New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-13
A TALK WITH WILLIAM f. CHANDLER


BE MADE so.
William L. Chandler was found Friday morning
at the Republican Headquarters in Fifth-ave. when
the following cony ,rsat:on TOOK place between ni'i
and a TRIBUNE reporter:
What do Won think of the Presidential pros
pectsS'
"All reports and indications are excellent. Inc
INTEL gent sentiment of the cOuntrv is arouslng
itself. the people are eager for meetings; and we
shall have in the great Republican States an en-
thusiastic campaign, very much like the Fremont
campaign in the zeal and fervor of its political
meetings and demonstrations"
Then you think that Garfield and Arthur Will
surely be elected -
"I think they will he elected. but it IS not sure
The campaign may go forward az the Fremont cam
paign did, and csme ont dc that did, with kepnD-
lican ds eat because the popular vote did not reac
against us and the electoral vote Of Pennsylvania
erotesqae as that Sd,o, Of Hancock and Da
chaaan, Breckepridge and Free kirosas oHt
mainly by the naturalization frauds coneoctrd ana
carried on, by john ". Forney. who has since fai-
tened on ReFu bcan patr jna2e aud now oh, tooth-
less aud unGrateful tries 10 bite the hand that
fed him. II Colonel William B. Mann had pros
ccuted. convicted and ncsrceraed lItn Tor bis nat
uraLaatlon certificate frauds Of 500. we should
perhaps have been saved those OF llld'n and Weed
IN ISIS Every violation OF the election laws al
lowed ia 20 unpuniehed brings after II whole
brood OF fraudulent votes and false couht!pgs. .
But how can TINS campaign be as ehthusasiIc
as the Fremont campaign ana YET result aS au-
If may so result for the reason that the popular
vote does nor control the electoral vote
Tilden and his Southern butchers IN lsIo sup
pressed a million, more or less, OF southern
Sout6i. for three states were saved tor
HAYES in spite of murder. Now, to reverse inc
case we NAV aud shall obtain ~ great Northern
nopuar majority bnt If We do not carry the neces-
saTr electoral votes shall be beaten We are an
sentely sure OF lG6 electoral votes from the RepuD-
hcan stroughOds Oi the North; but greatehhuslaSH,
ovrrv helming popular demonstrations. many acees
sOns to our ranks. the strongest lnhVllao current
OF intelligent sentiment IN our laFoI anu @n I'D in
crease OF our popular majority over l. IG"i oOoUoO
~ those States will not give an additional eiec-
tora vote nor put another inch nearer IN" Ires-
dencv. We must cast and get honestly counted lne
votes of the people IN the vital otatcs VIC "Ouiu
achieve success ,os,
There are two or tmee whlcn we have plans
| and hours 10 carry that do not care 10 mention.
Of corirso e we can carry Indiana we can WIN the
fgbt for we shall need only four more votes. ana
we may get those from New-lorA OF without New
York. ,,,,. ,,,ioro ~
The ind ca IONS are all favorable. and the Re-
| nubljcans there have no doubt OF success. But
with Enqlsh's millions of msney, wrung from the
| ,oor bv ugurv and oppression, and now poured out
ike water to ensave his vie lns III heee chlls ana
! hv M Infamous judicial outrage, 1t would not be
.firenoe # tbe homes popular Republican majority
were overcome While we hope Tor Indiana we
| ought not too Inuch 70 rely on IT,"
If we should lose Indlana how can we elect the
President without New-Yorki Where will tie
| nineteen necessary votes come from
81 do not care to talk about any plans which NAV
exist for carrying the election witn0ut either New
York or Indiana; the Democrats VIII ma them CUT
soon enough
DO you think New-York can be carried for Car
field and ArthurT a.. ,...t,;o.,- 90 .,o
State work hard enough but not unless they DO.
Neglect or Indifference will lose it. The problem Is
! 10 keep the Democratic majority down 10 ltS teal
figures in the city ana 10 ane 'v ncpaDllrsh pDn,h
to overcome it. Almost overcoming II
| will not answer; II must Dc completely
| lone Others must tell you whether the New York
| RcpubIicans are at work as they shoud be. II we
are 10 have rest from sectional strife, security for
| human rights, II sound currency and continued
! business prosperity III tins country, the reOel
| Democracy must be assailed IN their only
! Northern fortress OF New-Iork. City, aud
rendered ,powerless in NtW-aIrk h o'>t sta{e, tbs
tarff maintained the commercial men VINO want bus
mess prosperity to continue, the moneyed men and
! brokers VINO want SOUND ana saie
| 6oIder. Of Nsw-York CITY Hho want
! TO save cir property from taxation, ROBBERY
and confiscation by The Tweed Democracy, VII eNI
ert themselves the State VIII be saved tor Uarhel
| and Artnur b. decided majority. II they think
there Is no danger and are lukcwarm ana Indifferent
| the state and the country may nc i'st. he5
oughf to STIR Themselves without delay, aud think
t6Gy do mean 10 move The result Is III their hands
| and not IN those OF politicians,
- What do vou expect from Maine =
! 4 Republican Legislature, all the Concressmeu
and a popular maiOng of over 1000, winch Will he
victory enough, considering the character ol the
! contest, there for the last three year,"
! What are the prospects IN New-Hanpshrc =
| "It j. close but sure for Garfield and Arthur
We have the best candidate, tor Governor the best
| organlzatiou the most radical platform aud the
trncst and most Jealous Republicans of any state
and of course snail the small majority that
belongs to u.s."