The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-08
The Story That Tilden Defeated
Hancock for President.
Judge ID. C. Birdsall Claims to be the
Father Of the Charges, and
Reiterates Them.
Proctor Knott Elected Governor CT
Kentucky by en- Overwhelming Ma
jority-Seversl Persons Knled.
1ILDEN,s ALLEGED rREACHERY.
The Story That the sage of Gramercy Parl
Defeated Hancock.

The Story That the sage of Gramercy Park
Defeated Hancock.
NEW YoRK, Aug 6-The following inter
view is in Hon. Smith ID. Weeds own words:
Reporter-Have you read what the Hart
lord Courent has to say as to the attitude OF
Mr. Tilden and bis friends in the last Presi-
Dental campaign
Mr.. Weed have seen quotations from
the article in the Herald and the Sun. The
Courant article IS ev IDENTIFY a revised edition
of John Kelly's statements, made few
weeks since.
DO You know how Governor Tilden felt
and what he did in that campiigu?'
81 think do. 1 certainly know how he
talked and acted, for saw him very often
during the time"
is IL true that he was at heart opposed to
the election Of General Hancock"
1T is the most absurd falsehood possible
No one will believe that the Governor sub
ScIbed large sums of money to help elect
ticket that he wished defeated. AS the Sun
has made the statement as to his contribu-
tons, may be permitted to state that per
sonally know that Governor Tilden gave the
M
be used for the legitimate purposes OF the
campaign. Not only did he make this sub
scriptiOn, but be made many local contriou-
tons beside and all to help the Presidential
ticket"
"Do you mean to be understood as saying
the work OF the National CJmmittse vas per
formed by the friends of Governor rildeu?"
II mean 20 say that Senator B4rDum ami
William l.. Scott, who wers kuGwn friend
and supporters Of Governor rilden. not Only
did more work, huf paid more mYnay gu If
their Own Eocket- than did all the rest Of The
National Committee, while Mr Cleveland, If
New York, Mr. Hewitt. Mr Smaley, Mr.
Cooper. and other friends of Mr.. Ttiden or
connected with the COmmItfee did faithful
and effective work, as sll who We're familiar
with the caupaig On know. Would all these
men make such fight for the ticket and i,
was gallant fight. tOO.l il Governor rild1n
sDd his friends wanted 20 defeat H4rcock?
DO yOu think tbs. G 'veTuor TIL len
candidate IN 1850 or that re would have ac-
cep;ed tie nomination il offered him.
Il am sure n az not d q da'e snd he
felt that be could not and would no. accept
the nomination. | saw his letter t. that
Convention before 1 left tor Cincinnati, a.
far as It Nss then complete. I was membe-
OF that Convention. | would have voted fO-
him IN Convention first. last, and all the
time had believed that under any Giro n
stances he would have accepted th enomi =
ton, for Z beleYed 0lm u en- ana 0eileve
him TOW the strongest man before the people
of this country"
do you think be could be induced to &C
cept the nomination in 1S4P'
i do not know, but from what think he
would not accept. IL my judgment, IL would
be bright hour for the party il G lvern n
TiIden could De induced to change his mind
in regard to it, for his name would sweep the
country like a whIrlwind. He gave more
money to the National Committee than
any other man in the United
States, with perhaps two excep-
tons and these men were two OF his most
devoted personal friends. Any man at all
familiar with the campaign of 1880 will laugh
1T all such silly twsddle as the IuranI's
story. which is circulated By John Kelly and
those who feel as he does. and taken up by
the Republican press. If there is such a
person IS the Judge and il he is honest ia
mis- statement. it IL quite evident that be Was
imposed upon by some one of the many i'm
ptcuniOns gentlemen, commonly cale I
'desdbests,' vino hover around the Nation al
Committees of all parties, aud usually
disgIUnted because they have failed to got
money from the Committee or think their
services are OF appre GATED"