Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-06
rap sIruArios IN NEW YORK,

- bsooSfssN Isss"~'
oswego, called the Palladium, has Just
published responses FROM nearly all tie
psmosra,Io editors Of The State, IN ~
gard " tho propriety Of nominating Dir.
T,lpxs! W.
There are seventy replies in all, aud
Of thu seventy only hirtsea are Tor,
while iiity-seyen are against, the sdviSa'
bIliiy Of nominating Ar. TILpks Quite
a proportion Of the negative answers
exprnss great respect. for Mr.. TilDES,
and think hs nomination inexped'eni
only because il Is quite impossible Tor
him to rcunile tho Democratic party OF
the state aud because the chances OF
any Democratic candidate arc slaked
ON his ability to carry New York. In
the ja,igment Of iiity-seven Of the seven
~ country editors MIR. TiLpEs cannot
unite tho party and carry the state
There are fifty counties reported IN the
rvplics. and ol those only ak are IN
favor ot Mr.. TmDxs's nomination, two
are doubtful and iorty-two counties
think his nomination would be unwise
and ruinous. ..E
In commenting upon this exhibit. tho
New York Herald says:
This remarkable exhibit IL ~ imprss.
siyr AS il is timely. II any Of Mr.. TIL
deus supporters doubt its authenticity
they have only 10 send for the Oswogo
Palladium 81 March 3lst, aud Inspect
the letters Of response "a It's Inquiry.
Most Of the replying editors are known
10 Mr.. Tildcn himself, and their respect.
iul language Of personal appreciation
should convince him that his nomina-
ton Is not desired, but deprecated, bya
large majority OF tho Democratic party
Of his own State. And get Il Is quite
possible that he may have majority ot
the Delegates Ia the regular State Cnn'
yention. Not one Democrat IN i've,
and very often not one IN
ten, attends the local caucuses,
While politicians leave no stone untprn'
ell To- bring out full vote IN tho elect
ions, they prefer that the mass OF elect
ors stay away FROM the caucuses In order
that their skiIlul packing ot the mount
mating body be- not obs,ructod. MIR.
| Tilden, who has boon active IN state
politics for thirty years. has close pen
sonaI acquaintance with every county
and township, and availing himself OF
tho general indifference 10 caucus pro-
ceedlngs, he can easily, by his iavurIte
slill.hunt methods, pack q convention
| in his own interest quite regardless at
tho real sentiment Of the party. Caucus
packing and convention packing are IA
both parties the supreme art OF Amerl-
can politics"
While tho TILpES influence IN New
York seems to 10 waning the tiic IL
turning toward SEYMOUR. on Saturday
last caucuscs woru held ia | tea Tor
sending delegates 10 the state conven-
ton, aud tho following dispatch to the
H,rdid Indicates the situation therc,
which does not differ much from reports
In other parts Of the State:
The Democratic eaucusos were held
here to-day. which send delegates to the
| State convention. Those IN favor ui
| Tilden mot With discuuraging oppOsition.
/ Ia but Quo instance was his name mcp-
| toned. The Sixth ward instructed It's
delegates To vote against all measures
| looking to hls nomination tn tho frcSi-
dency. la the Tenth ward caucus u sci
Of toaolulious were adopted instructlng
| the delegates 10 use all honorable means
to bring about the nomination OF llora-
ito Seymour. In the Twelfth ward also
| the ticket Tor delegates was headed 10y
the inscription, "For President, iioratio
| Seymour. =" la the Second ward,
where lives John +. Seymour in
tho house formerly occupied 10y tho
| Governor, at tho caucus presided over
by cx Senator Goodwin ballot sluiling
Was detected on the part ui tho Ttldcn
| faction aud the opposition Delegates lie
| clarcd elected. The Oneida delegation,
without doubt. will 20 10 Syracuse tie
termined Ia Oppose Tilden. Heretofore,
notably last year, the factions were
termed Tlldcn and anti-Tilden. THIS
year II appears la 10 Tilden against Sty'
nous, In other parts oi our State tie
fact III Seymour being put iorwari bY
his party In his home IA u candidate Ior
the Presidency may bc regarded M
peculiarly significant. In consequence
OF Mr.. nldcn's action and the surmlscd
reasons for il In locating tho State Con
vrntion at Syracuse thcrc Is much dis
gust herr, felt among all classes. Even
his followers, who only cling To him Tor
what they may yet, WHEN the little they
might have In denied them, are Sullcn
and disseminated. In spite OF hiS no
pealed expressions Of dissent from the
opinions Of his friends that he might
yet be- induced to become candidate,
aud with the Saratoga experience oi
1896 to guide them, yet the masses here
believe that HoTatlO Seymour will yet
he President oi the United States, aud
nothing short OF future disappointment
will convince them To- the contrary.