The daily gazette., 1880-04-05
The Presidency.

BIrThR OPPOSITION TO MR.. TILDEN IN
TEE SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1880
A large number Of Southern democra
| tic members OF Congress are openly
adverse to the nomination Of Mr., 8. J
Tilden, and the 70 lowing gentlemen
have expressed themselves upon the
matter In interviews with Herdld re.
porter. The Virginia Representatives
seem TO be unanimously opposed "a
hr. Tilden, on the ground that IL would
hazard the State and sacrifice several
Congressional districts.
VIRGINIA OPINIONS,
r. l.. T. Beale, representing the First
district of Virginia, tays:-"My decided
impression is that with Mr.. Tilden as
| our candidate we would lose Virginia.
don't believe that we could carry Il.
Three Southern States would be lost To
the democratic party II Mr.. Tildcn
should be nominated. / think that de-
feat In three Of the Virginia Congress
ional stricts now held by us would be
certain, and probably in fve."
AN UNAVAILABLE CANDIDATE.
Joseph e. Johnston, of the third dis
trict, says I'll do not think that Mr.
Tilden would run we'll In Virginia. 1
have inquired the opinions of many per-
sons, and am convinced that he would
IN Ike very unavailable candidate for
Virginia. He would lose the State TO n
certainly. The State was lost last fall
owing TO the apathy of the voters, but
we could carry 1t with a good candl-
date"
The Fourth district has a republican
Represent ative.
George G. Cabell, ofthe Fifth district
Of Virginia. says From what know
personally Of the State of Virginia aud
from what hear from the different nor
tions OF the Stale l am perfectly Satisfied
that II Is very doubtful If Mr.. Tilden
could carry Virginia under any circum-
stances. | believe that any other accent
able man would carry the State by q
good majority. Mr.. Tilden's nomina-
tion would have q very depressing effect
on the party in the State, and might en-
tall the loss of two or three or more OF
the Representatives In Congress"
HOW TO LOSE THE STATE.
j. Randolph Tucker, of the Sixth
district, says al believe that the nom.
ination of Mr.. rilden would be suicidal.
would regard 1t as making the case
Of Virginia hopeless for 1880. The
effect on the Congressional districts
would be q loss Of three or four districts,
With any acceptable nominee (and
there are number Of them) we could
carry Virginia without doubt. think
that the division in the Democratic
party on the State issues would be
made by Tilden's nomination q schism
in the Presidential election and be-
iievt, on the O:her hand, that the breach
would be healed by the nomination OF
any good man and by prudent action
among ourselves"
John L. Harris, of the Seventh dis
trict, says 81 think that with Mr..
| Tilden as the democatic candidate the
State would be absolutely lost TO the
democratic party. exprese no opinion
as to other States. With harmony any
other good democrat could carry IT,"
John Goode, OF the Second district
says" The people of Virginia are moi
welded to any particular candidate
There Is strong feeling OF opposition u
Mr.. Tilden. We could not carry IN,
State for him, especially ifthe ex-Presi
dent were the republican nominc,
With Mr.. Tllden as the candidate W,
would lose at least four of the Con
gressional districts now held by h
democrats