Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-12

would do it a2aio. mud thus believing l for one,
Us we'll ss every Intelligent man | koow 10 this
section, will not support him, and will say for
my self that under 90 circumstances will give
him my supnorf. | believe him to DO corrupt
pollticil Wsll street broker. The democracy
want bold. dashioR. talented map, With back.
bono cnouS b 10 do tis duty fearlessy and re-
gard'c53 Ct cooscQneuces. and if they do not
sell CT such oce defeat, il my judgment. is
inevitable. t. II. COCKERILLE.
Avon. rear Chan:iIIy.
1t would be O fatal mistake to nominate MIR.
Ti!den and this is the general opinion Of this
equity. We can make no GRht over him
GILBERT S. MEM.
Meuu! jackson.
| have 20 hesitation in txorcssirg the opipioo
that Mr.. Tildsp osDnot carry the State. My
own county Of Bedford, is one of the staunchest
conservative ccuo.ies in the State. We carried
it Ter T,cea 10 1876 by more than 1860 major
isy. We pooled nearly BOO conservative votes.
ln The last CANVASS VIC elected full debt payers
tlcket, AID We aro stronger to day than We
weco then. J. am we'll acquainted with the opia
ions Of cur leading ci,lz ,rs, nud 10 al the
county, do 20: know one Ti!dcu map; CO the
contrary | do know may lite long democrats
|ho DO not hesitate ~ say that under 90 cir
cumstacc.s will they vote FIR MIR. Tild:u. In
Bedford tho leldjGser democrats take 10 stock
10 the scheme Of an independent electoral ticker.
but they will oct vote for Tisd,c. They will
vote ior B4yarl, or Seymour, or Field. or any
good Democrat in whom they have confidence.
Our people eau revar be persuaded that MIR.
lilIeu is pot Responsible fer the failure to take
| the fruits Of The vic'ory va won 10 1876 The
cipher dispatcte, aud III. Internal revenue suit,
even il this ooui bs explained would be fatal
objections to rim. We cannot carry such a
loud. This IS the urirersal opinion 10 this sec
ton of The STATE. w. ". BERRY.
Liberty,
1t Grant is nominated. and ho likely will b..
| 1t would be great risk for the democratic party
| to ruo, so far as carryoG Virginia is coloerned,
| to nominate Mr.. 1iden. There arc many OF
| The Mahone following y no want some excuse to
| jump iuto the radical rorks, and have heard
many Of them, the leaders, say, during the vim
| ter, that 1ildcn could not carry Virginia and did
| COZ deserve the sympntbos or support of any
| body, and tho like. Mary Of the country peo-
| pie Hho are cot plsc, hunters will not vote for
lilden-that 10, they will not take any Interest
| 10 bis c.udidacy. No enthusiasm Gao be gotten
up 10 Virginia comparatively for Tilden, and
he par'y will make mistake to nominate him.
| lu 1876 was 81 original Ti!ien man, aud WAS
50 up TO few months ago. think Senators
aud Representatives. in tho House who per
mitted the Electoral Commission Fraud" TO DC
Cotton through deserve the csnsure some people
have given 10 Mr.. Tilden. If Grant is mol
nominated | think Tilden can carry Virginia
and be elected. 10 such cyeat the party may
do as we'll With him as any other mar. But
| Church or Seymour or some such man would be
safer. G. f., SMITH.
| Tsz we'll G.. II.
| Il liz nften rta.i that thu Gnannl has HON