New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
STARTING A DENVER BOOM"

GENERAL DENVER, OF WASHINGTON, DEEMED AVAIL
ABLE BY A FRIEND-HIsLA LACK OF FAME DEEMED
Az ApvzNrAGx--A GOOD FIELD FOR "DAEK
HORSES"
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNEl
CIxCIxyATI. June 19.-Many funny things happen
ut Democratic National Conventions. Among the
arrivals in Cincinnati this morning was General
James W. Denver, OF Washington, D, C,' and ONO,
and Immediately among some of the Southern dele
gates Denver boom of rather respectable pro-
portions was started TO be sure. a majority Of the
Younger delegates never heard of General Denver.
and when appea ed to to support him have to IN
ouire who he is hut. strangely enough his very OBJ
sclrty for the last fifteen years. is one OF the strong
est arguments which his friends advance in favor
of his nomination.
.'Don't YOU sce" said q Mississippi Democrat to
TRIBUNE correspondent to-day, that it will be
impossihle for the Convention to nominate
apy one of the nearly twenty candidates, each
Of whom has been more or less talked OH Inc
Democratic partY has no principles any longer.
The divisions on public questions run right through
the ranks Of borh parties. There are hard money
con and greenbackers free-traders and protection
isis among both Republicans and Democrats. The
.oussiioDs growing out of the war are settled and
our party only suffers every time it allows Itself to
be drawn into O new discussion OF them. we can
gain no advantage by allowing recent issues to be
debated IN the coming campaign. For these rea-
sons all eyes, especially in the South, were
turned tosard Horatio Seymour few days
EGO He is retired statesman, who has taken no
active part in politics since the close OF the war;
and has therefore no record to explain or defend.
He is engaged in the cultivation Of tho sOlla for
tunate circumstance. This country Is an agraran
country, aud will probably be for hundred
years to come. Among the public questions that
are most urgently demanding solution are those
that have arisen between capital and labor. Mr.
Seymcar farmer himself, would command che
confidence and respect of the farmers and working
men all over the country. In short, Mr. Seymour
has all the elements which 90 to make strong
Democratic candidate. not the least among which
is lis presumed ability to carry Ncw-York."
How is it with the other candidates that are
named" was asked.
"Tncre is not one of them whose record has not
weak places in it. If they have been on either side
of the currency tariff questions they will not be
acceptable to some portion of the Democratic
party; if they have been in Congress since the
war, they have voted on questions of reconstrnc-
ton in a way that won ID now offend sfannch UCl0n
Democrats in parts OF the NORTH, or they were
connected in some with the foolish course ofthe
party during the extra session OF THIS Congress ana
so If YOU go through the whole list of candidates
YOU will hardly find whose record has not
something in it which will be criticised or Will not
be liked by some men in our party"
80 But General Denver has many of the quaifca-
tions possessed by Governor Seymour. He, too, has
kept aloof from all political controversies since the
war; while his record up to the close of that
struggle was such as to commend him to all voters,
aud especially to Democrats. He was soldier in
tho Mexican war, i'll which he served with honor.
AT the close of that struggle he crossed the Rocky
Mountains to California where he was identified
with the early development Of that wonderful State
While on the Pacific Coast be held several import
ant offices which he filed with credit Returning
East; after a h few years. he was appointed
Territory, where he soon restored order which his
predecessors aided even by the military. were un-
able to do When the war broke out he tered the
army on the Union side, and served through it,
making an excellent record as an executive officer.
Since the war he has practised law in Washington,
he has been dealing with high constitutional ques-
tions ard has been in daily contact with the great
"a mossbacl' who has stood still for the last
twenty years. and allowed the world to Drift by him.
At the same time he has record on recent politi
cal questions which it will be troublesome for him
to explain"
- well" said the correspondent of TIE TRIBUNE.
after listening to this long sermon, "suppOse we
admit the sufficiency of your reasoning where
the votes to nominate him coming from They are
more essential than any OF the things you have
mersted. "
General Denver is warm personal friend of
nearly all the prominent candidates." was The re-
ply, ~ and would get votes from avery part of the
Il: country. Tas5many and Anti-Tamms1y IN Now
{ York would be satisfied with him. Seymour is his
fr,epd, and so is Hendricks. and believe that at
least one-third of the members of the Convention
would be glad to vote for hun on the start. General
Denver is very modest. and is unwilling TO do any
thing TO promote bis own fortunes IN the Conven-
ton, bat believe that the nominee will be q
dark horse and that General Denver Is the most
available man under the circumstances"
General Denver's cand dacy illustrates one fea-
lure of tbs Convention With compact OrganiZa-