Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-18

on which an honora BILE compromise cur
be reached. My ideA is to call both
conventions at the same time and
place-say in Utica. The influence o
Gov. Seymour and Senator Keruai
would be exercised In the interest o
harmony, and 1t would not fail to nave
a favorable effect. Then q conference
committee could be appointed by thu
two bodies and a plan agreed up
on for bringing the factions togeth
er." --f -,r.s
"Would that plan involve the ad
mission Of the Tammany delegates Il
the reunited con invention as the repre-
sentatives of the rsgulsr Democracy ol
New York cityT ~
"Not necessarily. Tammany 10 moi
disposed to quarrel over uniDo'portan1
matters. IF union Is effected, we dc
not care who goes i'm or stays out o.
either convention"
"What, then, is to be the basis ol
this union?"
"All we ask is that an uninstructed
delegation shall he sent to Cincinnati,
selected, as usual, through the Con-
gressional districts, and that the unit
rule shall not be enforced"
'If these concessions are made. and
Mr.. Tilden is nominated, will Tamma-
ny Hall support him?"
"I am not authorized to speak for
the organization. but 1 think it will.
All the men that have talked with,
including the most prominent OF the
Tammany leaders, are decidedly averse
to another bolt. OF course it is not to
be supposed that we are in favor of
Tilden's nomination. We shall go to
Cincinnati and do what we can to pre-
vent such result. If the reports
which reach us are true he will not be
nominated. The feeling against him
i'm tile South grows stronger and
stronger every day. The representa-
tive men of thf section yielded to the
clam or of Tilden's agents in 1876. and
permitted him to carry off the nomina-
tiOn at st. Louis against their own bet
ter judgment. l do not think they are
inclined now tn repeat that policy
The popular faith i'm Tilden's political
and sagacity received its
death blow last year, when, against
the appeals of some of his own best
friends, he insisted on the renomina-
ton of Robinson, knowing thai 1t
would create a schism i'm the party,
but believing that his faction was
strong enough to carry the election.
a man whose strength rests, as Til
denis does, almost solely on his sup
posed ability as q manager, can hardly
survive such blunder as that. The
and revelations OF the past
four years have certainly weakened
him with the people, and, in spite of all
his efforts, / am satisfied that he will
be set aside, and less Objectionable
candidate nominated"
"But if these opinions prevail gener-
sI,T roInd e to oTsasm9many EN- Hall how are m you
port Mr.. Tilden, in the event tHhI
he becomes the candidate Of the par
ty?"
NV informant paused for moment
and then answered deliberately: "Tam-
many Hail. speak for the rank and
file-is not vitality interested IN the
Our objection to Tilden Is
political, not personal. The very life
Of our organization depended OH the
defeat of Lucius Robinson last No
vember, for lie had declared war on us,
and if we had not killed him he would
have killed us. The State of New
York was not big enough to hold Rob-
inson's Administration and the Tam
many Democracy. 1t was simply al
question as to which should die, and
we resolved that it should be he and
not we. We have no such quarrel as
that with Mr.. Tilden. We don't be-
ieve In his methods and we doubt his
sincerity. But We recognize him as
Robinson was not.
riiden has often attempted to control
rammany Hall, but not to destroy 1t.
His election to the Presidency would
not menace our organization. There
ore we car, support him while we could
rot support Robinson.
"But the support, given under such
would be rather luke
warm, wouldn't it?n %
'.Not ut all. Tammany Hall will be
ls active and as earnest as ever this
rear i'm it's efforts to carry the city and
o recover local prestige. Ifitruns the
egular Democratic electoral ticket out
# its boxes, that ticket will get
III the votes it has to give, whether it
epresents Tilden or o more acceptable
nam"
sketched the points Of the forego-
ng conversation to friend of Mr.. Til
en, and asked him what he thought
fit. He answered, with a smile: II
ave heard some of these offers of COM
romise before. They seem to show
hat Tammany Hall is preparing to
ccept the inevitable. The fact Is.
either John Kelly nor his inimediate
possess the power to organize
bolt against the, regular Presidential
cket. They made nothing and lost
by their last venture inI
nat line They are stripped Of power
, the city, they have forfeited their
ght of recognition in the State con-
ention, and they are now waging n
sing and HOPELESS fight again the re-
omination Of Mr.. Tilden. It is high
me for them to make overtures look
u to harmony." "a
aBut will those overtures be ac-
.ptrd?
"Certainly not In the form that you ,
1T them. In six successive Presiden-
al canvassts the New York deIega- I
on to the Democratic National Con-
.ntion has been Instructed to vote IS
unit. This is a reasonable and pr0p~i q
rule The question Is, mot who js O
g strongest, candidate In Ceypga or Z,
RE. hut who is the strongcA In the I
ate Of New York, considered, a. q =
hole. The electoral ticket - 70 be -
osen by the people acting together Tn
ID the nomination should Be- made n 20
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