New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-14
A Dependent Democrat.

suits nled IN last term, 7S4. Judgments
rendered, 568.
Dependent Democrat.
A Tribune reporter called Thursday on
BlantOn Duncan, of Louisville, who is at
the New York Hotel, to learn his views on
the nomination of Tilden by the St. Louis
that he thought it was the very worst
nomination that could have been made;
that there had been tie same mistake as in
1872, that of considering men and not prin-
ciple, but now the Democrats had not
nominated SO good man as then. The
whole sentiment of the West, he said, was
against Tilden. At Terre Haute, Indiana.
on the Saturday succeeding the nomina-
ton, mass meeting was called, which was
very largely attended, and both the plat
form and nomination of the ST. Louis con-
vention were repudiated, and third
party was demanded. At Richmond.
Indiana, the same thing was done.
Mr.. Duncan predicted that Tilden
would lose Ohio by 10000, and In
diana by 10000. Tilden's hope lay in car
ryipG the entire South, with the exception
of South Carolina, and New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut, Oregon, and Califor-
elected. The five Northern and Western
States just mentioned had So votes. and
the South, without South Carolina had
l3l, making 100. Thus q change of 6
votes would defeat Tilden. AS he had no
strength in the West, there was no likeli-
hood that he would carry single Western
State, and if any one of the States which he
expected went against him he could not be
elected. Of course, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi were Republican on a fair vote. Mr..
Duncan believed that General Sheridan
would undoubtedly see that every Repub
lican vote was cast and counted. Florida,
owing to the large negro vote, would prob
ably 60 Republican, while there was very
little doubt but that Connecticut, Oregon
and California would 60 for Hayes, and
possibly also New Jersey. With euch large
gain enough elsewhere to be elected.
Mr. DuDcan's preference was for Han
cock, and he declared that with him the
West would have been secure, and also q
number of the Southern States, thus max
ing his election a sure thing; but the con-
vention would not listen to the voices of
the delegates; it was so thoroughly organ
lied and packed in the interest of Tilden
that all the remonstrances of the other
delegates we're unheeded. The Western
men were disgusted with the way the con.
vention was run; the management was arbi-
trary and despotic, and the hall was filed
with the claquers of Tilden. Their organ
ization was systematic and thorough, and
q statement was made in St. Louis that the
man who organized the claGue received
large cum of money. For the truth of this
Mr.. Duncan could not vouch, but that the
organization was complete was unmistak-
able.
The chairman of the executive committee
Of West Virginia, Mr.. Duncan said, had de-
manded another convention and another
nomination. The Pennsylvania delegates
in st. Louis gave up any idea that Tilden
would carry their State. The late Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of Iowa,
General Tuttle, had pronounced for Hayes,
saying that he could not support Tilden.
At ratification meeting in Dayton, Ohio
Vallandigham old district-Mr Houk,
delegate to st. Louis, having been called
upon for speech denounced both the
platform and the nomination.
Mr. Duncan added that it was not by any
means sure that Hendricks would accept
the nomination for Vice President. On the
day after the nomination he received at
least 500 kilograms urging him to accept,
and almost an equal number, from his
friends, urging him to decline. Els princi
Piles and those of Tilden were so utterly
antagonistic that there was little doubt
that he would decline, as, it he accepted, he
would undoubtedly drag down his friends
with him in defeat, as they would stick to
him.
The platform adopted, while really hard
money document was 80 written that it read
both weys, and did not suit either party. In
nominating hard money man for President,
q soft money man for Vice President, and
adopting double faced platform. an effort
was made to cOnciliate all Democrats, but
the result had beer that neither branch of
the party was satisfied. Mr.. Duncan ex
pected that there would be another cOnven
tion and third candidate nominated. The
West would probably take Peter Cooper,
and Mr.. Duncan made the following sug.
gestion:
"As the platform is double faced one,
and the nominees are utterly antagonistic
in their principles, the only feasible plan to
unite all Democrats would be to nominate
Peter Cooper for President and Tilden for
Vice President, and add a greenback plat
form to the st. Louis platform as an amend
ment. and then all Democrats could 20 in
The platform and nominees would then be
no more double faced than they now are
and would be much more acceptable to the
West, end there would be only two tickets
in the field
With the present candidate, MIR. Duncan
believed that Hayes would be elected, and
that the Democrats had thrown away the
best opportunity that they ever had for
success. In Tilden's defeat, Congress also
would undoubtedly be lost. In that case
Mr.. Duncan did not think that there would
ever be another national Democratic con-
ventiOn, but that the party would be en-
tirey and finally broken up.-New York
Tribune.