The New York herald., 1879-07-03
TILDEN AND HENDRICKS.

PRESIDENTIAL wIREPULLING-NEw YORK IN
THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL coNvEN-
TIoN-JoHN KELLY AT WORK FOB Mr.. HEN
BRICKS.
The Indianapolis Nnd.) Journal of Tuesday last
prints interview with Mr.. George w. Shanklin,
editor Of the Evansville nd Courier who it is al
leged has been recent political mission to this
city. Mr.. Shanklin says that from. conversations
with leading democratic politicians hare he is con-
vinced that Mr.. Hendricks will undoubtedly carry
the full delegation from this State in the next DEM
ocratic National Convention. II make this asser-
tion." said Mr.. Shanklin. "with great and
tiou but with that kind OF caution that is based upon
the fullest confidence in the character Of inform
ants. Tho people with whom have talked repre-
sent the very strongest element OF the democratic
party in New York State. Mr.. Purcell. editor of the
Roch ester Union. is the man whom John Kelly used
q candidate to defeat the Tilden combination. and
he is probably the only person VINO could have been
used for that purpose with success by any This
il what he told me:-'I believe that the delegation
from New York State will cast vote solidly for
Mr.. Hendricks in the. next democratic Convention.
1t has always been belief that he ought to receive
the delegation OF this State because happen to
know the circumstances under which, after the
ton he met and talked with Mr.. Tilden, and know
that IL the advice given at the interview at Saratoga
by Mr.. Hendricks had been followed it would
have made Mr.. Tilden President and Mr.. Hen
dricks Vice President. need not say to you
that the difference of opinion between these
two men based upon the difference that
lists and has always existed between brave and
towards. Mr.. Tilden fighting his cause through
the courts OF law. when the question at issue
that courts OF law had any jurisdiction
Mr. Hendricks took the ground that there should be
an assertion of the rights of the ballot particularly
that the decision of the ballot that had been given
at the polls over all law courts, executive de-
partments, the army, or anything else-the ballot
being the supreme law that took precedence any
decision. even. that might be rendered from the Su.
preme Court OF the United States. This difference
Of opinion between these men has made them, be-
yond oil question, the leading candidates for the
nomination for the Presidency in $780, 1t In possi
BILE that the election OF Ewing, IL he should be
elected would make him formidable az o candidate;
but my judgment is that Mr. Hendricks stands fore
most and prominent as the man who will be chosen
standard bearer of the Jefcrsonian idea in this
country
II also took considerable trouble to inquire whether
it would be possible for John Kelly to control the
appointment of delegates in the next state Conven
tion, and the Information which obtained from
various sources led me to these conclusions First,
That Kelly win control the delegation from New
York city without doubt second. that Edward
Cooper, with his crowd, representing the Tiion In
tercst, will make strong but Intellectual fight for
the control OF the city delegation: and third that
the New York State delegation in the next national
Convention will be determined by the result OF the
choice of delegates in New York city. also learned
that MIR. Kelly fully approves OF the stand recently
taken by Mr.. Hendricks in his letter to Senator
Mcdonald wherein he refuses to take the second
place upon the ticket with anybody. Thatsannounce
ment was. indeed. the power that broke the back
bono OF the idea OF running the old ticket. 1t
conceded by all New Workers that Mr.. Hendricks
really elected the ticket in 1876 Indiana Oc
tober State. There was every to believe then
national success for any party unless the October
election went their way"