New-York tribune., 1876-06-01
TUURLOW WELD on CONRLING An
TILDEN.

CoNKLISG's NOMINATION MPRoBABLE-Wio OUGHT
To HAVE BEEN THE PRESIDENTS CHoiCf-iII-
BEN THE MAN THE REPUBLICANS WANT 10 SEE
NOMINATED AT ST. LOUIS.
al don't see how Mr. Conkling can be NOM
inatnJ 81 TDurlOw weed, he foded bis hands over
his knee and time with his foot while TIE decorating
band marched oy. Il really don't see now he can De
nominated although his more intimate friends anu sup
pOrtrs enthusiastic over his cGanccS fehSy 'hI
Is not to be soesy manipulated ~ SOM peo.
1t viii be icult matter for Mr. Calntton % conu4l
that delegation In fact, far rs 1t affects Affairs ~ AL
/ think TIE Cameron Arrangement Will do moro Karin
R~portcr-How about the chances for, washbnrne
Mr. Wced--ihreo months ago should nave se,st.u f@ yea
Tllm b. Washburne the Republican Candidate
Everything pointed tn him. He was quiet not clhu
date, and ont OF che race rs RECORD SS ns t,
Nothing could be said to his dlsrredit tI9usht .t
Grant being ont uf tnc way ne would fa'OT "lSuI'
who made hIn wnat he L. Ihoy were int'a ,v
and Grant Owoi him much. cer,aInIy tEousul WASH @
bunc would be Grants cnoicc. In this II seems wa.
ml-talru lie u not Grants choice. L also thougu'
Washburne would be Carl ,cnurzs choice III thls Wa
mistaken. don't know who sehurL tvois, hn' he uOe'
oVpion. belonged 10 Wasbburne and would have settled
TIE uomn alton. am not prepared To say at MS moan
ao ne would have been selected 10y the probable
nominee This terrible exposure ot koir true o. Luse
and the evidence seems completes Only hOthof reason
for the nomination Oh true man anu go piiI
This Kerr matter hurts True or iase' ~ mas AllieI
hn for the future. Tue facts are very simple, anu
no way oi escape lor MN. ~ ~ me % f
All .h6sc things hurt the country terbH Now as ioi
the ST. Louis Convention tne contest seems narrowed
down To 1iden ami Bayatd. Ihden WIN DC mciA Eau u,
ddate II nominated. liis nomination lUses NtW-ioh 90
a
against Lin. lie cannot succeed. Those g"ntlrheh
wuosc Albany meetin cnTontccd In me Hsrdtd are
not the Un enemies he viii have to contend VITA IL Is
not probable tney would do any thing openly against h
bar their influence would be fct linen the CaIal KING
will oppose him tooth and nail They have the power
and the THcy 90 1T and VIII do H. hr III
d u's nomination would make cerain revolt III the
CITY similar To that of last Fall TAe TACT Is, Iiden Is 100
small He won little reputation by honesty IN govern
ct when le started of about the canal faudS Dut ne
u II all ns soon as became evident that ne was using MS
power as "A PARTISAN lie lost all the reputation ne ever
mad 10y single nomination lie made smith "eeu IN
E,lnul
Is perfectly well Known ,-
irpoit,r-I DO YOU believe the Republican leaders have
any deliberate programme of opcrationsf .
Mr. Wecd-NO do not. Very mucn depends upon Af'
Morton and trends. You see quite nlnber OF can
ddates have dropped OF the race Ihe leading men
-Bniue Consling. and II rton-haye tneir paitlSahs,
AMI each doing the best he can Tor hlnse Mlst tnal
best may cannot lie practically demonstrated tll He
Convention assemblies aud the votes are cast Ana thete
rsts me strength of like Washburne The friends
of senator Conklmg deyOicdiy his friends ana IL Is
ot likely they would 10 the nomlidtlnn OF u
New-Yoker place. especially one IKE MI NEeeler
wuosc friends Mr. Curtis ms stree gtu IN tue y
cuso ami enabled some To claim tnt the tYh
yentiuu was not u unit Tor COnkllng presume Iuuth Il
viii Le nominated ST. Louis. certainly nope So lof
tns sake of Republican party. II were partisan
would do what l could TO secure bis nomination ne
woul certainly loso Ncw-nofk, anu pe "e"A WY "'"
before the people at large.