Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08
TILDEN'S PLANS IN DOUBT.
A NEW YORKER SAYS THAT THE
SAGE WON'T SAY NO.

Mr.. DOrsheimer Stiu Asserts the CDR
rectness of His Recent Statement
Yesterdays Prophet Tells why Dana
Is Not Well Posted and Makes Sem
sational Disclosures to Back His
Statement
WASHINGTON, June A New York
Democratic candidate was asked TODAY:
DO YOU know why it is that Mr.. Dana is
taking such an interest in the coming
Democratic ConventIon@'
The candidate replied: Il do not. In
fact | have not seen anything from him
that leads me to believe that he is a Demo-
crat."
THAT is true" said the correspondent.
she is not. Mr.. Dana is an Ishmaelite.
yethe generally sides with the Democratic
party. | should have asked you if you
knew why 1t was that he was laborlng so
hard to convince the Democracy that Mr..
Illden would not accept the Democratic
nomination at Chicago in July next"
i can tell YOU" said
the gentleman. "In 1876, when
Mr.. Tilden was the Democratic stan
dard hearnr, man named A. NJ. Gibson
was the Washington correspondent of
the New York San. Mr.. Dana. knowing
the strong points in Mr.. Gibson gave him
letter of introduction to Mr. Tilden.
who at that time was in need of all the
aid he could command to pull him into
the Presidency, to which he had been
elected. Mr.. Dana, who was Mr.. Til
den's warm personal friend at that time,
persuaded him that Mr.. Glib
son was the man to work
for him. Mr.. Tilden relying on Mr..
Dana-not Mr.. Gibson, because he did not
know him-fell into the trap. Mr.. Gibson
was put in possession of certain facts con-
nected with Mr.. Tilden's plans. sHe was
also furnished sum of money, which he
informed MIR. Iilden was absolutely neces-
sary to accomplish the object sought.
Mr. Gibson not only appropriated the
money TO another and different purpose,
but by some means the Republicans at
once became advised of all the
plans which Mr.. Tildeu had
marked out. Mr.. Tilden at once came to
the conclusion that all was not as it
should be, and so informed Mr.. Dana,
who did not at the time act in such a
way as to lead Mr.. Tilden to believe that
Mr.. Dana was in ignorance of the char
acter of the man he had introduced him
to, and he so informed Mr. Dana. Mr..
Gibson was retained ON the San for
some time after that, but was finally re-
moved. From that time to the present
Nj. Dana has failed to regain the con-
fidence of Mr.. Tilden.v
"Then that accounts for Mr.. Dana's
frequent intimatiOns that Mr.. Tilden
would not accept the Democratic nomi-
tion if rendered him?7
Eyes; sir. That is a fact. | tell vou
that Mr.. Dana don't know any more
about what Mr.. Tilden will or will not do
than man who never heard of him.
''Do you think Mr.. Tilden will accent
the nomination If rendered him?o
u had a talk with him last week. If
the Democratic Convention tenders him
the nomination with that unanimity that
It seems it will be offered he IN st unaues-
tionably will"
"Can he beat Blaine in New Yorkg0
IlIden could have beat Arthur 10000
10000"
"Then you are of the opinion that Mr..
Tilden will be the next President?v
81 am. The holding of a convention is
mere form, because he will be nomi-
mated by acclamation. l recognize the
TACT that Blaine is strong man. He is a
hurrah fellow, and will create much en-
thuslasm for awhile, but the solid inter-
ests OF the country are afraid of him."
DoRsHEIMER's NEWS NOT OF DANA's
GIVING.
Mr.. Dorsheimer said to-day that no bod
been misunderstood by his friends ON the
hU0I of Congress. ne uld not mean TIIrII
to understand that Mr.. Dana, Of the New
YORK Sun, was the channel of his in
! formation respecting Tilden. That was
not the case. Nevertheless he had re-
ceiYed information through as trust.
worthy channel, which enabled him to
say that Tilden would not be a candidate.
anu mat he would so announce TO the
! new ork Convention on the 18th inst.