The New York herald., 1876-07-18
What Was Said at the Tilden and
Hendricks Meeting.
THE RESUMPTI0NACT TALKED OVER
The Candidates IN Accord and
Hendricks Hopeful.

by the mountain breezes the waters OF the springs
No person ever heard of condolences being given with
reserve up among the Catskils the peaks Of
The White Mountains or OF politicians becoming com
municatve under the influence of mineral waters al
lhough In strict justice the waters II ought be
noted that very few politicians drink them in their
natural state But Long Branch has long been noted
for the freedom It's impars TO the tongue of the
statesman 1t here that, the olden times, the
democratic leaders were accustomed mature their
plans and make their treaties In these sands
buried tho ha,chct between the old hunkers and the
barnburners after Buchanan's nomination On this
beach, in later days, the Blossom Club fourishcd,
Tweed bossed and Sweeny plotted 1t here that the
"Bg Judge" whose death is chroniced in yesterdays
paper, IN 'de up his differences with Tammany, hauled
down the rebel flag and stepped into the New York
Regstership Tho establishment of the Presidential
roago by the sea- somewhere about 1870 gave the
pubcans sort OF redemption right TO the Branch,
aud, measure, drove OF the democracy. For the
past six years the summer national govern
mcnt has been established here aud the consequence
has been much open and Tree exhibition of re-
publican ideas, they at headquarters than pre-
walls at Washington during the winter season. The
President here OF his White House shell and
induges in occasional talks. Childs, Long Branch
loses the bashuncss OF poet and becomes bland and
chatty; Murphy grows mystcriously communicative;
the Cabinet Ministers who pay flying visits to the
national capital hrow aside their reserve the
whole Presidential circle is more approachable here
than elsewhere. The columns OF the HERALD will show
that from this point last year the first ntmation
OF The whskey fraud troubles and the earliest intc-
ycncc OF Cabinet changes which aIterwa-d took place
II all this is net attributable the eject OF the surf
md the sea air 1t is dilliculi 10 explain its caise
AND nE>pRIcKs
A case in pOlnt. Governor Tildcn and Mr. Hem
dricks tho democratic candidates Tor President and
Vice President met last week at Saratoga lhc meet
ing was an important one All the talk about 'ac-
cdcntal" character is OF course absurd II prcar-
ranged and had purpose. Yet not reliable fact OF
the conference became known although several expe-
rIcnccd and faithful newspaper correspondents, who
seldom fail In their missions. eagerly seeking to
pick up crumbs OF Information. The bad dinners and
liquors of the famous resort of shoddy and
sharpe not calculated TO inspire confidence and
render politicians agreeably communicative. One OF
tnc gentlemen who assisted ut the conference has
however, reached thcwcs End Hotel here, on a re-
rruiting trip alter the exhausung weather at Saratoga
and under the influence OF cool breczes during
saunier along the oliG, was KIND enough to furnish
some items of Interest in regard to the meeting
EAST.
Immediately after the 81. Louis Convention Mr.
Henry Tillen the Governors brother, put himself in
communication with Mr. Hendricks At that time Mr.
Hendricks did ccl altogether satisfied with his po
ntion. having naturally set hs heart the nomina-
tion for the Presidency under tho warm encourage
ment OF his immediate friends and OF tho anti
rilden element IN New York Yet he expressed him.
sell eager for the the party this ear be
hevng that the eafety OF the country requires the
expulsion OF tho republicans IRON Office. HIS doubt
TO the cxpcdicnoy of the OF any can
idate for the place from either 0hio Indiana
He thought IN substance that the demand for reform
you'd carry the Presidential election however the Oc
'ober States might vote, and that IL would have bccn
octcr to have ignored the carly elections altogether
lilo modcsty expressed difidcncc his own strength
especially as Indiana had voted against the ST. Louis
platform "You will have u candidate whose state
does not stand on the platform you have LAID down. -
he said Al the same umc he declared his readiness
yIcd his views and to do anything his power
10 secure The success OF the democratic party.
sny hO wanted II 10 ran, be TAR
projected to be at liberty to take OF his own
state in his own way IN the October election. Mr..
Hendricks then suggested ,lIn the repeal the So
sailed Resumption act Of 1875 might remove many OF
the difficulties IN the way OF The party IN the West
aud expressed a wish To know whether Governor Tdc
would be opposed To such policy tho part of the
dcmocralic House OF Representatives A meeting of
the Two candidates Tor consultation erchan.c
OF views was proposed AT inat time. and subsc-
qucnty ARRANGED IN private eorrespoEdcncc between
them.
IuE ssRAroG, coNYrRKscs
The meeting at sarn,1sa vas IN the language of the
Lucrative character, held tor the purpose oi careful
OF the and a sincere lcsc ON All
Sides to arrive at the solution real or ian.
ci-d dilncultiosn The gossip about during
the conference AMI dissatisfaction The part uf Mr.
Hendricks at us ciosc l. all mag nary. Equally
fsbu.ous is tho rumor that MI Hendricks cx.
pressed amy views iavorabie To inlalion Or any
for mcdincatio. of Govcrnor ridens wei
known hard money pripupcs Mr.. Hendricks sthted
frankly that the division the Indiana aud
Uno ON the financial question induced ihc lohticians
on boih sides IN local conventions and meetings 10
IN mper a y.ln n Is tur local Ia,
sad is done Jus, as much ny republicans by demo
crats; just as requenty 10y tae su portcrs o Hayes
and Wheeler az by those of Illdcn and H-nuricks
But said Mr Hendricks 'rne National Convention
authorized to speak tor nc party has rsic eciara.
oi ia. pribcpcs OF the parry. aud tha;
shc matter 20 lar as the Candidates for the national
sliices concerned"
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Mr.. Hcn'sicks then informed Governor Indcn that
In tho -opiuivn o! many his Western friends the
psssagc by democratic House OF Representatives of
bill repeating the Resumption act would lenrht the
party M tue states of Ohio ana Indiana without
lur ng the ticket with The hard money men, inasmuch
the act had been thrown overheard uy The Rcpubi
can National Convention, denounced unmcasurcd
terms by GSvcrnor a~icy, thc odmcnt oi the hard
money principlc the republican rsnks and concc,, Il
by all sensible business mru atd competent nanc
10 be ihc'icicnL With
bv n democratic Congress, hc sad, the people of Ohio
and Indiana would dcntnusastcalt rally support
OF the democratic candidates, and BON states would
certainly Dc carried 10y iLeni IN October. Governor
ildcn argument against this view o Tic case IS said
10 have been QuIo abc In substance NJ urge,l that
such The part OF thc democratic Congressman
would be open 10 Que ciJectoh. NhNh h'h
drlcss had himself supplied. II wuuid bc express
son IN opposition nailoual democratic platform
iust Lid down when declares oniy iavor ni The
peal OF that v.susv OF the law hNuE the cate Tor &c
sumption positively January /, 1872 ihe GnNcfnor
admitted Corgrnss would have perfect righ 10
repeal hat or any oth-r law u might Sc, az to repeal,
without regard presidents or platforms, II II had tue
mower 10 DO AMI b~-vei tn bc ior the public in
iercst but 10 ibis the one House mas not The
power cv,n h had tho dsi'ps tosrepcal tbs law,
and ~ stas n az TO hc h"rrstv IN
lavor fn'aton c,,i tail 10 recognize The ccrcpilvc
character o such policy. II w"ud not SATISFY any M
naiunls. aud would onchd ths hard moucy sentiment
Of the country not the less because ~ wOuu
be known IRON tho former policy oi C.n-
sfcss aud from the rccen' us,erauces oil the