Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
TILDEN TALK.
Resolution of His PianS-What He
Thinks of President Arthur, and
why He Wants the National
ConuentiOn Held at

pondence from Saratoga is the topic
of the hour. The politicians of both
parties are all agog over it. The Sun
thinks it a canard, but it is generally
credited A prominent democratic
congressman from this state in an in
terview to-day, said: 1.-THE national
convention will not be held in the
west, that IS sure Not if Iilden can
prevent it, and / think the old man
has already got the national conven-
ton fixed at Saratoga. He has been
at it a good while, and has pledges, |
presume, from a majority of the mem
bers of the committee. >
What is his motive for holding the
convention thereI
What is his motive? Great heav-
ems! Hasn't it been laundering
through the newspapers for the last
three months! What motive can he
have but the advancement of his own
interests"
Then Tilden is candidate for the
nomination again."
: No man has ever heard him say so,
but those who understand him, and
are doing his work appreciate the sit
nation fully, and there will be no
mistakes this time as there was at Gin
cinnati.
What was the mistake there?n
Don't you remember that letter.
known as the Manning letter? 1t was
intended to secure the old mans re
nomination, but was read at the wrong
time, and was produced in such a
laundering way as to paralyze the men
who had the matter in hand. Had it
been properly managed the impress
sion would have been very effective
This time there will be no mistakes
THE REASONS FOR SARATOGA.
:" It is very important for him that
the convention be held at Saratoga.
IF it met IN the West he could not be
nominated; if it meets there he will
stand pretty good show [ should
not wonder if the old man went to
the convention himself, in order to
show the delegates that he is not the
palsied mummy h e is made out to be,
and to better direct matters"
Then he is not too i'll to gO?"
My dear sir, Mr.. Tilden has been
IN training for this sort of thing for
two years or more. He has had the
best medical advice the world can
furnish, has studied hygiene himself,
and has made a business of securing
health. Henry WattersOn's descrip-
ton Of his condition is not far out of
the way. He did not eXaggerate in
any material degree, and the publica-
ton was made with a motive
HOW TILDEN's HEALTH is.
Have you seen Mr.. Tilden lately?"
J" Yes, quite recently, and had [
written anything about him | should
have stated the case very much as
Watterson did; not so fluently, per-
haps, but should have given about the
same facts A year ago last spring [
spent a couple of days at Greystone,
and then | did not expect to see Mr..
Tilden again alive.
| did not see him again until a
few years ago, and the change in his
appearance and physical condition
was remarkable He climbed the
step-ladder in his library, lifted off
the shelves and brought down a
volume as heavy as Webster's die
tionary, and held it in one hand be-
fore me while he turned over the
leaves with the other. He did this,
not to exhibit his strength, but Incl
dentally onmy suggestion that would
like to see these recent additions to
his already valuable collectio
TILDEN'S. OPINION OF ARTHUR.
What did he say about the repub-
icans?"
He said that, in his opinion. the
republicans would nominate President
Arthur; that he had proved to be the
most admirable president that party
had ever had in the white house that
he had made fewer mistakes than any
of his predecessors, and had shown a
judgment and wiscom which had sur
prised his most intimate friends He
was getting very firm grasp, not
only upon his party, but upon the
people, and by the time the repubi-
can convention was held his strength
would be too great to overcome. Mr.
Tllden said that the republicans were
in the habit of renominating their
presidents, and had always done so
except In the case of President Hayes.
which was an exceptional one
The republican party in New York,
which, year ago was torn into frag-
ments, Mr.. Tilden said was being
rapidly restored to unity, and Mr..
Arthur would go into the republican
convention with New York solid at
his back; and this would be the
strongest argument in favor of his
denomination, for he could not recol-
lect when the republicans of New
York had been united on any candi-
date
THE OLD TICKET
What about the denomination of
the old ticket?"
Stranger things have happened,
and while | do not pretend to be a
prophet, | gather thatif it is not Hend-
ricks, it will be Mcdonald to fill the
second place. In case Tilden is nom
mated, the vice presidency will assume
unusual Importance, because of his
faphla hold On LIE. onA Monnnnll