Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-31
OcTOGENARlAND THE FAVONs
TIES.

The Democratic favorites for the Pres
idency are all extremely old men. The
exac. age of William Allen of Ohio has
never been definitely obtained. de was
q man of mature years when he repre-
sented his District in Congress from 1888
TO 1885. He was Senator from ONO
from 1887 to 1919. but no Congressional
biosrapher could ever obtain from him
his age. Lanman tried it in vain when
he issued his Dictionary of the United
States Congress. He is supposed to
have been born about the time OF the
breaking out Of the Revolutionary war.
But he was physically giant thirty or
forty years ago. He obtained the SOU
briquet Of Fog horn Allen from the
fact that he could address audiences SO
a. to be heard above the scream OF the
whistles of tho river steamers navigating
the Ohio. This was proven during the
Clay-Polk Presidential campaign OF 1874.
Old Bill Allen, as they called him then,
was addressing Democratic audience
ono night that year close by the steam
boat landing at Cincinnati. Thinking to
break up his meeting, some Wing cap
tains OF river steamers got up steam anc
commenced to blow it of through their
whistles. Not in the least disturbed,
Old Bill Aliens voice rose with the oc'
casion, and was heard above the noise
and din of the steam whistles all over
Cincinnati and the Ohio River until the
CAPTAINS were ashamed Of their futile
attempts to drown his voice. which was
noted then and now only for the ennis
sion Of sound-not wisdom
Another iavcrite Presidential candi-
date Of the Democracy is Samuel }. III
den OF New York. He is unknown to
national legislation. The Only office he
ever held he holds now. He obtained
considerable popularity by prosecuting
tue Tweed Ring in connection with
Charles O'Conor, and for that reason
was nominated and elected Governor OF
New York. He has obtained great pop
ularity with his party by being honest IN
Office, from which fact We infer THAI his
career is rather an exception than rule
with his party. Mr.. Tilden is an Old
Tammany Sache,n. and never objected
to the rule Of Tammany a. an autocratlc
organization. His only fight against 1t
was directed towards the prosecution OF
the Tweed Ring thieves. and in this
capacity he acted As subordinate to
Charles O'Couor. Of Mr.. Tilden's age
nothing is certainly known except that
hc has soms time since passed the three
score and ten years allotted to man. lie
has suffered somewhat from paralysis,
and it is understood that he has lost the
sight of one eye from paralytic stroke
or from the inirmi;ies incident to Old
age.
Another Democratic Presidential! can
didate is spoken Of IN the person OF
Thomas A. Hendricks of indiana. lie
was born in this century, and IN 1873,
at that. When he gets to be twice as old
he NAV receive q Presidential no7olna-
non at tie hands of the fossilizsd De-
mocracv, So he can afford to wait a
half century or so.
Thomas F. Bayard. a Senator from
Delaware, is another Democratic Pres
idential candidate. He belongs TO The
Bayard family Of Delaware, three OF
whom have held Senatorial seats before
him. The Bayards, although running
Delaware in tho Senatorial line, have
never been very conspicuous III the San
ate. The present Senator Bayard Is
said to be respectable in his department
and associations. and that is high praise
to bestow upon Democrat. lie msy
receive the St. Louis nomination. thou i
We think he is too young by half.
Alien q. Thurman of Ohio is nephew
of Fog horn" Allen, who captured the
Democratic Convention of that State
Had the friends OF Thurman carried
Ohio for him he would unfuestion"b'
receive the nomination at ST. Louis. au'
he was for hard money, and the ray baby
interviewed, and he is out of the fresl-
Dental ring this year. So he can wait,
as mis- uncle has waited, until he also
gets to be An octogenaria1.