The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-03
THE OLD TICKET.
BAYARD FOR THE SECOND PLACE
The Sage of Gramercy and Chevalier'
Bayard the Most Available Candi-
dates - Kelley and Flower
are willing, Etc.

NEW YORK, June oU.-The objects ana
the results of the conferences of the past
few days at the Fifth Avenue hotel are
known now. Leading Democrats, chiefly
from the Eastern States and from Wash
ington, have come and gone, but with
sealed lips. There has been no large
formal gathering, but steady dropping
in and out for four or five days, not in a
haphazard way, but as the result Of
an informally circulated suggestion
that the situation demanded serious con-
sultation. The one absorbing question
has been what is our most availa-
BILE ticket, and these statesmen think
now they have found the answer. GEN
eral Slocum came nearest to
letting the secret out when
he told reporter Saturday
that the nominee would come from New
York, but would not be Cleveland. As
soon as he had said as much as that,
however, he shut up as close as a clam.
Although Cleveland received severe
setback at the Saratoga convention, the
leading Democrats who were of the
opinion he cannot carry New York were
still anxious about his candidacy. The
New York World (DemOcraD and the
New York Times Independent Repub-
lican) continued to clamor for him, and
the Cleveland craze seemed to be spread
ing to more distant States which had
failed to read the scrawling on the wall
in the New York convention.
The Sun and Kelley's paper, the Star,
and the Brooklyn Eagle made the facts
known regarding Cleveland's weakness.
The New York World soon grew luke
warm in its championship of the Gov
ernor. The Cleveland boom has waned
steadily and it is believed that it has
been swallowed up in the consultations
of the party leaders. With this formida-
BILE candidate disappearing there came a
condition approaching chaos, which
made the danger of laundering at
Chicago seem very imminent. 1t has
been the purpose of the conferences to
map out safe programme, and those
patriots who participated in the work
feel that they have saved the party from
the probability of mistakes.
Tilden is their man. He is to be NOM
mated at Chicago by acclamation.
Those feelings of reluctance to enter
upon the arduous work of campaign
expressed in his letter, are to be met
with the argument that the fate of the
Democratic party, and of course the
welfare of the country as well, depends
upon his acceptance. So firm are these
gentlemen in the expectation of Mr..
Tilden's objections being overcome by
such an appeal that it does seem as if
they must have had some quasi indorse-
ment from Graystone of their plan.
1t will be a hard dose for Western
Democrats to swallow, probably, but it
is the truth that the sentiment in these
farnnnnc hou Inn,, in Of al,
ping off the tail of the old ticket and sub
stituting for Hendricks Senator Bayard.
The friends of Mr.. Bayard have been
consulted in this matter, and the an
nouncement has been given that Mr..
Tilden will not attempt to serve as Pres
ident further than to take his seat, per-
haps, but will then resign on the plea
that his health will not permit
him to undertake the duties.
Furthermore, it has been represented
to Mr.. Bayard's friends that Mr.. Tilden
may die before the Electoral Col
lege meets in February, and that in
such an event no will be given the Pres
idency by the electoral vote. The idea
is to get all the benefit in the campaign
from the prestige of the old ticket, and
it is urged that there will be no loss of
support on the score of objections to Mr..
Iilden's bad health, if there il such a
man as Bayard to fall back upon in
the event of the head of the ticket fail.
ing.
II is a fine scheme, and the only real
serious objection held out in the confer.
ences has been the probable row the
Western men will raise over such hog.
ging of the whole ticket by the East
About all those who are in this have to
offer the West is a promise that in the
event of 1Nilden's name not going before
the Electoral College ny reason of baC
health, the second place shall then be
given to Morrison or Mcdonald. There
may be trouble ahead in the abundance
of "ifs." Such Il programme is beset by
too many contingencies, and the trainers
of IL feel that il is rather unwieldy fo
successful carrying out in n Nationa
convention. Still they argue that il il
the very best that can be done for tn
Democracy in the present state of affairs
! They expect clear and easy work witt
the first part of their plan, an,
delegates may expect to NEE
upon their arrival mt Chicag
q well worked-up sentiment from tn
East I'm favor of the nomination of I'll
den by reclamation. The rest of tn
| scheme will be crowded forward mt
later period. John Kelly has given h
hearty consent to the plan, because
really means Bayard for President, an
| the Delaware Senator has been Tan
many's 1irst-choice all along. The Kinl
county crowd take to the idea. Eve
Flower seems well satisfied, for he wi
claim the credit ofhaving doomed Clev
land, and will DO in line for the nomin
ton of Governor of New York, whic
instead of the Presidency, is really q
aim of his efforts. In short, all OF q
anti-Cleveland leaders have given the
Endorsement To this combination.
lGlobc-Domocrat.