The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-06-27
4 Liberal View.
TALK WITH EX-GOv. PALMER, OF III
LIMOS.

TALK WITH EX-Gov. PALMER, OF III
LIMOS.
Gov. Palmer. of Illinois. we'll known as
a gallant general on the Union side dur
ing the war. arrived in the city Saturday
evening. and is quartered at room 6S at
the Planters. He went with the Gree
lev movement as a Liberal Republican in
1872. and since that time has occupied
an Independent position in politics. He
is here simply as spectator, waiting.
like thousands of others, to see what the
Democracy will do. As he is distin-
guished and able representative of large
class of men, Times representative
called on him yesterday and obtained, in
the course OF general conversation, the
substance OF which may be found in the
following
acknowledgements how do you in
terpret the result of The Illinois Demo
cratic convention. held few days ago:
Governor Palmer-It was not exactly
Tilden triumph, but | think he will get
half the delegation. His forces were
splendidly organized, while the Hen
bricks and Davis men were not. The
Hendricks men played a bad game IN
the convention. Three of the delegates
at large are favorable to I'il,len, and they
are strong men. There is no iirmer and
more reputable man in the State than
Judge Iiigbee, of Pike county, who will
probably exert as much influence as any
man in the delegation. He is pro-
nounced Iilden man.
Reporter-Will the friends of Judge
Davis urge him before the convention. 1t
Is reported that he declines to have his
name used.
Gov. Pile has not declined. No
State has instructed for him and lac feels
under no obligation to decline, even
though he may not wish to appear as q
candidate. His strength is scattering,
unorganized and altogether latent. Our
only hope is that he may come in as a
compromise man.
R.-Governor. what do you think Of
Mr.. Tilden's chances:
GOV. Pile is unquestionably the
strongest now talked of. That is he has
more apparent and organized strength,
but am certain he will never be nOni-
mated. He will have a majority in the
convention, but he will never get two
thirds because that would be plain dem
onstration OF his nomination and they
would flock to him like sheep. | have
no idea the two-thirds rule will be abol-
ished; it has become TO sacred thing
with the Democratic party.
R.-It Tilden should be nominated
what do you think his chances OF cleo
ton would be?
Gov. P.-That is very delicate ques-
ton for me to answer. ! am not here to
express preferences, for | am not dele
gate, but am simply Il deeply interested
spectator but my candid conviction is
that Mr.. Tildeu will be defeated. The
nomination OF Hayes and Wheeler by the
Republicans destroyed the availability of
rilden. The reason is this His nomi-
nation would bring the "bloody
shirt" into the canvass, and put
the Democrats on the defensive. This
would be fatal. The Democrats don't
want TO have explanations 10 make
to demonstrate that their candidate
was loyal during the war. Mr.. Tilden's
record at Chicago, at the Democratic
him and his party by every Republican
speaker FROM Maine 10 California. Ii
makes no difference whether there was
anything In it or not, people will talk
about it. | would shut the mouth OF
every confederate Democrat by throw
ing the Issue just where they have 10
power to reply. II Blaine had been the
Republican nominee, it would have been
very different, for the Republicans
would have been put on the defensive,
but Hayes and Wheeler are personally
Observation-Disclosures as good men as Til
den and the people will say, Hayes was
a soldier and fought for the Union ;
where was Tildeng This Is fact and
there is no denying il. II is now admit
TED that slavery was wrong, that the gov
eminent was right in suppressing the
rebellion. The Democratic party cannot
afford 10 defend any Of its shortcomings
during the war, they must make issies
out of questions of the present. For
this there are ample means. The mis-
sion Of the Republican party closed with
the war. There are two classes Of peo-
,iple who are ready to cooperate with the
democratic party II 1t adopts wise
eousse: the first consists Of the older