The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-06-24
FHE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.
The Condition of the Field Sunday Night.

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special Dispatches to the Ne,us and Courier.
CINCINNATI, June 90.
The political situation has some sail.
ent points, the most noteworthy of
which are the chaotic condition of the
New York delegation and the attitude of
the Indiana delegation. It is asserted
and not denied that letter of ex-Gover-
nor Tilden is in possession of his brother
here, to be produced at the proper time,
in which letter the recluse of Creamery
Park declines to allow his name to be
placed in nomination for President. The
belief is that he has faint hope that in
q spasm of remorseful generosity the
Convention will then nominate him in
spite of himself. Of this there is no
| possible chance, and there is hard fight
| for the Tilden delegates. Speaker Ran
dali was promised these delegates by
Tilden in return for the work Randall
has done in the House of Representa-
tives, it is said. But Payne, of Ohio,
is the happy possessor of a similar pledge
for different consideration, and to him
Tildeu will turn over as many delegates
as he can control. Randolph's friends
are indignant that the breach of faith
should be against their favorite, and will
give Payne no quarter.
There is no telling where the New
York delegation will now 60, and it is
quite likely that Randall and Payne
will cut each others throats. Neither
has any chance of getting the first place
on the ticket as things stand, but until
they were thrown into antagonism by
Tilden's duplicity they had some
strength, and Randall even now is spo-
ken Of for .Vice-President if Western
man takes the nomination for President.
1t is conceded that the Democrats
must nominate ticket that will carry
New York and Indiana and make Con-
necticut and New Jersey safe. No man
has yet been named unless it be Randall,
to whom the two factions in New York
would have given their whole votes.
This, at least, is the New York view of
it. It is urged also that no Western
man can carry New York, but the Indi-
ana delegation tell me that they cannot
undertake to carry their State unless
Hendricks be nominated for President,
and further that Hendricks will take no
other nomination, nor will Indiana be
helped by the nomination of Mcdonald
and English for Vice-President. To
insure Indiana in October and November
Hendricks must be the standard bearer.
Between the two stools, New York and
Indiana, the Democrats are in precarl-
Gus position; but / am confident that
some means of accommodation will be
reached.
Nothing can be said definitely of the
actual voting strength of the leading
candidates. Field has by far the best
workers and complete organization, and
claims 168 votes on the first ballot. The
Field movement has neither confidence
in nor affection for the candidate as its
foundation. 1t is machine made and l
expect it to fall to pieces.
Jewett's friends are active and hope
full and as q railroad magnate coming
from Ohio and living in New York is
supposed to be peculiarly available. 1t
| is too early to say more.
Hancock is possibility and coming
| slowly out of the darkness.
Bayard has no bureau, no barrel and
no boom. Providence is expected to
take care of him, apparently, and there
is sad lack of pushland activity. Yet
his representatives claim for him 200
votes to start with. Bayard has more
real strength than any other candidate,
but it is allowed to remain latent, while
other candidates are strained to the ut
most and their best points harped upon
in and out of season.
At this writing it is anybody's race,
mainly on account of the attitude of In
diana, and the scattering of the vote
amongst five or six candidates, but by
tomorrow the mists may have risen.
All the South Carolina delegates, save
one, are here, and will meet for organi-
zation tomorrow. F. w. D.
Organization of tho South Carolina Dele
gation-Growing Sentiment in Favor Of
Bayard-Engiisli, of Connecticut, as an
Alternative in Case Dayard Cannot be
Nominated.
CINCINNATI, June 2l.-The South
Carolina delegation met this morning,
all the members being present, and elect.
ed Wade Hampton chairman of the
delegation, NJ. G. Butler vice-president
of the Convention from the State of
South Carolina, and Samuel Dibble. F.
w. Dawson and T. G.. Barker as South
Carolina members of the Convention
committees on credentials, organization
and platform respectively. j. r. Abney
was elected secretary i1om South Caro-
lima. The roll of the delegates was
called and the whole were found to be in
favor of Bayard.
The Hon. James H. Rion, member
of the National Democratic Executive
Committee, being prevented by profess
ional engagements from attending the
meeting, the committee have appointed
Gen. John Bratton to act in his stead.
It is now pretty certain, notwithstand-
ing the threatening attitude of the In
diana delegation, that no Western man
as such will be nominated. New York,
with New Jersey and Connecticut, and
the 1873 votes from the South, will elect
the Democratic candidate, or Connecti-
cut can be dispensed with, if Oregon be
won. There is no question, however,
that the present purpose is to give Nc
Douald, OF Indiana, the second place on
the ticket, and it is believed he can and
will carry his State.
The Field party appears to be breaking.
Tilden is exerting himself to convey to
Payne, of Ohio, his whole vote, and the
Payne men count 250 delegates, or 125
votes to begin with.
Jewett, who is counted as New York
man, holds his own, and is among the
rather remote probabilities.
Bayard's strength develops rapidly and
his nomination is now looked for on the
second. or third ballot
Charles OConor Writes TO saw that