The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-05
ST. LOUIS NEWS.
THE OLD SOUTHERN HOTEL TO BE
REBUILT.


The Democratic Candidate for President
In sssO-The Agreement slaae Be-
tween the Friends of Tildrn ana Hem
dricks Mt the st. Louis Convention.
Especial Correspondence Of the Democrat
ST. LOUIS. November l. 1877.
Material wherewifh to make up the weekly
DEMOCRAT lot er Is searee
BUSINESS Is BFIaE
enough In ST. Louis, but commercial circles hge
utterly devoid of anything sensational. Expe-
rienee has taught business men that tae rsgn@
lar channel of trade is the safest to pursue and
the most profitable in the end. Whisky rings,
land swindles. fraudulent real estate schemes,
corrupt combinations of contractors and lottery
steals, have come to grief III Bt. Louis. Hith4
erto there was always some exposure OF this
nature to enlysn the busy season but this year
trade seems to move along in ts legiti mate
course. with yield of fair profits tethe deHlsrs.
Another effort is being made TO rebuild
THE SOUTHERN HOTEL,
and If this movement reaches successful issus
It will greatly benefit the central portion of the
city. The loss Of the Southern has been
seriously felt by all classes Of tho population.
Its central location made the hotel . nightly
rendezvous for men In all the pursuitseof life,
and 1t was especially fHvorite resort for olds
citizens. Between and Il o'clock In the oven
| Ing it was the custom of many OF the msst sub
stantiat men of the city to drop in a the South
| ern and exchange bits Of gossip with the select
| crowd sure to be found there. The hotel is par-
| ticularly missed by the reporters. who were
wont to gather some of their choicest morsels of
spicy news there. II sent in quest of some
local celebrity for the purpose OF an interview
the reporter was certain to make inquiry mt the
Southern first. and he rarely failed to find the
| a n.
rooms were nightly devoted TO tho verbal dis.
section of characters by q lot Of old he-gossins,
who seated In one chair with feet elevated on
another. delighted in dshing up social scan
dals. All classes of business men used the
Southern parofs and reading rooms for their
meetings and there was never % night that
something of this kind WAS not in progress.
The burning of the Southern scattered oil
| these gatherings as effectualy as though the
aea h hs Ire IN has
The Southern. local and transient, div vided itself
among other hotels, but the Interesting groups
who had enlivened the rotunda found no other
place of resort.
THE 1INpEri. HOUSE
| Is large hotel. and its propristors and clerks
| are accommodating gentlemen, who stand ready
| TO favor the public at all times, but the Lndefl
eaunpt acquire the s.tcial charagter ties that
| popuarized the old southern. This does not
proceed from any preiudice against the Lindel
| or from any want OF proper local pride in 1T as
ono Of the city institutions. The trae eausa is
the rushing, lively business done at the Lindell.
| This hotel has the location that attracts the
largest share Of tr nsient Gu tom. and the con-
sequenee is i is constantIy const filled from top to
bottaam yith gests n gh1 In e several
| th the appearances OF hustle aud activity,
and persons who ar SO situated as 3, take life
busy scenes. They ike to go where those whom
they meet Will hay. time and disposition t9
o when the sch &sgeMnsa M a q hf day G II Psssa psss
love TO retail. The idlsr. be he ich or poor.
feels lost when surrounded u by others hurrying
merely to jerk out "Gooh evening" THIS busi-
nesa w hustle, always In progress at the Lindell,
drivess =. our easy-golng. gosMsip-loyng Il citizens w
somo business there. The Linde!l is in all re-
| 81 eets q bus mess hotel
Southern Hotel ate are q now @ ] sndsayorng ' 10
raise subscripton. OF s2ooooo. which is to be
given as bonus to M Campbell owner 70 Of the
local. ]. and as the owners Of the surrounding
d doubt that the bonus win be raised.
st. Louis hopes and really expects to be So
| lected as the place for holding
THE NEXT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC eoNvEs
| TIoE.
! The Democracy of the land eoneeds that
either Tilden or Hendricks is EMIT cd to the
nomination for the Presidency in 1880 because
they were shameles-1y defrauded out Of the OF
fees to which they were honestly and legiti-
mately elected. We're it not for
sT1PULATIoN ENTEREp' INTO AT THE LAST CoN-
| vENTIoN
by the friends of Mr.. Tlden with the support
| ers of Mr. Hendr eks, none would question the
right of Mr.. Tlden to the next nomination at
the hands o. his party. But at the convention
| last year Mr. Tildens own personal friends
VINO were regarded as speaking by his author
ity. voluntarily proposed TO the Indiana delega-
ton that If they would aedniesee in Mr. Tilden's
nominat and give him from the start q
| hearty support, they would agree, on behalf of
Mr.. Tilden. that he should not he O candidate
before the next convention but would give all
his support and influence to Mr.. Hendricks for
the Presidency. The morning after Mr.. Tilden
received the nomination. and when Mr.. Hen
bricks name was proposed In the con-
vention for the second place ON the
ticket. there was general demurrer
from the Indiana delegation. The New York
delegation arose In body and called out, Give
| us Hendricks this time for Vice President, and
we'll make him President next time"
. ALI who were in the convention will remem-
Der that
THE CONSENT OF MIR. HENDRICKS TO TAKE SEC
oND PLACE
was obtained only after persistent urging and
several weeks delay After the convention adj
liourned the New York delegation. embracing
Mr. Tilden's personal friends and most confl-
dental advisers, waited on the Indiana delega-
ton at the Southern Hotel and there the former
voluntarily pledgedthat If Mr.. Hendricks would
consent to run as the candidate for Vice Prosi-
dent with Mr. Tilden. the latter would leave him
spondent was present at this interview and
heard the proposition. which was made In all
seriousness and earnestnesS. Now the friends
OF Mr.. Hendricks claim that Mr.. Tilden is in