New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-01

free to vote for him or not as they might think
best, when the time comes. The opinion that he
will retire was very generally expressed by these
gentlemen, and it was amusing to see how eagerly
they seized upon the recent reports OF his physcai
decline to convince themselves that bio is going to
take himself out Of the way. One delegate showed
sublime confidence In Mr.. Tilden's sagacity and
unselfshness. by the time the Convention meets"
said he, "Tilden will have made mp his mind
whether he can be elected or not. His Judgment on
political chances is better than any other mans in
the country. If he thinks he can't be elected and
some other man can, he will withdraw. II he says
he can win, then we must nominate him."
heard good deal Of speculation ss co Mr .Ia III
dens choice OF successor in case he shonid retre
Most people said Randall or Field. A curious at
tempt was made to start Hancock boom among
the Tllden men. Several letters came to nti9entai
members of the Convention from General w. B
franklin, of Connecticut, evidently written for this
purpose One Of them was shown to me. 1t gave
q conversation had by the writer with Judge Jere-
mlah BLACK before the latter sailed for Europe
Judge Black came fresh from an inter-
view with Tilden, and said that be was
confident. from the conversation he had with him,
that he had made up his mind not to run again. and
that he thought favorably of both Judge Field and
General Hancock as his successor. Franklin wrote
were active in his behalf he believed they could
secure for him the IideD influence. The astute
politician who showed me this letter said 10 was
absurd to suppose that Tilden had un6Osomed him.
self to Jerry Black that it be had selected ega-
tee he was much too shrewd to name him to any
body before the Conventon met and least Of all to
no fOndness for him. and il he wanted military
man would be much more, likely, to take
aeb oST 1 WaS bSS aS Apropos
the Claimants possible legatee, must tell story
which have at frat hands. wel-knowq Demo.
Park the other day TO sound the old gentleman on
this point He found him rather shaky, physically,
but quite robust intellectually. and got from HIM
Ia Orppular uttaranpa. When | cOma make
my last political will and testament, intend to
devise the reslduary estate to my friends"
The attempt 10 get up lllrOr and stampede the
Convention for Hancock was o fiat failure. The
cOdness of the delegates toward him was as marked
their indifference toward Iiiden. took pains to
ascertain why, with his splendid military record
and his residence in PennsylVana, the ranking
Major-Gencral of the Army has so little warm sup
port here. Probably the main reason Is that the
Democrats. and especially the old BOurbons. do not
| like soldiers. One delegate said that Hancock
would lose thousands of votes among the class that
tho war. Another said there was no reason
| for setting aside all the statesmen In the
party to take a man In praise of whom little could
J 10 said that could not DO said with greater
/ force of Grant. If we arc to have soldier tor
PRESIDENT he added, the people will ask why not
take the biggest soldier of all Why take the lieu-
tenant when can just as well have the captain T.
"But what have yOu to say to the order he issued
In New Orleans which his friends point 10 as such
! Il proof of his statesmanslipV ~ l aSked.-" Judge
! Black wrote it for him, and have no doubt has
| furnished him with everything else ho has signed
| that has political bearing"
Sp,akinG of HancOckS lack of popularity in
PENNSYLVANIA. n gentleman from N0rrlstown, where
! he lives, SAID that If he were nominated he would
not run single vote ahead OF his ticket among MS
own tOWnSfOk There were few earnest Han
cock men in the COnveDtiOn-yOunglsh men Tor the
most pnrt, wnO served in the army during the war
but the old party leaders who appeared to favor
hIm were in reality only using him bS ciqD to
strike at Tilden and Randall. The failure of bis
friends to secure as little complimentary men,
ton of his name in the resolution is a striking proof
. hot In ka L, ".
OPPOSING BOTH GRANT AND BLAINE.
ACTION or REPRESENTATIVES, or THE "YoUNo
scRATCHERs' AND or INDEPENDENT ORGANI'
ZATIONs IN BOSTON AND PHLADELPHTA-A
RESOLUTION THAT REPRESENTATIVES, OF ONLY
A SMALL MAJORITY FAVORED.
A meeting of the Ant-Third-T Repub-
lican Associations held yesterday morning at No.
UniOnsquare to consider the question OF senduR dele
gates 70 the AntIThrdTe Convention at ST. Louis
next week There were present Of the
Independent Republicans, or Young Soratchers," OF
this city John W. Carter aud Mr.. Bowditch, OF the Ex
ecuve Committee OF the Young Republicans OF Massa"
chusetts und the following members OF the Executive
Committee of the National Republican League OF Phta-
delphla. William Roach Wister, Edward Wood, Mr..
Lockwood and Mr.. Pcrot, After much discussion the
following resolutions unanimously carried;
Rcsoired That the associations here represented be
recommended to send letters or approval TO tue conve
Ton M ST. Louis on the 9th day OF MAY, expressing their
sympathy with itS opposition 10 General Grant, the
be carried Dy representative committees Or the
same GHuizdtionS. -
Pesorrd Tnat IN the opinion of this meeting the a'so-
cntinn rrpresrntcd 10y us, and all other associations
Inn wing nlnr should send delegations 10 Chicago
TO meet tue lst OF June. at noon, for conference
After much further debate the following resolution
was passed by small majority
ReSlred That the conference recommends to the as
socatons here represented strenuous opposition TO
the NOMINATION either Of Grant OF Blaine rs tue RepuD-
can candidate for the Pieiiency and the use OF their
best Efforts Ia prevent such nomination.
The de egacs Will DO elected at the next meeting OF
the associations.