The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-23
The Old Dominion Prefers Bayard, but
Doubts His Availability.
DELAWARE DETERMIN E D.
Tilden's Strength in Georgia and
Other Southern States.
HANCOCK LOOMING CP Is 1 CANDIDATE
DELAWARE.
TIE BAYARD DELEGATION Has no SECOND
CHOICE.

CHOICE
WiIxfsaroN June l6, 1874
The six delegates which little Delaware viii in
the St Louis Convention will undoubtedly 60 az =
unit Their solid weight will be united Tor Senator
Bayard, Delawares .iavorte son, who holds the de-
-uocracy Of this State IN tie hollow Of his hand AZ
Illustration Of the influence OF the Senator and the dei
paid 10 him a htte incident In the inside his
tory the Democratic state Convention Al Dover last
Tuesday Is in point. The Committee Resolutions
when they retired for dcberation had placed before
them, part OF the platform. resolution favor ng
hard money II was Immediately and decidedly voted
down by vote OF IL ia Then the manuscript was
shown TO be the handwriting OF Mr. Bayard himself,
and the announcement made that he had sent
particular request Wash ngton that the resolution
should be mbodicd In the platform Upon this the
soft money men mecky submitted, and upon second
the pin was swallowed the proposition adopted
by . vote OF l4to l, being aiter~ard read TO and
adopted by the Convention without dissenting voice.
although there were many rag money advocates amoug
the members Personal iealty can no further 10, and
II is be ndered Sena Bayard 10 the
choice oil tie democratic party OF Delaware.
cHoIcR
p tho delegation Is lar significant in view OF the
fact that Bayard ma be deemed available candidate
At 81 Louis, and your correspondent has taken moro
pans inquu to whom the delegates will favor.
The dcieg IRON Newcastle county are Hon. W. g.
Whey ana George tray DO n OF Wilmington. Mr.
Winery the Mayor vi Wilmington "A popular man
ana probably the lcauer OF the state after
salisbury Mr. Whitley, wucn questioned 10 his
nrst choice. emphatcaiy declared Tor Bayard. Woes
could be counted Tor him IRON Pcnnsylvania and New
Jersey anu from the southern states and he was very
hkel, 10 oe s.roug candidate He did not ike 10 ad
nit the possibility vi Bayard's failure TO get The
inati but admitted hat ms second choice would be
Tlden Alter this he undecided
Mr. Gray, his coragu,, was oil The Same way OF
thinking His urst cLo,ce personally and politically,
Is bayrd by all means his second rilden and his third
un iecided.
BAYARp CAUTION
From Kent County Ex-Governor Cove Salisbury and
JONI W. Hail WIN 10 ST Louis tue represeni ativcs
III tue DISTRICT NJ. sau sbury IL veteran politician,
AM certainly one Of the ablest men IN the state. l
regr.t not TO have Lad me 10 hunt him up Tor
personal interview but | secured hts opInons rom
several trustworthy sources aud found Bayard ~ his
op non In reply TO letter addressed to INN
the suuJect, he declined 10 express OPINION TO
his second choice saying he has none ana Will not
have unle-s events al 81. LOUIS make u necessary
John w. Hall may be put down probably for
Tiden. alter bayard, buI excep that Bayard Is his
favorite, he deemed TO give "a views
Colonel Edward l. Martlu ana DR. Charles r. Rich
ards tho delegates from Sussex. Bolh are great
admirers OF Senator bayard aud will vote Tor him. Ii
Bayad should not have strength enough TO secure the
ominatlon these delegates VIII be guided by him
transferring their votes elsewhere Both gent
refused 10 upon taking ABOUT who their
CHOICE might be- having no opinions upon the sub
jecL
HAZARDS CONTROL THE pKLEGA ION
In summing mp II may be SAID that the second choice
OF the Delaware delegates IS disposed TO be liiden but
they all entirely under the control Of Mr. Bayard's
wishes. IL may be counted with certainty that
Delawarcs vote in the Convention will 60 wherever
Mr. Bayard directs. The present uncertainty OF some
members oil the delegation IN regard To q second
ctmes from gno auce as TO the desires OF their Chief.
Three The nciined toward Tilden, whose re-
atIons win Bayard OF tho lrendiest character,
but they Will all 20 wherever the Senator directs.