The New York herald., 1874-09-07

say whetner hSrsenously intends 70 oe 2 cand
date or n0t II be accepts q nomination II would
enable the present Governor to appoint his sue
cessor fof the next niteen months | Can only
judge that he is candidate from the recent &C
tion OF the Oswego Convention, which has In
structed its delegates 70 vote Ior hun; |
to make Judge Alien a candidate some
OF the country delegates under the influence
told, however, that he is not In good health, and
1t may ce that they are using his name without his
consents but from present appearances It Is clear
Wlden's nomination, and that, too without any
effort being made to persuade them TO do so. Tu-
den Is better known In the State than any other
candidate named. His long connection with the
state Committee has enabled him to become
tlves OF the state than any other man who has
held the place OF chairman OF the state Committee
except Dean Richmond"
"DO you not think that Judge Allen is a superior
man in ability and has more executive talent than
'I know very little Of Judge Aliens ability or
his talent. but presume that he is clear. hea ded
man. ! do know Tilden, and my opinion is that
whom | would sooner 90 for advice IN critical
situation than he He is careful, palnstaking
gentleman, and never gives advice from i'm
pulse or passion in matters OF business. and very
few who have taken his counsel have had cause
to regret 1t. Starting in lie as he did, without
either money or friends, he has by the dlnt OF his
industry and his strong native talent raised HIM
position OF atiiuence, honor and respect"
~ have heard 1t said that Tilden Is too dilatory
and hesitating when he should he firm and de-
"NO; as l stated to you before, he don't act
from impulse; but when once he has made up his
stances warrant it-nO man can divert him from
what he conceives to be the truth OF the case. lie
dispensation Of his means. both charitably aud
politically; he is strong, too, IN his friendships,
when he was satisfied that that friend did not de-
serve his confidence. he Is very r,pe scholar,
and Is possessed Of as much general Information
81 am told that Mr.. rilden is very old man ?"
mo, sir; ; he is not an old man. He is but fifty
nine years oil age, and this, am sure, you will not
consider old man. think that Il at impression
has been created IN peoples minds from ms long
"DO you beneve that II ne was elected ne would
make An able Governors"
II havn'r the least doubt of 1t. He understands
perhaps there ls no man in the State to-day who is
more familiar with its political history, nor with
the early "reminiscences connected Herewith. He
commenced political lie with Marcy, Wright and
Van Buren,, and. receiving his tuition rom such
to the lessons they taught him."
DON'T you, think that II General Dix be
be strong man for the office OF Governor before
CHARACTER Of Dix as 9snns IN bu
what Mr.. nlden IS his equal, and, in my opinion,
his superior IN many particulars He is a younger
man, and, that account IL Is reasonable to sup
pose, possesses more vigor and intellect, and, OF
course, Is more capable OF enduring labor"
Tiden's nOminatiOnY'
Eyes, the ablest men in our party are most de-
Seymour, Francis Herman, Judge Grover, Governor
Allan G. Beach, George F. Comstock, Lucien
Magone, Of ST. Lawrence; Davis OF washington;
Reeves, OF suffolk; BeeDe, Of sullivan; Beach and
Pearsall of Queens; smith NJ. Weed, and, in TACT,
nearly all the men OF prominence in our party
favor Tiden's nomination, believing him to be the
most available candidate. But, after all, Mr.. I'll
the rank and file. The leaders Of
the towns and election districts who have
ever were with anv other man and who have sus
tanned him In all his efforts to purify the party
object, have grown to feel personal relation to
and personal interest in him, start up with en-
thusiasm TO make him their leader on the demo-
cratic ticket this fall Their zeal and devotion to
an old friend and iavOrite will be powerful ee-
ment IN getting out the democratic vote in the
rural districts. In such an election as the present
the reserve democratic vote, which docs not usu-
ally come out, Is from $1,000 to 100000 No other
source of strength is as available as q relation to
the active men OF the election district which Will
organize and bring to the polls the largest possi
bic portion OF this reserve vote"
"YOu have mentioned some of the strong men
OF your party favorlng Mr.. ltlden's nomination.
How do you account Tor the opposition OF certain
other gentlemen such as Deos De Wolf. Jarvis
LOrd, Willard Johnson and Warren. OF BuffaloY
Why do these gentlemen oppose his nomination ?"
that these e' man an nave Teneray acted tosether,
and they prefer Mr.. Allen, coming from Oswego as
Sppo
ton. however, TO Tden is, in my opinion. not
prefer Tiden If Judge Aliens name was not men,
toned in connection with the Governorshlp.
Convention meets Tor the evidence OF mis- strength
Will be so great that It WILL be folly for them to
cioas % politicians to lead forofn hope" wv '''s''
"lt has been said, Mr.. Kelly, that 11lden has not
always sustained the democratic party; that he
refused to support the nominees OF the party In
This county In 1871 and TO take part with the
democratic members of the House at their caucus
81 was not in New York wnen the Ring explo.
sion took place; but, knowing Tllden's character,
thing OF the tacts what would be his course
against these corrupt men: They had usurped
in was so tnes 90 own
as party divisions were concerned 1t was o COM
bination Of the BAD men OF both parties to plum.
der the State and city treasures. MIR. Tilden
with other good citlzens, formed union
against them, and although Tllden was
moment forfeited the esteem or allenated himself
from the good men OF his own party. No question
bearing but what he was found on the side OF the
democratic party, and his vote was always re-
iation OF a doubtful nature. No democrat Of any
respectaoility. recognizing the allegiance to
party, would consent to sit in caucus the ruling
spirit OF which was the well known Thomas g.
Fields, now a fugitive from justice. 1t was no
feeling OF opposition that he entertained against
the candidate Of that caucus for Speaker, but, on
the contrary, he had the kndlest feelings pOlitl-
cally and personally, toward him. But no man of
principle could ask Mr.. Tden to sacrifice his
honor and manhood by assoclating with the con-
taminating influences OF such men as Fields"
ION the whole, what are your conclusions Y''
'Mr. Tilden's advantages aud availability as
candidate are great In respect to the city we can
judge without any hesitation. In the nrst place
his strength among the classes OF men engaged In
the legal and other professions and what are called
the business classes. s far greater than General
Dix's. He also Outranks that gentleman in his
services in redeeming the city from the msrule of
Tweed ana company. 1t is the opinion OF Mr.. Of
tendorIer and others, who have been Intimately
connected with these classes, that the mass
OF Independents voters, who went for General
Dix two years ago, will now prefer Mr.
Tilden. Second, Mr.. Tilden has peculiar
strength with the German voters. This is partly
because of his services In reforming the CITY in
which many Germans took a very active part and
partly because of MIR. Tden's liberal views known
Or nearly twenty years. in respect to the Question
of coercive legislation. 1t Is believed shat Mr.
nlden would add large number OF votes to the
1t ID known to be the opinion OF such men as Ker.
nan, Robinson and the others l have already
mentiQned. that Aho