The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23


party y meet IL under leaders who It's true repre-
sentative and opponents OF It's principles Indeed,
dorbi wh4hrr success, obtained by iasr pretences
Desirable gui aiure under such circumstances
Who do you incline 10 think, SO far'as you are in
formed, Will get,le ST. Louis nomlnatons"
II THINK Tden. thurman and the rest oil those thu
far prominently narned will XIII other IN The
nst half dozer oaiioA and that ether Hancock Or Joe
rssr. OF New jersey, viii be the nominee Either
would suit me admirably"
Colonel Henry B Short Is tall gentleman, despite
his curt pauoaymic HIS post Office Is bennington
Columbus county He Ia past middle age, but 10 vel
preserved. He wears gold-powe spectaces and q
swaiiow taed coat and has the appearance Of nan o.
assured position He replied to my questions without
any hesitation. Colonel Short said:-.'My drst choice
other things bong equal Bayard, my second Tden
my third Governor Hendricks | am hard money
man. l dsapprove Of imitation; but specie payments
should no, De- resumed too suddenly think highly Of
joel Parker as q candidate for the 81 LOUIS nm ma
ton. Ny sous who were educated al Prnceicn speak
most Ia, orally OF HIM think be woulu make
strong nominee Notwithstanding my individual pref
erences, however. would be disposed to alliance
with The western rather than the Eastern
The interests oil the South are mainly identical With
those OF the West
Paul q. Cameron, OF willsboro'. Orange coun.y is
genial and portly specimen oil the old Southern gentle
HIS hair Is silver white, but he has full, rudy
face and II very brisk OF movement He was very
wealthy before the and 10 still a man OF ample
meana When met him The Other day he was care
essy attIred in ample white pants. looscy.nitinl
brown linen coat, and had on Panama hat Of huge
dimensions handed nm letter OF introduction
from mutual acquaintance, when he said, do you
want to interview meY am NIL htily afraid Of print
II merely W SD 70 learn your preference for Presi.
dent OF the delegates to 81 LOUIS"
II have personal preferences whatever that am
not wing 10 give ny cheerully Tor the man who can
be elected. Our dslrr gees to 81. Louis unn
structeu and unpedged and do not think you gen.
Is the ought 20 ny
hamper j. very seriously To see some unguarded and
random statement pumped out OF us unawar-s BY your
correspondents and reporters paraded IN the columns
oil the papers aud deiying US ~ 20 back On H. And
then, again. we have not, any Of US, mad up our
minds fully as what our aciion al ST LOUIS will y
But Mr. Cameron VINO would you rather see Pres!-
dent II the selection were lett 20 you'll mean. VI
course, outside OF all considerations u availaotys
swell, | will say candldiy about that, had rather
see Jeremiah 8 Back, OF Pennsylvania, President OF
the United states than any other living man. Ny sec
ono choice would be Bayard. OF Delaware"
How 5 between Il ndricks and hurmanS"
~ ell. on the WHOLE perhaps. Thurman We want
good money think the intatonists are IN error.
have objection. therefore, TO Governor Tilden or
joel Parker ON he money question II our Northern
friends think they can win J am Tor the winning
horse whether he is "dark horse'' one already en-
tered propose, along with the balance OF the Nor
Carolina deiepa 10 compare notes al ST. LOUIS and
10 be governed altogether by the wishes ana views
OF our Northern riends Tie South wants no federal
Offices We viii be content with change OF govern
nent We would cheeriully surrender quota the
offices anu give up all our as 70 ootn cand
dates and platform IN order TO secure sound and
honest aud truly national administration. | am Tor
my race and country"
FIRST DISTRICT.
Charles Latham, Of Plymouth, Washington county,
IL a gentleman ol good standing. both socially ana po-
lIcay an has served in the Leg s-
ature. HIS hrst choice Bayard MS cond, lhur-
man. He told me he had no objection 10 hendricks
or Henderson or 1iden or Hancock
Thomas q. skinner Is u young attorney -a-aw, and
lives at Hertiord, Perquimans county. He states his
preferences IN tue following order:-Flrst, Hendricks;
second. yard; third, Hancock He thinks riiden not
availabe-thay his nomination would lose the West.
He disposed be governed by the prevailing OF
the democracy after consultation al St Louis. MessrR
Latham AMI SKI appointed the 14th inst,
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DISTRICT.
