The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-03
THE TILDEN ADVERTISING
HUMRU0.
A New Way Of Assembling q Candidate
for President.
From the Net0 York sun, June 1st.

tor President.
From the Neto York SUM- June let.
Gov. Tilden had just alighted from his
carriage aud was about to enter his house
yesterday afternoon, when the following
extract from the Troy Times was placed in
his hand, viz:
The governor, as we have said, believes in the
efficacy of advertising. and he has chosen that ex
pedient ~ the most certain way to accomplish his
purpose. so he employed the welEknown firm OF
Bates q Locke, of New York, 10 advertise" and
'puff' him into the presidency. Bates q Locke
are advertising agents, and, as the Cincinnati En-
Quirsr (Which first made the revelation below ex-
plains, their business Is to insert advertisements in
newspapers throughout the country. by contract,
charging commission therefor. This advertise
Ing firm is now sending out to Democratic weeklies
In the west and south string of puffe for Gov.
Tilden, which are to be published as reading mat
ter and charged for advertising We give below
the circular OF Mr.. Tildens agent and the kind Of
matter they propose TO pay western publishers
Tor craming down the throats OF unsuspecting
readers:
BATES d LOCKE.
Newspaper Advertising Agents, "a, Park Row.
NEW YORK, May, 10th, 1S76-PUBIIsHERs Or
Gentlemen: Please insert the enclosed five notices,
taken In order numbered, once each in your
weekly, as quoted reading matter.
Do not fail to send us your weekly during the
time OF the order.
We enclose postal card. Whether you accept or
decline, please mark the CONTRARY word of and
return 1t at once. The offer is the only one that
can be made and notices must begin ut once, as
there Ia no time for correspondence.
Yours truly, BATES & LOCKE.
The following are the notices" which
will command $3.50 upon being promptly
published
We believe now that success Is impossible with
out New York, and we are going to get New York
by nominating Tilden. We don't like him as well
rs western man, but that IL not the thing. We
fear western man cannot carry New York or any
other eastern state, drop the west and go for
Tilden.-See Cincinnati Commercial.
A ticket composed OF Tfldcn and Thurman would
be the most powerful IN America, II the ambition
OF friends could make the necessary CONCESSIONS
1t s clear that New York with her five millions OF
people, Is indispensably necessary to Democratic
victory; and II Ohio should aid with Thurman or
Missouri with Broadhead, for second place, the
nomination would strike terror into the disorgan-
lied ranks OF the Republicans-LontsUit Courier
Journal, (Dem)
Thousands OF Republicans would vote for Tilden
rs opposed to almost any other prominent Repub-
ican asplrant than Bristow, and Democrats all over
the country would vote for Brstow should their
own party nominate a man less distinctively
associated with the work of reform. The great
mass of independent voters would vote for either
OF these candidates should but one be placed In
nomination.-SGR Francisco Call, (Rep.)
The papers both west and south are almost
unanimous gin the expression Of the opinion that to
carry the election in November New York must be
secured, and that GOV. Tiden is the only man who
can carry New York, This being the general
feeling, 1iden's nomination. appears to be- GER
tainty.-New Orleans Sentinel and Guide.
g.
VIII might be named whose candidacy would go
far to assure the people OF the esrnestness OF the
party IL seem. 10 US that only one has been brought
prominently forward who has been so thoroughly
Identified with political reform rs to be able to lif
the party up into the confidence Of the people
That man is Gov. Tilden, The feeling Of the PEG
pie is that the country would be safe IN his hands
as the executive.-New York Tribune.
Gov. Tilden," said our reporter u
have come to ask, for The Sun, whether
the statement that you have authorized
this advertising to be done is true or not 2
The governor read the printed slip
hastily and replied:
Bates 4 Locke-I don't know VIII
those people are.
you have made no contract with them
then, or authorized them directly or in
directly to do this?"
mo: have not" the governor replied
Perhaps your friends are acting 70
you2"
What do you mean by frlends?" tn
governor asked, None of my persons
friends have done this"
After pause, during which the cover
nor again glanced over the notices an,
handed them back to hisiinterrogator, b
said, in tone of sincerity, II know nothin
ut all about il"
At the office of Bates and Locke, tn
advertising agents. both partners wer
found. Mr.. Locke referred the reporte
Of The Sun to Mr.. Bates. Mr.. Bate
said: 1T is true that we are sending on
those Tilden notices, to which the Cir
cinnati Enquirer has called attention"
Are you doing this at Gov. Tilden'
order?" Mr.. Bates was asked, rs you
contract with him?"
NO" Mr.. Bates replied, land W
have no reason to suppose that Mr.. Tide
has any knowledge of the contract"
1T is simple matter of business" MI
Bates continued, land can be easily ex
planned. A party of gentlemen who W
know to be responsible persons gave u
those notices for publication in certai
line of newspapers. They will pay US, an
we will pay the newspapers"
Mr.. Bates declined saying who the ger
tlemen are, or to indicate to what part
or faction they belong
When we remember that this ma
Locke is the Republican blackguard, "Pt
troleum V. Nasty" it is very easy to pc
ceive who the parties are that are tryin
to give an impression that Coy. Tilden c
his friends we're taking this mode of bring
ing bis claims before the American pei
pie. The man is an idiot who suppose
that Gov. Tilden or any friend of h
would do anything Of the sort. 1t is
trick Of the enemy and very Transporter
one.