Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-11
MR. I1LDEN,S CANDIDACY.

No verifcation can be obtained here Of the
Warrington statement that Mr.. Tilden is pre-
pairing paper for publication, in which he
will formally withdraw from the candidacy for
the Presidency in favor of Speaker Randall
New York Telegram. .,sEzzs
We are not at all surprised that the state
ment cannot be verified, for with all his
faults Mr.. Tilden is not fool, as the original
statement would seem to argue. It is not ct
all probable that Mr.. Tilden is preparing
any sort Of paper relative to the Presi-
dental question. Thus far he has very
wisely said little or nothing on the subject.
he has been constantly acting, however, al
ways in one direction-that of promoting
the chances of his own nomination. It is
not at all likely that he has at this late day
experienced change of heart and decided
to forego all hopes Of the accomplishment
of his proudest ambition. It is safe to say
| that he is still candidate for
the nomination and that he will
not retire from the contest until
the national convention shall have acted
upon and rejected his claims. Nor is it by
any means certain that he will not succeed
he is master of all of the arts and craft OF
the politician. He has the faculty of con.
trolling caucuses and conventions, and can
no doubt manipulate enough of them to
make very respectable showing in the con-
vention, if not enough to secure his nomina.
ton. There is no use in denying or over
| rating his strength, for he still retains fail
degree of personal popularity, and has some
of the ablest politicians in the country
among his followers. He will make q very
strong push for the nomination, without a
doubt.
The absurdest part of the dispatch above
quoted is the assertion that Mr.. Tilden re-
tires in favor of Speaker Randall. Probably
no man who has ever occupied the speakers
desk in the House of Representatives. has been
as unpopular as Mr.. Randall. While his
rulings have been generally fair, they have
partaken largely of his personal opinions on
subjects that are of national concern. He
has constructed the committees of the
House in such manner as to prevent any
revision of tho tariff which ahould relieve
the country of the burdens imposed through
the influence of the manufacturers of Penn.
sylvania. He has seemingly had an eye
single to his own reelection, and in order to
curry favor with his own constituents has
offended all the rest of the country. If he
should be nominated for the Presidency he
would not be able to carry single Western
State, and certainly could not carry his own
State. He is the weakest of all possible
possibilities, and to assert that Mr.. Tilden
would withdraw in his favor is to argue
that that gentleman has lost his mental bal
ance.
Mr.. Tilden is still in the field as a Presi-
dentia! candidate. He will remain in the
field until the convention acts upon biz
claims, and all efforts to drive him off will
prove futile. He will claim the Office and
get it if he can. despite all the efforts of his
enemies. He has possession of the means
by which candidates are made, and will use
them energetically in his own behalf. All
assertions that may be made of his intention
to retire must be taken with GOOD MANY
grains of allowance.