Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-27
WHAT CONGRESSMAN ACKLEN SAYS.
Tilden the Choice of louisiana
kellogg Must Go.

Congressman Acklen, of Louisiana, Is at the
Riggs House. Up to the day of the holding Of
the Louisiana state convention in New Orleans
he remained in that state working for the nomi-
nation OF WiltZ. After that he visited Boston
on the invitation of the Commercial Club of
that city, by the members of which he says he
was most SumptuouSly entertained Mr.. Ack-
len says that Wiltz will be elected governor by
good majority; that the legislature to be chosen
will redistrict the state; that all the Congress
sional districts are assured to the democrats
now, but that his (Acklen's) district is conStl-
cred the doubtful one. He says that he has
carried 1t twice for the democrats and can carry
it again, but that in the abundance of caution
it viii be so arranged in the rediStrictng OF the
Congressional districts to make it easier to carey
In recognition of Acklen'S services in the parish
for Witt his constituents gave him the nomina-
tfon for the 4Ith Congress. but that he declined
1t because he did hot care to accept the candi-
dacy so far In advance OF the election.
To the question as to how the Louisiana DEM
ocratS stood on the Presidential question, Mr..
Acklen said, 1.-THE majority OF the people of my
state and of the south have no use for Tilden !;
that is, they don't like him. and would prefer any
other candidate who could win. A great many
through, Notwithstanding their dislike, look upon
the matter as mere mathmatical problem. The
nominee OF the national democratic convention
is sure OF 13S votes from the south. We look
upon Indiana as a safe democratic state, which
adds Is votes to the 13s-making 1853 in all. Now,
what do we want? We want New York, don't
we? New York's vote makes 1SS electoral votes
cessary to elect. Now who can get them? My
answer is. Samuel j. Tilden. II is the hope that
Tilden of all Others named, will be able to carry
New York. Hence he will probably be the NOM
inee.n
me star:-"If Tilden should lose New York,
how them"
Achlen:-"I still think he will be the nominee.
You will find that Tilden will go to the nomina-
ting convention with the New York delegation
at his back. He is now at work securing the
delegates which will be sent from republican
states. My opinion is that he will go into the
convention with about enough votes to nominate
him on the first ballot, if, indeed, not quite
enough. Tilden is fighting Tammany this year,
not so much that he has hopes that he can elect
Robinson, but that he can retain his hold on the
machine organization, which he now has, and is
not ready to surrender to Tammany."
To the question whether the democrats of
Louisiana would urge the unseating of Kellogg
Mr.. Acklen said: 1.-THE democrats are unani-
nous that he ought to be unseated. Still, do
not think anything will be done until after the
presidential election. i think after that Kellogg
will have to go, and that the Senate will not
seat SpOfford, but will simply declare the seat
vacant. In that case, Gov. Wilt will appoint
Senator for the uneXpired term. We have now
provided for biennial sessions of the legislature
and If Kellogg is turned out in 1884, there will be
no session until his term would have expired.
Hence, Governor Wiltz would have the appoint
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