Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-03
MIX. TILDEN's POSITION.
Will Allow tho Party to Fix His Rotation tO
1t. Z

No Pressure to be Applied by Him or His
Friends. ~ 3
Washington Special to Courier-J Journal.
The Tilden position has materially
changed within the past three weeks.
The facts which give you come from the
very highest authority, and can be relied
upon as perfectly accurate. Until within
three weeks Mr.. Tilden has been contem-
plating the possible withdrawal of his name
as candidate before the Cincinnati con-
vention. The idea that he might not be a cam
didate was suggested by him many months
ago, even as long ago as during the Rob-
inson- COrnell-k Kelly campaign in New
York last fall. The thought that he
should ever stand in the way of the sue
cess of the Democratic party in ma
tiOnal contest has never occurred to Mr..
Tilden. His constant desire has been
the. party's success, and for that he
has been willing to make every sacri-
flee of personal ambition. Even before
Governor Robinson's defeat was accom-
plished Mr.. Tilden made up his mind that
he might withdraw from the presidential
contest. He had himself no fear that Mr..
kelly's influence could be induced to aid
in defeating the regular national ticket.
He assumed that that was a step in ad-
vance of any purpose they had in their
warfare upon him. In this, competent OBJ
servers in New York say he is right.
Within the last fortnight ex-Lieut Gov.
DOrsheimer has substantiated this by say
ing that he is against Grant, that he would
vote for Mr.. Tilden or any one else to de-
feat Grant. But Mr.. Tilden's friends saw
that kelly's declaration of continued hos
tility, and of his intention to prevent MIR.
Tilden's election should he be nominated
for the presidency, would give rise to a
controversy which would do injury to the
party. In view of such and other
considerations he was indisposed to
enter the contest. This fact was
known to few of his friends,
and it was this, undoubtedly, that gave
rise to rumor that he had prepared, Or
was about to prepare, letter to be read
| at Syracuse or Cincinnati withdrawing
from the struggle. Now. everything is
changed. Mr.. Tilden has been forced into
the field by the nature of the opposition to
him, and within short time many OF
those who had formerly opposed him have
decided to give him their support, not
only as vindicatiOn of him, but of the
party who put him in nomination four
years ago. In view of what he assumes to
be the fact, the nomination of Grant at
Chicago, Mr.. Tilden is now certain that
all of Mr.. Kelly's opposition will accom-
plish nothing, and he is in the field as a
candidate for the nomination at the Gin
cinnati convention. Nothing will take
him out of it but assurances from his
friends that some other candidate will be
more certain of success. Matters, how
ever, have so far developed as to render
it certain that any Democratic candidate
aoiU be acceptable to the Iilden element Of the
party.
But it should be distinctly understood
| that there will be no pressure at Cincinnati,
and no organization designed to force MIR.
Tilden on the party. On the contrary, Mr..
Tilden fOrbids such measures. If he is
nominated, he will owe it to those who
now oppose him, as a result of a necessity
which they will come to see as they pro-
ceed. He does not for himself see that
his withdrawal would harmonize the party.
| 1t would rather result in a faction fight
between other aspirants. The party itseJ
must fir Mr. Iuden's relation to 1t. Person
ally, he is Indifferent as to it's decision.