Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-07-25
How 1t Was Done.
An Old Angsleno On Hancock's Nomination
Tho Peoples Ohoice-Ths Politicians
Thrown OF Their Track.


All old timers in Los Angeles
rememb Der Gen. ]. l.. Brent. Be
fore the war he was the leading
Democratic orator and politician
in Southern California. He was {
lawyer of distinction and ability
who, had he remained In Califor'
Mo, would have been one of The
most commanding figures in oul
State politics. Our fellow citizen
Judge Sepulveda, read law witt
Judge Brent and was subsequently,
his law partner. His friends al
over Southern California are
legion.
The New Orleans Picayune, o.
July 1lth, contains an interview
had by one of its representatives
with Gen. Brent, which 10 inter
esting in itself, aud which possesses
an added local interest from the
circumstances stated. We quote:
| Gen. J. l.. Brent left for his home
in Ascension parish last evening,
where he will remain some time
before joining his family now sum-
mering in Virginia. AS is well
known he was a delegate to the
| Cincinnati Convention and worked
most faithfully for Louisiana's
choice, Gen. Hancock.
Gen. Brent IL no aew recruit tn
the Hancock cause, for as long ago
as 1868 he supported him at the
National Convention, and in 1876
he had the honor of seconiing the
nomination of Pennsylvania's gall
liant soldier-statesman.
Knowing how intimate Gen.
Brent was with the Gen. Hancock
leaders at Cincinnati, reporter
sought him out yesterday for the
purpose of gaining some political
Information, such as he was In
position to impart. Gen. Brent,
although 10th to being interviewed,
courteously consented to answer II
few questions in consideration of
the great services rendered by the
Pic0yalne in Haucock'5 interest.
THE CAUSE OF HIS NOMINATION..
"General," inquired the reporter,
"to what particular cause do you
ascribe the nomination of Ham
cock?'
"ro his magnificent PERSONAL
record, which made him aceep ta-
BILE to the North aud South, and
constituted him the uodime Ut
| of the idea of substantial peace, of
u Union of hearts and of hands,
| The predominant desire of the
| people is that sectional strife and
auimosities should cease, and Ham
cock IL the representative OF that
desire"
"But there must have been come
particular influence or manipula-
ton to organize the Hancock VIC
tory 2"
"rhere was absolutely no manip-
ulation at empted of exercised IN
favor of Hancock at Cincinnati in
the sense Of Intriguing, wire pull
ing or combination. On the even-
ing of the second day the Conven-
ton had completely organized
| itself, when II delegate from Ken
lucky moved that the Convention
ballot for its Presidential candl-
date. This motion was II surprise
To niost of the delegates. The Ne W
York delegation torn with doubts
whether other friendly Stat es
| ~ 70 II II, ~
MIR. Tilden despite their inactIOn,
and eDfeebled by contests over the
succession, WAS absolutely without
programme. The New Workers IN.
tended to present the name of Mr..
Payne, OF Onio, but they had made
10 CANVASS for him because Ohio
WAS instructed to vote for Thur
man, aud though Mr.. Payne's
friends formed the maj ority of the
ONO delegation, decency forbade
their abandoning Thurman before
one ballot was taken. Thus ia
votes in the Convention were aud
had been absolutely without u well
defined policy. Mr.. Randall held
nearly 80 votes in Pennsy lvania in
the sam0 negative manner. These
30 votes favored Mr.. Tilden, but in
the event OF his withdrawal the
bulk of them looked to Mr.. Ran
dali "a the rlghtful heir. All
through the Convention were dele.
gates friendly to Mr.. Tidsn, whose
action was simply dependent upon
the hope that he might be forced
into being candidate even though
he had declined. Mr.. rilden WAS
very strong in the Convention, fal
stronger than his friends or enc
mics calculated, and a resolute can
vass in his favor might hav,
changed the result. Thus nearly
one-half Of the delegates were with
out fixed line of policy, when i
was proposed that the Convention
! should ballot.
. 80 complete was the
:, POLITICAL PARALYSIS
OF the great folio wing that ralIieC
TO the name o! Mr.. Tiiden tina
r their leaders had net even explain
q ed to their friends that u ballot Wa
:. the last thing to be desired b,
q them on that day, for the IN otiol
TO ballot came from u strong Tiidel
State.
We, the Hancocla men, were de
lighted at the PROPOSAL to balloi
we felt We hal csugh
he opposition absolutely Will
IF out plan and unprepared
= We had them r., frrrnnt >'iii' +"
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