The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-05-24
FOR DAVIS.
Fernando wood Defines his Position

| uoS. Fernando Wood submitted TO a
| little interview few days ago. lie said.
| among other things, that he did not
| think Democratic success in New York
| depended on selecting candidate from
| that State. but believed, IN fact, iii the
| st. Louis Convention will nominate rs a
candidate one whom in public and pri-
vate lite i beyond reprOach, and who
will recognize the organization and plat
form of the Democratic party as laid
down in that Convention, we can do
better with him if he lives outside Of
| New York than If he resides within the
State" And added:
In conclusion | would say that, if the
West should present. with any degree of
unanimity. the name OF Judge David
Davis, aud he should be nominated. in
my opinion he would carry three-tourths
| OF the electoral vote OF the United States,
Sor the reason that, while heis a thorough
Democrat, In line with the Democratic
party, he is thoroughly unassailable. Ii
! will be the policy Of the Republicans to
| nut our party on the defensive from the
start, MS IL has done for twelve years. and
they have whipped us on that line OF
fight. They cannot do that against
Davis. claim to be a BourbOn-a Bour-
bon straight. There is not an ''i'' that |
have not dotted. nor a ~ that | have
not crossed. in tie Democratic alphabet.
| entered this House In lSiO. thirty-siX
years ago, and have never wavercd nor
hesitated as u Democrat. Davis Is
| Lee, 81. la 80, al ,Se hn=
represent. In saying this. | mean no
disparagement TO Mr.. Thurman. Mr..
Hendricks, or any other leading man oil
the West, and certainly not of the East
This, coming from Fernando Wood. i.
significant, as confirming the reports OF
the Tilden disafiection within the party
lines at home. Instead OF being the
strongest, II begins 10 appear that Tildei
will be the weakest man in New lorh
whom the Democrats can nominate
Tilden has the machine. but il does no
control the masses. A Mr. Wood re-
: marked in another portion OF the inter
] view:
: Indeed, there are reasons for believing
/ in the present division which exists in tn,
, Democratic party, that an uneXception.
able candidate, not living within IL
borders, would be more certain TO carry
the State than any who resides therein
. New York Is debatabc ground polit
ically ; it swings like the pendulum of ;
clock, IRON one extreme TO the other
Sometimes we give from twenty 10 fifty
/ thousand Democratic majority, and agaii
at the ensuing election, a. large major
,, ity the other way. However strong ",
may be attached to our leading states
men, candor cOmpel' me 10 admit tina
the animosities which have been cngcn
q dered by the participation with an inter
nal struggle within the organization o
the party, are difficult to eradicate cvel
c ut q presidential election.
! Tilden il here given black eye; :anr
. Mr.. Woods earnest endorsement o
, Judge David Davis may be taken n
! pointing out, in his mind, the only roa,
to success in November. DAVIS Is
Liberal Republican; Wood Bourbon
a of Bourbons. But the veteran New
] York politician evidently sees ~ tina
a In essentials a Republican platform mus
0 be adopted at st. Louis, and (2) that i
c would be folly to put upon it an old fash
v toned Democrat. Besides, he does no
believe Tilden can carry New York 10
President on any platform, but feel
Z assured 1t can be done by Davis.
There is great deal in these utteranc
made by Mr.. Wood 10 a Baltimore G.,
i zette reporter that unsuspecting person
i who have been deceived by the hurra
- over Tilden's invincibility in the Ea'
u should think about.