The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-08-21
T'ilden Warned.
WASHINGTON. Al

WASHINGTON, August 10.
1t is reported among Democratic poll
ticians here that Mr.. Springer, of 1lli-
nois, in his apparently frank interview,
which was telegraphed some days ago
from here, adroitly concealed the most
important part of conference between
leading Western Democrats and Mr.. Til
den, Of which Mr.. Springer was, it is
said, part A prominent Western
Democrat who passed through Washing
ton several days ago told Il friend, in con-
fdcnce, that the object of this conference
of Western men with Dir. Tilden was to
say to him that unless he could in some
way harmonize the party in New York,
and carry that State this fall, they-these
Western men, who are, like Mr.. Springer,
friendly to Mr. Tilden's nomination next
year-would be compelled to drop him
and take up Western candidate. They
explained to him that the plan which he
privately put forth last spring, to lose the
State of New York this fall, but carry it
next year, would not answer. They told
him that while they had no intention of
interfering in New York politics, and did
not mean to favor or oppose Tammany
or anti-Tammany, and in fact thought
very well of Governor Robinson, they
were forced to declare unequivocally that
if Mr.. Tilden failed to carry his State in
the coming election, that would compel
them, in spite of their friendship for him,
to give up all idea of his nomination
next year, because in their opinion the
Democratic party could not afford to risk
its success by clinging to a candidate
who, whatever his merits or claims, could
not secure harmony and success in his
own State. If New York is lost this fall,
they said, it must be reckoned as at least
an uncertain State next year, and it
would in that case be safer to take
Western candidate and concentrate effort
on Western States. 1t would be easy to
carry Chic and Wisconsin with Ewing,
in case he is elected this year, or Illinois
with Judge, now Senator, Davis; and
unless Mr.. Tilden could so harmonic the
Democratic factions in New York this
fall as to carry that State, not by close
majority of three or four thousand, but
by so large majority as would make the
State sure for next year, they assured
him that he would have to be counted
out for next year, and that they, though
they were his friends, would have to take
that ground publicly and before the peo-
pie about him.
1t was added by the Western Democrat
that Mr.. Tilden received this admonition
in silence; but that the Western men
took care to communicate what they had
said to him in confidence to several of
Mr.. Tilden's supporters in New York,
upon whom it is said to have made
profound impression. This report has
created a good deal of interest in the
Democratic circles here, where Senator
Thurman, Gen. Ewing and Senator Davis
have more friends than Mr.. Tilden. 1t
was said by prominent Democrat to
your correspondent that he thought Mr..
Tildcn would now give up Governor
Robinson and take up another candidate,
Or perhaps allow Mr.. Kelly to nominate
any man he may prefer; and the action
of the Democratic State committee of
New York, which is to meet to-day, will,
it is here thought, show whether Mr..
Tilden means to stand out and fight for
control or whether he will surrender
Special to the ~. Y Herald.