The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-19

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IN ara fNprGNANT THAT THEY SHOULD
nv SUPPOSED TO De FOR FIELD-sEY-
MouR STILL ON THE TRACK AN ExpLA-
NATION OF THE RECENT LETTER-THE
uxRALp,s ESTIMATE OF THE FIRST BAL
LOT AT CINCINNATI.
RICHMOND. June 16.-Severnl OF the VIZ
pinia delegates have already 'eIt Ior C,n-
cinnati. The Field men were among tnc
6rst to go. The Bayard men, VINO com
prise majority OF the delegation, WIZ io,,
low this evening and tomorrow, ana w
will probably proceed tn Cincinnati 10 toe
newt few DAYS. White the sentiment OF
the virgioia as well as every otner soutaeln
delegation is unquessionably In favor OF
E.vsrd. there Is a strong feeling among
them that he will net command The support
~ the northern delegates, and that lie Will
fail to get the ne mination on the GROUND
| thai he would not be an available candidate.
Major Charles =. Stringiellow, who Is
orominent lawyer and orator OF petersburg
and delegate 30 Cincinnati, says that bis
orst choice for President is Stephen j. Field,
of California, and for Vice-President, Al
| len g. Thurman. OF Ohio.
I.W. Il. dale, who resides In the noun
tain Businesses OF Franklin county, In the
southwestern portion OF the State, ana Is
delegate from the Fifth congressional dis
trict. positively declines to give expression
TO sny preferences or views he may nave
on the subject OF the nominations by The
Cincinnati Convention.
Mr.. Daniel Trigg, who resides at Abing-
don, in Washington courty, is one OF the
delegates from the Ninth congressional dis
trict. Mr.. Trgg will vote for any OF the
prominent candidates who may, on full con-
sultation, be deemed the most available. lie
has no personal preferences which he cam
not at once waive upon good judgment
based on authentic information as to ayalla-
biiity. His present personal choice would
be Bayard. lie regards, however. Seymour
and Thurman 40 strong Democratic ticket.
He is also favorable to Morrison, OF Hill
nois, az far as informed, and would not OBJ
iect to Thurman, If found available for the
first place. Under similar circumstances he
would 20 even for Samuel j. Tilden.
Mr.. James ID. johnson, OF Giles county,
his colleague from the same district. u OF
the same way OF thinking. He looks with
some favor on the candidacy OF Morrison,
but is simply going to apply the test OF
availability to all the asprants or pure re-
cord. in which he and Sir. Trigg are per-
fectly In accord. Condensed from Nep
York Herald.
Duke Gwln and the TiIdens.
WINDSOR HOTEL, June 16, 1880.
To the Editor Of the Herald:
The report Of an interview purportingto
have taken place between DIR. Gwin and
enc OF your reporters, and published in
this mornings Herald, has furnished an &C.
casion for the following correspondence:
"WIxDsoR HOTEL, June 1G, 1880.
d" Hon. ". II. Gicin:
"Dear Sir,-I will thank you to inform
me II the enclosed extract from the Herald
of this morning is a substantially correct
account OF your interview with its reporter.
IL is so widely at variance with what actual
" occurred yesterday in your very brief
interview with Governor Tilden, ut which
| CHANGED to lie present, that | am con-
strained TO presume that you have been
misrepresented. Yours respectfully,
II. A. TILDEN.
"P. S.-My MESSENGER will wait for your
reply"
"Nkw YORK HOTEL, June 16, 1880.
F" Henry A. 1itden, Esq:
Dear Sir,-In reply TO your note OF this
date / beg 10 say that so far as The Herald
reported any views or opinions OF Mr.. Til
den, as expressed to me in our brief inter-
view of yesterday, it has fallen into error.
But my own views and opinions are cor
rectly reported. Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM N. GwIN."
In the report Enclosed in the first OF the
foregoing letters and referred to in the Sec
ond occurs the following paragraph pur-
porting to quote the language OF Mr.. Ill.
den:
al saw Mr.. Tildon yesterday and had a
long talk with him. He says that In this
matter, as far as be is concerned, Judge
Field has no brothers, and that this little
personal matter would not stand in the way
with him II Field is likely to be nominated"
Or. Gwin admits the incorrectness OF
this report, but by emitting to state on
what particulars. leaves your readers and
the public still liable to false impression |
of what fell from the lips OF Mr.. Tilden in |
that interview. AS CHANGED 10 be present |
during the whole conversation, will thank |
you to state that what Is described rs ga
long talk" did not last more than five |
minutes.
will thank you to state further that no
allusion whatever was made TO Judge
FleIu OF 10 eUutT VI us ny
Tilden. or to any matter having any bear
ing whatever upon Judge Fields nomina-
ton. Yours respectfully, H.A. TILDEN.
California Democratic Furions.
SAN FRANCISCO, June IA report Of the |
Herdtd'S interview with ex-senator Gwin |
in New York 10 relation to the candidacy |
OF Judge Field and the California delega' |
ton was telegraphed here, and creates great
commotion among all classes OF Democrats. |
indignation meetings are urgently talked OF
both here and In the country. Mr.. Pearce,
OF Sonora, who was chairman OF the Com
mittee on the Platform in the State
Convention, says that the Democrats
of that county will meet probably |
tomorrow night TO denounce the ex-
Senator and declare their antagonism |
to Judge Field. Mr.. Pearce says that DR..
Gwin knows that the Convention was
strongly against Judge Field, and that the
California Democrats do not want him.
Colonel Harry Thornton and Mr.. Samuel
M. Wilson were both candidates for dele.
gates TO Cincinnati before the Conven-
ton, and both were defeated because they
were for Judge Field, and for no other rea-
son. The Democrats are furious TO hear
that they are understood in the East TO
favor Field. Old Democrats declare that
they never had anything to arouse their an.