The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-25

,sr "a IN Favor VI
r,w yonx. march ao.-Jonn Nelly vs., IS out ~.
LII an interview to-day reeafdlng Tue ln'
W., WIZ c =. Of the anti.Iiinen pe,nccracy'
AZ, wn cal, has vet been Issued iof Tue anll,
M ~ s. state Convention, but inc general
y. u ses.ion Il thut Il will closely ioilow the
in r,,,ar Con yentIon, and be held al Tue same
Issu''' =, T. stated BY well.iniormed poll
:r;a uo,, that the anti-TiIdenltes' whose
. .,v, lies mainly In this Guy, are pre-
,'ar,ng for general organization W tne
lonst ecomplete manner througnou' tols
S.a.e in order that they may ua.e pe..e,
eject upon the National Convention spou'o
sr,''. ar,,.TiIdeu committee have opened
,ha;r hsadouartcrs In the Evening Express
hn,Id,uc. John KelIy's paper, PARK how.
and the announcement Is maze ina. 'ney
will support any good Democrat except III
den. ,orrod m is ~ fol.
| lows: .,,,,,. convention no
heId." .o os tho Co,.
ven,ion Of the other party, rep"eu MI
Kelly. r,v vor,s n ho
"Was that because your party Wants 10 De
on hand 10 receive and act upon any pacinc
overtures that may be made by Tue otner
sidei" a., A.. Uol,v
| "You desire harmony. don't you
sob, yes; we desire NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tilden." .,o,o, =,
smile on MIR. Keily's face az ne added 'he
last two words utter long pause.
"Then you follow the lead OF me otnef
side in the matter OF holding your ConVeh'
tionf"
"ExactIy So" said Mr. Kelly; "we want
10 be on hand to take SUCH action Us may W
necessary at the time"
DO YOU think the Tilden Convention
will pledge the delegates To lbe Nationa
Convention TO vote for 'riiden ~
81 am not 10 their secrets. They may oil
may not"
EWbat will be the action of your Con-
vention in case they do 7"
"We will send our delegates to contest
their right to pledge the votes OF The STATE
but should they fail to pledge the deIegates'
or bind them 10 Tilden, we sDouid SUI
send our own delegates"
| Would you endorse the action OF tha'
Convention should they pledge the vote iof
some other candidate than Tilden! ~
"Most assuredlS. Anybody but lllden'
Should they pledge them for Hancock, OF
! Bayard, or any other good man VINO can Ut
elected, we would endorse the action."
"Tben. in that event. you would not send
an independent set OF delegates to Cincin
nati?"
Precisely. As said before, anybody
but Tllden; him we will not support"
sis any effort being made to force Tilder
upon the ConveniOni"
~ am not prepared to say"
Have the patty you represent any pre-
| ferer cei"
| "Tbat is premature. There are, OF course
ne. sonaI preferences, but these cannot b'
saddled upon the party until some oihcla
action shall have been taken. We would Dt
suited with Hancock or Bayard. or aLy
other coed nan who could be elected; but
we do not want Tiiden."
Bayard and Hancock were the only name
used Nv Kelly in speaking OF the presidential
asprats.
| Among the members Of the regular Dem
ocracy The general impression is that The
State Convention will send to Cincinnati i
| delegation instructed 10 vote as unit, bul
not pledged TO any individual. II is thought
that a s'roDg effort Will be made TO force
Tilden upon the Convention. bur that will
| he resisted as impoitic. II the delegation
goes unpledged The vote OF New York in
the National Convention will depend upon
he strength exhibited in that body by the
different nominees. Tiiden's friends lay
great stress upon the fact that while the
delegates NAV not be instructed in his
favor, they are not likely to be instructed
against him, and thus should he develop the
strength they anticipate they are confident
he will receive the support OF New York
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