Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-05
The Democratic Candidates.
SAMUEL j, TILDEN.

Lebanon. Columbia County, New York, in
1914. His father was Il farmer and mer-
chant and IN active and influential polili-
clan. Samuel had a natural taste for and
became active in politics while vet Il boy
In 1852 he entered Yale College, but i'll
health compelled him to leave and after
wards he completed his course ut the Uni
ver,ity of New York. He then studied
law in the office Of the late John w. Ed
monds of New York City, and began
practice alone For years. however, he
was known more rs Il politician than us Il
lawyer, and his practice did not prove
remunerativc. In 1911 he became one OF
the two founders of the Daily Neus, Il
campaign paper, devoted to the advocacy
of James X Polk for president and Sll;l>
Wright for Governor. 1914 he was elect
ed to the Legislature, and while thus Serv-
ing. was elected TO the constitutional
convention which gave the State its pres
ent constitution. The turn of politics Il e
next year caused his retirement and he
was then scarcely heard of until 1870.
when he appeared It's counsel in the noted
Y1to Wtrfnnto case of Giles VS. FlnmT in
which The former undertook to OustTilden' ;
client from the office of city comptroller.
MIR. lllurn defence WAS 50 StrOnr that ii
ovrrcame large apparent odds and greatly
enhanced his reputation. Two years lt-
forwards he became counsel for the heirs
of DIR. Burlell, in the celebrated sui.
against Mrs. Cunningham, who claimrd :,
secret marriage with the doctor. Mr..
Ildcn's success gave him II II tlonal rep
utatlOn. but he again sank out of public
notice until he appeared as Il prosecutor
in the Tweed ring suits. Meanwhile
however. lac had become Interested in
raj roads, and was bu>ly occupied as at
tornev. trustee. director, receiver, ;rLltra-
tor. ETC., mainly in connection with
Western roads, and in this business he
acquired Il colossal fortune.
When the war threatened, Mr. lillcll
was found Us one of the advocates Of com
promise. When the WI came Mr. Tillcn
followed his Usual policy of extreme eau
ii n. and kept di>cr"ctly in the back
ground He, however, advised tn It The
President should cali not for - ,ouo troops.
bat + 800, 900; half for immediate service
and half To be put into camp, of in>truc-
ton, for he forcsiw that the war would b.,
of the most vast dimensions. When peace
came we find Til,lrn rs the friend and
companion OF William NJ. Tweed in the
running of the Democratic party in New
Democratic State Committee. succeeding
Dean Richmond. Mr.. TilLcn acted i'll
close union with Tweed un,l the war on
the RIM was fairly under way Then he
drew out :. lit lc; but not all the p,r1,ll-
~ion> of the leading men in the famous
committee Of seventy cruld induce him /,
take Il hand in the. fight against Tweed
He watched and waited until hv SAW rwrc,
and his crew lettering 10 their fail, ans
then when the final result WAS no longer
doubtful. he stepped in and lent his un
doubtcdlv able and powerful assistance to
: rive his old associate a push toward III Il
State institution to which ne was ultinttrlN
, brought. When Tweed escaped. Cover
nor Tillcu threatened horrible thing
, against the sheriff who WIS responsible,
tor il, hut thr sheriff still rem tin> III "tlic,
. unmulc-t"d though The Governor could rr
move him At any Tune.
In lN14 Mr.. Iillrn Wn~ the D,upcrIti,
, canadtc for governor Of New York, an
the = tidtl waNc. which in t!Itt Yea
swept over the country. carried hun int,
! Office over G ,v,rnor DiN, the Rep lhlical
} nominee. In the March following hi
election, he sent To tie Legislature hi
\ famous canal message, which h.' had beer
/ prcptriu. since. HI rlc, tlon in the, rrcvi
. ou~ November.
y Tiilcn Thought thtt nle~>t.,. Would tth,
, $4,000 republican woes anl make hin
. president. But wha,rver my have bc,l
a his motive he hrs since then N ,e il yer
y warm for the canal thieves
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