Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-19
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
THE DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.

What Party Leaders Say.
WINS OF NUMEROUS DELEGATES TO THE CINCIN-
NATI CONVENTION AS TO THE COMING NAN
AT CINCINNATI.
The stream Of delegates that for several days
poured through Washington to the Cincinnati
convention ceased yesterday, and the hotel lob
bies had adeserted appearance last night. The
arriving and departing delegates talked
nothing but the coming convention aud its
probable action. STAR reporters mingled among
the crowds OF politicians and gathered from
their conversation information as to some
the plans that will be used In pushing the sew
eral Presidential candidates.
THE SEYMOUR MOVEMENT.
The statement Of certain western delegates
who waited upon eX-GOv. Seymour that he had
declared his willingness to make the race,
though it should kill him, in the event that the
convention should nominate him, had boom
Ing effect upon the Seymour movement Un
less some person shall be invested With author
ity to decline positively for Seymour, a deter
mined effort Will be made to nominate him. The
delegates who favor him and then, when his name
Is presented to the convention to raise hurrah
and propose that he be nominated by acclama
tOn. Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois tennessee
Arkansas, Texas and other states will vote
soldly for Seymour If his name is offered. Vir-
g1nia and West Virginia, 1t Is believed would
1a'l Immediately into line together with dele
cations from number OF the other states. The
only positive opposition that has yet declared
itself to Seymour comes from the Tilden men
IN the New York delegation, but the advocates
OF the 'sage OF Deerield" claim that that oppo-
sftion would be but as straw in a whirlW1nd;
that the uprising In the convention for Seymour
would be tremendous. and il 'Tllden's tools
delegates seated" 1t Is plain that Seymour is
by all odds the favorite, and II he will consent
to run it is more than probable he viii be noml-
mated.
THE BAYARD BOOM.
None OF the delegates who have passed
through Washington We're more earnest and
enthusiastic than the Delaware men were for
Bayard The delegation believe that he ought
to be nominated, and that he can be- unless
Seymour's name shall be presented, and in that
event, it is understood, Senator Bayard has
given instructions that his name be withdrawn.
The only point Of opposition to Bayard that the
Delaware delegates expect to meet Is base.
upon his speech Of 1861 Governor Pail and
could be best overcome by .iaying the delegates
read the speech, and iJney were provided with
thousands OF CORES which they intend TO spread
tlug through the Convention. They Claimed that the
been garbled and misrepfesented by the New
York Sun and other papers unfriendly to Bay
ard. They had assurances that a majort-
ty or the Massachusetts and New Jer-
sey delegates would support Senator Bay
ard; that he would get South Carolina, Mis-
stss1ppi and Delaware solid. with nearly unant-
nous delegations from Alabama, Florida, and,
perhaps, Texas; also that the anti -TiIden men,
bels of the Pennsylvania delegation would join
the Bayard ranks. Should the effort to nomi-
nate seymour fail, Bayard Will prove strong
candidate. His friends believe he will have
more votes than any other aspirant, not except
ing Ttlden.
THURMAN'S CANDIDACY.
Mr.. John G. Thompson, just before leaving
for Cincinnati, said the Ohio democrats intend
to make united and determined effort to NOM
mate Thurman because they believe he is the
CT In NJ
said he was confident that Thurman could beat
Garfield in Ohio at the october election, and
that would determine the presidential election
reason enough, he thought, for the nomination
of the Ohio Senator. Mr.. Thompson said it was
extreme folly for the democrats to talk of abar-
coI,iIg donIing Ohio to the republicans; that wise
politician never yields any part OF his line
of contest; that If the democrats make no con-
test In Ohio Garfield will carry 1T by an over
whelming majority, and that it viii give him
prestige that will carry him into the presidency
In November. "We must make fight in Ohio -
concluded Mr.. Thompson, "and Thurman IS the
only man We've got who can certainly beat Gar
hed In his own state"
HENDRICKS HOPE.
Senators Mcdonald and voorhees, and all the
Indiana members of the House are at Cincinnati
laboring for the nomination of Hendricks but 1t
Is fOrlorn hope. The position taken by the
Hendricks men Is that Indiana is essential to
democratic success, and that Hendricks can
late, however, Senator Mcdonald has taken
front rank as the Indiana candidate. It is urged
In his favor that he can as certainly carry Indi-
ana as Hendricks, and that he would be much
stronger in New York and the east because OF
his hard-money record. In fact, If the candl-
date shall be taken from the west, Senator Nc
Donald is likely to be the man.
Mr.. TILDEN's POSITION.
Conflicting rumOrs as to Tflden's Intentions
are still flying about, and While the prevailing
imnrpScfOn n no of ho
ture the nomination, the weight OF evidence
indicates his withdrawal. Several prominent
democratic congressman who visited New York
city TO see Tilden but few days ago, Informed
natl that he had positively determined not
to permit his name to be presented to the con-
vention; that he realized the bitter opposition
@ to him al al through the south, and even in his
draw rather than risk defeat before the con-
ventioa. One OF these Congressmen-and no
man STANDS higher In his party-said that TIL
den earnestly desired the success of his party.
and realized that hewas not its Stongest candi-
date. Ex-senator Barnum. chairman OF the
national democratic committee, said While in
Washington last Tuesday. that Tilden would
not be candidate. 1t is never safe, however.
some anti-Tilden men say, to guage Tildens
actions by his words, and there is no telling
what he may do. Among the many delegates
who passed through Washington it was almost
impossible to find Tilden man. The Virginia
delegation said unheSitatingly that Tilden could
uOl GARRY lutT Sldle IL nominated.
JUDGE FIELD.
Comparatively few OF the delegates to Cincln-
natl " no have been In Washington were sup
porters OF Judge Field. He had some friends
among the Virginia delegation, but all OF them,
with TWO or three exceptions, declared that
Seymour was their first choice The movement
In behalf OF Field was very seriously damaged
by the assertion OF Senator Farley and Repre-
sentative Berry, OF California that the Judge
could not carry that state. Fields friends
based their main argument UPON bis ability to
carry all the Pacific states.
VARIOUS VIEWS OF PROMINENT DEMOCRATS.
The Hon. Levi P. Maish, ex-member OF Con-
gress from Pennsylvania, thinks that both TIL
den and Seymour are out of the fight. Seymour,
he thinks, cannot carry New York, and certainly
not Pennsylvania. Mr.. Mash thinks Randall
may stand some chance In break I'D, and that
the probabilities will be between Randall, Thur-
man, Mcdonald and Field. He is inclined to
think that Field is stronger than he Is generally
supposed to be.
Representative Blount is not disnosnd tn no
very communicative. He was wiling tn cav
however, that ''we will elect the nominee Who
ever he is" He thinks the Nomination Of Car.
held one OF the weakest that could have been
made; but, unlike many democratic propbefs
he thinks that OF Grant would have beer,
weaker. ou
Representative Atkins said: 81 think seymour
VIII be nominated. and IL he Is he win be elect.
ed. II he Is not then the nomination will on
west, think to Indiana, and 1t Will not be Hen.
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