St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
TILE STR oyGEsT CANDIDATE.

The Democratic current from all informa-
ton from every section is certainly running
heavily, and with increasing volume in favor
of Mr.. Tilden as a Presidential candidate.
He is confessedly the strongest man, but is
also admitted by Republicans to be the most
formidable antagonist that can be selected
for them to compete with in the Presidential
race. His nomination will be sure to carry
an election. He will certainly carry New
York, a majority, if not all of the doubtful
states, and in addition every other state
claimed by the Democracy. This makes
the result sure. The question Is, shall the
Democracy throw away certainty for an
uncertainty. The views of Horatio Seymour
recently published in the GLOBE strengthen
the current in favor of Mr. Tilden, and if his
health and strength are as good in July as
now, wisdom and policy and poetic justice
dictate but one course, and that, his unani-
nous nomination by reclamation. There is
scarce doubt, thatssuch will be the result.
A Washington correspon dent to the New
York Herald presents some intelligent and
well considered views in regard to Mr.. Tilden
and the feeling towards him In the party
which are of the highest interest. If the
views and statements of this correspondent
are correct, and there can be no reasonable
doubt ii, Mr.. Tilden will have no antagon
list in the July convention, and will be cleo
ted by an overwhelming majority of the peo
pie, and in the electoral college as well. No
by can cheat him out of such an election.
The Herald correspondent says.
1t is curious fact acknowledged in private
conversation by many Democratic congressman,
that Mr. Tildens name appears to have
stronger hold on the people over considerable
part of the country than that of any other Demo-
crat spoken of. No one attempts to account for
this, nor is it easy to see why, as he was not
nominated in 1880. he should now be favorite.
But there is good reason to believe that his nom
nation next July would be extremely and extern
siyely popular with Western, Northwestern cand
Southern Democrats. The stories of his decrep-
itude and feebleness have'no effect, apparently,
npon his popularity; and the conversation in
which Governor Seymour lately seemed to look
fayorably upon Mr.. Tilden's nomination, In spite
of his physical weakness, seems to have been
read with great satisfaction in different parts of
the country.
Nor is that all. Several prominent and inhu-
entail Republicans have lately said to your cor
respondent that they regard Mr. Tilden as the
most formidable candidate their party could
have. He would certainly carry New York, they
admit, he would not lose any state which the
Democrats hope or expect to carry.
Under these circumstances, the question of
his nomination is quietly but seriously discussed
here, and of course, the question of who shall
have the second place on the ticket, always
comes up 1.-THE old ticket is generally de-
clared to be out of the question. Nobody wants
Mr.. Hendricks. But it is taken for granted that
any man in the party spoken of for the Pre-
sidency, no matter how high his pretensions to
the first place, may be called upon to take the
second place under Mr.. Tiden, and one hears of
such tickets as Tilden and Bayard, Tilden and
Morrison, Tilden and Mcdonald, and even Tilden
and Lamar--a conjunction which would make
poor Mr.. Montgomery Blair furious, if he were
alive, to hear it named.
So far as can be gathered here, the Tilden
''boom'' is the only prosperous ''boom" in the
Democratic party at present All the others are
perishing little ''boomlets'' which the most
assiduous nursing scarcely keeps alive If the
reports of Mr.. Tilden's health should be fair
about next Fourth OF July the Convention which
meets on the Sth, many Democrats here believe,
will nominate him by reclamation, and thereup-
on pick out the strongest man they can find for
the second place.
'And the platform?" your correspondent
asked Democrat who replied:
81 guess we should let Mr.. Tilden write it in
that case.'