Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-04-28
THE PRESIDENCY.
who VIII be the Nominee of the st.
Louis COnVentiOn?-Vfews OF Prom
fneDt Democrats.
Prospects OG the Leading Candidates
aud the Dark HOrses-What the
South Wants.
New York Herald.l


South Wants.
New York Herald
WASHINGTON, April 24.-There are
Democrats here who do not agree en-
tirely with what was sent you by your
special correspondent last night on the
subject of the Democratic candidates.
The HeraId's dispatch was discussed
this evening by several Of these, one of
whom remal ked: "You must not forget,
as you appear to, that to carry Indiana
In October is as necessary as to carry
New York in November, and whether
any eastern Democrat can carry Indiana
is very doubtful, Mr., Tilden certainly
could not. Mr.. Hendricks could, and he
is a stronger man than you think. SEN
ator Thurman might carry Indiana, but
he might also lose Ohio, which would be
bad. The problem at ST. Louis is to nOm-
mate q ticket which would certainly
carry Indiana in October and New YORK
in November, and it is not easy to name
the men who viii! do 1t among the
prominent candidates"
"As to Judge Davis" said another,
f'no doubt he would cOnciliste and draw
a good many Independent and disaffect-
ed Republican votes, but he would prob
ably lose good many Democrats at the
same time. Our people don't want to
repeat the Greeley movement. Such
plan would bring about greater disgust
and failure this time than four years
ago. Thousands of Democratic voters
all over the country would stay at
home"
"Bayard would fill the bill better than
either Tilden or Davis,n said 8 third
Democrat. LIE is as popular as either,
and has few or none Of their drawbacks.
He is growing man, and If he were to
be nominated with enthusiasm he could
probably poll the whole Democratic vote
and something over. II the election
were to be held tomorrow, Pm sure he
could win the day. But there is good
deal of time for things to happen be.
tween now and November, and there is
no doubt that the dark horses have an
uncommonly good chance st st. Louis.
Suppose, for instance, the convention
should nominate Senator Randolph, of
New Jersey-he has an excellent record
and is an able manor Clarkson Potter,
of New York. He made an extremely
fiae record in congress, is q remarkably
clear-headed, sCuad man, with no
extreme or nOusensicsl notions
on any subject, and his service
on the Louisiana committee last year
made him well known throughout the
south. Or Senator English, Of Connect
ieut. All these are Democrats, which
is certainly an advantage. None of
them are extreme men, and Randolph
and Potter are faVoIably known in the
south. Then, II you lock west for &
dark horse, there is Colonel Morrison,
of Illinois; not as well known as he de-
serves to bs, for lie IS very able and
sound man. He grows rapidly in every
body's favor who knows him orsees him
work. Morrison could carry Illinois and
Indiana ia November. Missouri and
other western States would support him
In the convention. II 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 for the
Union, his record is uuexceptionable,
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 difficult to
get up q very lively enthusiasm over the
honest and modest fellow.
"An your dark horses are sound on
lu0 CuEE6ucy1 uOliCci Sdlu q llStOISI.
The reply was:
"Yes, and all the prominent csndi-
dates are sound on the currency. The
imitation movement is making no head
Way among the western Democrats. 1t
was fever, and there are signs that it
is diving out. Our platform at st. Louis
will depend, necessarily, somewhat on
the shape of the Cincinnati platform;
L, MI mi ,1f ISAo-
materially from that of the Republicans,
unless they make a blunder. 1t is not
go much his hard-mOney record which
will kill TIlden there, if he is killed, as
q general belief in the west that the
shrewd governor played for his own
hand last fall and was too ready to let
Ohio be lost in the hope that his own
strergt in New York would then make
him master OF the situation. Our peo-
pie do not readily forget a suspicion of
this kind. Besides, Tilden lives too far
east; he might lose both IDdiana and
Ohio, aud might, after all, leave New
York uncertain. But Tilden and his
friends are working, and, if harCi and
skilIful work will do it, he may get the
nomination. he is the smartesG and
most driving politician in the Demo-
cratic party. He learned his trsde in
New York.
"That sort of thing will not work so
well this time" said another speaker.
ave are going to try to carry this elec-
ton, and we can't afford to nominate
anybody because he works hard for it.
II Mr.. Tilden, in the general belief at
st. Louis, can most certainly win, then
he'll be nominated; but we have got a
good many other men IS sound and with
as clear record as he; and there will be
men at the convention who know how
the country feels"
"As for us,n said 8 southwestern man,
''we do not mean to have any fsvorites.
You of the north must make the ticket.
1t is easy for US to see that nobody in
the north like us rebels. You people are
not nearly as well reconstructed IS We
are. 1t is good time for US to stand
aside and let the northern men pick out
the candidate. All we want is an honest
and able man who can be elected, and
the stronger Union man he was during
the war the better for Us. 1t won't
hurt the Democratic candidate in the
south II he fought in the Union army"
This ended the conversation, which
gives somewhat roughly the views of
several Democrats, some Of them not
without influence in their party.
The New York Fire Underwriters
New YORK, April Z7.-rne board OF
fire underwriters to-day adopted the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the board will not en-.
tertain any general reduction Of the
present rates of the country, and that
the executive committee be directed to
grant reductions only on merit or for
Improvements in risks and with q nice
reference to such risks ard localities.
The assessment rate Of one-tenth Ci
one per cent. on agency premiums was
fvnA ~ nau fOV tho