The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-05-20
Il POLITICAL QU-lND1RY.

present.
Il POLITICAL QUAND1RY.
The Elections In Ohio and New York--Em-
bnrrnssmcnt Of Candidates and Partics--
Mr.. Tildcn and General Grant Causing
Implications Thurman and Conkling
nB Candidates.
lNordhon In the New York IIcrald]
If Secretary Sherman and Senator
Thurman could have their way they
would perhaps hold no election this
fall in Ohio. It's an inconvcnicnt AZ
rangcncnt in the present state of par
tics and politics. The success Of Cen
oral Hayes III being elected govern
or in 1875 no doubt made him the
Presidential candidate tho following
year; but that very fact, everybody
sees, makes the candidaturc extremely
hazardous this year.
IL was and is tire belief. not only Of
Mr.. William Allen but Of great many
other Ohio Democrats, that Mr.. Sam
ucl j. Tildcn thought it an advantage
to himself and the country that the
Democratic ticket in Ohio should be
defeated in 1875, and there is very
general suspicion among Ohio Demo-
crafts here now that if possible
Presidential candidate should be
nominated by them for governor in
June it might suit Mr.. Tilden's cards
to help him quietly to defeat by way
of laying him permanently aside on a
high shelf. Senator Thurman has re-
ii HSGfHo hthds,, Suit Ills Friends supporths
,, refusal Oh the specific ground that they
uO not want him sacrificed. General
Ewing's friends in like manner fight
| shy OF his nomination for the same
reason. They fear that the hand of
| tho willy New York Jacob. will snatch
away the inheritance of the Ohio Esau.
TIE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA.
The dilemma is an unpleasant one
for the Democrats. If they nominate
a second or third rate man for govern
or they fear they may be badly beaten
by the Republicans, but ifthcy nomi-
nate Il first class man like Senator
Thurman or General Ewing then they
arc almost sure they will be beaten by
Mr.. Tildcn. Hence there is delay, UNI
certainty and little decentralization,
and some shrewd politicians have
already seen that the only safe way out
in Ohio is to let Mr.. Tillcn nominate
the Democratic candidate and pledge
himsclfto help carry the State. It Is
well understood, of course, that he
would not propose the nomination Of
rival, but it is supposed that he
would give all tho help he can to the
election of a candidate who not only
had 0 Presidential aspiration, but wi o
would agree to secure at least part of
the Ohio delegation next year to Mr..
Tildcn. There arc people here who
think that Mr.. Bishop is the man to
carry out such an arrangement, and
that he may therefore turn up in Co.
lumbus as Mr.. Tildcn's candidate for
governor Of Ohio.
MORE ABOUT MIR. TILDEN's MONEY.
The generally credited report that
Mr.. Tildcn has made $4,000 900 cloar
money since tho first of January in the
manipulation Of the New York Elevat-
cd Railroad stocks and bonds makes
him an object Of affcctionatc interest
here to accrtain class of Democratic
politicians who regard 81, 900, 900 with
| extreme Vcncration as an admirable
campaign fund. Mr.. Tilden's propen-
sity for money getting and his good
luck are much discussed here. Some
Democrats urge that tho people will
mover, or least hardly, elect fortunate
spcculator to the Presidency, and think
that his money is a fatal objection to
his candidacy.
A CONTINGENCY FOR MIR. THURMAN.
There is but ono contingency in
which Senator Thurman would be,
forced, cvcn against his will, to accept
the nomination, and that is if Secretary
Sherman should be nominated by tho
Republicans. The Republican,. con-
vcntion meets during the present
month, about week before that of the
Democrats. Mr.. Sherman docs not
want to bc candidate. It would be
difficult to replace him in the treasury,
where ho has shown admirable and
surprising ability in tho management
of the finances; for he has known how
to avail himself with very remarkable
tact and financial skill Of all tho cir
cumstanccs Of tho country to achieve
the prodigous success Of the last two
years. Tho President wisely wishes
to retain him in the Cabinet. and.
while thcrc are considerations of the
future which might lead him to desire
tho Ohio nomination, there arc others.
probably, moro powerful to keep him
in the treasury.
REPUBLICAN, DILEMMA. g
Moreover, some of Mr.. Sherman's
fiends suggest, that whilo Mi Tihlen