Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-15
M'DONALD'S BOOM.
The TiIdsn Faction Will Support
Him in "a.
HENDRICKS CHANCES LOOK BLUE
New York Politicians in Washington Start
Arthur's Boom For Second Term
His Advance Guard "Feel-
ing" the Way.

nouncement that he would not accept even
the Presidency, if offered to him, Mr..
Watterson, editor of the Courier-Journal,
declares to be genuine. He is too old and
his health would not permit it," says Mr..
Watterson. When l went to Greystone l
was genuinely astonished at the improve
ment in his health, but at no time since
1876 has Mr.. Tiden been in physical con-
dition to under AXE the strain of a cam.
paign or of Office, if elected"
Mr.. Watterson admits that it has pleased
Mr.. Tilden to see the nice things printed
about him. But he is an old man, with
Plenty Of Money, -.
whose chief care is his health and whose
chief enjoyments will be the ease of old
age and the recognition of the,fact that it
was blunder not to have renominated him
by acclamation in 1850"
Mr.. Watterson has also stated that Mr..
Tilden will aid Mcdonald for the nomina.
tion and the Tilden forces will all be TO.
cussed on that point. "Mr. Tilden," he
adds, "hates Tom Hendricks like the
devil"
II Mr.. Tilden is encouraging the sweet
idea OF revenge he could not strike deeper
into Hendricks soul than to secure Nc
Donald's nomination. In 1850 Hendricks,
then a hopeless candidate at Cincinnati,
deliberately sacrificed Mcdonald, whose
star was in the ascendant as Gartield's bad
been at Chicago. But for the called meet
ing of the Indiana delegation the night be-
fore
Hancock's Nomination.
the compulsory signing of an agreement to
support Hendricks and none other aui the
refusal of Mr.. Hendricks under the most
urgent appeals 10 absolve the delegation
from the agreement Mcdonald would have
been nominated. If Senator Voorhees,
would tell the history of that nights work
II would make an exciting chapter of fac
tional history. Hendricks utter selfish
ness earned Tllden's hatred i'll 1873, and
now the spirit Of fairplay in Indiana
Democracy is aroused to push Mcdonald
and reiegste Hendricks TO the rear forever.
The recent interview Of Hendricks, agree
ing TO the denomination of the "olG ticket,
has intensified the feeling against him and
warmed into life the spirit of ridicue,
which, III his own patty, is fatal to the
leader.
Mcdonald Tilden's Legatee.
mcdonald is the legatee of the Tilden
following" said prominent Democrat yes
terdsy. at is the understanding in the
group of men through whom Tilden talks.
His campaign is being carefully managed.
He will not be doomed to death before
The battle opens. Dana diverts attention
by naming William S. Holman, safe man
upon whom to ceRtre attention. Holman
will not be hurt by premature BOOM"
Mr.. Watterson, however, is outspoken
for Mcdonald. His tariff ideas have under.
gone a modification and now tally with the
impressions Mr.. Mcdonald has left upon
the public mind; that the tarih policy
should be the wisest the Democracy can
agree upon after having elected Presi-
dent. When
Mr.. WattcrsOD Went East
La.uycSnous ,r Ire Inuuineu ~ al ms pSpcr
into tariff for revenue only because, as
he explained, that was in nearly all respects
:rce trade and did not scare anybody Oil.
Mcdonald made sleeps eyes at protection
so boldly that il he became Tl!dens heir 1t
would be necessary for himself or Waiter.
son to alter opinions. Mcdonald cannot
carry Indiana on anything less than con-
>erVative tariff Platform. That l5 settled.
The immense manufacturing interests con-
troll the State in that respect qnlte AS sure
" as they control in Pennsylvania. Nc
SON Watterson has gone TO Mcdonald. lie
did this by discovering that
The ohio Platform
which declared for tariff for revenue nm
tied to the necessities Of government,
so applied as TO encourage pro-
ductive industries at home meant not
ONLY a tariff for reNcnue only, but even the
free trade ideas he had proclaimed. This
char ge OF front was significant and placed
Watterson on cordial terms with Mellon.
aid, who is to canvass Ohio on that plat
fern. By uniting on Mcdonald Mr.. Ill
den. Mr.. Wateraon and Mr.. Dana get their
re.enEe on Hendricks.
That this is the programme there IS no
douh, here among those in Mr. Wattersons
confidence. That Mr Watterson can de.
liver great deal Of strength to Mcdonald
is true. Kentucky and tennessee will
swing into line, and, with New York favor
able TO the arrangement, nucleus would
fe established OF sufficient strength TO con-
troll The convention. But, besides these
States, McDoDaId's strength in the West Is
slmos, uniyersal, and he is the only avail
able Democrat West on q conservative
tariff platform.