The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-31
THE PROSPECT.
TILDEN AND WASHBURNE.
Thurlow Weed Sees No Chance
for Conkling.
Hg SELECTED EAsHBuRsE THREE MONTHS AGO.
The Cameron Note To Be Oishonored
and Protested.

said Thurlow Weed, he folded his hands over his
knoe and beat time with his loot while the decor
ating band marched by. ! really don't see how
he can be nominated. although his intimate
friends and supporters enthusiastic his
chances. Pennsylvania il not to be easily
manipulated some people imagine II will DO
q difficult matter for Mr. Cameron to control that
delegation. In fact SO far IL Affects affairs at ALL
think the Cameron arrangement will do more harm
than good. Mr.. wakcman has just returned from
Washington and is loud for Conkling Well, he is a
warm personal friend of the Senator and is more or
less charged with the Washington atmosphere, which,
suppose, is all Conkling. Sheridan Shook has been
to Philadelphia and he nds that Blaine strong down
there. Postmaster James Is all wrapped up Conk-
ling's interest He is honest. frank -natured
man, probably the most devoted friend Mr. Conkling
has in the city. He is very anxious that the Senator
be nominated and Is very confident he win be-"
REroRrER-And you?
: Mr. WELDON, weddcd to no mans interest
am anxious for my country's welfare. Whoever
best servo interest and get her from the condition
she is in win BIO the man Tor think the repub-
lcan party ought succeed at the next election
should DO sorry to have the country put back in the
hands OF the who would have surrendered her to
traitors
REroRrxR-How about the
CHANCES wAsHDuRSEfn
Mr.. wEEp-Threc months ago should have selected
Ehhu B. Washburne the republican candidate.
Everything pointed to him. He quiet, not can
didate and out Of the His record excellent
Nothing could be said to his discrcd, thought that
Grant being out OF the way, he would favor WASH
burnc, who made him what he Is. They
were intimate friends, and Grant owed him
much. certainly thought Washburne would
be Grants choice. In this it seems
thought washburne would be Carl schurzs choice In
this was mistaken. don't know who schurz favors
but he docs not favor washburne. Those two sup
ports, in my opinion, belonged to washburne and
would have settled tho nomination. am not prepared
TO say that his nomination Is uncertain simply
say that three months he would have been selected
by me as the probable nominee. This terrible
EXPOSURE KERR,
true false. and the evidence complete Is only
another for the nomination OF true man and
good man. You will ind that the delegates TO that Con-
venton at Cincinnati will appreciate their individual
responsibility to the full, and, unless am mistaken,
their nomination will be determined by tho good OF tho
nation and the good of the party rather than dictated
by the ambition the partsans OF any individual
This Kerr matter hurts True or false, il has killed
HIM for tho fdture The facts very simple, and
way Of escape for him. 1t Is inexprossbly sad
All these things hurt tho country terribly. Now for
the
81. LOUIS CONVENTION,
the contest seems narrowed down Tilden and Bay
ard. Tden will be q weak candidate II nominated
His nomination loses New York to the democracy at
all events. There too many against him. Ho
not succeed. Those gentlemen, whose Albany meet
ing was chroniccd in tho HERALD not the only ene-
mics no will have TO contend with II s not probable
thcy would do anything openly against him. but their
in0ua hc fclt hon ho I'm will
pose him tooth and nail They havc the power and
the brains They do It and will do It Mr.. Tidens
nomination would make certain o revolt In the city
similar to that OF last fall Tho fact u.s. Tildcn too
small He won little reputation by honesty IN gov
ernmcnt when he started or about tho canal frauds
but he lost II all us II became evident that he
using his power bipartisan Hc lost all the rep
utalion he ever had by single nomination. He
made Smith Weed Insurance Commissioner, man
whose legislative career is perfectly well known.
REroRrER-Do you believe the republican leaders
have any
DELIBERATE PROGRAMME oPERArIoxss
Mr.. wEED-No do not That is I do not think any
considerable number Of prominent or influential men
have had any conference at which settled programme
was arranged Very much depends upon Mr. Morton
and his friends. You quite q number OF candidates
have dropped out Of the race Tho leading mem
Blaine, Conklng and horton-havo their partsans
and each Is doing the best no for himself What
that best may DO cannot BIO practically demonstrated
TIL the Convention assemblies and tho votes cast
And there rests the strength OF mon like washburno.
The friends OF Senator Conkling are deyotcdly his
friends and It is not likely they would consent tho
nomination OF New Yorker in his place, espe-
cialy one like Mr.. Wheeler, whose friends gave
10 Mr.. Curtis his strength in the SYRIA
Convention, and enabled some TO claim that the
Convention not unit for Conkllng. MI. Mortons
friends win have great deal to say about tho candi
date. But II is unsafe to rely much tho transfer
power OF candidates this year. As said before tho
delegates to Cincinnati will DO made feel thcir in
dividual responsibility and the Of tho coun-
try such that they viii feel compelled namc man
their party elect, for they will dare peril the
success OF their party and hand the country over
its enemies believe IL will be impossible for can
ddates transfer their support any great extent
and l further believe Mr.. Cameron will be utterly
unable control tho Pennsylvania delegation. pre-
sumo
I1LDEy WILL NOMINATED
at st. Louis certainly hope So Tor tho sake OF the
republican party. II were partisan would do
what could to secure his nomination. He would GER
taInly lose New York, and DO weak, weak before
tho people ut large.