Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-06-24

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ton stand in regard to Governor Tilden
Governor D.-The whole vote, sevent
In number, will be cast for him. Tier
are delegates who are opposed to Gov
ernor TIldenr bus you see the delegation
Is instructed to enter the convention as
unit, TO act as unit aud vote az q unit
Tue majority being for Governor Tilden
the othsr5 will have to support him Ii
order to obey instructions.
R.-HOw does TSmmRDy stand?
Governor D.-Tammany has fourteen
delegates 10 the convention; eight O
tlem are warm and earnest supporter
OF Governor Tilden, while two OF the
others are not really opposed to him.
Governor Dorsheimer spoke In tn,
most confident manner Of Governor
| Tilden's prospects. He said the party
had nothing TO fesr in New York will
TIden as its leader; that certain disre.
puCable men, who have hitherto acted
| with ths Democratic party for the sake
OF gain, will oppose, aud no doubt vote
against, the reform governor, bu. theil
| opposition is preferable to their support
I'VE don't want them,D earnestly g9id
| the governor. H9 referred to a recent
publication IL ths Chicago Times chsrg.
! tCg that Tilden was chairman Of the
| committee on resolutions at the Chicago
! convention, in 1854, that nominated
! Mcclellan, and tbs suthcr OF the famous
| pesce resolutions. Governor Dcrsheim mer
had the proceedings Of that convent %
at hand, aud Ia q few moments he
showed that Guthrie, of Kentucky, was
chairman OF the committee, and Val
landigham, of OaiO, the author of the
resolutions. Said Governor Dorsheimer:
"Mr. Iflden was a strong Union man,
and spoke two hours against that Teso.
lution. He opposed Il with all his
power, and was q warm and sincere ad.
vocate Of a pros secution of the war"
DoRSHEIMER INTERVIEWED BY A Re
PUBLICAN.
st. Louis Globe.J
The first party to bs on the field were
the adherents Of Governor Tilden, Of
New York, under. command of Lieuten.
ant Governor VIM. Dor3heimer, who ia
g half cousin Of our own police commits
siOner Of the Same name; and very
shortly after his name vas registered st
the LindeD, GLobs Democrat reporter
was after him for an interview. Lieu
tenant Governor D7rsheimer was well
known IN Missouri during the war. he
being au aid-de-Camp on Gsneral Ere.
mOnps staff At the close Of the wsr ne
wrote a very graphic description OF the
campaign, under the title of "a Hun
dred Days with Fremont"
As soon as the reporter announced his
business, he was cordially invited to a
seat, and The interview began.
Reporter-I am given 10 understand
that the opponents of Mr.. Tiiden ia the
Wts! viii fight the prop, S I'd sbrOgatiOn
OF the 1.-TWO thirds rule" which has Of
late years been the usage in Democratic
convention S, as they suspect the project
to adopt simple majority rule is q move
in favor of Tiden?
DOrsheimer-Tdst i5 8lI nonsense.
We do not prop s } to make any effort to
interfere with auy OF the ussg, Of the
party 10 which we belong. The fact is,
for the lss few weeks s. number Of fictI-
hous iss II 5 have been attempted to be
raised, in the hope, probably, Of drawing
Us into the folly OF fighting them. I
have no information of any sort of any
member OF the delegation having a de-
sire to interfere with the Usagfs of the
party in this res Aet, nor do I believe
any of them have. [ am certain that
the delegation, IS g whole, will make
no such fight, and am equally certain
that we care nothing about the matter.
At this point Governor DOrsheimer
called up Mr.. Edward Cooper, ard
asked him whether he knew of any
movement in the delegation hostile 10
the "two. thirds rule " The resoor Sc
wSs very prompt and somewhat pro-
fans: "We don't care about the
rule, ard certainly 10 effort is on foot TO
have it abroRsted."
eporter-What DO you think the
convention Will do concerning the school
question? will they adopt q similar
plank to that in the Cincinnati plat
form?
Governor Dorsheimer with q quiet
smile)-I don't think we shall take any
thing out Of the Cincinnati platform. I
don't see what we have to do with the
school question at sli, That is another
of the false issues that they nave been
trying to raise on US. 1t was first raised
by Grant in his speech at Des MOines,
aud have little doubt he intended to
direct attention from the reai Issues be-
fore the country. The care sud custody
OF the schools is matter lor the States
to deal with, and there is not State in
the Union that has not shown itself
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the question in 8 sa a.isfactOry manner.
That is no affair at this time before the
people or their represss tatives or execu- |
tive as whole. We DO not mean to be
enticed into fighting any of these ficti-
tiOus issues; we shsll Keep the main
question fully Ia front.
RsporteI-Wh8t do you consider the
main issue-is it the currency?
DOrsheimer-No; that is q small
thing, comparatively, and will cut no
figure in the convention.
Reporter-But Tom E wing, of Ohio,
s wears he is going to make not time il
his faVorite rsg baby i5 not properly no.
ticed.
Dr.. Miller, delegate from Nebraska,
by, said: Tom Ewing may
nurse his rag baby as long as he pleases ., |
but he will find this convention too cold
q place to raise the thermOmster over his
pet. Why, there is not State in the
Union in which soft money candidate
could get a msj sjority; even in Missouri
he would be beaten. Ayear ago il might
have been a different affair, but to O-dsy
the soft currency question is practically
cut OF consideration. Why, Wash
M'Lean, Of Cincinnati, keeps yelling
out that the west Ia sod out to the east
ern bondholders! Just look how absurd
it is. From Oregon, California end Ne
vada, through Nebraska, Minnesota,
Iowa, Kansas, and so on to Indiana,
ever the cry is for hard money and in
opposition 10 rags. With these facts to
confront them, both Wash M'Lean and
Tom Ewing may growl themselves
hOaIse without making any pereeptible
effect in this coming convention.
Turning again TO Governor Dor
sheimer, the reporter said: Well,
if the currency and the schools
are both out Of the question as objects
OF battle, what's the real issue on which
the New York delegation will take its
stand in the convention?
Governor Dolsheimer-The only real
issue before the country is the question
of purifying the administration. Reform
and retrenchment in all branches Of the
government is whstwe are united in de-
string to obtain. Purificstion in politics
and the employment Of honest men in
the government service,
Reporter-Theu that is the cry on
which you Tilden men propose TO stand
or fall?
Governor DorsheimeT-I should not
like to be put in that way, as it might
sound something ike a threat The
New York delegation does not come