The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-08-28
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
Senator Voorhees, on the Situation. He
is Strong for Hendricks.

A special correspondent ofthe Cour-
Ter Journal telegraphs from West Ba-
den Springs under date of August Is,
as follows
There was a great deal passed which
] shall not allude to, as the Senator
expressed an unwillingness to be inter
viewed, and spoke very freely and pos
itively upon some questions which it
would be perhaps wrong in me to re-
peat in print. He is, OF course, strong
Tor Mr.. Hendricks, and thinks that it
is the duty of every Indiana Democrat
to do all in his power to assist Mr..
Hendricks to secure the nomination
for President in 1880. [ could not
fall out with him to any extent upon
that simple proposition, for Indiana
should stand solid for Mr.. Hendricks
in the next National Democratic Con-
venUion first, last, and all the time, but
then the Indiana Democrats and their
able organs ought not to let their zeal
for Mr.. Hendricks get the better of
their judgement and discretion, and
they should go into the convention in
state of mind better prepared to
stand defeat, and with little more
grace than at St. Louis. Senator Voor-
Lees is particularly severe upon Mr..
Tilden, and denounces him
il the most scathing language for,
as he terms 1t, his "despicable coward
ice in not taking the otnce to which the
people elected him." Mr.. Voorhees,,
while he did not express the opinion,
undoubtedly is of the belief that the
nomination Of Mr.. Tilden in 1880 will
be disastrous to the hope of IA Presi-
Dental victory, if Indiana is necessary
for the party to win, and she is. In Il
quiet but persistent way l managed to
obtain the Senator's second choice for
President, but l had a hard time Of it,
ms he is a terrible Hendricks man, and
very few of that kind have any 'sec-
ond choice"
"But suppose, Senator Voorhees,,
that Mr.. Hendricks can not get the
nomination, who are you for p | asked.
"Well, l shall not suppose anything
of the kind, for he can get it" ooh,
well, now, perhaps he can, but suppose
he can't" l insisted 81 don't like
much to deal in suggestions, for it re-
minds me of the story Of the boy and
the bear. | guess you have heard it
but there are other men in the party
besides Tilden.
"Now there is no Tildcnin him. He
is an able, courageous man. Had he
been elected, as Tlldcn was i'll 1876, he
would have simply said, in his quiet,
brave way, 'haveno fears; l shall be
OH hand on the 4th of March to take
the oath of the office to which the peo-
pie have elected me, and if any persons
interfere, will see that order is pre-
served, if the power Of the President
is adequate to preserve order Han
cock and David Davis would make a
powerful ticket. The former can carry
PENNSYLVANIA, and the latter Illinois.
Judge Davis is magnificent brainy
man and he is with us heart and soul
ON all the great questions affectsng the
country.
"What do you think of Gen. Ewings
prospects in Ohio?"
81 think he will be elected, possibly
by a surprisingly large majority. The
administration will use mint of mon
cy there, but l believe the masses will
he strong enough to elect Gen. Ew-
ing"
"Do you take part in the Ohio cam
paign?"
Eyes go to Hamilton, Ohio, on
the 10Th of next months, and shall
speak from that time on until the close
of the campaign"
"Who do you think will be the Re
publican candidate for PresidentY'
John Sherman without a doubt. l
know that Gen. Grant is not a candi-
date. He really does not desire it. He
is poor, and would much prefer being
put on the retired army list with a
pension fifteen or twenty thousand a
year"