New-York tribune., 1876-06-26
fcr him. The temper of the anti-Tilden men IS not
ss GOOD as it was There were two or three genuine
frhts this afternoon in the LindeD Hotel
HANCoCK,s STRENGTH.

HANCOCK'S STRENGTH
. prpyTrrIoN OF WHAT WAS DONE AT CINCINNATI,
AND HANcoCK's NOMINATION PREDICTED.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
CIR LOUIS. June 25.-Old and experienced poll
t;cians who are seldom wrong in their calculations,
hut whose Judgment may be little shaken now by
their strong anti-Tden feeling, say they expect to
Gee in this Convention exact repetition of that at
Cincinnati. They look to see Gov. Tilden lead in
tbe balloing Just as MI Blaine did to the prize
90 70 Gen. Hancock just as at Cincinnati it went to
Gov. Hayes. They hope to see his name presented
nv Pennsylvania and the vote of that State cast
steadily for him without any such effort In bis be-
half as would arouse the opposition OF the candl-
dates and prevent his being brought forward at the
proper time as a compromise candidate. The indica-
tions in the New-York delegation and elsewhere are
of general readiness on the part of the antilllden
elements to combine on Gen. Hancock, not because
they consider him peculiarly their candidate, but
because there has been recently certain drlft that
way. They urge many things in Gen. Hancock
fayor-his military record, his record IN all cases
where the civil and military power have come i,'o
conflict his personal popularity and the lact that nc
would be entirely acceptable both factions OF the
Marty in New-York, and generally acceptable
throughout the country.
T'bare ;s mucb also said on the other side most
determined stand against his nomination is taken
by the New-Jersey delegation. They say that any
candidate who has been named, except Gen. Han
cock. can carry New-Jersey. Gov. Parker their
own favorite, can get, they say, 10000 majority
Thurman or Hendricks could carry the State, while
Tlden would be stronger than either of these: but
Hancock they believe, could not win at all. They
make the same objection that is frequently made by
Southern delegates to the nominations of military
President and liken it to the Wing bunder in nom-
mating Gen. Scott against Mr.. Pierce. Nominations
bv both parties of soldiers they say would continue
the line of military Presidents and military cand-
dates and put the White House in the hands of the
army.
One ground of opposition to Gen. Hancock was
curiously illustrated while Henry Watterson was
speaking last night. He was mentioning va
rious candidates and when he spoke Gen. Hancock S
name there was a general cry of "No. no." "Why
not Hancock n said he. Z" Because he hanged a
woman" was the response from the crowd. Those
who are opposed to Gen. Hancock say that however
justfable his conduct may have been with reference
to Mrs. Surratt, the mere fact of his partlcl-
patton in the work Of the court which con-
demned her will be sufficient to put the party on the
defensive within its own lines, and will moreover
tend TO weaken the support given the party by
Roman Catholics, with whom the execution of Mis-
surratt has always been a sore point. Still another
point urged against his nomination is that his name
opposed to that of Gov Hayes would only revive the
cid controversy as between the regular and volun-
teer army in which volunteers would inevitably get
the best of IT,
The first form of the Hancock scheme was to get
Minnesota to present his name for the reason that
Gen. Hancocks four years Of official residence IN that
State had made him widely known throughout that
section and rendered him popular in that State The
State was found however, to be too firm for Tillen
10 be moved and this part of the project was aPan-
doned 1t is diiieult to say yet whether Penn
sylvana will do the cfice which Minnesota
refused or not. Gen. HanccGk's friends seem
to be confident that she will, and Col McCleland,
Chairman Of the Pennsylvania State Central Com
mittee says that threeffths of the delegation are
for Hancock. Only portion, however, are ON 'Se
ground Mr.. Randall is not to be here until to-
morrow, and no meeting has been held for consul
tation The Tilden claim six or eight delegates,
and Hendricks has number and some of the Ill
den workers hopeful of defeating the project 20
cast the vote for Hancock. 1t is a part OF the
seheme not TO make too marked demonstration at
6rst in Gen. Hancocks favor; but if he should re-
seiye the 20 votes of Pennsylvania, those he
uould get from other States would give him a re-
spectable total to begin with He has stray dele
gates here and there pretty much all through the
list one in Alabama one IN MISSISSIPPI ana otners
In Illinois, Virginia, and other States