The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-07
Mr. Seymour OF Home.


Ms objected TO Mr.. SEYMOUR that be
could not carry New York against Mr.. I'll.
pxy,s active opposition. we should say,
,u reply, that such is Mr.. StYMoUR's popu-
,srity in his own state thS,t Neither Mr.. TIL
DEN. nor JoBx KELLY, nor both combined,
could prevent him from carrying New
York II he were nominated for President.
His amazing popularity would override ana
crush all opposition. No man could s'suu
before him. His nomination In 1868 was
owing to the fact that the National Cenven-
ton was held IN New York city, and Mr..
sEyxoUR's narse could not be mentioned In
shc hal, where IL met without evoking a
stAem OF applause from the New Workers
that crowded the galleries. Ills nephew,
VoEArIo SEYMOUR, ws,s elected State Engt-
uecr last year by 10 aiori,y OF ever 1900,
though every other man on t'ie State ticket
Of the Democratic rarty was defeated. Ills
name alone saved him.
Bat we have no evider.ce that MI Ill
DEN h opposed to Mr.. SEYMOUR. We DO
not credit the statement, although II true II
world notier moment induce us to be-
lieyc tina, his opposition could Seriously re-
duce Mr.. SEYNoUa's vote. Mr. IILDEN
might pre1ent the vote q New YORK from
being given 10 any man not residing In New
York and therefore totally unknown TO the
masses; but he could not controi that vote
os against Mr.. SEYMOUR, who has been over
and over AGAR. elected Governor OF Ne"
York. and rec eiyed Der vote an 1865 ior
President. We have the most conclusive
evidence as to Mr. SEYMOURS popularity
at home in tie fact that last year both TIL
DEN men ANIL KELLY men entreated him 10
run for Governor. He steaEastly refused
10 do so. But the unanimous and pressing
cal, which he received from both sections
OF the Democratic party shows the esteem
in which he Is held by everybody in that
state. The leader Of the TnpEN forces at
st. Louis IN 1876 was Governor DoRsHEMER.
He recently said in public speech that IL
the Democrats OF the country had sense
enough to nominate HORATlo SEYMOUR his
popularity would be as Irresistible as the
current OF the tides. Does he desire to see
a MN nominated who can't carry New
York? To ask such a question is TO an
swer 1t.
We say taat Mr.. TLDEN might possibly
prevent the full vote OF New York State
from being cast for man residing, say for
instance, in California, and who is known
to the people Of that State better because
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD and CYRUS w. FIELD
are his brothers than for any other reason.
With one or both OF these brothers Of Judge
FIELDS Mr.. TILDEN year or two ago had
most bitter newspaper war-a war not by
any means, however. confined to the news
papers. Judge FIELD, therefore, has more
reason than any other aspirant to dread the
hostile influence CT Mr.. TnDEN. II the sage
OF Gramercy Park shall ever have the oppor-
tunity be viii doubtless strike at CYRUS and
DAVID through STEPHEN. When he said
that he would not object to the candidacy
OF the .!ast-named-that is, il he ever did
say SO, which we doubt-be OF course
winked that defective eye OF bis. But Sc
riously, we do not deem it at all important
10 know whether Mr.. TrLDrN is i'm favor of
a candidate or not. We take 1t that the peo-
Die Of New York are very much like the
people OF any other State, and cannot be
prevented by Mr.. Tn.DEN or anybody else
from voting for the nominee Of their party
and the,man Of their choice. Either HAM
COCK or SEYMOUR would carry New York.