San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-07-17
ATails win Mr.. TiItlen.
New York Herald Intsrvley.


Ex.Govcruoy Samuel j, Tilden, rid
ing from Yonkerst 10 New York ycster
day afternoon, said to Herald report
er to whom ho was speaking about pol
itics: Il never was ambitious for the
Presidency. l did not care for the
nomination when il was given mo al
81. Louis. Attic timo offered it to
another man."
;"Who was the man p
Mr.. Seymour"
ibid you not seek tho nomination al
tho hands of tho Cincinnati convention
which has just nominated Hancock ?
No, I did not seek it,"
Did you entertain expectations
that il would be rendered you?
II felt since 1876 that needed rest
] feel SO now. lam not ingood health
although l have no organic disease.
With three months rest l will be oil
right"
do you attribute your illness to
your labors in the interest Of the dem.
ocratic party? p
i attribute II to overwork, the work
of tiftcep years During all that time
i Lave been trying to fnd place to
stop. / have not been able to do so.
l will now take the rest | so much
need"
Were not tho labors Of the cam.
paign SO arduous that they were con
siderable strain upon your healthr
They were arduous indeed l did
not assume tLem from any desire to
be president Of the United States. 1t
Mas from sense Of duty. never
sought public Office to crafty any de-
sire Of my own elevation. l did
not, as just said, care anything about
the nomination in the first instance
] Twas out riding when tho st. Louis
eepvcntion was considering my name.
The dispatch that brought the news
ogmy nomination lay for two hours un.
opened on my library table, although !
knew it contained news ofthe action
the convention had taken
"Butyou went iuto the campaign
with nilyour heart and soul, governor ?
Yes; was anxious for democratic
victory, as every democrat in the coun.
try was
DO you believe you could have been
nominated and elected this timer
Il do. But did not feel able to ell.
ter upon five years Of hard exhaustive
.hbor. Ny friends wanted me TO con
duet the campaign lOyself. / could
not do that"
Did that wish on your part form
an issue between you that led you to
define 10 go before the convention as
candidate P
1t might have been consideration
had it not been a fact that had pre-
'yiously made up my mind not to be
candidate. My decision to that effect
was immovable long before the ques-
tion was at all mooted.'
Were you not besought by your
friends even at the last moment to re.
vyOko that decision p
n Yes. was telegraphed TO frequent
" asking me to allow my maine to 20
before the convention"
y ifyour success before the conyen.
ton had been assured in advance would
you have changed your mind?'
Ne
The letter Of declinatioa that you
wrote to the New York delegation.
governor, has received various inter.
-preiations on all sides. | am to iufer
from what you say that belief much
entertained in some circles that it had
a double meaning has no fcundation2'
'lf it has been Construed TO mean
anything else than what is set forth in
tae words in which j; IS written the
press is to blame. Ny friends 10 the
convention knew perfectly well tina, it
msiut rust what IL set forth. The New
York delegation were advised Of il
The last thing Mr.. Daniel Manning.
the ehsirrnan Of the delegation. did
before he left for Cincinnati vss 10
call on ne AID receive the webs H.
dorseueni Of WIS, il contained
Yet he ,eleg.sphsi yOr on the day
Of the nonioatiOu. asking sgais that
you revoke your doeisiOo. add sssuTiss
you Of bis isi'b IN your syooess did
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