William 7. Dortch, one Of the delegates from tho
Second strict said - favor rildcn II he carry
New York. may appear after consultation AZ ST.
Louis; yet there hall dozen men would prefer
be Governed by the advice OF New York ana the OF ner
great states winch decide the contest. think
llldcn and Hendricks would be . good ticket
Dr. H. 4. I. Naming, the other delegate from the
Second dstrcl, editor oil the Roanoke Nelrs, pub
llshed at Weldon He tells me he prefers Ba. ard bu,
goes Tor the strongest man. He says too to
THIRD DISTRICT
+. w. Krchner, merch mt. OF Wilmington Is of
the delegates from tue Third district Of Nortn Caro-
lima He lodged me several times, but when al last
cornered him he talked very freely. Mr. KIrchner
said:-"I am well disposed tow,rd Bayard aud Hen
drcks, who would respectively be my urst and second
choice; but consider them out OF the Presidential
race. think Joe Parker, OF New Jersey, may be the
coming He was the war Governor OF the North
MS truly Us was Governor Morton. There impu.
tat on scopperheadis M against Parker loyalty
to the Union was unques tionable No rnau who ever
did kind deed toward the South or expressed kind
iecpg the Southern people IN this generation
reach the Presiden y. Greeley is instance OF this
HIS pity for Jefferson Davis IN his impr and
his views favorable universal amnesty ruined his
caanoes He ran, on the whole. much better ~ the
south than in the Norh-hat 49, there was less demo-
cratic from here than there The people
oil North Carolina want more money and they want
greenbacks good as gold; but we will cheer
fully sacrifice III need Tor the paramount loon OF
honest and economical government would he gov
erned at 81 LOUIS by the wishes OF thoe Nor hern
States which democratic, but not by those which
he GnaIh pxalI Il ~
any concession and to adopt any test OF loyalty
Tor success next November"
You would sto0p 10 conquer then ~ said |.
s.Ycsn he replied; 1--WE viii submit to any thing ex-
cept sacrifice OF HONOR
The other delegate Is $. H. Myrover, editor of the
Fayetteville Gazette. buttonhoed him IN tho wash
room Of the Marlborough Mr. Myrover sad-"We
the Northern, Eastern and Western democrats
nominate a democrat and We will be satisfied We
don't want David Davis or any nun not known as =
democrat Although willing 10 concede all we properly
can the liberal republican element, We want no
doubtful man. shall 20 10 ST. LOUIS 10 aid ia securing
the nomination OF man who viii comUine every pos
sibie element OF strength While think postpone
of the operation OF the Specie Resumption act is
desirable, rcgird the financial and all other questions
entirely subordinate to tho CHER Iteration Of
a reform the administration Of the government
PEI sonally, l. common with all the North Csronna
delegates | prefer Ba, ard, bat nclawarI's electoral
vote IS small; New York, the Empire State, II
could carry 1t, woad give the democratic rty great
prestige. She could also furnish the snrws OF
would prefer candidate who could carry New YORK
without the West to who could carry Ohio without
New lVrN. favor lAucu III presented Uy New YORK
ana # the Tammany other actious and interests
In that State eau be united on IN. /"
FOURTH DISTRICT.
The delegates TO ST. Louis rom the Fourth district
are no as Webb, OF HIlisporough, aud James Bat.
lie oil Nash county Mr.. Webb said TO HERALD re-
porter, ave must carry New York and Indiana or wc
are lost think riiden Is the available just
now"
lis he your preierences inquired the reporter.
'.Bavard my preference. want the strongest
man; and Tildcn, think, is that care nothing for
hard soft out other things being equal II
s tile with the most money who can get the most
votes"
You go prepared to tall in with the crowdf"
Eyes, SIR; shall take back IN the synagogue,
and 90 there 10 be silent and t. listen and learn
Mr. webb's colleague, Mr.. Battle, was tcrvewed by
two different representatives oil the HERALD. He did
seem much annoyed, however, and sung about the
song both times, the refrain OF which Han
cock
Hancock IS my man " we &c, him." said Mr.
Battle II found was the right gri the army
anu know he is well seasoned as democrat"
.'rhen you are for Hancocks 3"
.'rhere IS strons sentiment Tor Hancock my
county" repl ed Mr. Battle; Il suppose they have
caught Il from the Norfolk papers"
AFTER Hancock then whof'
''Wc, Joel Parker wouldn't be . bad man, would
hes"