Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-27
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IND
THE GOSSIPS.

THE GOSSIPS.
When man becomes candidate for the
Presidency he must expect that his every
action will be closely watched and made the
subject of comment and criticism. It is
currently believed that every movement he
makes is designed to advance his interests in
the direction of the White House, and if he
pays friendly call upon man of promi-
nence or is seen shaking hands with local
leader of his or the other party, the fact is
supposed to have some political significance,
and the gossjps at once set to work to devise
some impelling motive for his visit or for
his cordial greeting. It will do him no good
to complain of being misrepresented, or to
object to the privacy of his life being in
vaded. The gossips will not be quieted, and
his remonstrance will only make matters
worse. 1t is someti aes decidedly amusing
to read the paragraphs that are set af1oat
relative to the various Presidential aspirants,
and to note how sorely distressed the writer's
appear to find that desideratum of all per-
sonal paragraphs affecting such persons-a
acts. Grants criticisms of his generals are
construed as part of his programme to
reach the White House for third term:
Tilden's walks con the beach at Long
Branch" dressed in natty style, are tortured
into desire on his part to keep himself be-
fore the people as the great martyr of the
century; Thurman's waving of his red ban
danna is viewed with alarm by his opponents
as betokening his desire and intention of
fighting the campaign under red handker-
chief for banner, as Horace Greeley fought
his campaign under white hat; while
Hendricks outgoings and mornings
are watched with the keenest
interest by all parties, and careful notes are
made of all the people he greets with bow
or the shake of the hand. The latest rumor
relative to his Presidential schemes comes
from Saratoga. He was at Newport attend
ing to some important legal business, and
very naturally found himself, en- route for
home, at Saratoga. It happened that there
was consultation of Democratic politicians
there at the time, and he drifted into their
midst, and in the course of the evening ex-
changed few words privately with John
Kelly, the boss of Tammany Hall. This
was a regular bonanza for the gossips. It
was pregnant with meaning, and column
after column of speculations were sent flash
ing over the wires to all the leading papers
of the country, the GLOBE included The
gist of the speculations may be briefly given.
The conversation between Hendricks and
Kelly portends union of their forces for
the control of the Empire State in the next
Democratic National convention in Hen
dricks' interest against Tilden. Mr.. Kelly,
it is well known, never had any particular
affection for Tilden, and his protest against
his nomination at st. Louis was perha ps one
Of the most dramatic incidents of that OF
any other convention. That he will do ali
in his power to ruin Iilden's chances for
1880 does not admit of doubt, but that he
favors Hendricks more than any other of the
dozen aspirants we have no reason to sup
pose. The conversation between the two
men may or may not have had political
significance, but the chances are that it was
merely the interchange of the compliments
of the season perhaps a commentary on
the weather, or criticism of the quality of
the wine they had drank at dinner. It
must be decidedly unpleasant to be Presi-
Dental candidate.