The daily gazette., 1880-07-13
From the N. Y. Herald.
Hancock and English.
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC STANDARD BEARERS.

INTERESTING MEETING OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC STANDARD BEARERS.
The meeting OH Governors Island yes
terday of General Hancock and William
Ii. Euglish, the present standard bear
ers of the democratic party, though not
their first coming together, was, under
all the circumstances of the case. doubt
less the most interesting reunion In their
experience. 1t had been arranged that
Mr.. English should 60 to the island,in
the afternoon, take dinner with the Gem
eral AMI remain as his guest over night.
This programme was changed, however,
and early in the forenoon Mr.. English
sent telegram stating that if agreeable,
and as he desired TO make an engagement
for the latter paIt of the day, he would
| go over in the eleven A. NJ. boat. Cen
| eral Hancock of course acquiesced and
SEM Captain Wharton, of his staff, TO
meet Mr.. English at the landing on this
| side at the hour specified. THIS change
In the programme threw politicians oil
| the scent, and the result was that Mr.,
| English went over to the island without
this dist racting element. In other
words, he hf d the General all to himself,
and the General did not have TO share
his attentions with any one else, SO that
| they codld talk over matters In their own
| free aid unconstrained way. The meet
| ing was most cordial one, and though
| Mr.. English remained some two hou.s s,
and though politics formed to a aconsid7
| able extent the theme Of their conver-
sa:ioD, the meeting was In It's main feat
ures purely social ore. '' --i 47.i
Before MIR. English rose 10 take his de
parlure the, General urgently pressed
him to remain 10 dinner, and was ex-
tremely reluctant to accept a refusal;
but Mr.. English, as foreshadowed In his
telegram, had made other engagements,
which it was imperative he should fill.
"I will be back again tomorrow" he
remarked to the General on taking his
| hand to leave; can important engage
ment calls me here"
| "And | will be here to meet you"
said the General, aud with smiles and
shaking of hands very agreeable visit
was brought to close.
| BACK TO NEW YORK.
Mr.. Euglish look nis departure as
quietly as he had come. His strong
res ,.n3lance to his pictures, stronger II
anything than that OF General Hancock,
made his recognition very easy, and the
news of his arrival being spread with
the wonted rapidity of such Intelligence
caused quite gathering at the wharf OF
persons anxious to obtain glimpse of
| him. Some thought he looked like
Abraham Lincoln, some would have set
him for a member of Congress or pros
porous business man and all agreed that
lis face showed that incisive force OF
character peculiar TO the men Of the
West, aud they liked his manners and
| bearing.
!, Soon the rush Of politicians began.
Many expressed their disappointment,
at not having seen Mr.. English and
General Hancock together.
"They are good team" remarked
one. 81 would like to have seen how
they matched"
"They'll go together WE'LL" said
another. "They will take no ones dust.
they will make the best race to the
WhiteHouse ever made in this couu-
try" w.
The first important delegation of the
day consisted OF General Thomas Ewing
uf Ohio; General Charles w. Blair, oi
Kansas; General Mcmahon, Of New
York; Colonel Duncan, of Kentucky;
Judge johnson, of Washington, d. c.;
Congressman Ellis, Of Louisiana; Abram
s. Hewitt, and Joaquin Miller. His
usual kindly greeting was extended by
the General 10 these gentlemen, and
they all talked very pleasantly upon So
ciai and political topics. Among others
calling later were MIR. William II. Crain
of Texas, an alternate delegate at Large
1 An Nfrtn.
ven:ion, and Mr.. Thomas Finigan, ot
New York city. ...
LINES ON GENERAL HANCOCK.
The following '.poem," in Governor
Island print, was given yesterday too
Herald reporter. It's author Is to modes
evidently to preface 1t with his name =
o gal ant Hancock patriot soldier brave
| II thine cannot, no other name can saw
How would the hosts which In that bloody
Foll"wed thy plume, as sailors the North
Crowd 10 thy ranks, and bear thy stand
| Victor Of Gettysburg, TO Washington
Corruption then would hide her hideoui
Radio lis in Congress to good men Civ
Honor the test of merit then would be,
And Vir,ue smile on triumphs she woult
, see.
Fl MR.. ENGLIsH's MOVEMENTS.
Mr.. English returned from Governor
Island to The Fifth Avenue Hotel abou
three o'clock, and after that hour OF the
large number of callers only his most i'll
| innate friends were gra aate'i an audience
, IL was understood that Mr. English was
, preparing hi. 'etter of .ccep' ance of the
nominati On for the Vice Presidency
: which is TO be rendered h m 'o>day b,
J the committee from the States appninte'
| by the Cincinnati Conv-miOn. Among
. | those who conferred with he deinocrdti'
nominee were Nv. John g. Thompson
!, aud General II. B. Banning. of Ohio
l Senator Mcdonald, o; Indiana ;Ganera
: Kewis b Faulkner, chairman nj The N ev
, York State COMMITTEE; John Birch Sec
, re tary of the United States Senate Duh
can s. Walker, secretary of the Unite,
States congressional Campaign Commit
tee, and Mutton 1. Sou hard, who repre-
seDted q lnesville (Oh,v) district In tn
Forty-titGh Congress, and who was 1t
chairman of the Committee on the Elet
toral Count