Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-07

(Chicaso Times.l

ton of the convention. Two tele.
graph instruments were In the
headquarters, and were kept steadi.
ly at work by friends Of the Gen.
eral in Cincinnati. The World
says that had another name been
chosen, no change would have been
noticed in his department. He
was anxious and watched for mes.
sages, but gave the usual attention
to his routine dnties. On his way
from the room where the electric
click had just informed him that he
was nominated, lie stopped to call
the attention OF laboring man to
the danger he ran in working in the
hot sun. A reporter visited him
early this morning with y Cincin.
natl dispatch, announcing that the
friends of other candidates had
started a rumOr that General Han.
cock, ~ president of the court.
martial who tried Mrs. Snrratt, had
written letter to certain surgeons
Offering the body of MIRA. Surratt
for purposes of dissection.
The reporter found the General
sitting on the veranhah giving di.
rections to one of his stan IA to the
work Of the day. When his atten.
ton was called to the rumor hts
brow contracted for a moment.
"Why, it is u lie; OF course it is a
lie; erybody who knows me knows
that" he said. "You may say it 10
downright, utter falsehoOd, with.
out one scintills Of foundation
Then, as If the novelty OF his own
position flashed upon him, he turn.
ed to the reporter, and, with con.
siderable warmth, said: q" Am not
on the defensive. / have nothing
to defend myself from. Why should
l lie questioned for what other PEG.
pie have the audacity to say about
mef" After CHANGING again at the
dispatch he added: "COne into the
house and I will tell you the names
Of some who can give you the facts
about Mrs. Surratt." After the
General and the reporter were seat.
ed in the Office the General con.
tinuetl: "You must understand
that ! cannot hold an interview to-
day with any person on any sub.
ject. 1t would not be proper for
me to do so; but on this particular
point you viii find men IN Ciucin.
natl who will tell you all about it,
and can answer it as it comes up"
He then gave the reporter the
names Of several parties who were
acquainted with the facts. 81 do not
know" added the General, "that I
should say any more, and am Sorry
that you should have had occasion
for such a visi, over here. am
afraid it is to be hot day, and hope
the convention may soon secure
good man.
A few hours afterward the Gen.
eral was again met. The news of
his nomination reached him at II:
20, and was contained IN the brief
announcement, "Hancock is nomi.
nated.7 Capt. Wharton, an aide
de camp, conveyed the news to him.
His first questions: "What do you
think about it'll"
Then very soon the wires began
to bring in the dispatches of con.
graduation. In the forenoon he
came to the city OH private business
but was back in time 10 first learn
of his nomination there. "You
must excuse me from saying any.
thing he said, "tor as yet I can
not consider myself anything more
than private citizen, for ! have
not yet been officially informed of
the honor that has been dOue me.
l can say honestly that it has been
somewhat of surprise to me.'
"What will your policy be, Gen.
erali" asked the reporter.
"Democratic, Of course. Wheth.
er in or ont Of the high Office of
President, 1 believe that honest
self government Ia the highest gift
people can have, and that is, in
q nutshell, what | believe to be the
spirit of Democracy and the con.
vention."
"But, General -"
"No. ! thank you for your visit,
but don't try to interview Inc now.
Under the circumstances it would
not be proper. There are . large
number of kilograms from public
men and others, and those you may
see, for they are in measure pub.
lic.'