The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-04-17
DOES TILDEN MEAN 1T?
HE SAYS HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
The Question Pat 10 Him Pointedly by tho
California Delegatl0n-1he Statesman
Called on by Nj, iiendrlOks-The
LltierH TARA Ideas
lns aAm nn sAm 0Nol0

INV NoRK, ArrIl 10, The Pacific coast
politicians who called ON Nr Tden Mon.
day werpi ConHcssmen James II. Budd,
Barclay Henley, Pleasant u, Tully Charles
A, Summer and John Il, GlaM0ck, all Of
California; George W, Cassidy Of Nevada;
and NJ p, Post, Of Wyoming Upon bolng
presented TO Mr. Tildcn thc spokesman said
"hE IIden, we have called In bahalf of
the vast body Of Democrats Of the pacI0c
Slope TO Inquire whether you are willing
that your name should be brought before tho
National C0nycnt,ul at Chicago rs clndl.
date 0f tbs Office OF President OF the Unltod
States.
10 this II Ia said ME Tlldcn answered
with decided "NOn
=" II you ora not willing 70 10 candidate
yourself continued the spokesman, "ls
there any other Democrat whom you would
prefer should be nOmlnatodW
| nm no candidate myself replied Mr..
Tllden, ''and boyo no candidate to pro-
pose"
"Will you make your wishes In this 10.
ppecl o0lcally lmowngn
81 Intend to do no In the form Of letter.
i can not Vt present Say ~ whom that lGtter
will bo addressed
The delegation Withdrew ~ Ex-Governor
Hendrlnly0 and Congressman Lamb, OF lnd-
ana, were announced,
EX-GOVERNOR HENDRICKS.
ME Hendricks remained with MI, Tlldon
for about pn hour, nnl was uskoi after his
return how the old slhtosmanB health was.
lie replied that this was u question h0
could moi answer, he mad called simply to
pay hs respects, and II would DO Improper
Tor hlm 10 say anything regarding Mr. III.
dcn's health II was we'll understood, Mr.
Hendricks added, that Mr. lIldon was In
feeble health, but what his actual phys.
lcal condition was ho certainly would not
say, Mr. Hendricks said that the visit had
no political Significance, and that politics
were hardly discussed, lie was th0n asked
what the probabilities were OF Mr. Tiden
being the Democratic candidate for tho
Presidency, and MI Hendricks said 81
could not answer that question, would
not undertake. 10 speak for Mr. l1ldon.n
MI Hendricks said IN reply 10 direct
question That he hmsclf wUa not 4 ennd.
date for the Presidency and who the most
prominent candidates were he could not
say, II was brought to his attention that
hc had been reported In u private interview
as saying that tho tariff WAS ~ Disagree
able subject n talk about" whorOupon Mr.
Hendricks romurhedi ~ did not say that
the tuIli WIS u dAogro0nblo subject 10 talk
about | said II was u dihcult subject 10
discuss, especially for 0nO who hns been ab,
sent from the country Tor some months, aat
have been. My yIows on tho t0rln issue
1rc lhcsoi ! Om In favor of revenue rr.
fonu which, Ms | suppose, involves
reduction OF the revenues and Of taxation
10 the wOnts Of the Government economic.
ally administered, and to such adjustment
OF taxation us viii glyO undue advantage
10 none aud Impose unequal burdens upon
n0nO,'
"What are likely to bo the leading issues
Of the coming cOmpalgnG,'
"1hc question 0f administration and rev.
cnuo reform, which, Of course, involves
questions In relation 10 the adjustment Of
the tariff, Revenue reform win evidently
be tho principal ISSUE"