Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-17
What Dur Nelcyafcs Say.

What Our Delegates Say.
The New York Herald of to-day contains
interviews with the Cincinnati delegates
from Pennsylvania. We subjoin the ex-
prcssions obtained from tho delegates from
Lancaster county, who left THIS morning
for Cincinnati, and who fully repeat our
opinions and tho views of the majority of
the party men.
Our associate, Mr.. lIcnscl says: "My
colleague and have both been classed as
Til,lcn men because all our friends are of
that opinion. Tho solemn fact il, as 400
letters which have in this desk and could
read you will attest, that in Lancaster
county there is II universal opposition to
MIR. Tilden's nomination. The belief is
that hc is not the most available man
and weaker than almost anybody that
could bc selected. In this section
Garfield is about as strong rs
his party. lie is stronger than Grant
would have been. but much weaker than
Blaine. Therefore, small rs the district
is when compared with the whole country,
it bchoovcs us to act iudiciously, in order
to protect the state ticket. IIOratio Sey-
mour is much moro popular than any Other
SHY lS SChCldi uSShO lie
manifested that either Thurman or Hen
dricks take the second place on the ticket
with him. There are few Democrats
here who are earnest Tilden men, but they
are comparatively few. Among professional
and business men, after Seymour, Bayard
is most liked. The only opposition tC
war speech will iniure him. Nearly all the
cn1l;nr nop,norotc Eannro
Hancock some few for General Mcclellan
In justice to Hancock it must be said thai
many of the best men favor him because
of his record. Among old line Democrats
Judge Black is favorably referred to as the
'nOblest Roman of them ALL" There arr
men here in favor of Judge Field, Thurman
Payne, Clarkson N. Potter, and Parker, OF
New Jersey.
'There is feeling that it is not wise tt
invite decisive contest in Ohio in October
as it is not absolutely necessary to Demo
cratic success in November. AS darl
horse Speaker Randall is regarded herr
with much favor and considerable state
pride. The sentiment here may be summed
up in the following order Seymour, Bay
ard, Hancock and TiIden.
81 believe it the duty of the Pennsylva
W pay SlCdO ~
the views of New York, Indiana, New
Jersey and Connecticut. 1 believe tha
either Hancock or Randall could carry thi
state against Garfield, the balance of vote!
held by the soldier element going for the
former rather than the latter They coult
not work against Hancock. Mr.. Randall!
strong points are The state pride (Which
carried Pennsylvania for Buchanan
1 HvnY,1I ha with him al
record third, the confidence of tn,
business men of the nation. lie il
not lawyer, and has made his bes
showing before commercial bodies il
the committee room. My private opinion
is, however, that Randall cannot be nomi
mated except as the residuary legatee OF
Tilden. and do not believe the old gentle
man is going to have anything to leave. Ii
conclusion, if Seymour does not positivel,
decline in advance the convention will
stampede to him. If he does no candidat,
now named will get one-third of the vote
on the first ballot, and the final nominee
will be some one upon whom the conflict
ing elements in New York state agree.
don't mean by that that he will be New
Yorker, and think that Bayard, Hanc )cl
and eight or ten others have equal chances
Seymour and Thurman would be grant
ticket to elect and a creditable one to b.
defeated with.''
L. J. McGrann, the second delegate o
the ninth district, was found at his house
in the extreme northern part of the city
He said -" Personally, l prefer Seymour
and believe him the strongest possible can
didate. l fear, however, that he will no
except. My objection to Tilden is chief.
on the ground of his unavai1ability an,
not for personal reasons. believe it alb
solutely essential to secure candidate
that can carry New York, and that in TIN
choice of the candidate the delegates from
all sections should be largely guided b,
the representatives of States necessary t.
Democratic success. If union of senti
ment can be secured Bayard or any othe
approved Democrat with a clean publi
record, straight on the fundamental ques
tions of the party, will be acceptable to me