Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-10
HANCOCK's CALLERS.
lie Is cheerful and COnttdent---No RepIy TO
ISLANDERS Hecessarv---If He Wrote Let
ter to Sherman Saying He WomId Sun
port Tftden, Sherman can Produce IT,
IN. Y. SDecial July 7

n. Y. Special July
Since his nomination, Gen. Hancock has re-.
ceived thousands of visitors and innumersb.e
congratulations. He makes it a rule to at
tend to the business OF the government before
receiving visitors. Several western delegations
visited the general this forenoon, paid their
respects, pledged him their support, and CON
graduated him upon his nomination. and ex-
pressed the utmost confidence ia the success
OF the ticket. Among the visitors was Gen.
John Love, prominent Democratic leader of
indianapolis Gen. Love said there was no
room to doubt.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS IN OCTOBER.
He thought the election OF Mr.. Landers, the
Democratic nominee for governor, would have
tremendous influence upon the canvass and
| insure the State to Hancock in November. He
believed Hancock's majority would certainly
! De over ten thousand in the Slate, and It
might reach twenty thousand. Mr. English's
nomination, he believed would certainly help
| the ticket, and was one reason Indiana could
| easily be carried by the democracy at both
| elections to be held this year. In the course
| OF conversation with reporter, Gen. Hancock
said he had heard satisfactory reports regard
| ing the campaign as far as it had gone. He
| aid not wish to talk about politics, or any
| thing bearing upon his candidacy for the
present, or until officially notified by the com.
mlttee OF the national democratic conversation
| Referring to the statement made in some Re.
| publican organs that after the decision of the
electoral commission he still considered
MR.. TILDEN LEGALLY ELECTED
president, and would obey any orders ema-
| ating from him after March 3, and that he
wrote Gen. Sherman to that effect, a reporter
| asked the general if lie had anything to saw
| concerning this. sit is hardly worth while,n
said the general Ito reply to these stories:
| there are 80 many Of them floating around
| now. Suppose did write such letter as is
| spoken OF to Gen. Sherman. / have not read
the accusation, but understand its purport.
| Ii ever such letter was written it must be in
| the hands of Gen. Sherman. 1t would not be
| proper for me to give its contents to the pub
! Lie without the consent OF Gen. Sherman even
| if such letter was written. If these gentle
men who are clamoIing for the letter want it
so badly, why don't they go to Gen. Sherman
for it? If there is such letter in existence
shall be very happy to have it given 10 the
public. | have never written anything am
| ashamed Of"
RIDICULOUS STORY.
The reporter next directed his attention TO
| the story published in New York paper that
| Gen. Hancock at the time Mcclellan was re.
| lieved of the command of the army of the Po-
| tomac, advocated resistance to the orders of
| the war department and urged deposition of
/
| dent and secretary of war. Gen. Hancock
laughed heartily at this new accusation. at
| is too much like Munchausen" be replied,
"Suc story is I'm worthy OF notice. If be-
gan submitting to interviews about these
statements it would occupy my whole time,
| for all time to come Sensible persons can
see the absurdity of these accusations"
| A large party of
| BROOKLYN DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
headed by Judge Calvin E. Pratt visited Gen
Hancock, this morning to pay their compli-
ments. Conversation, after while took
political turn, when it was asked if Gen. Han
cock was receiving encouraging reports from
| the canvass in various parts of the country.
| "Reports received said the general, "are very
encouraging. Nevertheless, although the out
look is bright, it behooyes us to work in Or
der to achieve success" One person related
a conversation with well-known Philadel-
| phia politician, in which the gentleman said
| that Pennsylvania was sure for Hancock.
| There ought" remarked Gen. Hancock, ITO
be no trouble about Pennsylvania. / had a
conversation this morning with an artist who
| has been to in the country where was born,
making sketch of the house of my mother.
| He says that almost every one he met won Id
| vote for me, Republicans as well as Demo-
Gratis. If this is true it shows desire on the
part of the people for change. am Of the
| opinion that the people of this coun try are
DESTROYS OF A CHANGE
| in the administration. but they want man on
| the watch-tower who will see to it that there
shall be no interference with what has been
accomplished in the past. with you, geper-
al" was remarked, "fhe past is secure
"Yes," replied the general, "the past is Sc
cure. If it were not SO Of what avail would
our war have been ~ Conversation then drift
| cd IN no OH hot Zen Honn0oH I'D
| in a conspiracy to seat s. j. Tilden in The
| White ouse after he had been elected Eres;.
dent "Whether wrote the letter to Gen.
| Sherman on the subject of the electoral con
| test shall not say,D said Hancock; but" he
added earnestly, my position in regard to
that matter was well understood at the time
and has not changed since, l an Of the
| opinion that Grants term as president
| ended at midnight of March g. After that |
| should have paid no more attention 10 him Of
| fcially than would to the man in the
moon. The houses of Congress alone bad
power to count the electoral vote and declare
! the result, and they were tie constituted au-
| thority. My position on this question cannot
be open to misconstruction. Anything may
have written to Sherman or any one else COZ.
| corning it is at the disposal Of the public. |
am not ashamed of my views regarding the
electoral contest. and still adhere to them"
| The visitors shortly after left the island.
TOO THIN FOR USE.
The Euening Post, Republican, commenting
on the charge that Gen. Hancock was conspic-
uous in military conspiracy to seat Mi. Til
den in the office OF President by force
| of arms, in 1877, says there isn't
sufficient proof OF it TO make it good cam
| paign ammunition. 1t says: "The private
opinion that Mr.. Tilden was elected is not
enough to establish conspiracy. The opin-
ion that the sole right to count the votes and
to declare the result did not belong to the
president of the senate is not enough. What
is left of the story? Nothing but Gen. Han
cocks reported assertion that il congress
should declare that Mr.. Tildcn wss elected lie
would obey his orders af or the 4h af March.
What else could he say? Suppose that he had
said that he would obey Mr.. Hayes If congress
should declare him to be elect. d? We prob
ably should have heard nothing of coDspi-
racy. Unless there is better testimony III re-
serve than this, the conspiracy charge must
fall.
Il Congregational Suggestion.
To the Editor of the Globe.