Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-03
EX-GOV. TILDEN.

NEW YORK. June 26.-The Herald
this morning says: Ex-Gov. Ti!den salt
to a Herald reporter this afternoon
Il never was ambitious for the presi
dency. | did not care tor the nOmina-
tisn when it was given me in st. Louis
At that time l offered it to Mr.. Sey'
mOur."
ibid you not seek the nomination al
| Cincinnati ?"
mo, 1 did not seek It,"
Ibid you expect it would be rendered
you"
Il felt since the election OF 1876. that
l needed rest. l feel so now. l am
not in good health, although l have no
organic disease. With three months rest
will be all right. I attribute my illness to
overwork, the work of fifteen years.
1 have been trying to find a place to
stop. l have not been able to do so. l
will now take the rest l so much need"
"Do you not believe you could have
been nominated and elected this timer"
II do. But I did not feel able to
enter upon five years OF hard, exhaus-
tive labor. My friends wanted me to
conduct the campaign myself. l could
not do that"
s.Did that wish on their part form an
issue between you that led you to de-
cline to 60 before the convention as a
candidate ?"
sit might nave been a consideration,
had it mo- been a fact that l had previ-
ously made up my mind not to BIO a can.
didate. My decision to that effect was
immovable long before the question was
at all mooted."
"Were you besought by your friends,
even at the last moment. to revoke that
decision?"
Eyes; l was telegraphed to fire.
uently, asking me to consent to allow
my name to go before the convention"
'If your success before the conven-
ton had been assured IN advance would
you have changed your mind?"
No"
"The letter of decllnation that you
wrote to the New York delegation has
received various interpretations. 1 am
to infer from what you say that a belief
much entertained that it had a doubtful
meaning has no ioundation?"
''If it has been construed to mean
else than is set forth in the
words in which 1t is written, that press
is to blame. My friends in the w
ton know perfectly well that it meant
just what it set forth. The New York
were advised of it. The last
thing Mr.. Daniel Manning. the chair
man OF the delegation, did before he left
Tor Cincinnati was to call on me and
the verbal Endorsement OF what
il contained"
DO you approve the choice made by
the convention ?"
ENTIRELY, and without reserve"
Then you think. OF the men put in
Gov. Hancock is the best?"
"Mos a~ssuredly." |
"Was Hancock the man yeu favored
Tor the nomination."
Yes, he was"
'DO you think he is the man to har-
the interests Of the party In the
northern and southern states?"
"He certainly is the man now, II any
man is"
'Do yen think he will poll the vote of
a solid SOUTH"
''There is Wade Hampton's assurance
that he will"
"Do you think he will carry New
York state ?"
Il think the ticket will"
do you think the ticket will be
?"
1.-The democrats, in my judgment,
will probably win. The ticket has
every reasonable prospect of success"
DO yeu e by that, governor, that
may elect the ticket, but not install
he men they elect?"
The governors eye flashed, and his
.rembling hands applied his handker-
chief TO his perspiring brow with
almost unnecessary vigor, as he said in
harsher tones than he had
Used before: The democrats ave had
.ust such experience, SIR"
"Will ysu devote any time or labor
advancing the interests of the cam
paign 7"
II will certainly give my cordial sup
port. [ shall not 60 into the campaign
any activity, such as would be
expected of me if l were the candidate
IAN. l am now preparing to move to
ny house above Yonkers. and although
have watched with interest the course
Dt affairs in Cincinnati l have neverthe-
less been more particularly occupied in
my house, where I have adopted
a new and improved system OF ventiIa
You have been much averse hitherto
to being interviewed, governor.
Eyes, for the reason that all the
papers in the country would want a
particular and special talk. To run for
the presidency was a task scarcely less
laborious than that would be. Why,
my house has been thrsnged with inter-
viewers at times. L could not make
IN favor OF one. and |
conld not receive them all. l have had
10 refuse papers which have been very
friendly.