The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-23
CANDIDATES AT ST. LOUIS.
OUR UNCLE SAMUEL TAKING THE
LEAD IN the RACE.
Kelly and Scheii Surprtscd Mt his Strength
In the Northwest-Tbc seit-M epcy Men for
Hendricks -Pennsyivania for Hancock.

Ia for lilden nrst. last, and all the time. Indiana
and New York are next In point OF numbers,
and tonight larro additions will be made to
both these furces. Indiana is solid and enthu-
siastio for Hendricks, while there Is some d.
vision IN New York. but II Is claimed by those
who ought to know that thirty out OF her thirty
Ave votes can't bs seduoed from Tilden. Au-
gustus Sohell and John Kelly are industriousiy
seeking to create the Impression here that
Tiden Is not the ohoioe Of the Demoo-
racy OF 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
as favorable TO q Western candidate. Tnis, how
ever. does not take we'll a rule, for Tilden has
much more strength In the West and Northwest
than they II 2ected to ind. He Ia worry strong In
the Northwest. lie has Minnesota solid and
majority OF tbt delegates from Michigan and
Wisconsin: indeed, the most enthusiastic Ill
den men wnoin have met mere ave from Min
nepOts ana iscOnsin. Kansas and lnuinna are
tne oniy two Western States IRON which riiden
will not receive votes On the brst ballot lie has
six steadfa friends from Missouri, with chances
OF ak more after a few complimentary votes are
given. ArkHns = ana texas are reported SOLID
aud enthusiastic for Tildon, and II is known tnat
ssissippi is the same way. HIS ftiends from
kentuckN cl I'm that no will have all exccnt one
or iwO ~ the dcieR ties from tnat State. Hend-
ricks expects IA majority Of the oelcgatton from
lennessee, but lliden's friends say tbey have
more strength there than Hendricks has.
WHERE HENDRICKS oErs HIS SUPPORT.
The soft-noney men champion Hendricks
and Vt Is curious int Dill Aliens name IS not
mentioned at I. even by the lew Ohioans here.
Hendricks will be the man on whom the green
bnck men will r.lly but as yot they have shown
up In a very small way The thing th .t gives
Henuricks's niends the mcst unessinees Is the
cnarse that Mr. Hendricks Is the candidate of
Tom scott. The facts already presented by lHE
Sun to SHOW wnat ScOtt's schemes were h We
excited great Oeal OF attention., espo-
c,ally In the West. Tho conduct OF Au-
sustus scneli and other members Of the
clique In New Yorx. who are opposinR
IIlden In regard to the Texas Pacific Hailroad
proof that they favor the j,b. II u well kuoSn
tnat the National Execu i've COMMITTEES was
made to boar the expenses Of TWO OF Tom
Scctts lobbyists at Washington THIS last winter,
and also that the scheme OF the jobbers In
terrsted In the L xas pnclnc steal Is to obtain
the understanding tlat Cdrttn ia to nave the
Second pl zee on the ticket he rel itions OF
| whu Is to manage this oomoinsucn is Senator
| Wallace OF Pennsyiyanla, late Vice I. esiuent OF
| oorrupt bargain at the DO tom OF this singular
| combination, out circumstances point that wa.
TILDEN's STRENGTH.
| There are In the Northwest-countine Mime
| sotd. Wisconsin. Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois US
tue Northwestern States-6l electoral votes.
| II Is positively .ssefted oy Mr. Tiden's friends
'aa' "a SS,ss So @ Ke.Ss &
| Arkansas. rexis, and Mississippi n We ~ cleo
| toTHl votes, and IL IL cl1tmed that Mr. lden
will receive Of these On tue irst pollot ~ votes
| 1hi. shows that In tn regions where Mr. Hen
dricks's friends clsiIn that ther. is IN over
| wheImiDg public opinion AGAINST an Eastern
m"n Tor a candidate that Iiden has many
more more supporters m,a than any western n, man
| the above count only Tilden's positive
strength Is counted There are, Tor inst.nse, zee,
Tilden as "A second choice. pnt these are counted
as against him: Tue me IA true In Missouri,
| Iowa, aud Michigan, where second cnoico IN "a
| are counted .s hostile To TIlden. MT. lllI, n .
friends are quite sangmne tnat their fdvorite
| will 40 into tue Convention with lnaJori y on
| tue first ballot, IL ne c-n hold ~ OF New ork 8
| is votes anu Dung New EnSlanI sOlid. or neatly
| So, he will not fall far short Of majority on the
0rst ballot. IL Is historical fact that only two
| candida at1s who received maJOnty OF all the
| electoral votes were defeated bv the two-thlr IS
| ruie-Van Buren, IN 1874 nd Dou las IN 1850.
| Ine friends OF Mr. lild n feel quite sure of uis
Illumination II they oan OBTAIN ior hiin major
| ttv even On the second ballot
| II Is not de ermined yet whether or not there
will be an effort made TO abroeate the two
| IL thers Is such an effort III dc IL Is not likely
| tb tit VIII originate VITA the liiden men. lne
| HeDdricks uen appear 10 be IN doubt as TO
! whetnvr the Iwo-lhios rule VIII operate against
them or not.
| tho delegates vet present To 60 wild on tue cur
| rency aues,ion. The Hendrioks men, who are
| the most irration.l on THIS subject. do not ask
| ANYTHING more than the repeal of the resump -
| tion act. lney are not In favor OF more money.
bns they aiii.m at 10 compel RESUMPTION Ia
| 1870 will bankrupt the whole West. Give them
| n resolution demanding the repeal OF this III
advised law and they wlil be satisfied. 1t Is un-
| d. rstood also that tue Ohio men Will den~nd
| nothing more.
HANCocK's SUPPORTERS.
The action vi tue Pennsylvania delegation is
| awaited mere wItu Considerable ANXIETY, as II
was al Cincinnati. 1t Is Ueli we'd thar a majority y
II the DELEGATES favor ilaucUcK, nut In tne clos
| iag minu,es OF the Lancaster COnventlon "a tesO-
IN In was put tniOugd, wneu there WAS not "a
| quorum present, instrJctiug the deleR.tion u
| NOIe a : unit. TINS was uOne In the Interest OF
the Hend lcKs-Lurtiu Arrangement. aud II Is
| said that part II Tue del yates, heaued by sam
| Rand II, Will refuse to bo bou by the unit
IL this prives true tnen, o,e.. N there II n
majority favor OF Hancock, he Will not get
tho sOliI vote OF tue UelesdtiOn. Outside II
| FennsVIyania Hancock wilt nave some siren tn
| In Indiana ana ONO rs q compromise man. nut
his principal supp rteIs VIII 10 IL Jui tnc Suuth.
| l. ,uisi.ni mas Instructed for htn, ana hor dele
gates " Ill work zealuusly Tor tuelr choice. IL ~
said .lso that GHn Fhzlugh Lee OF Virginia ~
| d W. rM fiieud UI Hancock. aId will urge his
domination ia quie. way. Inc argument OF
the 5 ,utneru men VINO favor IA .ncJck Is this
| His nomin tion wall render the Radical cry OF
| SOulherh outr.gOs aDuItivo and take tho blood '
| snirt altogether out Of the canvass. hey WILL
| however, lot Obtlude their opinions ana wishes
| upon tue CpAveu ION. IAeir policy ls 70 say H.
tie ana ~ Ny and shape their views 10 meet tne
| wishes vi Tue majortyof the Northern dele
| gates.