The New York herald., 1876-07-12
GOVERNOR HAYES LETTER.
VIEWS OF THE ST. LOUIS DELEGATES ON THE
DOCUMENT

VIEWS OF THE ST. LOUIS DELEGATES ON THE
DOCUMENT.
After the ceremony OF Governor Tidens acceptance
was over the views OF Of the delegates OBJ
tanned relative to Hayes letter OF acceptance
published on Monday last The following selected
from a number or conversations. showing the
age sentiment
II. GILFRy OF OREGON.
Hon Henry II. Gry, who is private secretary to
the Governor of Oregon and delegate to the St. Louis
Convention in speaking OF the prospects OF the State
being carried for Tlldon and Hendricks said THE
nomination OF Tilden and Hendricks was received in
Oregon with the widest enthusiasm, they
first and Only choice Of great majority
of the democratic voters there, while the
announcement of the nominations OF Hayes and
Wheeler feel ike we, blanket on the popular
feeling Spontaneous ratification meetings in the
name of reform and retrenchment, coupled with the
names of Tllden and Hendricks were held all over
the State, and tho anti-Chnese PLANK IN the plat
form makes the ticket particularly strong in
distinction the wshy y-washy manner in which the
subject was treated in the republican platform" Mr.
Gilfry also SAID that OREGON fred the first gun in this
campaign BY eIccting Legislature the 9th OF Juno
composed OF fifty democrats thirty four republicans
and SIX independents three OF the latter being demo
cratically inclined and viii act with the democrats
teus nsurng the election OF democratic United states
Senator
Hon. J. L. Dwyer, OF Texas, expressed himself
foows:-
.'rhe chances for rilden and Hendricks are simply
thosc:-We are going to carry the state ovcrwhelm-
Dg!y. Al the last State election carried II by
l03 900 majority for Governor, Richard Coke and
many men who were not entitled 10 vote under the
State Law, but who will he entitled 10 vote
under The United States law at the Presi.
for the democratic nominees SO you safely put
down the majority for Tlden and hendrlcks from the
State OF Texas as at least from 10000 to 1000 Ihe
nominations meet with the most hearty approval and
they VIII bc supported with oil the energy possessed
by the democratic party OF the Lone Stlr state In
the of the election OF rilden and hendricks tho
administration in It's efforts the cause OF retrench-
reform will receive no healthier support from
the representatives OF any state than from our ds'
tnguished Senator'S Coke anu Maxcy, well as from
all our representatives in the Lower House
HERBERT y. M'LASE OF MARYLAND
Mr. Herbert n. McI.aue, who chairman Of tho
Marylan delegation at the St Louis Convention, when
asked his Hayes letter said. that he be-
the financial plank did IL show very icebc views. II
proessed 10 be in favor OF resumption of specie pay
ment and yet we'll known that In the true
sense OF such resumption it was not sincere
Democrats meant by resumption OF specie payment
the payment OF dollar IN gold Tor grcenback, but
the republicans did mean this. In regard to the
civil part OF the address, the HERALD took the
view in of its editorials II said there was
Endorsement Of the administration implied IN Gov
Hayes promises, for being an ndorser OF the
present administration he could not well turn
out the present incumbents of offices with
out cause, they being republicans like himself
The aluson to the school question was mere pedagogy.
Protcstans and Roman Catholics in this country have
agreed upon the point that the school moneys should
not be used for scctaran purposes 1t was Blaine's
idea 10 have an amendment proposed TO the consttu-
ton, and thus to place the power the schools
under federal controi but this matter the States
question had not yet gone before them, nor
1t likely that it would lie himself knew
and was authorized by Archbishop Bayley to state that
Catholics did ask for the public money fer their
schools and the Catholic candidate for Governor In his
canvas also made the same statement Taken alto
thar tba af IInv v0s "a M n.
terfuee TO avoid the real issue.
COLLINS, OF CINCINNATI
Mr. Isaac c. Collins delegate from Cincinnati to tho
ST. Louis Convention, gave his views as to tho Hayes
letter He knew Governor Hayes tor long time, and
did not believe that he possessed determination enough
to meet great emergencies Governor Hayes n
most estmable gentleman but man who did not care
% much to enter into political battles he was
general way desired to take things easy In fact he
did not care very much TO enter the canvass for Gov
ernor nor for Congress when the party called upon
him. Hayes who could be very easily
swayed He had will power, strong resolve
needed for the work to be done in purifying the gov
crnment He a friend OF Grant, aud Grant liked
him. lie indorsed Grants administration as appeared
IN the passage in his address which referred TO the
MT Collins thought that the reference Hayes let
ter to the resumption of specie would not hurt
the republican candidate ia Ohio, because tho people
there had been gradually coming to believe firmly in
the resumption OF specie payment The reference
claptrap and ouly sequence to the
pcs Moines speech OF Gant-were pedagogy.
reference 10 tue civil service eViueutiy IN
To please Schuz and his friends and meant very little
Taken altogether the letter both weak and point
less. and neither stirred up ambition in republicans nor
excited the minds Of democrats. Hayes
In harmony with the liberal spirit OF the State
country.
L. MERRITT ILLINOIS.
Mr. f. l. Merritt. editor Of the State Register, Spring
field Ill., and delegate from Illinois to st Louis,
pronounced the Hayes letter to be very weak. He
believed that il would do hin serious hurt IN Illinois
II did not up lar!y to the issues, but shrunk
away from the vital points. On the finance
question he did not meet the full require
inents OF his party, either specie
tion clapirap rs everybody understood and his
promises for civil service reform contingent and
defined The letter was very weak one.
II. SMITH, CHICAGO
Mr.. Perry ii. Smith, delegate from Chicago to st.
Louis, considered the Hayes latter to bc without any
thought the promised reform in ofice-holding n
bid for the votes and influence OF Office .holders
Grants friends 1t idle labor to seek make
excitement out OF the public school question. OF
that the people would take themselves,
done in Chicago Each State would regulate any DIS
agreements that might be introduced into the
religious elements OF the population, and
trouble would He iclt that there was no real
meaning in the proposed resumption OF specie pay
men, and that the canvass would develop that TACT.
IL believed that the democrats II Wiscon-
SIN, and that there but little doubi OF Indiana In
Illinois, much II cot all. depended on II united German
vote for Tden There was not. ne thought, anything
but the brightest ospscis Tor the democratic csndi
dates, whose platform was one which met the desires
OF all the solid Western The letter OF Governor
Hayes, IN Mr.. smiths opinion was OF very poor quality
indeed. and IL not very evasive OF real issues
the least very weak in the announcement OF a great
party creed II was PLAIN II an Endorsement OF
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