Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-11-17

between delegates from different
parts of the country in reference to
future action. Delegates to one con-
ventiOn have their instructions for
that convention and no other, and
stipulations for action at future con-
ventions are entirely beyond the
powers delegated to them. In our
Judgment neither Tilden nor Hen
bricks nor any other man is entitled
to the nomination of 1879, and that
all such claims are an arrogant as
sumption on the part of politicians
of that which belongs in absolute
right to the people of the United
States. The delegates of 1875 could
pledge themselves individually as
to what they would do in 1879, but
they had no commission to pledge
the people TO anything. A st. Louis
correspondent of the New Orleans
Democrat makes the following in
teresting statements respecting what
was said and done at the st. Louis
Convention last year:
st. Louis hopes and really expects to be
selected as the place for holding the next
National Democratic Convention. The Dem
Ocracy of the land cOncede that either Tilden
or Hendricks is entitled to the nomination
in 1880, because they were shamelesSly de-
frauded out of the office to which they were
honestly and legitimately elected. Were it
not for a,stipulation entered into at the last
the supporters of Mr.. Hendricks, none would
question the right of Mr.. Tilden to the next
nomination at the hands OF ms party. but
at the Convention last year MIR. 1lLden s
own personal friends, who were regarded as
speaking by his authority, voluntarily pro-
posed to the Indiana delegation that II they
would acquiesce in Mr.. Tilden's nomination
and give him from the start hearty sup
port, they would agree, on behalf of Mr..
Tilden, that he should not be candidate
before the next Convention, but would give
all his support and influence to Mr.. Hen
bricks for the Presidency. The morning af-
| ter Mr.. Tilden received the nomination, ana
when Mr.. Hendricks name was proposed in
| the Convention for the second place on the
! ticket, there was a general demurrer from
| the Indiana delegation. The New York del
| egation arose in a body and called out, "Giye
/ us Hendricks this time for Vice President,
/ and Wen make him President next time"
| All who were in the Convention viii re-
member that.
The consent of Mr. Hendricks to take the
| second place was obtained only after per-
4 .
| After the Convention adjourned the New
! York delegation, embracing Mr.. Tilden's
/ personal friends and most confidential sad-
! ViSers, waited on the Indiana delegation at
| the Southern Hotel, and there the former
| voluntarily pledged that if Mr.. Hendricks
would consent to run as the candidate for
| Vice President with Mr.. Tilden, the latter
| wonld leave him a clear field for the first
| place in 1880. Your correspondent was pres
/ ent at this interview and heard the PROPOSE
| ton, which was made in all seriousness and
| earnestness. Now the friends of Mr.. Hen
/ bricks claim that Mr.. TiIden is in honor
| bound to abide by that pledge of his friends
and use his influence to place Mr.. Hendricks
| at the head Of the ticket in 1880. On the
| other hand, Mr.. Tilden's supporters claim
| that the pledge is not binding because of the
! great fraud practieed by the Radical party,
and that by every usage of the party, and
! rule of party honor, Mr.. I1lden is entitled TO
] the nomination in 1880.
/ L have reviewed this matter because of the
influence it is to exercise upon the selection
4 of place for holding the National Demo-
| cratic Convention in 1880. Mr.. Priest, mem
| Der of the National Democratic Committee,
| from Missouri, has already addressed to the
| ton in behalf of st. Louis. AS intimated
| above, it is urged that st. Louis is entitled to
| the next Convention because the party was
| defrauded out of the fruits of the victory, the
| contest for which was SO auSpiciOGSly begun
| in st. Louis that st. Louis gave to the party
| the ticket which first broke the strong line
of RadicaliSm, and, as a matter of justice,
| the city ought to have the honor of sending
| forth the ticket that will make that victory
| complete. Nobody, not even the Republican
| leaders, seem to entertain any doubt of the
| election of a Democratic President in 1880
| and it is claimed that St. Louis should have
the credit of being the starting point in that
| race.