New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Tflden's Trouble.

A Washington special to the Chicago
Times says:
Significant and unexpected changes in
sentiment as to presidential possibilities
have come to the surface within twenty.
four hours. The full effects of the Cinc;n-
natl disaster have been studied out, and
new combinations have come into shape.
To begin with, Tilden has not been strength
ened by the destruction of Thurman, as his
supporters were at first inclined to boast.
A thorough comparison of notes with West
ern members leave no room to doubt that
the disrrust Of Tilden is inexting nishable.
The warfare against him in New York has
been carried on with startling vigOr and
matchless astuteness.
1t is reported here by welladvised politi-
clans that the World has been taken from
among his supporters by the forcing out of
Marble. His retirement is merely temporary
and compulsory. He was not able to meet
certain payments on his stock, bought some
years ago from Barlow, and the Sche
Kelly-Tammany interest combined to crowd
him aside until the campaign is over. In
proof of this these politicians point to the
utterances of that paper since the Utica
convention. 1t is Furthermore known that
the church interest has joined with Tam
many and that any acceptable Western
man will be supported in preference to Til
den, whom they detest and fear. The Gov
ernor's friends are perfectly aware of the
such force and swiftness against him, and
ENJOYS are here and in the West negotiating
alliances wherever anything feasible seems
to offer. All these things have been brought
to the attention of the Southern members,
many of whom have sincere preference
for Tilden, but they are emphatic in de-
clining to lend themselves to support any
one who is opposed by any considerable
portion of his party in the North. OF the
last week felt strongly like urging Tilden,
there are not half q dozen who today
claimed that he could be successfully put
through.
Ii hendricks were clear on the financial
question his nomination would be, SO far as
the present sentiment goes, be yOnd q ques-
ton. His late visit here, however, did him
no material good. The hard money folks
are relentlessly against him, and the soft
money people would take him as second
choice only, Allen being the first. Among
the latter the declaration is open and de-
fiant that they prefer to be beaten with
Allen rather than succeed with Tilden or
thurman. This expression goes beyond
the original commune group. Some who
were heretofore rather conservative, are
now arrayed with the party of spOliati0n.
From Thousand nameless things that 60
to make up the drift Of sentiment here, it is
plain that The presidential game has entered
q new phase. Those who opposed the nOmi-
nation Of Judge David Davis because he is
not party man, and because there was 90
much Democratic material to select from,
are now markedly modified in their views.
Among ell Southern men the tone to day
and yesterday was strongly in favor Of
spiking the Republican guns by the selec-
ton Of Judge David Davis. Late expires.
sions from Fernando Wood, General Hun.
ton, Walker, Whitthorne and the repre-
sentative delegates from most of the
Southern States show . steady apprecia-