The New York herald., 1879-02-24

LARGELY INFO rs ranks not to forget the Custom
House hght and the confirmation OF MIR. Merritt,
with the party SO crippled IA lts use OF pa'roase,
that IL will undergo denorR,ization and cease % De
power in the Empire State from this time hence
forth"
lone more question. Do you believe Mr.. Tilden
had any knowledge of the attempt 20 purchase eiec-
torui votes in the Southern StatcsF
Il unhesitatingly say no. II lac had guilty knowl-
edge, and the propositions were entertained WIN
view TO their acceptance he had il in his power to
become President The fact that he spurned the
Offer should commend him not only 70 the Demo-
cratic party but to all lovers OF free institutions
WOOD, FERNANDO. - .
Mr. Fernando Wood, democrat, represents the Ninth
district COMPOSED OF the Twentieth and Tweftysec-
ord wards, embracing all that part OF the city lying
between West Twenty second street ana Nest Eighty
sixth street. west of Sixth avenue. He is chairman
OF the Committee on Ways and Means. the Leading
committee of the House, has been unusually
busy this and the previous session in considering
important legislation affecting the revenues of the
country. When the request for an interview was
asked Mr.. Wood responded with prompt courtesy: -
''Why," said the leader of the House. lit was only
a short time ago that discussing this very
question in the cloak of the Hail. There was
but sentiment to the necessity OF going into
the canvass with a united party and that the cam
pagn would be both Jealous, efficient aud successful
But as for my views on the gubernatoral question,
virtually out of state and city politics. L have
preference whatever and consequently am not
committed to any nomination. but Will support the
ticket. the whole ticket. which the wisdom OF the
Convention may deem most tit 10 put in the field.
as to the democratic candidate for President it is
with Just the same the gubernatorial cam
Dugn. OF L hope the strongest, the most
available in the party VIII be chosen. and this
time VIII be successful. Not that we
were successful the last election, but the next
President of the United States will be democrat.
You have had the claims OF the republican candi
dates brought attention. have you not in the
course of the session.
1T would be impossible for one to read the daily
papers without having the conviction forced upon
him that General Grant Is the inevitable candidate of
the republican party. believe that determined
when gave his aid and protection to the Inaugural
ton of HAYES. Ii seems 10 have been part OF the
programme for Mr.. Grant to so abroad for a timo
not that his absence from the country was to hide
hls ambition the purpose OF the party to run him
again; the contrary, the foreign tour OF Grant
was most ingeniously arranged to keep his name
alive i'll the minds OF the masses. Why. it is one OF
those hip hip, hurrah. extravaganzas calculated to
catch the public and while the tourist is supposed
to be quietly making his way around the world hels
pushing onward only to reach the United States in
the most favorable for the booming of cannon
the shaking of hands, and 'Oh! we are so glad You
have come back TO u.s. lie is to land at san Fran
CISCO along the route eastward he is TO be the
recipient OF ovations, which TO arouse the people
and attract their attention to his Indispensable quail
ties and fitness for the Presidential nomination But
why should | tax you to listen TO a programme
which the HERALD knows more about than the
public generally and which is so faithfully
tires from the Old World and approaches the New.
He does not get out of the way of teegraphlc COM
munication, you notice. But IL won't do. These
tricks may anuse and delight the crowds which
gather to the pyrotechnics and hear the music,
but it will not deceive the American people, who are
tired OF tawdry show and demand sound democratic
statcsmanship at the head of our national affairs
only add that the of the democracy will
certainly triumph in New York TIE coming fall and
throughout the country next year."