The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-06-15

the financial question: that he might not suit
them. The convection win be largely AgAlnm
him. want 10 zee dur party IN PeGnsytvaaM
and New York harmpnixed Tn for haFmoays
aboul say. 4s4 TaEmany and ell De41cfEAtff
into the p&rty. Leiss fdbaptikA III n fs4M tel4l
the Democratic fhith.r' -~-~..e.s-.
BAvAKD..
LIEUTENANT Governor Dorsheimer. of New
York, In q recent interview. speaks as follows OF
the great statesman whose name heads this:
% the mind Of every Doe as dline Absdlni6lf the
Presidential requirement is thatof Mr. BayArd OF
Delaware In every way he b pefieetly suited
to the position. Mentally he ranks With the best
Az Q man Of charAcses ne b unblsml6hed. His
record Is unimpeschAble. His mAnne. Y most
engaging think Of no man who 90 admirably
possesses every essential qualification, and who
would bring to us 20 many Republican voies.-
He adds to the ticket that strength Of character
from which 20 much was hoped and expected 10
1915 and which to q certain extent we obtAined.
Still he labors unt1eT fhe disadvantage Of coming
from Q small State, and one which has bua little
strength In the convention. 9 Sa
The Atlanta Ca, CAr0nsck says:
We have no doubt ahat Mr.. Bayard's name. WI
be hailed with great and deserved eclat ~ Gin
cinnati. He cannot haye lost the vote Of Louisi-
ana by any speech he has made against uuseating
Kellogg, for no such hpeecA has been uttered. He
was amply reported 10 be opposed TO The upeeai-
ing. The weakness OF Mr. BayardB candidacy
would be his souiheEn sympethies and his active
Southern support from Hampton, Butter and
other Confederate Generals. We are sorry that
this Is So but 20 II * Nevertheless, If The con
vention at Cincinnati shall think otherwise and
nominate him, he viii have no more eager advo-
cate than this paper.
A letter from, Senator Hampton, according 10
the Ne,rs and Cbsrie,, says: "Bayard b gaining
strength daily. Massachuseits. Connecticut and
New Jersey will support him, and other NORTH
ern strength viii ceme 10 him. If the South
comes to bis aid he will win. If his friends press
him Ia convention he will win" The chances
of Mr. Bayard he thus sums up: As Ear - the
South is concerned, ne will have the solid dele
cations of Delaw are Maryland, North and South
Carolina and Mississippi besides number fr6nl .
Virginia, Georgia and Alabama, andspossibly
from Kentucky and Tennessee. His speech in
opposition TO unseaf Kellogg lost him LoufsiAna's
vote. and he win have none from Texas. BayArd
will have at least 100 votes on the nrst ballot,
and his friends confidently expect be viii get $50,
At ST. Louis he got SO on the first ballot, and all
1hese these except 10 deserted him on the seCond-
There win be nothing OF that sort at Cincinnan
He will hold bis strength, and his friends expect
it 10 increase from the first ballot"
SEYMOUR.
1t is generally conceded that Horatio Seymour
stands rst in the hearts of his feIlowcitizens of
New York He is said TO be sixty nine yeas Of
age, and in good firm health. He has for ten
.
4" Deerield," near Utica If any man has been
true to the principles which underlie the life of
our constitution, Il is HoratiO Seymour. II any
man mas been faithful to the traditions Of the
patriot fathers, it is Horatio Seymour If any
man is enshrined IL the affections of the New
York people, it is Horatio Seymour No one
can doubt that with him as our leader we will
sweep New York az . whrlwind. The question
is not is he worthy, or s he true, or Is he strong
but would he accept profered nomination.
We had understood not We had believed that
his withdrawal from public affairs was final.
But in view of the possibility Of his acceptance,
We think that public opinion ought not 70 cfys-
taliZe upon any other possible candidate until
bis views are ascertained.
