The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-28

long before .be question was tau mooteo,.
"Were YOU not besought by your frienas
even at the last moment to revoke tnas oo'
cision?" al.
eyes, I was teIeeraphed to frequently,
asking me to consent to allow my name 10
90 before the Convention"
"It your success before the Convention
had been assured in advance would you
have changed your mlndf'
"No."
THE LETTER HAD no D0UBLE MEANING.
"Tbe letter OF decination that you wrote
to the New York delegation. Governor, mas
received various interpretations on all sides'
am to infer from what You say .nn, . I've.
lief much entertained in some circles that
Il bad double meaning has no iounoa-
tiony" ,,
thing else than what Is set forth In the words
in which 1t is written the press IS 10 D'ane'
Mr. friends In the Convention knew per.
fectly well that it meant JUST WHAT ~ SCI
forth. The New York delegation were ao-
vised Of IT, The last thing Mr.. Daniel Man,
ming, the chairman OF The delegation, oo
before he LETT for Cincinnati was 10 eau on
me and receive the verbal endorsement Oh
what it contained"
"Yet he telegraphed you on tue Gay OF tue
nomination asking again that you revoke
your decision, and assuring you OF MS iaith
in your success, did he not 7"
eyes. My answer to his dispatcii mas
been nubfished. L received many dispatches
like that"
which Mr.. Tiden referred to: r
"'O "JUNE "a, 1880.
8. Hon. Daniel lfanning, Grand Hotel, Gin
cinnati, Ohio:
Received your kilograms and many
others containing like information. My ac-
tion was well considered, and is irreyoca0le.
No friends must be allowed to cast doubt
on nv motives or my sincerity.
"SAMUEL j. TILDEN."e
"In this connection" Mr.. Tilden added,
after pause. 81 do not think L am called
upon TO rei'erate my own words. DO you
They should be, 10 the light OF the present
situation, convincing"
he ENDORSES HANCOCK.
ado YOU approve OF the choice made by
the Convention 2"
az approve Of it entirely and without re-
serve"
"Then you think that Of all the men reg
uIarly placed in nomination before Inc CON-
yention General Hancock is the best"
"Most assuredly. There was, before the
much talk Of Field, Payne, and
a score OF others standing in the position OF
YOUR residuary Iegatee. Did General Han
cock, after all, occupy that much-dlscussed
reation!"
.Indeed, | cannot be expected to ex.
plain many things in politics. Certainly
none OF those OF which | have no know
ledge whatsoever. SO many things are SAID,
you know"
TO put the question more directly, then,
Governor, was Hancock the man you Ia.
yored for tue nomination."
s'Yes, he was"
..Do youthink he is the man TO harmonic
the interests Of the party in the northern
and southern States!"
"He certainly is the man now, II any
man is"
"Do you think he will poll the vote OF
solid South ?"
"There is Wade Hampton's assurance
hat he will"
"Do you think he will carry New York
State :"
81 think the ticket will"
"Do you think the ticket will be elected
in November"
"The Democrats, in my judgment, will
probably win. The ticket has every rea.
,onable prospect OF success"
"Do You mean by that, Governor, that
hey NAV elect the ticket, but not install the
men they elccti"
The Governors eye flashed, and his
trembling hands applied his handkerchief
o bis perspiring brow with almost unne-
,essary vgor. as he said in sharper, harder
ones than lie had used before: "The |
Democrats have had just such experiences, |
,ir."
HE WILL. GIVE SUPPORT TO THE TICKET.
"Will YOU devote any time or labor TO |
the interests OF the Democratic |
.ampaign this summer"
81 hardly know how to answer that |
luestion. | will certainly give support to |
he ticket. / will give it my cordial sup
,ort."
l." mean will you devote any attention to
ngineering the canvees and advising the
enderS p
q shall not go into the campaign with
nv activity such as would be expected OF
ne if were the candidate myself, but |
will be OF aid whenever | can. l am now
,reparing TO remove TO my house above
yonk ers-Greystone-aud although | have
watched with interest the course OF affairs
n Cincinnati, have, nevertheless. been
Dore particularly occupied in fixing my
ouse, where have adopted new and i'm
,roved system OF ventilation"
"You have been much ayerse hitherto to
eing interviewed, Governor"
dyes. For the reason that all the papers
n the country would want particular and
pecial talk. To run for the presidency
vas task scarcely less laboriOus than that
would be. Why, my house has been
hronged with interviewers at times. l
ould not make any discrimination III favor
4 one, and [ could not receive them all.
bave had to refuse papers which have