Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-19
POLITICAL POINTS.
WILL TlLDeN BE A CANDIDATE 2
Authoritative Statements That He Will and
Will kot-Sherman Ahead in Ohio
New York Independent
Republicans.
An Apparently Authoritative Statement
of the Old Mans Position

An Apparently Authoritative Statement
of the Old Mans Position
Special Dispatch to the Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April Ito
nights Star has the following:
81 have learned direct from those in
Tilden's confidence, and you may rely
upon this as absolutely correct, that he
has not decided TO withdraw as candi-
date. On the contrary, Governor Tilden
is making the most earnest, though
quiet, political contest OF his
life TO save tile Democracy Of
New York State for the coming
Presidential campaign; and how
ever this results personally to himself,
he will be satisfied il the State is saved
to the Democratic party. He believes
that il the power of John Kelly and his
faction las he terms it, is not destroyed
this spring, the State is lost TO the DEM
Ocracy in November, and hopelessly
lost thereafter, il the full or partial con-
ltpl VI It's 10 lNlN lllt
hands OF Mr. Kelly. This is the precise
situation, which Governor Tilden re-
CARDS as much higher than mere
personal candidacy. In his opinion,
il the legitimate organization and con-
troll OF the party are not retained and en-
forced in every election precinct in the
State of New York it is quite immaterial
whether he or any other Democratic is
nominated at Cincinnati, for this State
could not be carried for him. To surren-
der to or compromise with Mr.. Kelly,
Governor Tldcn finds, would be
as fatal now to the party in this State
as a surrender would have been
by the regular State Convention to Mr..
Kelly's Secession Convention last Fall
at Syracuse. When Mr.. Kelly and his
following return to the regular Organl-
zatiOn, the question OF Presidential can
dilates and the further control of the
party machinery in New York NAV be
an open one, but not until then. give
you the facts as | find them"
Editorially tine Star says; "The spec
ial dispatch to the Star, giving the posi-
tiOn of Mr.. Tilden, is from Il confidential
friend OF the Gramercy Park statesman,
and it may be accepted as entirely reli-
able"
Another Statement as TO Tilden's Can
didacy.
BoSTON, April IA correspondent
of the journal, writing from 81, Adams,
VT, says. he was informed on the train
between New York and Montreal bv u
leading Democratic politician Of New
England, whose high standing III the
counscls oi his party entitled him to
prominent recognition i'll the late Demo-
cratic conference in New York city, at
which Senator Barnum, Mr.. Tilden,
and Gen. Hancock, with members OF
tue National Committee, were present,
that the question of Tilden's candidacy
was settled at that meeting, aud Tilden
positively decided not 10 be candidate,
and Tilden has written n letter tO he
read at the Syracuse Convention with
drawing his name from the field, and
urging as reason his failing health and
desire to promote harmony and sue
cess
Gcn. Hancock stated to the Journals
informant he should not enter into any
contest or fight Ia secure the nOmina-
ton, and that he war not a candidate IN
the sense of being seeker OF the Office
OF President.
The correspondent was shown tele-
grams and letters from leading support
ers of Tilden's candidacy in New York
and Connecticut csrroborating these
statements.
Ohio for sherman.
CISCISSATI, April l7.-Oi the fifteen
counties i'm Ohio, where conventions
have been heard from to-day, ten have
chosen delegations unanimously in favor
Of Sherman's nomination. Two, Ere
mont and Stark, in favor OF Blaine, aud
three divided. These are Franklin,
twelve for sherman and eleven Tor
Blaine; Ross, three for sherman, six for
Blaine; and COshoctOn, four for Shcr-
man and one for Blaine.
New York Independent Republicans
NEw YORK, April 1.-THE lndepcnd-
ent Republican Organization issued an
address to-day, saying, the undersigned
American citizens of German descent
aud adherents Of the Republican party,
would consider the nomination OF Gen.
Grant as "A candidate for the presidency
an injury, deeply affecting the welfare
Of the country as well as the Republican
party.