Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-29
The Democratic Nominations.

CAfITOL OPINIONS OF ALL SORTS.
The feeling among the democrats at the
Capitol, outside OF . few disaffected ones
from Ohio and Indiana, is that the nomina-
tions made At st. Louis are about the
strongest which could have been put for
ward. The fact that Hendricks was unani-
mOusly selected by the convention for the
second place augurs that he has indicated
accept. When the news reached the Capitol
that John Kelly, on behalfof Tammany, had
yielded TO the will of the majority, and had
made q speech pledging his support to the
nominee, the expression became rather
general that all disadection in the party
would speedily melt away. Senator Conk-
ling regards the ticket as strong one.
Thurman says he Will support the ticket.
He was asked IL ne bad sent a congratulatory
telegram 10 Governor Tilden. He replie
that he had not, and rejoined, "whst N the
devil does man who only got two votes I'm
the convention want to send congratuIa-
tory telegram for?" j. Proctor Knott says
Ii is strong ticket. He was asked in advance
OF Hendricks nomination whether he would
accept the place. "Well," said he, "wIIen an
American citizen viii not accept the Vice
Presidency he had better emf grate." Senator
ticket, and that the democrats have a dee
cided advantage over the republicans in
their platform, SO far as II relates To the
Monaghan question. Jerry Rusk, OF Wis
consin, says Tilden VIII be strong with the
Germans In his state. Hon. Scott Lord says
that Tilden having beaten Tammany at St.
Louis, 1t convinces him that Tilden can
carry New York by at least 30 600 majority.
Senator Morton says that Tilden is a sham
reformer, q trickster, and that he regards his
domination as the weakest which could have
been made. AS to Hendricks accepting the
Vice Presidency, the Senator says, "Why
he declines nothing; he would accept q SUI
perv1sOrship." President Grant upon re-
cetvtng the news OF the nomination said he
was now assured of the success Of Governor
Hayes: Lamar, OF Mississippi, says the
ticket is an excellent one, and II the people
want reform II IL offered to them. Robbins
IN. c. says 1.-THE democrats cannot elect the
ticket nominated, they cannot elect any,
Milf Sayler, Speaker pro tenn. of the House,
declines 70 express an opinion, but says II
is rough on Ohio. Savage, of Ohio, says the
nomination will cost the democrats OF Ohio
Banks says that the Chinese plank In the
platform IL the most adroit bid he ever saw
In political platform, and that Il will carry
the Pacific states to the nominee endorsing
Is. Neal, OF Ohio, says: $50 help me God, /
will never support the ticket.n Sam Ran
dali Gays that Tilden is IS pure . man As
lives. Faulkner, OF West Virginia, says he
nominated T1lden long ago, at Q public dim
ner given by the Manhattan Club In New
York. Senator Allison when he heard of
the nomination said: "Well Uncle Sammy
VIII furnish all the money peeded." A
friend cruelty intertected, swell it viii be
.Unele SAM furnishing the money on both
TO sum up, the general impression is In
vofable TO the ticket. The democrats have
fAcetiously dubbed the republican selections
rs the Kangaroo ticket, all tail and no head.
Thip can be returned TO the democracy by
calling THAR selections the "soft shell crab
ticket, hard ct the top and soft IT the bot