The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-03-19
Mississippi congressman on the Presi
dental Nomination.

n Y Herald Interviewed
Mr.. II. L. Muldrow, Of the First District OF
Mississippi - don't think Tilden would be
acceptable TO the people OF Mississippi He
may have some supporters there, but they are
largely in the minority"
'Who is the choice of your people?"
" At present | believe Thurman is the favor
tie for the Presidency, though the nomination
Is some time off and public opinion Is tickle on
questions Of this character"
Mr. Van H. Manning, Second District
speaks very positively. He says =" We THE
democratic can't afford to nominate Mr. Til
den. He is against US on the money question
and that's enough. We most take Western
man. Who? Well, our people regard Thur
man as the best man for President Then VIC
could go East for a candidate Tor Nlce-PresI-
dent, and the best thing we could do would be
to take :. s Cox. He can command as many
votes in New York anybody, and in my
opinion is much stronger there than Tilden
Cox would get for us a portion OF the 100000
national votes. Tilden ruined US before, not
in the am1aign, but in the conclusion of it.
and our people would not willingly take him
again. Yes, there is some greenback organic
alton in Mississpps but it will not hurt the
democracy"
Mr. fernando de Soto Money, of the Third
Mississippi District, thinks that Tilden and
and Hendricks were defrauded out of the cleo
ton, and that if the same ticket is renominated
it viii be triumphantly elected and installed
- The democrats" he SAYS "have the States
sold by the Returning Boards; they have both
Houses OF Congress, and they will have the
power, as they have the inclination, to enforce
the decree of the people. | have no personal
prediction for the old ticket. although | was
the only Southern member OF the House in the
Forty-fourth Congress that [ ever knew OF
who favored the nomination OF Mr.. Tilden in
1876. | did favor him upon the ground oil
lab 10 IL an
strong for his denomination in 1880. believe
any democratic nomination will carry the
Southern States.
Mr. O. r. Singleton, Fourth District, says OF
Tilden - | am not in favor of renominating
Mr. Tilden for President nor do l believe the
people OF Mississippi favor the idea. The next
Presidential canvass must be of ag-
erosion and not of defence. However limo
cent Mr.. Tilden may be of any connection
with or knowledge of the cipher dispatches
yet the attack at this point by his enemies will
be vigorous and put his friends on the defen-
| tive-a state of things to be deprecated"
Mr.. Charles +. Hooker, Fifth District Mi
sissippi, says =" do not think the renomina-
tod of Tilden Is a party necessity, has b n
suggested by some nor do | think there s any
special reason " ~ he should be nominated
We have plenty of good Lien In the party
whose claims are Just as deserving as Tilden's
to say the least. No, | do not care to mention
any one as my particular choice"
Mr.. James r. Cha mers, Sixth district, com
monty known as the " shoestring District, be
! cause it extends along the river for the entire
| length OF the State expressed himself fol
lows In my judgment Tilden is not the mar
for us. A great many men in nv district will
vote for Grant before they will for Tilden
Yes; l mean they will vote for Grant, who is
sure to be the republican nominee, rather thar
for Tilden as the democratic candidate. Oh
yes; there are many men whom our people viii
support heartily In fact, any of the names
den"