New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-31
Taken by Surprise.
A Washington special to the Chicap

"A dsulugIOn special TO Inc Chicago
Times says:
The surprise over the sudden change of
the World and the complete revolution
brought about in presidential prospects
still engrOsses conversation here. TiIden
is universally admitted to have lost all DOS
sibilities of success. The utmost his friends
now claim is that he will still be in q nosi.
ton to dictate the nomination, though he
can not get it himeelf There is more liph.
in the World transfer to-day. 1t turns out
that that paper has really passed from
Marbles hands. 1t has been no secret for
year or more that it was for sale, but the
general impression has been that tine near.
ness of the presidential election had re-
lieved the paper from its embarEassments.
and that in the eve Mt of Tilden's success it
would remain in Marbles hands.
Financial difficulty had considerable to
do with the change, though the attitude OF
the Democratic managers q great deal
more. The erection of the old Express into
an organ of the party organization did con.
siderable to cripple the World as a Demo
cratic organ, and if not an organ it was
and is nothing. The managing men of the
party in New York who have looked upon
Tilden's candidacy as offensive to large
number of the party then came together
and agreed to make an offer to Marble. 1t
was refused, Marble declaring that the
World should never be used to promote the
CANDIDACY OF any other than Tilden. The
revolt il the party, however, soon brought
him to reconsider this. Barlow and
Belmont, who have been his back
ere, and at enc time consider
able owners Of the World stock, finally
negotiated a sale. The paper was bought
the proprietorship and edltorship invested
upon Hurlburt. 1t was a political move
ment throughout, though not opposed to
Governor Tilden. The new owners are not
for him blindly as against the whole field
Barlow, the main investor is the brOther-in-
law Of Senator Bayard, and Hurlburt is an
enthusiastic admirer and friend of the Della
ware statesman. He will be supported by
the World, but not Extensively. Tilden will
tentatiOusly impartial consideration. The
plan as adopted by q full meeting of lead
ing Democrats in a recent meeting in New
YOlk is to make the World national organ,
not an echo of Tammany, TildeD, or any
other individual.
1t is significant Of the meaning of the
change, however, that the prominent Dem
ocrats who brought about this change were
in the main very lukewarm in Tilden's
cause. His friends could not oppose en-
larging the sphere Of the World party USE
funess, but it will be found that the mo
ney for the purchase come from that part
of the Democracy who think Governor
Tilden's nomination would be a perilous
undertaking. Under these circumstances
Bayard stock has been rising steadily. As
The first choice of the New York Democracy,
and not Objectionable to the South, it is
argued that he can be presented at St. Louis
as peace maker, and consolidate all the
warning factions. As an indication OF
Tilden's collapse, the agents who were here
q week ago have withdrawn, and there is
now no recognized head or front of the
Tilden movement. The Hendricks folks
profess to have no fear OF Bayard' strength,
and hold that Tllden's break up lie the final
assurance that Indiana will have her candi- |
date before the people at st. Louis.