New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-26
TALKS ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY.

GOVERNOR CLEVELAND A POPULAR CANDIDATE
TTLDENs MYSTERIOUS SILENCE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIDUSEI
BUFFALO, Sept. 25.-If there is any Presidential
planning here. it does not show itself the sur
face yet the subject Is not absent from the minds
of delegates. One of them, who is familiar terms
with the party managers at Albany, said to-davi
81 regard Governor Cleveland's nomination for
the Presidency next year as almost inevitable. l
don't think there is any organized movement for II
yet. All that the Governor has ever been known to
say on the subject is that his only anxiety is to be
good Governor and he will let the future take care
of itself, but l think circumstances will bring
about his nomination almost Of themselves. He Is
about the only available candidate the party has
to-day. You can hardly name any candidate for
the nomination who is not unavailable for one cause
another, unless it is Mcdonald, and he does not
seem to have much real strength.
Cleveland is Governor of New York, the pivotal
State. He has just carried it bv immense ma
jortv and that fact will tell. People will hardly
stop to spell out the reasons of such maierityj
they look at results HIS administration is success
full; he has no more political rapids TO run IN his
own State; most Of his appointments have been
made, and he has probably made all the enemies he
will make. There was time when he seemed to
be losing; people seemed to expect him to do
thing big his majority. and IL couldn't be done,
of course. Then by the time the Legislature ad-
journed good many of the workers of the party
were down on the Governors but when they got
home they found the masses of the party with him,
and that brought them around again. The con-
vention here 10 Overwhelmingly in his favor,
as against those who have criticised
and opposed him; and the ndorsemenr
by the convention of bis administration will put
him before the country as the best man to carry
New-York next year. The existence of a feeling
hostile to him has been good thing; 1t has stimu-
lated ms friends and reused them TO action"
What about Tilden "
"Pm very sure Tden has no Idea Of being a
candidate. should not be surprised to be told that
Tilden thought Governor Cleveland the best candi-
date TO be nominated"
"How do you account for the contradictory in
timations about Tiloen's plans"
well, to tell the truth, think Mr.. Tilden isn't
averse TO having little mystery about il. He has
been so long in public life. and has played such
prominent part, that think he would naturally
regret to drop entirely ont of the newspapers. That
is probably the explanation of the whole matter"
Another Democrat who belongs TO the Young
Tiden school, gave another explanation. ut Will
be 1880 over again." said he. "Hrnry Tiden himself
went to the convention without feeling sure
whether his brother meant to be candidate or not
None of us were sure. Tllden wasn't sure himself.
In nv opinion it will be just so again. On days
when he feels poorly be thinks that 1t would be
folly to rlsk ISIS life in Presidential campaign aud
in the labor incident to the Office, and he says .so
On DAYS when he feels well, he reflects that II he
foreqoes the chance of the Presidency he Is giving
up the opportunity to put into practice the deas o
lifetime Perhaps be saws something 70 iurhd
which gives the Impression that he mlght De a cans
didate after all and this starts the tax again"
The presence OF Roswell T. Flower here has nat
uray gwen rise TO the suSp con that ne Is Trying
TO advance his own Interest as fresidehtIai eau
dIdate. Mr. Flower keeps hs room IN the Genes'ee
llouse and is called upon by many delegates ana
visiting statesmen and seems as popular here as no
is IN Washington. He rdicuied, IN a talk with
friend idea chat he lnstgating any opposition
10 the Governor. :" see" saId he, " that one OF the
papers savs there $50 men for the Governor out
OF the 3s9 delegates. Why, they are all for the
Goyrrnor up III nv county. The resolutions IN
dorsing bls admin strat1on were adopted unani'
mousy. There is no division among Democrats
about this" ,
MIR Flower told his friends hat he was the com
mttee appointed by the New-iork meellng OF MON non
day night TO urge harmonious action upon the con-
venton, and IL was his great desire 10 see mar