The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-26
CANDIDATES AT 81. LOUIS.
UNCLE SAMUEL 77LDEN TAKING THE
LEAD IN THE RACE.
The sOft-MOney Men for Hendricks.
Pennsylvania for Hancock.
fNew York Hunl

The sOft-MOney Men for Hendricks
Pennsylvania for Hancock.
New York Sun.l
ST. LOUIS, Juno 22.-But few delega-
tions are sufficiently represented here
to-day to enable one to form y very
accurate idea Of the strength Of the
different candidates. California is alone
on the ground with her full quota, and
! Is for Tildep first. last, and all the time.
Indiana and New York are next In point
OF numbers, and tonight large addi-
tions will be made to both these forces.
Indiana is solid and enthusiastic
some diversion In New York, but
1t Is claimed by those who ought
to know, that thirty out OF her thirty
five votes cannot be seduced from
Tilden. Augustus Schell and John
Kelly are industriously seeking to Gre
ate the impression here that Tilden is
not the choice Of the Democracy Oh
New York, but they do not meet with
much encouragement, save at the hands
of the few Hendricks men. Both
Schell and Kelly seek to curry favor
with Western delegates by representing
themselves rs favorable to Western
candidate. This, however, does not
take we'll as a rule, for Tilden has much
more strength In the West and North
west than they expected to find. He is
very strong In the Northwest, He has
Minnesota solid and majority OF
the delegates from Michigan and
Wisconsin; indeed, the most enthusi-
astic Tilden men whom / have met here
are from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Kansas and Indiana are the only two
Western States from which Tilden will
not receive votes on the first ballot. He
4 .t~ e.c - xl, -
with chances OF six more after q few
complimentary votes are given. Arkan-
sas and Texas are reported solid and
enthusiastic for Tilden, and it is known
that Mississippi is the same way. His
friends from Kentucky claim that he
will have all except one or two Of the
delegates from that State. Hendricks
expects o majority Of the delegation
from Tennessee. but Tilden 3 friends say
they have more strength there than
Hendricks has.
WHERE HENDRICKS GETS HIS SUPPORT.
The soft money men champion Hen
bricks, and 1t is curious that Bill Aliens
name ID not mentioned at all, even by
the few OhioanA here. Hendricks will
be the man on whom the greenback
men will rally; but a. yet they have
sSS.n sSrr bsP ey,s y fs se sy1ds nsyd The
most uncoslness Is the charge that Mr.
Hendricks 10 tho candidate OF Tom
Scott. The facts already presented by
the S,sn 70 show what SCOTS schemes
were have excited q great deal Of atten-
ton, especially In the West. The con.
duct Of Augustus Schell and other men,
bers Of the clique in New York, who are
opposing Tilden In regard TO tho Texas
Pacific Railroad subsidy, r generally
interpreted g conclusive proof that
they favor the job. It ID veil known
that the National Executive Committee
was made 70 bear the expenses Of two
OF Tom Soott's lobbyists.at Washington
this last winter, and also that the
scheme Of the jobbers intereeted in the
Texas Pacific steal is to obtain the vote
OF Penneylvania for Hendricks. with
the understanding that Curtin is to have
the second place on the ticket. The
relations OF Curtin to Scott are we'll
known, and the man who is to manage
this ombination is Senator Wallace Of
Pennsylvania, late Vice President OF the
Texas Pacific. 1t is possible that there
Is no corrupt bargain at the bottom of
this singular combination, but circum-
stances point that way.
TuDEN's STRENGTH.
There are In the Northwest counting
Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa,
and Illinois as the Northwestern States
IS electoral votes. 1t is positively as
serted by Mr.. Tilden's friends here that
he will have on the first ballot Al Of
these IS votes. Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,. Arkansas, Texas and Mississippi
have As electoral votes, and it is claimed
that Mr.. Tilden will receive Of these on
the first ballot 20 votes. This shows
that ID the regions where Mr.. Hem
lricks' friends claim that there is an
overwhelming public opinion against an
Enetern man lor candidate that TiIdenl