The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-28
THE FUN OF THE DAY.
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ST. LOUIS. NO.. June 81, 1874
There eSsason to believe that the political stu
alton Is changed to-day in any that affect
the probable result OF course the Of change
grow in number a. the time for balIoting approaches
Il was the cry OF the anti-Tilden New Workers. this
morning that they had the Governor beaten, or, in
rammany language. 'eoppered," at last Traced its
source, the hope seems to have been based on
report that combination had been made between the
Hendricks and Hancock men, the former as the story
goes having consented to take the second place the
ticket with Hancock President Upon this slender
ground Of hope the Tammany braves plucked up cour-
age and began to assume the offensive airs which
had been somewhat abandoned yesterday evening.
they went 70 far a. to assert that letter from
Hendricks was in tho hands OF the chairman Of tho
Indiana delegation, in which the writer declared he
would not under any circumstances run on the same
ticket with Samuel Tildcn though II tho Convention
believe that Hendricks for the second place,
would give strength to the ticket no would accept the
Vice Presidential nomination. It Is OF course, alto
ysther unlikely that Hendricks has written or would
associates Mr. Hendricks with Mr.. Tfden's nomina-
lion There ia NO doubt the Tilden men would be glad
10 make combination with Hendricks II no would
to accept the Vice Preside ncy. They do not
hink they noed his votes the Convention to secure
success, but they think his name ON the ticket would
give IL strength In Indiana i October. II
Hendricks should really DO ready to run for
the second ofhco common sense teaches that
he would be much more Likely to make combination
with Tildsn, who Is strong enough to render success
certain than candidate who has not yet shown any
strength among the delegations; but Mr. Voorhees,
speech u tho hall to-day after tho adjournment makes
certain that his friends have not yet abandoned their
attempt 10 secure for him the FIRST place the ticket
whatever they may do At later stage OF the
canvass The opposition to Tilden, which seems
eopnned TO majority in the Ohio delegation,
and very meagro minority Of the New York deleea-
tIon II divided a the choice OF candidate The
OF the New Workers. outside the city are eager Tor
Bayard and Kelly and his followers have staked all
they possess on Hendricks Tho Tammany candidate
is Hendricks nrst Hendricks last and Hendricks all
Parker, or any outside man would be al
most a. signal . defeat OF John Kelly as the
nomination Of Tilden- i is true that the personal
malignty Of John Kelly follows Tiden as it followed
Hacker and the success OF tho Governor would be az
calling on that account to tho autocratic BOSS, rs
was the triumph Of tho Recorder; but, outside this
consideration the other candidates would be
politically as offensive as Tilden to the Tam.
many leader Neither Bayard, Hancock Parker,
Judge Davis or any other PRESIDENT except
Hendricks would be likely to place the federal
patronage in New York in Kely's hands, and that is
the keynote TO tho Tammany action Give them
Hendricks or give them republican President" The
light they mako against Tilden they would mako
against any other candidate who might DO strong
enough 10 threaten Hendricks The defeat OF
Hendricks IL, therefore, the defeat OF Tammany. Tho
rildsn programme has not yet reached tho point OF
Me VIC PRESIDENCY. It has been said they would be
ready TO combine with Hendricks but failing him they
have Payne. Of Ohio, Broadhcad OF Missouri and 9TH
rs 10 fall back upon who would give them strength
Tor the October elections In Tho west
TIM CONVENTION TO-DAY
St Louis and the democracy far surpass Cincinnati
and the republicans IN the mise en- scene The hail is
lar nner the distribution Of The space tho arrangement
Tor delegates and reporters. Tie public and the chair
mAn superior The decorations are In such good
taste that the whole picture 10 splendid and brilliant
The hall i about hundred feet long by eighty wide
ths light 70 the Is eighty feet wide tho height
asous sss: thus there was splsadid space with