Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-24
STILL FOR TILDER.
IN FAVOR or TRUE REFORM
To Be Held in New York For the Old Ticket
---A Belief That TlIden If Elect {
~ ed Win Serve Ms ~
countymen.


NEw YoRK, June 2s.-Notwithsta nding
Mr.. Tilden's letter definitely declining the
nomination for the Presidency, the fact is
patent that there are many who believe that
should the convention at Chicugo spontane-
ously nominate him he viii accept. With
this belief number of prominent mer-
chants and bankers in this city have been
busy during the past few days in shaping a
determined fight in behalf OF the man who
was defrauded in 1876. These workers are
not all Democrats, but include Republicans
who are alive TO the issues Of the day aud
who prefer q change in the administrator
Prominent among them is Mr. J. Z. Ire
land, editor of the Democratic Advance,
who is putting his whole soul IN the work
Numerous executive meetings have been
held, the result of which was the issuance OF
the following call:
Believing that the
People of This Country Want samuel j.
TiIden
as President of the United States and that
he is patriotic enough, if elected, to perform
the duties of the Office, we call upon all
citizens to meet with us at the Academy OF
Music on July J at 8 o'clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of giving expression to this public
sentiment and to pass proper resolutions to
be forwarded to the delegates Of the Ma
tional Democratic Convention to be held at
Chicago on july next
Upward of hundred copies Of this call
have been distributed in various parts OF
the CITY during the past week. which have
received many thousands Of signatures, and
a grand rally is anticipated. Among the
speakers at the Academy viii be SamuelJ.
Randall.
In an interview with Mr. Ireland that
gentleman said: Il have always been and
shall continue an earnest advocate for Mr..
Tilden, and shall lend nv whole power in
Righting the Wrong
done him in 1876 If the Democratic party
does its duty it viii nominate him by
aeelamation The eowsrdiee of the party
in 1880 in not rebuking the fraud sustained
by them in 1876 has lost them many thou
sands of votes and was the cause of Han
cock losing this State 1t is not question
whether Tilden will accept a denomination,
but to show the people that the Democratic
managers and party will not countenance
such fraud as they were subjected to in
1876. Our duty now is to nominate Tilden;
then if he declines, which is unlikely, they
will have done their duty and in nominal
ing another man instead, they will find &C
cumulated strength.
should TIlden be Nominated,
/ know enough of the glorious statesman to
srtisfy me that his sense of duty and justice
to the party and the country will not permit
him to stand in the way OF their success in
November. even though it takes him to his
grave for weeks thereafter. ltTilden is not
nominated thousands upon thousands of
hitherto staunch Democrats, including my
self, viii not only break loose from the
party, but will vote for Blaine in order to
defeat the party and show it our utter con-
tempt for the cowardiee that has character
lied it during the past eight years.
Mr.. Ireland had voluminous correspon-
dence on his desk including letters from
all parts of the country, especially from the
South and West, over the signatures of the
most prominent politicians and merchants
all of whom declare their sympathy in the
movement to renominate the old ticket and
pledging their undivided support Another
meeting of the committee will be held on
Tuesday or Wednesday, when more def;
mite programme will be laid before the pub
lie. and until which time the names of the
other movers are studiously withheld.