The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-25
THE ST. LOUIS CONVENTION
~ur c<yyAss INCREASING IN IN
yrREsr AND INTENSITY.

~'nv,. Oppo.ition-How Dewitt q.
Ituejohn squares his Conduct at UHcs
md u. iouis-The Latest Bsimates.
ar rorts June 4.-The friends OF the |
l,s.,ent candidates have worked zea!ously to- |
A., and alt ough e., feeling has run pretty |
hlsn rt times, still ,sp rit oi harmonv has gem
.,,ll, been ,xhioiicd. There are few vulgar
,.llows among tho anti rilden crowd from New
yo,t sho have mads themselves conspicuous
=, mir loud denuncia ion Of Tllden, but they
h.,. ,nyar bly bee encountered by some
,r,snd Of Mr.. lilden rom another State. and
a,,v,n TO the H. they grew nensive and
,.a,,lged I'm slanderous charges against Mr.
.r,,dsp astl ey occasio Hil, old, they were sum
n,r,ly taken to task by the crow Of ookers-on.
,amade to understand that this would not be
,olet,tcd The influence OF such men Is, OF
,outse innntessimal, and any him they might
"A, would have .ther he eject Of driving de-
,sr,ine an self-respectnR men to support Mr..
Jflden Their, IL, however, another class OF
poilticl ms from New Y k-m,n like Walter
Church Of A bany j, hn Kell,, Col. Robert,
and Augustus Schell OF New York. ana
d, witt c. LitteJohn, Of the Twenty
fourth Dlstfic.-who are likely to make
some impression on de Gates wio come here in
20 uncert sin frame OF mind. Quite a number
of delegates. especially fr N the Southern
States are ANXIOUS to make wise selection,
and nominate man who will attract support
from the intelligent and honest voters OF all
parties rhe gentlemen are, as rule, favor
ably inclined to Tilden, because they be-
Bs,s that he is presninently re-
former. and that the honest, solid-miuded
people Of the whole country 80 regard him
but they meet the bitter class OF anti. .Tilden
men from New York, who are adroit enemies
and fluent 4 lkers, ami their favorable i'm
a. A.ll. lla.l
pai.d. at least somewhat disturbed. In private
they ars told that MIR. Tiiden Ia not at heart q
rsfermer. and that what he has done In the
va, Of publication in New York was prompted
solely by selfish and am 1itious motives. They
srs told also in this secret, bshind-the-door
manner that MIR. Tilcen has disorRanxed the
Dew ocratic party in New York In order to
elevate himself.
WHAT THEY SAY AGAINST TTLDEN.
lie has, they say, countenanced insinuations
aKainst tue Character OF fudge Church aud other
smine nt Democrats, because they happened to
have some personal friends who we're charged
with teinr part Of the Canal Ring, and, ss a re-
Mr.. tidrn become so unpopular with the
niassrs of the Dem ocratic voters of the state,
and 80 ouious to the great le 4ders OF the party,
that b = nomination here means the loss o. New
Yors IN vember next In pgtlic Messrs.
pAiiy lpon the lat tn judge Chur h, Erastus
Coming, and otner eminrnt Democi ats are OPP
perru ~ luutn lNt-t men, lnty say,
have g eat influence an II they take inte est
ln the Campaign thousands Of votes Will Ue lost.
uedr Influenced either oy personal OF any
olhet than the general interests in opposing MIR.
I1laen, ana thev at the same time admit That
the Nvrk OF reform undeit ken and accomplts b.
cd b. HI deserves commendati N. They IN ke
thl. admission, however. In a haif-hearted way,
ana simply be ause hey dare not take differ
snI lfoun In the face of the world. From
wnsteyeF causes produced, tney urge that the
fecf thht % fornij liable orpo ,ttiOn TO Tiiden OK
tHt. New York, and therefore he should not
rhey 10 tni-. they claim, from tho highest and
pure-t motives ana for h - od Of the Demo-
lbs deieat 4 Mr. iiiden here would not be in
teruret,u by tue country as a bow aimed at the
moi Conspicuous retorncr IN the Democratic
ny, ey eyade the issue ny asking In turn
not refoImers. III they are asked whether the
eeieat I Tilden " ,ud i.ot be used by the op-
posi- ion to show that Democratic professions
hb,ut refoi m and econo were all sham, tn BY
reply hy asking II Iilden Is the only reiorner
hvns.
THE ASTITILpESITEs' NATURAL ALLIES
The Hendricks mana-er here are making the
mot they { out Of lie anti iilden men. They
have a l,rre p.rior Ut the southern Hotel, OPEN
music u stationed, and thus offer TO sll cOnets
a 'nvitlrg retreat from the onpr' ssiye hest.
TIE an j. iilden men are brought in by twos
snd ihfees 10 hOld form 10 tue Assem-
blsd coNd OF deeg tes and out ,de rs
LiIlei In is al effective speaker aud most
p>nlu ci us fellow, at for nearly two h. urs
!es afternoon ne desc ,ntsd on tue object ,us
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ou' tl'rl H.u souie ehsct' re pIoI.sseu per,
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tt4urn"S W. appt"Vai OF hls wal on
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S,s'u "a hi' iiueh was unpopul Z u noihe.
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