The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-19
.TILDEN'S CANDIDACY,
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The Philosopher Friend apd portmopie ofths psm1
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In the Democratic Patty Of ohlo-PialAtirs
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PHIADELPHiA, September lS.-The
Pres has the following from New York
correspondent: VIII Tilden run for again
for the Presidency? Is he a candidate2
Do the Democrats think him the most
available man? are questions repeatedly
heard wherever politicians meet and gos.
sip. Then comes the question: ''How lie
Mr.. Tilden? I thought he was hopeless
invalid"
i II has always been strange to note the
absence Of any particular information upon
the subject, even among the best informed
politicians. There was general impres-
sion among them that Tilden Is better, but
how much better few haveproieased to say.
During the last week have been in the
company OF Mr.. Tildens friends. have
seen Mr.. Tilden and watched him transact
business for upwards Of an hour. It is true
that his health. has greatly improved. He
Is in really better condition than be was in
1875, in fact, his friends say, in better con.
ditiou than at any time within the last ten
years. To the question, "Has he strength
enough to 60 through the excitement and
wear OF another canvass2" the reply Of one
ofTilden's friends was, "You, yourself, have
seen that Tilden Is much better and strong.
er than he was in 1876. Do you imagine
he could be called apace TO 90 through
more Than he did in 1870 and the following
winter? What excitement could equal the
dragging wear OF that period and the disap-
pointment that iollowed?a's L,5 Z. 4,,,H -
Then he continued: "Mr. Tilden ia a
perfect philosopher. think the affairs OF
this world disturb him very little. Upon
the day Of the; st. Louis Convention, in
1876, he was OF, Greystone esuperintending
the setting out of trees When the first
ballot came II was. the hour for his horse.
back ride. He did not postpone 1t. He
rode away alone, and did not return until
after the news Of the tinal ballot declaring
bis nomination. had been received one
hour" .,+ ,.s ..,,-.,.,..s tet.4 ..
lss AvlsIT TO GRgYsToSE.
I visited GreyRtone recently, and was
given permission to lock over the place.
This took an hour or more. 1t has been
50 often described that 1t is not necessary
to picture the place and It's surroundings
again. While I sat in his library, Mr..
Tilden came in to wait for his yacht. He
walked easily and without assistance. He
stands very straight, and Is not in the least
round-shouldered His colar Is good. His
skin Is healthy red. Upon his high
cheek bones the red becomes yerypostive.l
His blue-gray eyes are clear, with good
light in them. His hair, silvery gray, is
still thick enough to. cover. every part OF
his head. 1t ia brushed from the right
side across the top Of his wide forehead.
His face iss clean shavsn., His nose is
combination OF the Grecian aud Roman.
The profile OF Mr.. Tilden's bust on the
mantlepieCe suggests William H. Seward. |
His face has deeper lines in itthan are
seen in his pictures. B,tween his eye
brows the lines centre at the top OF hia |
nose like the spokes ola wheel. When |
Mr.. Tilden Is following subject with |
especial interest these lines deepen. The
lines from the nostrils. down are very posi-
tive. The only evidence Of Mr.. Tilden's
being feeble Is in the trembling Of his right
hand and the occasional quiyer ot bis lips
when his lace Is in repose. This trembling
can be controlled. When Mr.. Tilden puts
on his eye.glass Z or picks up newspaper,
the trembling in the right hand stops upon
the exercise Of as will. This trembling is
not serious. II 10 no more than slight
palsy.
THE OLD, OLD WHISPER.
There are plenty OF men out about doing
business who are worse sfllicted. Mr..
Tilden whispers in his conversation, as he
did in 1876 when numerous delegations
were admitted 10 his house at Grammarcy
Park. But occasionally he uses his voice.
It is strong enough to be heard at short
distance. Its as strong as II has been Tor
any tune during the las. ten years.
During the morning, Mr.. Tilden does
enough 10 free him from the charge OF be-
ing an invalid. He walks oil about his
place with slow, measured step. Some
DAYS he rides his favorite horse, Black
stone. This horse he can mount without
assistance. Then when he goes on board
the Yosemite yacht he walks down the
three hundred feet grade to the river, and
when he returns he walks back. All Of
this 10 done without assistance.
After having seen Mr.. Tildsn, and hay
ing had an opportunity of studying his
methods of, doing business, am well con.
WINGED that be 10 as capable now OF endur:
ing canvass as in 1876. He Is hanked
and surrounded by! everything to sustain
his philosopbie ealFn.4 Life at .Greystone
runs on with the regularity and quietness
OF well-oiled and noiselets machine.
In bis house in 1880, Clarkson Potter ad.
yised against Tilden's being candidate Tor
the second ,ime, upon the ground Of his
feebleness, Said Mr.. Potter: "Mr. Tilden
will not live until the convention meets"
This was eaid 10 q conference OF Tilders
friends. A little later Jere S Black, In the
same place, gave the same advice, and for
the same reason, Tilden's extreme feeble.
ness. Yet both men, then in ths :llness
OF apparent health, are .in their graves,
while TiIden, calm and serene, Is conduct.
| ing his business as II he believed he bad
Rtteen or tsenly years to live at least.
YAKGIg IS wILILN'.
IsMr. Tllden a candidste? Is a question
| / have ASKED Of bis best and nearest friends.
Their reply is that Bessrs. Dana and Wat
terson are right when thsy say that Mr..
Tllden is not acandidate. 10 plain words,
he is not seeking it, and does not raise bis
finger in that direction. He believes that
the Democratic party has greater need OF
him than be has Of 1t. He believed II the
DemocIstic party had been h nest in 1850
Il would have rendered him ths nomina'
lion NJ least. lie ie now In Olnsiant re-