The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30
PROSPECTING.
TINE FUTURE NOMINEE OF THE ST.
LOUIS CONVENTION.
Different vtcws-Thc Dark Horses what
the south Wants.
Correspondence Now York IIeraldl

Correspondence New York IIerald.l
WASHINGTON, April "a There are
Democrats here who do not agree en-.
tirely with what was sent you by your
special correspondent. The Herdld's
dispatch was discussed this evening by
several parties, one Of whom remarked
You must not forget, as you appear to,
that to carry Indiana in October is as
necessary as to carry New York in No
vember, and whether any Eastern Dem
ocrat can carry Indiana is very doubtful.
Mr.. Tilden certainly could not. Mr..
Hendricks could, and he is a stronger
might carry Indiana, but he might also
lose Ohio. which would be bad. The
| problem at st. Louis is to nominate a
ticket which would certainly carry Indi-
ana in October and New York in Novem-
ber"
"As to Judge Davis" said another,
mo doubt he would conciiate and draw
IA good many independent and dis
affected Republican votes, but he would
probably lose. q good many Democrats
at the same time. Our peoll le don't
want to repeat the Greeley movement. !"
"Bayard would fill the bill better than
either Tilden or Davis" said third
Democrat. He is as popular as either
aud has few or none Of their drawbacks
He is Il growing man. and if he were to
be nominated with enthusiasm. he could
probably poll the whole Democratic
vote and something over. If the elee-
ton were to be held tomorrow, I'm sure
he could win the day. But there is q
good deal of time for things to happen
between now and November. and there
is no doubt that the dark horses have
an uneommOnly good chance at st.
ft 81. p.
tion should nominate Senator Randolph.
of New Jersey-he has an excellent
record and is al able manor Clarkson
Potter, OF New York He made an ex-
tremely line record in Congress, is u re-
markably clear headed. sound man. with
no extreme or nOnsensical notions on
any subject, and his service on the Lou
lsiana Committee last year made him
well known throughout the South. Or
Senator English, of Connecticut. All
these are Democrats, which is certainly
an advantage, none of them are extreme
men. and Randolph and Potter are very
taYorably known in the South. Then
II you look West for dark horse. there
is Colonel Morrison. of Illinois: not as
well known as he deserves to be. for he
Is very able and sound man. He
grows rapidly i'll everybody's favor
VINO knows him or sees him work.
Morrison could carry Illinois
and Indiana in November. Missouri
and other Western States would support
hlm In the convention. If the dark
horse Is to come from the West an abler
one than Morrison could not be found.
And he, too, is Democrat. He fought
Tor the Union, his record is unexcep-
tlonable, the Germans like him, and |
though you Eastern people do not know
him very well, he is mighty well known
in the West, where it would not be diff |
cult TO get up very lively enthusiasm !
over the honest and modest fellow.
All your dark horses are sound on |
he currency, | notice." said listener.
The reply was
Yes, and all the prominent can
iidates are sound on the currency. The
nflation movement is making no head
way among the Western Democrats. It
was fever, and there are signs that
y Is dying out. Our platform ut
81. Louis VIII depend, necessarily, some
What ON the shape of the Cincinnati
but our currency plank will
not differ materially. from that Of the
republicans unless they make blum
ler.''
Said another speaker: "We are going
% try to carry this election, and we
ant afford to nominate anybody be-
'anse he works hard for it. II Mr..
lilden, in the general belief at st.
4ouis, can most certainly win, then
lell be nominated; but we have got
.ood many other men as sound and with
IS clear record as he; and there will
'e men at the Convention who know
low the country feels"
As for us, said Southwestern man,
we do not mean to have any ftNorites.
,ou of the North must make the ticket. ,
t is easy for us to see that nobody in /
he North like us rebels. You people !
re not nearly rs well reconstructed as !
'e are. 1t is good time for us to stand
side and let the Northern men pick out (
he candidates. All we want is an honest q
nd able man who can be elected, and |
he stronger Union man he was during 9
ne war the better for us. It wont hurt Q
ne Democratic candidate in the South
he fought in the Union army"
This ended the conversation, which +
ives somewhat roughly the views of Q
everal Democrats, some Of them not
ithout influence in their party. q