
his confidential relations with MI Tiden, the
Democratic State Committee has instructed It's
chairman TO place on the roll and recognize the
anti-Tilden delegation from Philadelphia. 1t
is believed by Mr.. Tildens foes that this decl-
sion insures the selection of a solid delegation
from PENNSYLVANIA opposed to the Claimant OF
Cipher Alley. Possibly these persons are count
ing without their host, and may find that Mr..
Tllden aud lis barrel still have strange
power. But 1t certainly seems improbable at
present That the advantage which Senator Wal
lace and his followers have gained will be over
come Ii appears that majority OF the mem
bers OF the Democratic State Committee favor
the nomination OF General Hancock, and it il
not unnatural, for local considerations, that the
Gen raj should be preferred by his party
FRI, mis- IN Pennsylvania to NeW-lork law
vel At the same time there comes an entiu-
siastic dispatch from Louisiana, stating that
the delegation from that State will undoubtedly
be solid and instructed for Hancock. The en-
thusiasm, it is said, Is spreading through
out the adjoining States" Thi' means, evil
IDENTITY, that an influential portion of the South
ern Democratic leaders, having resolved not TO
run the risk of putting up Mr.. Tilden again,
will do their utmost to secure support for Gen
era Hancock rs the most available opponent.
II is certainly too early to say that Mr.. 1ilden
is finally overthrown," or that his polid
zeal deah-kDell has been sounded" az some
who oppose him make haste to cry. He will 20
into the National Convention with formidable
body of supporters, from this and other States,
and with q tremendous power of coercion in the
conceded fact that a Democratic President can
not be elected without the vote of New York.
His friends, evidently, will set forth in strong
light the impossibIlty Of uniting tbe Demo
cratic party upon any other principle or issue,
except the claim that MIR. Tilden was really
elected and defrauded in 1875, and they will
reason that it would insure the defeat of the
party TO give the lie to that claim by refusing
to nominate him again. When reasoning and
pleading fail, the Tilden faction will threaten
1t will solemnly warn the Democratic party
that il cannot expect TO carry this State if it
deprives the Fraud issue of all force and
brands with disgrace Mr.. Tildcn and his
friends. Finally, the barrel will be employed.
and it is by no means certain that by argu-
ments, threats and brides nomination of Mr.
T1den may not al last be extorted from conven-
ton originally opposed to him. But his prospects
are much less favorable since the manif, sta
tons III Pennsylvania and Louisiana, AID Mr..
Tilden is likely to refuse to be a candidate. if
ne thinks that he cannot be nominated, or that
he cannot be elected.
His opponents in the Democratic party assert
that the exposure of tn" cipher kilograms lave
killed him. The World of yesterday saws;
But for the cipher telegram exposures he
@mIeht accomplish that for which he las been
so pers sten'ly working" 1t observes that
Il Mr.. Tilden's gross attack upon Mr. Hayes as
4" a fraud and upon the Republican leaders
generally as 'frauds,'p together with the dis
"covery of the fact that Mr.. PeltOn and an
other friend started from Mr.. Tildens house
& to visit Mr.. Smith Weed in Baltimore, aud
" that Mr.. Pcion told Mr. Cooper on the door
/" step of Mr.. Tiden's house of his destination
and his probable need OF large sum of
money! shave overcome the sympathy still felt
for Mr. Tilden, and dealt his candidacy a
g fatal blow" 1t does not app ar Tat the
Democrats who oppose Mr.. Tilden think much
worse of the man than they d d before these X
posurcs, but they believe that he is no longer "A
candidate WHO can b. elected. TO this argu-
mcni however there is one reply which Mr..
Tilden is likely to make. He may declare that,
if the party thus abiEdons him as a disr pu-
table person, and brands him as participant in
an Infamous Grim, he will see TO it that no
other candidate nominated in his stead shall be
ected by the vote of New-Y York. 1t will
snake no difference" he may say, whether
@defeat comes by taking me or by deserving
ame, but it is certain if you desert me, while