Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-02
POLITICAL POINTS.
IlLDEs UNPOPULAR IN VIRGINIA.
The Conservatives Charge Him with Cow
ardice-A Straw for TiIden from
Nebraska-Ths San Francisco
Municipal Election.
TILDEN UNPOPULAR IN vIR-
GINA.

The Conservatives Charge Him with Cow
ardice and Doubt His Availability.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Alexan-
dria Ga.ets OF Monday contained four
columns Of letters from leading Virgin
ians upon the candidacy OF Tilden. Fitz-
hugh Lee says in concluding his letter:
There is class Of conservative Virgin
ians who do not think it is Tlden's own
fault that he does not now occupy
the position OF the de facto as well
as the de jure President Of the nation,
by whom he is condemned for not per.
sonally asserting the rights conferred
upon him by a large majority OF voters
before an unheard OF Electoral Commis-
sion took them away from him. lnthis
classification it is safe to predict that,
with q choice between Republican
candidate and Mr.. Tilden, very many
will abstain from voting. For these reL-
sons, give simply as my individual
opinion that in the nomination by the
Democrats OF Mr.. Tilden, in the sum-
ming OF national results previous TO an
election, Virginia must be classified as
doubtful State"
]. w. Glennan, editor OF the Norfolk
V;rginidn, SAYS: "If nominated, do
not think Mr.. Tilden can carry the
State, for the reasons, first, that his fail
ure to carry his own State in the recent
election shows weakness at home; sec
ond, many in Virginia, on account OF
the Impression that he exhibited cow
ardice in the last Presidential issue, will
not vote for him; third, many who
would vote for Grant in preference to
Tilden would vote for Bayard, Field or
Hancock; fourth, he could not unite the
readjusting element OF the Democracy,
who are now favorable to an indepen-
dent electoral ticket, and fifth, there are
many who believe Mr.. Tilden smirched
as q jobber in business matters, and, as
to the Presidency, who under no cir
cumstances would vote for him. For
these reasons, | cannot think the De-
mocracy OF Virginia could succeed with
MIR. Tilden as candidate.
j. A. ii. Standrew, editor OF the Farm
vile Mercury, says Every prominent
Conservative prefers Grant To Tilden.
B. f. Bland OF Middlesex, would sup
port Tilden cordially, but believes he
would be beaten by 10000 majority. G.
w. Msrden, editor OF the Fredericks-
burg Recorder, says the sentiment OF his
section iSopposed to Tilden. A. j. Lit
tie, editor OF the Fredericksburg Ness,
says that between Tilden and Grant, he
believes Malone & Co. would vote for
the latter. Charles A. Button, OF the
Lynchburg Vrginidn, says: "Mr. Til
den has lost his prestige. Heis the weak
est candidate we could offer" He is for
Judge Field. William b. Taliaferro,
cbairman OF the State Conservative Com
nittee, has undiminished confidence in
Mr.. Tlden's worth, but doubts his .abil.
iss 10 carry the State. 5. S. Turner, Ol
Front Royal, says Tilden has riot 4
single friend in his county. Arthur A.
PhIegar, of Christiansburg, says: The
Bourbons want man with big brain,
clean skin, and strong backbone"
T.. NJ. Brayton, OF Fredericksburg; Asa
Rogers, late Second Auditor; K. Ii. Sey-
mour, OF the Danville Post, and about
twenty other editors, denounce Tilden.
John Letcher, of Lexington, and w. ii.
+. Lee, of Farnsworth, are the only two
men who think Tilden is the best man,
and that he should be rupupon the old
fraud cry.