, 1876-08-01
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.


DtsratcA 10 4yr1r Iiork Herald. -
It Is no secret that the meeting Of Ttllcn md
Hendricks here to-dny Is fur tho purpose Of
coming to mutual understanding upon their
letters OF acceptance. Gov. Hendricks has been
waiting for Tildcn, and both have beon waiting
to see what actfou, Il any, Congress- will tutsc
upon the repeal Of tho Resumption net.
Advlccs received to-day from prominent
Democrat IN Warrington Indicate an carly nd
5ourpment Of Congress, probably without anJ
action Oh That blll. Tiidcn's friends claim that
Hendricks IL committed to their side OH tho
financial question. In fact, so,,,o Of tllom 70 80
fnr as to aasert that Hendricks position on the
money Issue Ina been r1fsnnttcretood, and that
lo always hns becn harti-lnoncy man. !ten-
bricks Himself is getting impatient at the delay
IN regard to tho letters Of acceptance, all Slcn
Tiftacn Is rcaly to lssnets Hendricks Will inHc-
dtatc1y follow suit. Both letters will bo ready
carly next week.
After dinner this evening Gov. Tllden anu
did not return until tato. They had long con.
versation, the result Of which, It Is announced
tonight, is perfectly harmonious understand
Ing upun tho pnlrts which have seemed to DO at
issue. In contradiction Of many, statements, Il
is positively asserted, upon tho best authority,
tiat there has really never been my serious stfi-
ference Of opinion between Tihlcn ind Hen
bricks upon any question involved In the cain.
paign, and that tho delay iu tho appearance Of
uov. Tidrn's letter of aecentaneo ls wholly due
to the fact Tint the Governor Inns been so
pressed With other official business that he Inns
not had nm opportunity until recently 10 give
the attention to the letter which 30 Important a
document demanded.
n private conference tonight. One Of them
assures inc NJ the result ut q long conversation
with the uuyurnor that 1s letter of nccentanee
wilt take direct ground In favor Of hard inoney.
The nn11-act'on Of Congress In the repeal Of the
Resumption net is undoubtedly In accordance
with Tiltcns ndylce. Tho Governor has conn
to The conclusion that d bold and decided stand
IN favor nf hard money, "a well o. Of reform, is
the only position Ic can assume In tic canvass
with any chance Of SUCCESS. 1lu could not af-
fur,l 10 risk Ills chances IN New York md other
Northern States for the sake OF conclliattng tho
West. II Hendricks ls not willing to Whccl
into line, Icndrtckh will harc tn foUk out for
himself. Tho repeated assertions Of Gov. TIL
denis friends t!1at there is no difference Of op!l'-
lou between hin anil Gov. Hendricks rs to the
platform tl'ld tho proper cuufuct OF the CANVASS
lca1 to the CONCLUSION that Hendricks Inns hcc1,
Induced to nduPt M far as possible Gov. Tlilen's
financial vtcws, and that Congress will adjourn
without repeating the act providing for ses,l1np-
not be Issued fof several days. Meanwhile Gov.
Tltlch Leaves lllFc tt-Ilt,rroH, hut will return
Bouu ngnin. Gov. Hendricks will remain for
some time longcr, and until Gov. Tillon conlcs
W unA<A.
Thosc Republican politicians who happen to
he hero look OIL at thu course Of cycnta with a
qtllet satisfaction, real Or assumed. They fuel
confident enough tint the doublr-hcadcd 1nau,
tIal munster Of the Democracy viii u1rect the
ruin Of ucnocfatlc hopes. Theysay that while
thc Republicans arc i init on the financial qucs
tion, tho Democracy is trreeoncilably at fss,tc
With itaelf, and, consequently, that IA house
divided against itself can1,ot st.and." A rromi
ncnt Republican here gives It as his opinion thai
Gov. Iiacn will write II wordy tctter, III wllicl
hs Will skll!fully undgo tho financial question
and Buy some beautiful thugs Al,out rrfnm
In this connection hc alluded to tho announce
Ilcrt that, by u revised decision Of tho Court
ti0v. Tslen Is required to answer tho sslit Of ths
st. Louis, Alton & TeTe Haute Railroad Com
Ially a;salnst him tu recover money alleged t.
have been Illegally taken aB counsel fees, on til,
tlrst Monday III August, insteAI Of the frs
Monday III October, ard said the Republicans
did MT Intend to lot Tliden oiI Bo easy az cont
might ttnaginc.
"Supposc,", he saIl, "that announcement
had bccn made about Blaine, wouldn't tho Den.
ovsats how'll Now, wo don't intend 10 tako al
the blows without giving somc."