New-York tribune., 1880-06-25
REVIEWING THE FIELD.
CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED TO HANCoCKS NOM
INATIoN-wHY TIE soUIH DRoPrED BAYARD-
KELLY HAPPY.

CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH LED TO HANCoCKS NON.
INAToN-wHY TIE soUIH DRopPED BAYABD-
KELLY HAPPY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TnIBuNE.I
CINcINNATI, June 2t.-Tho nomination Of General
Hancock WIS., like that of General Garfield, the Off
spring of sentiment, though Of sentiment OF o
very different kind. A prominent politician said two
days ago that the movement for Hancock
was an alliance of the South and the shrewdness Of
Northern politicians and he predicted then that the
combination would be irresistible. For persona
reasons the Southern delegates would have pre-
ferred to nominate Mr.. Bayard, ard many OF them
were led by the arguments and solicitations
of Northern into support Of him IN the preiim-
mary caucusing aud on the first ballot. But tho
comments of the Republican press and OF Northern
delegates showed them Immediately what would be
the effect of such course In the canpa-gns
if not in the Convention. They could not nominate
Senator Bayard without raising the cry that the
rebel brigadiers were preparing to capture the
Government by the candidacy of q secession sympa-
thizcr. They not only saw inevitable dcfeat ia
this, but they were anxious to find some way OF
" mailing tho lc," rs one of them said, " that the
rebel brigadiers were trying to run this Govern
mcut.r Hero was the opportunity which Senator
Wallace and other shrewd politicians who were per
sonollv desirous of uanc0ck's nomination were
quick to uso.
Senator Wallace has been trying to nominate
General Hancock for President for twelve years
at least and he thought he saw brilliant chance
this time. lie and his friends went systematicauy
TO work among influential Southern men, doing z
great deal OF their work on Tuesday night. They
showed tho Southern men that the inevitable
result of the nomination would be sectional
compoinu. with the North pttcd against the South,
and there never was but ono end to that fight
They argued they had an opportunity to prevent
n sectional campaign by nominating Union
soldier If Confederate soldiers should by their
Votes nominate u distinguished Union GeDcrai
Senator Wallace and others argued, tue sectional
issue oull DO silenccd. General Hancock was,
they said u good Dmeocrat, had q record on the
relations of the civil and military power which
would commend him to Democrats ana had an
unassailablc character All they would nave 10
abandon would be thoic reluctance to have "a
military President. The Senator found the
situation peculiarly TO his advantage. Many OF
tho Southern men had driftcd together in support
of B:yarl, and when they left him they were
likely to 60 in body TO another candidate.
A number of active Southern men like Congress-
mon .Iobn Ellis, Of Louisiana, and Congressman
Atkins. of rennt ssee became thoroughly converted
| 10 these views and did great deal OF missionary
| work among the Southern delegations. The
strength Of this sentiment, engineered by skilfuA
politicians like Senator wallace anu MS irienoss
carried General Hancock through. without tho aid
| of tho ordinary combinations. One Ok tho moss
| customary of these is combination by which tho
nomination for the Vce-Presldeuoy Is traded OIL for
votes. But the second place on the ticket made to-
day was given to a State which cast its vote
against General Hancock even on the last call or
the roll on which he received 705 of the 73S votes
cast.
The vote received by Hancock on the first ballot
on Wednesday evening greatly encouraged h'1
| f,iends They redoubled their efforts, they used
not only tho arguments given above. but
thew showed that Union soldiers like General
Franklin and General Baldy" Smith were
working hand in hand with the confedsrates e
nominate him, and they held out the idea that TN
Democrats could make National Cancellation th'
keynote Of their campaign. 40 the speeches In IN
Convention foreshadowed.
Nv an early hour this morning they had mad