A special dispatch from Utica to the New
York World says: -
The Utica Democracy propose the name Of
Horatio Seymour for President bat only on con-
dition that he 10 made the unanimous choice OF
the party remember that some months ago at
. social gathering said To Mrs. Roscoe CoDk-
ling, (who is q sister OF H0ratiO Eeynouf1 81
have been talking with the Governor and never
have enjoyed myself more" Yea" said she,
my brother Is just the best man IN this world"
Without exception Mrs Conklingw I" / make
no exception," WAS tine reply; my brother ID
versal opinion in Utica among both Republicans
and Democrats. As the World knows, Mr. Hey-
mouF has absolutely declined to be candidate
for the Presidency. he means it when he sAy0
that he does not want the Office, and could not
thing of accepting,a nomination. Bnt could he
refuse an unanimous choice by acclamatiou, e.
pecially If his friends should promise 70 take the
burden of the canvass of his shoulders and re-
lieve him Of the annoyance of personal inter
views and correspondence? The feeling here
among Mr.. SeymDurs friends is that be can
sweep the State by 100000 majority next year;
that his nomination is the one nomination thai
would make New. York secure beyond perad-
venture and that under these circumstances II
would be unwise and unpatriotic in Mr.. 6ey-
mour TO refuse fheuse Of his mans TO conVen-
tion that should nominate him 10y exclamation.
MT Seymours health Is good, though be is moi
able 10 bear the strain of former years. His eye
is as keen as ever, his voice as strong, hiS fOFm
as erect as thirty years ago, and in appearance
he bids fair TO outlive several Presidential terms
What he most fears s the strain of q canvas
and Its consequent strain of Office seeking dfude-
cry Personally be would prefer to pass the
remainder Of his days in the quiet secluaon Of bis
beautiful farm on the Deerheld hill bat no one
ever know Horatio Seymour to turn . deaf ear
to the summons of patriotic duty. Fate. the
people Of Utica, think, points him out - ne
modern Cincinnstus who can save the naaioa
from the perils that threaten il, and that 10 him
the eyes of ell conservative patriots will turn.
The Richmond Dsspateh, Of . recent dite,
says: @
Now, We have in our hands . letter, written
on the 18th of May, by q well.knoWn New
York journalist who is q personal friend Of Mr.
SeYmours, and who has had Q number OF con.
versau0ns with that distinguished statesman, in
which letter he writes as follows
New YoRK, Nay II, 1880.
My Dear Sir: . 80 believe, amer half
dozen conversations with Mr. Seymour, that n
he were unanimously called ts become the Demo
cratic candidate be would accep4 or, 70 speak
literally, he would not decline He does NOT
seek the Office but if he believes the life 0f the
Democratic party 10 be st stske, he will not re-
fuse to be the standard bearer.
A Washington letter in the Alexandra Ga
setk Of Monday confirms the statement Of that
journalist 1t sars: Mr.. 8. g. Csx inforuned q
igentleman last night that everything Waa aver.
able 10 union OF the Democracy Of New YoFk.
and that his information, direct frem Utiea, Wns
that Seymour w9uid accept the nomiuItinn IL
tendered him. Mr.. Cox ought 70 b god en-
thority. Recollect, too, that he spoke afteR he
New York Worlds last effort to kin OF Nj. Hey-
mour had been made Mr. Seymour could IN
moment end aii controversy BY saying p0sitiveiy
thar he would refuse nomination Rhv d6ea
he not say tOf Because he does not wiah 70 de-
moralize ihe New York delegation to Cincinnati,
nor to withdraw Il or any part Of it ff0m II
TiIdeu. nor to offend Mr.. Tfiden Or his h1enda
and because BE really preien thai somebody ehS
should be President. He will accept only in
case he mHa He would PREFER not 10 do %.
Boston Herald, Independentl
The Dcmocrhiic party may yet decide that
the nomination ot David Davis would give them
the best chance 10 carry the country. Mr. Da.
via Wants 10 be President. but 90 did WebsleE,