The daily gazette., 1880-06-22
SECOND EDITION
THE TILDEN LETTER.

Its Profound Effect Among
the Delegates to the Com
ventiOn.
GROWING BELIEF THAT HE SHOULD
BE NOMINATED - THAT BELIEF
STRONGLY EXPRESSED BY THE NEW
YORK DELEGATIoN-MR. BAYARD's
STRENGTH IN THE soURH-MUCH
INDIANA ENTHUsIAsM FOR HEN
DRICKs-OTHER CANDIDATES.
CINCINNATI, June 21.-The intense
hot weather continues. The city is
one vast beehive. All the hotels are
jammed, and the whooping has begun
in earnest. Long-haired Scutherners,
angular hoosiers, long lank fellows
from Maine and Wisconsin, short-hair-
ed missionaries from New York, and
white-throated gently from Massachu-
sets boil and broil In the rotundas and
corridors of the hotels. Ali wear
badges. The white hats and blue
vestments of the Randall clubs from
Philadelphia, and the linen busters of
the Indianians are seen on every cor
ner. Bands are parading the streets
in the hot sun, and the air is filled with
strains of martial music. A column of
Hendricks men, three thousand strong
entered the city this morning, and
marched through the principal streets
cheering and shouting. They saluted
Gen. Wade Hampton and Speaker
Randall, who were standing in the
portico of the st. Nicholas Hotel. A
banner bearing an excellent likeness
of Vice President Hendricks was borne
at the head of the procession, and
great strips of canvas inscribed, "For
President, Thomas A. Hendricks" !"
were trailed along the files. Crowds
on the sidewalks caught the enthusi-
asm and heartily cheered the men in
line. The Hendricks men wear white
badges, adorned with the portrait of
their chief. Payne and Bayard badges
are conspicuously worn. They are
snow white. The Thurman men like
the Sherman men in Chicago, sport
flaming crimson badges bearing the
name of their candidate. The regular
delegation from New York city wear
silver-fringed blue badges, with the
inscription democratic Organiza-
ton of the City and County Of New
York" The Tammany tribe also dis
play blue badges. They are fringed
with brass. A few are swung from
rosettes of bullion, with inscription,
"Tammany Hall New York Delega-
ton. Unite and conquer. We are un-
alterably opposed to Tildenism." )"
Friends of Speaker Randall sport blue
badges, fringed with gold. Hancock
supporters wear simple blue ribbon
: inscribed "Hancock." A troop of Hi
nois shouters wear Seymour badge
attached to brass rooster. No FielC
badges are displayed.
The utmost good feeling prevail,
among the friends of the candidates
Two of the Tammany tribe tried tc
brew a disturbance in the Grand Hote
this morning, by kissing the old ticket
but they were quickly driven into the
street.
Many delegates have discovered tha
Mr.. 1ilden's letter will bear a second
and even third reading. They arr
not positive that he is really out of the
race. There is much talk over the sug
sestion to renominate the old ticket
without reference to Mr.. Tilden'i
wishes.
A Michigan politician manager here
says "Tilden's declination, or renun
citation, as it is called, has thrown al
parties into confusion the Tildenitei
because they know that the opposition
J to Tilden is not personal, but to tn,
, aggressive and uncompromising Dem
, ocratic principles he represents. II
give him up is to give up the momen
tum of the party.
The upshot will be, probably, tha
, he will be nominated. His declina
, ton is on the ground of feebleness O.
health. But it is said that he has al
, the strength necessary. His nomina
, ton and election will carry out thu
, policy which he represents withou
imposing any greater personal labo
on him than he is quite capable of per
} forming. He has pointed out the wa.
and fixed the policy, and it only need
t that the people should elect him t.
: have the problem fully worked out
; On the other hand, if he is superseded
for ar Y cause, the election will no
: turn upon that distinct and well de
: fined policy. The people will there
fore not be invited to sustain it, ano
there is great danger of the defeat ol
the party for that reason"
The letter has left everybody at sea
and the friends of Bayard and Fielt
and Randall are trying to pick up thu
drift wood. Aside from Indiana
South Carolina, Delaware, and Con
: necticut, the delegations are unstead.
and determined. A few of the confus
ed States have simply resolved t.
await developments and follow tn
lead of New York. a..
The Connecticut delegation are l.
stand by English. 1t is understood tha
mis- name will be presented by deleeat
from some outside State. He has friend
8 in Tennessee and Michigan who hav
= offered to do the business. The Englis
{. men in Connecticut are confident an
3 express themselves extravagantly. To
) day Gallagher opened an English bal
terry on the St. Nicholas Hotel sidewall
He pointed to the English record, an
said that he had risen to eminence froI
Loor boy. He was an apprentice to
!, carpenter. .He would take big" sal
y Mr.. Gallagher. We could have his picl
u ure ou one side OF transparency wit
a Jack plane shaving a board"
ayes" interposed bystander, San
YOU might get him up On the other sid
with a pair of scissors clipping coupon