The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-07-06
TlLDEN g. HENDRICKS.
A POOR STICK.


NEW YORK, June 29.-The Evening"
Post,n speaking of the st. Louis candidate
and platform. says: The vital plank for
the present is the financial plank, and in
Democratic platform it Is poor stick
indeed to have attracted attention TO Re
publican weakness in this respect. But if
The Cincinnati convention did not take
determined step in advance, it at least did
not take step backwards. This the ST.
Louis convention has done. Such hard
money man as Tilden must rather feel
mortified that he is compelled to stand up
on such a safe piece of timber. In giving
the candidate to the East, and in not Civ
ing the Wet the platform without qualifi-
cation. it looks very much as If Ohio and
Indiana were irre,rievably lost in October.
NOTHING TO TAKE BACK.
The express" (Democratic) speaking of
the nomination Of Tilden, says: an this
State, where he could help it, he allowed
no anti-Tilden men to go TO the State Con-
yention, or to the national convention, and
therefore his following at st. Louis did not
fairly represent the Democratic sentiment
of the Empire State. We have given the
freest possible expression to our views, and
have nothing to take back as to the policy
of the nomination. We shall follow the
Democratic flag, with the Democratic plat
form and the Democratic nominations.
Others may follow the man, the organiza-
tion and the machine. 1t is not a good
sign in our eyes, when Republicans rejoice
over or contribute to make a Democratic
nomination We shall hope for the best
and work for the best, not permitting dis
appointment 10 move US one hairs breadth
in the discharge OF the great public duty.
ii the Democratic party wins, it must be
upon its platform OF principles, and the
pledge which its candidate has already
made that he is singled out less for himself
than the good fortune which has made him
the personiication Of reform"
MIGHT HAVE DONE LETTER.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 29.-The Evening
Telegraph" says: The convention at ST.
Louis might have done better and might
have done worse as il is, it has done we'll
Its nominee is the embodiment of practical
reform, and, without such candidate, the
reform planks are so many broken timbers
He is a man OF proved administrative
choice, of great intellectual force, and OF
excellent surroundings. IL called TO the
VI bt
would be in the executive chair OF the
United States, the same cool, tireless, dis
interested officer the same earnest and ag-
gressive force, that he is as the chief msgis-
trate of the foremost OF all the States" 1t
accepts Tilden, irrespective Of the agency
of which it presented his name, and will
give him its earnest support, as in every
way the better of the two candidates from
which the ch ice OF President for
the next four years must lie made.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
ST. LOUIS, June Notwithstanding a
slight but steady rain, the streets tonight
were perfectly thronged with people, and
everybody was nearly wild with excitement
and enthusiasm There were illumina-
tions along Fourth and Fifth streets TO-
nearly a mile Buildings were gayly and
profusely decorated with flags, banners and
notices, and with devices Of various kinds.
Monster meetings are being held at the
another at the "Republican" office.
HENDRICKS IN A QUANDARY.
INDIANAPOLIS, June Ex-Governor Hen
bricks having positively declined to be q
candidate for Vice-President in repeated
kilograms to his friends last night, will no;
consider the subject Of the acceptance OF the
nomination made to-day until the return of
the Indiana delegation from the conven-
tion.
WELL RECEIVED.
San Francisco, Juue 29-The nomina-
ton of Tilden was well received he.e,
mainly on account Of his hard money pro-
clivities One hundred guns were fired last
night at the ratification meeting. The
anti Ohine-e plank in the platform gives
great satisfaction, and prominent Demo
crats assert they can carry the State on that
issue.
INTENSE ENTHUSIASM.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 29.-Few expect
ed a ballot would be reached at St. Louis
last evening, and the news of Tlldens nom
ination was generally unknown this alter
noon, but WAS received with intense en-
thusissm by his friend-, while the friends
of the other candidates generally accept
the situation, and will support him 1t is
that he will poll the full party
strength.