The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-29
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The NJ. Louis Nominee.

ne NutluHul AChAOSANsASH SS'' 'S'''.S'-
made choice OF candidate for President
Yesterday on the second ballot. Samuel
j. Tilden, Governor Of New York, is their
man. He developed 80 much more
strength than any or all Of the rest OF the
candidates on the first ballot, that he was
easily nominated on the second. Ihe
total vote OF the Convention was 7SS' anu
Of these Tildeu received 6S5, (which was
more than two.thirds) Hendricks Oo' Ai,e" ,.a
"a, Parker IS, Hancock 90, Bayard H.
and Thurman %. Considering the inhq'
sn,ial pressure that was brought to bear %
against him from his own statc,especialiy
from thc city of New York, where his
is"n. .ots il 10 come from, his nominal
linn 80 early in the balloting is really as
tonishing, and all the more SO from the
fact, so far as we can fish outdetails from
the tangled mass before US, that it was
largely accomplished by Southern and
Western votes. Virginia and Missouri
seen to have taken the lead in going over
to him on the second ballot, the latter
giving him % votes IAN but two Of her
vote) and the former going over solid.
The vote OF Missouri is reported as hay-
;ng nominated him. His strength in the
South and West is all the more curious
by reason Of his we'll kuoyn "hard
money" record, record that is@ih
direct opposition to the cry that
is heard from those States in favor Of
"solt money" It would appear as il the
war record OF the Governor, especially
his prominence in the Peace Convention
that assembled in Chicago in 1854 and re-
solved that the war for tho Union was
failure, had nominated him in spite Of
his financial views. Those who are famil-
lar with the name and fame Of Gov. Til
den during the war will remember that
he reported 10 the Chicago Convention,
Of Infamous memory, the following res6.
luton: r.e -
"Resolred, That this convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense Of the Am
erican people, that after four years Of
failure 10 restore the Union by the ex-
pertinent OF war-during' which, under
the pretense Of u military necessity or war
power higher than the consultation, the
constitution itself has been disregarded in
every part, and public liberty and private
right alike trodden down, and the material
prosperity OF the country essentially i'm
paired-jIstice, humanity, liberty, and
the public welfare demand that IMMEDI-
ATE EFFORTS DE- MADE FOR A CESSATION
OF HosrTLMTTEs, with a view to an ulti-
mate convention Of the States, or other
peaceable means, to the end that ut the
earliest practical moment peace may be
restored on the basis OF the Federal
States"
Not long since the venerable Thurlow
Weed, in the course OF conversation in
regard to Mr.. Tilden, pointed out and se-
verely reprobated his war record, saying,
at the last, can never vote for man
who throughout the great struggle for
the life of the nation never by word Or
deed manifested any sympathy with the
Union cause.
The American people are charitably
inclined on all occasions. They arewill-
ing to forgive disloyal men at the South,
and even sec them restored to the coun-
cils Of the nation, but they are not will:
ing, in addition to thus seeing eighty odd
Confederate officers and soldiers in Con-
gress, lin control along with the DEM
ocracy of the House Of Representatives,,
to place also the Executive arm of the
government under the same control.
That is asking too much, and ii
ia more than the North will concede.
Despite, however, Of his war record,
Governor Tilden is a formidable candi.
dase, and the Republicans may as we'll
prepare themselves TO witness most
formidable contest-altogether tile most
formidable since the close OF the war.
Hc is himself man Of immense
wealth, and he is also backed by
wealthy political and business interests in
New York. He is one Of the great lawyers
OF Wall Street, and can command
great resources in the way Of monied in
tercsts-probably greater than any man
in the Democratic ranks. We may be
sure he will use these advantages to the
uttermOst. They viii all be made use Of
in order to carry New York, New jersey
and Connecticut,
In West Virginia, however, Gov. Til
den will not be a strong candidate. Our
delegation voted for Allen solid, on the
first ballot, which shows how the Demo-
cracyof this State regard Tildens "hard
money9rscord.y IHthe Kanawa Valley
they will gag terribly over the selection.
II there is any one idea that that sec.
tion of the State is really irantically
welded to, it is to the idea Of "more
money" The cry throughout the Third
district is for "more money" The peo'
pie are hot on that question. To them
tho nomination OF Tilden will be in the
nature Of an insult, and u is not impossi'
BILE that they will fesentit in the same
spiri. that they resented Greeley's nomi'
nation four years ago,
The Cleveland Plain Dealer makes The
point against Gov. Hayes that he took
l,baek pay in 1855, while o member o.