National Republican., 1880-06-21
Your fcllow-ctizcn,
SAMUEL j. TILDEN.
ONE MORE LETTER FROM SEYMOUR.


CINCINNATI, June Colt is said that Mr..
Miller, delegate from Nebraska, has letter
from Horatio Seymour to be presented to the
convention, in which he repeats his declina.
tion of nomination, aud says that he is think.
ing more of his will aud Of his children than
of tho presidency aud that if it comes to
choice between funeral and nomination he
would prefer the former.
ANOTHER POSSIBLE CANDIDATE.
The dcclination of Tilden leaves everything
uncertain. The New York delegation holds
meeting again tomorrow night, and their ne
ton at that time is looked TO with great inter-
est. The name Of Judge Pratt of Brooklyn
has been mentioned tonight Ms q possible New
York candidate.
Speculations as to the Coming Man.
NEW YORK, juno 20.-A special to the Com
mercidl Adcertiser from Cincinnati says The
Pennsylvania crowd has arrived, aud, as usual,
are making great deal of noise. They are
pretty well divided, aud the Randall forces
that stood together SO well at Harrisburg are
now considerably broken up. The story that
there is letter here from Tildcn, in which
he will throw himself on the party and leave
it to the convention whether he is to be thrown
over after what he has done for tho organiza-
tion, Is causing trouble in the Pennsylvania
camp Speaker Randall says he is for Tilden
until the last shot is fired. but it is noticeable
that Randalps brother is going about circulat-
ing copies Of the Philadelphia Times of Thurs
day, which contained sketch of the speaker,
and is evidently laboring under the belief
that lightning may strike tho Randall
family before another week is ended
That mysterious letter of Tildens is play
ing the very deuce here. Nobody has seen it.
Nobody, uncss it may be Smith Weed, knows
for certainty that such document is in the
city, but everybody eau tell you what its con-
| tents are, aud, singular TO relate, overybody's
description is different from everybody clse's
Whether Tildcn has written letter or not
one thing Is certain-thc report that he has Is
| not helping him any. People are beginning
to tire of his sly, mysterious ways, and are
saying If he intends to be candidate he had
better come out at once, and if lie proposes to
| withdraw the best thing he can do is to get
out with tho least possible delay. The letter
story is being made the most Of by the oppo-
sition. If as sincere followers MS Speaker
Randall, individually, undoubtedly is are
| swOoping around for he spoils what may be
expected from Tilden's avowod enemies {?
They are putting all kinds of rumors abroad
| aud MS the Tilden men are MS much in tho
dark about their chiefs programme as the
btterest of his opponents it will be under.
stood that the latter have the best of the
game.
But though Tildcu's lettcr is the most ab-
sorbing subject Of conversation, no one for
moment loses sight of that most perploXing of
all problems, Who can carry New York Sey-
| mour stock has been looking up, but to-day IL
received n terrible blow in IL dispatch from
Washington to the effect that the confederate
archives contain evidence OF a most criminat-
ing character against Seymour, and that If
any attempt is made to press his name this
will be sprung. This telegram was received
by Tildcn man, and may be only roorbacS,
but it certainly has been used with great
effect. 1t is said that other leaders are also
implicated, aud that they too must step down
and out with Seymour.
1t is whispered that Hendricks gun has
been spiked. aud that his manipulation of tho
supreme court of Indiana will avail him moth
ing now. Asa Tilden man said, Hendricks
wouldn't take second place; he thought him
self too big for that He tried to buldOze the
convention, but now ho'l get nothing" All
this is sent for what II is worth.
However, MS result ofall this intriguing, the
Field. .rhurman-Jcw people are looking up.
The Thurman conference ut Columbus yester.
day, it is true, was very dismal affair, not
half of the Ohio delegation putting in an
appearance but the friends of that gentleman
are quite hopeful to-day, for they believe that
they can gather up something If smash in
the Tidcn lnes takes place.
Tho Tilden people are only sure of one
thing, and that is that John Kelly is to be put
on the rack. 1t makes no difference to them,
4 they say, whether Tiden is nominated or not
Kelly must be punished. They will probably
change their minds before the convention gets
to work, for those n, 900 votes in New York arc
not to bo sneczod at. But they maintain that
Kelly cannot control those votes this year
oven il Tilden is nominated. They say his
strength is diminishing every day, and that
By November he will have less influence than
any man in tho state. 1t is needless to say
that the Tammany people laugh at this kind
of talk. The Tammany ohieltaln is an oh
ject of interest wherever he goes, aud is much
consulted by the leaders for man without
influence. Tho Tilden people say Kelly
won't even be admitted to the convention, moi
! even as substitute, but when this is men