Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-16
THE PRESIDENCY.
THE PROBABILITIES DISCUSSED BY
ABRAM 3. HEWITT.
He Thinks TiIden UngratefuI, Superannu-
ated, and Unfit for the Oface--A Strong
Word for McDonald---TheI Indiana States
man Patient But Watchtu1.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. f,

Monday I met VIM. f. Shaffer, who has
just returned from Europe after years
absence. He is said to have been there in
the interest of Mackey, the bonanza
miner. Said he to me: II just got off
the ship five minutes ago. Abe Hewitt
was on the steamer. Hewitt told me coming
over that the presidential nomination lay
between Gov. Cleveland and Joe McDon-
aid, and he didn't much care which got it,
because both were first rate men, When
we took pilot on board he threw Us a lot
of papers and I got the only copy of No
vember 8, giving the results of the late
state elections. I went off with a friend
behind the funnell to read it, DIR. Hewitt
hearing that we had the paper, hunted me
up and wanted to know the returns. Said
/: "Hewitt, you have a sure thing now on
the presidency. New York has
elected a Republican legisla-
ture and secretary of state,
The Republicans have made a pretty gen
eral sweep Well, you would have split
your sides with laughter to hear Hewitt
say that he was deeply afraid that the re-
be president" Notwithstanding what DR..
Shafer said, Mr.. Hewitt was interviewed
on Tuesday and he assailed Tilden and
supported Mcdonald.
1t might be inferred from what Mr..
Hewitt says that he would not object to see
the next national ticket Mcdonald and
Hewitt. Indeed, that idea is getting
around pretty generally. Such ticket
would not have the invalid in front and
the healthy man in the rear. 1t would
have the strong man, Mcdonald, in front
and the invalid with the lesser duties to
fulfil in the rear. am
of the opinion that Mr.. Tilden is
| rapidly receding as the Democratic ma
tional candidate, and what influence he
has left will not be used to harmonize the
party, but rather through his relation to
men of preiudices to show evaporation in
the different parts of the country. What
else can be made of the beating of drums
| for Holman, when Indiana has never asked
| for Holman? 1t Is merely another "on
| to Richmond noise and cannot be
attended with any respectable results. Mr..
Tilden has errogated for several years past
| the right either to get ths nomination him.
self Or to prescribe who should have it.
| Like all concerted old men who have had
their day, he wants to have hand in the
| pie 1t has been alleged that he was the
man who broke down Seymour and
| Blaine in 1858 by influencing the New
York World to turn against them after the
October elections. In 1872 he kept
aloof from the Greeley move
ment. Between that time and
1876 he seemed to be in scheme to de-
stroy Chief Justice Church and Seymour
and get them out of the way. That is why
| Kelly's bolt against Robinson had such a
| powerful following in western New York,
| where Chief Justice Church was regarded
| as the typical Democratic statesman. In
| 1880 Mr.. Tilden's relation to Hancock's
election was sufficiently mystical to have
been the subject within few months past
of exposures which have sigually shut up
, the mouths Of his chief fuglemen.
Az The present time it would seem that
Tilden has just mentality enough left to
harass the younger men who are coming
into prominence.
Mr.. Hewitt has just spoken of him in
downright terms as without gratitude or
propriety. l was told some months ago
/ by gentleman who visited Greystone,
that when he mentioned Mr.. Payne, OF
Cleveland, as the proper person 20 nom
mate next time, Tilden replied, ''Oh 20;
Hoadly is q better man." yet | hear
that when Hoadley has been
too much pressed in his presence he said
there is the greatest difference between
| natural leadership and that kind of a
book craftsmanship which Mr.. Tilden
possesses. The latter is very useful to
most of the country newspapers, and car
ry away the college graduates.
Some time ago John G. Thompson
went to see him, as [ have been told, and
Mr.. Tilden told him that he was one of the
greatest organizers in the country.
Thompson was rather tickled at the re-
| mark and let it out. Some years before
Mr.. Tilden said to another gentleman
from Ohio: "Choose Thurman; I consider
him one Of the greatest men of the coun-
try"
This vas intended to 90 right out TO
Thurman and make him happy.
By the way,I saw Judge Thurman this
afternoon standing on Broadway and look
ing, I thought, little heavy and
passe. He was alone and looked mp and
do IN the street as if not quite certrin
which way to GO. He has strong coun-
tenanoe with slight trace, think, of high
living. Nevertheless he is a plain and
direct man, somewhat cold toward his fol-
lowers, but incapable of putting up tricks
and artifces on his contemporaries mat
ters that are sure to be done by man of
conceit, pulled up altogether beyond the
views of that nature for him. If Mr..
Tilden should by any chance get the nom
ination for the presidency the factions that
will break out in this state will tear it all
to pieces. He may succeed in placating
John Kelly personally by fattery. 1t takes
but very few grains of salt on KelIy's
tail to make him walk into your hand.
But what fusion would that be
between the arch rebel of the party and
the arch Jesuit. The Jesuitry would be
entirely on the Protestant side. AS far as
1 am able to see, the drift of events is go
ing toward Mcdonald. He must expect
dissensions to be sown against him in the
state of Indiana, but pretty ingenious
nature, soft answer and the kindness
natural to the man. together with good
common sense and upright patriotism will
do more for Mcdonald than all the little
intrigues against him. There seems to be
no way left TO do him any harm, except by
stabbing him through woman. The
men willing to do that here meyer had
wives.