New-York tribune., 1880-06-15
CAMPAIGN GOSSIP.
MIR. TILDEN's MASKED BATTERIES.

H.,
HIS ENEMIES AND FRIENDS ALIKE UNCERTAIN OF
HIS INTENTIONS. POSITION or NEw-YOEK DELE
GATES.
The assertion has been made from time to time
that Samuel j. Tilden Is not candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President Within the
last few days this view of the matter has assumed
much prominence and It has even been asserted that
a friend of Mr.. Tildcn has the lattcrs letter of
dcclination in his pocket and that at tn" proper
time it will bc Produced Nevertheless, those who
are close to Mr.. Tjldcn, and are presumed to hc
wcll-inforncd if anyone can be, declare that Nr.
Til,lcn has given no authority 10 withdraw his
name The New-York delegation will present Mr..
1ildcns name as the choice oi the Ednpiic state.
At least such is the intention at present.
"No one is authorized to say that Mr.. Tildcn is
not a candidate" said warm friend and adviser of
Mr.. 1ildcn yesterday to a reporter OF The tribune.
" At the same time. am bound TO admit that. so
far as know, Mr.. Tildrn has openly declared to
no one that he is n candidate. His friends talk"
it for granted that he is a candidate and will work
for his nomination until assured by Mr.. IIld'n
that ne is not in the field. SO far as know. Mr.
Tildcn is a candidate for the nomination. and will
remain so.'
"Mr. Tildcn, through his agents, is working harder
for the nomination than he did in 1876" said one
of his admirers " lie is lahorng quietly and
eGectivclv Those who know him best know that
he is not likely to work in the manner he IS work
ing and to cxpcnd large sums of money for any
ono but himself. He is not that sort of man. lie
is not doing all this work and ncurring tins cN-
pense merely to receive n complimentary vote by
the Convention and tncn turn his strength over
to some other man. 1t is not by any means
probable"
The New-Yorls DELEGATION will meet Saturday
evening next at its headquarters in Cincinnati
and discuss the plan of action. The delegation
from this city will start Thursday evening.
Prcsnming that the delegates from this city know
whom they intend to support, q reporter 0l
TIE TRIBUNE called upon several of them Eestcr-
dav to obtain statements of their preferences,
Mayor Cooper said a. prefer to say nothing at
Ex-senator John Fox said: $50 far as know,
MIR. Tildcn is in the field Certainly am for NM '
and understand that he will DO presented rs the
Sheriff Peter Bowc said: "My candidate is Mr.;
TiIdcn ana understand that he will be prcScutcd
by the Ncw-York dcrgation | have never heard
flat he has withdrawn from the contest. and l
think that would have heard OF 1t had such been
" Corp"ration Counsel Whitney said I have not
heard of MIR. 1ildcns wlthdrawa as canddai",
and understand that lie Will be presented by the
Alderman Bernard Kcnnoy said: "My under;
standing is tat Mr. IiIdr is M SUI Gad% r ',ird
for Mr. Tdcn, and Ill tins am III accoIu "lth NY
collcagdcs" H., ,r,,ou 1y,11,. soid. q
have heard nothing to indicate that Mr; lildch -
ont of the race for the nomination. he Ncw-l"rk
delegation presents the name OF MI. llIdtii as us
candidate That has been the understanding an
along / do not believe there arc more than two
or three from the State who are opposed TO Mr..
Tildcn, and of course their opposition would count
'0 Charles Rccy said: "l am for Mr.. Tild"n first,
last and all the time. am going to Cnclhlltl
prepared to work heartily for him. and certainty
have heard no mtimatiOn from an authorized
source that Mr.. Tilden intends to withdra" from
thc contest for the nomination. On th" contrary,
I have every reason to believe that he ~ candl-
ATE and flat Inc expects his friends To labor TO
fhn utmost to obtain for him the nomination.
GENERAL WOODFORD ON TIE TICKET.
District Attorney WOodford was found i'll
his Office Yesterday by TRIBUNE reporter who called 10
obj ain his views the political situation story Is
h,i nod - remarked the rcporter that you were at
wosliue Oh on Sunday, and that you there expressed
oprse,f a personally opposed General Arthurs NOM
inaton and being doubtful OF the election OF tue
Renub ,an ticket" The canard to which you aude'
rencd General WoodiOrd Is utterly false ana WITHOUT
- shodo,v Of foundation. Ilen Chicago Wednesday
bt and came straight to NewYork, reaching here on
Friday about noou have not been In Washington for
,ora than two weeks General Arthur is my personal
,ord After General Garfield had been selected felt
d pov feel tnat Arthur the wisest nomination we
conld have made. 80 believing, at once advised his
Iacton and myself presented his name 10 the C1hVen-
ion The ticket constituted harmCizes every con,
flcling and should receTe tme nery & per-,
% o. 40 safer for the country than Democratic Iue
coud be- Our ticket will grow steauy t s3nera d W @ to
erev believe that 1t will be. You know that W4s very
anxious to have !neral Grant nominated & pnt & HI M a
of Grants friends accebl tue e''u"'i'H anu '"'" Wv "
I can to elect the ticket"
FEEBLE EFFORTS FOR HARMONY
Menbers of the Tammany and Ant-Iam-
uouv factions OF the Democratic party met at room No.
min I %