Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-25
GENERAL ITEMS.

GENERAL HANCOCK INTERVIEWED - TILDFE
CoNGRATULATES HIM.
New YORK, June oath. = The reporter
found General Hancock on the veranda of
his official residence on Governors Island,
surrounded by military friends. He shook
the reporter heartily by the hand, and in re-
sponse to his congratulations said Indeed,
| have nothing to say at present, as | have
not been officially notified of my nomina:
tion, and smilingly he added 60 You know
it might all be mistake. However, have
received numbers of congratulatory tele-
grams, which you can see and copy So
saying, the General referred the reporter to
his Office, where the latter copied the follow
ing among others: 81 cordially congratulate
you on your nomination J. Til
den." Following is General Joseph Z. John
sons telegram: 1.-The nomination makes me
much glader than you" United States Sena-
tors Wallace, White and Daniel Daugherty
also send congratulations.
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, june 24th.-The news Of
Hancock's nomination was received by a
large crowd assembled in front of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company's office. Dis
patches of late last night had prepared the
people here for this result, and general sea
son of congratulation followed for several
minutes. Hancock was the first choice of
any number of Democrats here. His nomi-
nation is looked upon as fortunate escape
from various complications, and is a strong
one in many respects. Republicans, as a
rule, would have preferred 1'ilden, and con-
cede that with Hancock as leader of the op-
position the coming campaign means the
hardest kind OF hard work Republicans and
Democrats, with very few exceptions. admit
that the ticket nominated to-day at Cincin-
natl is strong and popular.
COMMENTS OF THE CHICAGO journal"
CHICAGO, June 2lth.-The Chicago Jour
nal says: Hancock is a soldier, and nothing
else and we emphasize the latter clause. He
is soldier and nothing but soldier A
soldier by education, by profession, by life
long experience, and what is the most ex-
traordinary fact of all, and one which by no
means does credit either to his heart or his
head, is that he boasts not only of being q
Democrat, but of having always been a
Democrat. He was a Democrat when the
Southern Democracy rose in armed revolt
against the Government, continued to be a
bclIOSId1 az dn
of the army against the Democratic traitors
and rebels of the South, and has never fall
tered in his Democracy. We submit that in
view of the devious and Infamous history Of
that party for the past twenty-five years that
this does not speak we'll for General Hancock.
1t indicates that there is something very
queer and wrong about the man, something
that men of independence, good Judgment
and patriotism cannot harmonic with ordi-
nary theories of reason and good citizenship.
What qualifications has General Hancock
for the Presidency? He has never had any
experience in civil life, and knows nothing
about practical craftsmanship or even practi-
cal politics. AS President he would have to
intrust all to the politicians, who would sur
round him and control his official administra-
ton. His experience in civil affairs, his ig-
norance of official methods outside of army
ways and means, his utter ignorance of the
great duties and responsibilities of statecraft
would either make him an easy tool of the
bad men who run the Democratic machine of
the nation, or subject the country to the
perils of pure rilitsry rule in the govern
ment. After nominating Union soldier tor
President, the Convention proceeded to NOM
mate one of the most notorious Copperheads
of the war times for Vice-President-Wi
lam H. English, of Indiana.
AFTER THE BATTLE.
CINCINNATI. June Notwithstanding
the fact that all the favorites were beaten in
the Democratic Presidential race to-day, and
all the old and regular jockeys were dis
mounted, the general feeling is that the win
ming nags are worthy of success and will be
favorites in the November sweepstakes.
There really is much enthusiasm among the
rank and file, notwithstanding the rather
lugubrious reioicings of the old time leaders
over the thwarting of their plans and the sin
cere sorrow in the Indiana delegation over
Hendricks defeat. There is evident, also,
feeling of remarked relief and satisfaction at
the overthrow of Tilden and the consequent
reconciliation in New York between Tam
many and its foes. Denis Kearney denounced
the ticket with characteristic and unequivo.
cal severity, and declares that it will be op-
posed vigorously by the Greenbackers organ.