The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.
rH1 DELEGATION PERSONALLY ron BAYARD. But

EH1 OBLIGATION PERSONALLY roR BAYARD. But
WILL SUPPORT rILDEN.
CHARLESTON, Juno %. 1874
1he Iildsn mania seems 70 have taken well in this
State among the still unterrined democracy and the
delegation to 81 Louis composed OF the sbest men Of
Me Commonwealth may be sct down substantially as
Tildsa delegation, although some of the delegates
personally prefer Bayard the who would DO the
most popular candidate throughout the South
DzLEGArBs LARGH
The four delegates a. large arc JoHx BRArros, Gen.
sral n. 9. BurLKR, D. ". AKEx and J. D. KENNEDY.
All OF these viii vote for Tilden nrsr and last they
ssy having no other choice. and resolved TO
''hold the fort" for their long there any
hope
The dslegates from this district arc Nessrs J. 8.
RyCnAaDsos and J. d NAcLucAs Both gentlemen
we non-comnta, and decline to express any prefer
snce but they declare their readiness to support any
candidate who shall appear At St. Louis to combine
the most elements Of success before the people Of all
sections or tho country Under the circumstances,
and other things being equal they viii be decided for
Tden by the force or the majority Of their colleagues
sRcoNp DISTRICT.
Messra u r. oCoxSxR and J. r. FroKES en-
phatio for Tlden, and viii stand by him at ST.
Louis with indefatgable resolution They have not
considered It necessary 70 seek q second choice,
they express tho confident belief that Tilden will go
through with rush. not only before the Convention,
but before the people
THIRD Dwraicr.
General 8. MctiowAx and Captain W. b STANLEY
represent this district ana express decided prefer
Snce for tho Chevalier Bayxrd, OF Delaware but hold
themselves ready relnquish him for Tilden should
Tho latter appear 10 he the available candidate
Bayard indeed is only their sentimental and personal
iavorito and Il IL easily understood that practically
they are for Tlden he will surely out poll Bayard
d ST Louis on any and every ballot
The Fourth district sends 10 ST. Louis Ex-Governor
B. \. PERRY, man Of national reputation, and J. IL
EvIxs, or whom both are decided Tilden men, with
out second choice or fear that any second choice
will be needed IN the Convention They declare that
they will vote for Tidcn arst and last
yfYTH DIsrRiCT
J. G. SHEPHERD and Colonel WILLIAM ELLIOTT
the delegates from this district and they de-
cdedly Tor Tilden that they unreservedy avow their
conviction that his nomination IL an absolute pcces-
tho election and reformation Of the government
they hope that any other leader can marshal
tho democracy and patriotism Of the country victory
have % sssond % b
consist OF fourteen members iour from the State At
large and ten from the five dstrictseach district hav
ng two dcssstes The four DELEGATES q large and the
Xix delegates from the Second, Fourth and Fifth dis
rcts-making ten all-are avowcdly for Tiden now
md all the time. The First district awaits develop
men At S. LOUIS and the Third expresses preference
Tor Bayard. All, however personally prefer Bayard,
but none have any hope Of his nomination, and none
have any expectation that he could be elected II
mated On the first ballot Bayard may receive some
complimentary votes from the delegation, but It will
subsequently, 60 soidly for Tldon. Tho character OF
this delegation IL high that, Notwithstanding the
fact that there Is hope to carry the State for
strong influence the Convention particularly among
the Southern delegates