Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-11
TWO TILDEN TELEGRAMS
Tilden's Friends Say lie win, But
VIII He!
An Interesting Interview With Ix.Gov.
Hubbard.

ut Is Dick Hubbard,n was the
exclamation from score or mora nj
mouths as rotund form alighted from
the Pickwick bus last evening and
entered the crowded hostelry. And
sure enough 1t was the genial ex-yoy-
ernor, clad in the neatest of blacl,
broadcloth suits and wearing on his
head the enormous silk tile presented
to him last year by the merchants of
st. Louis. Everybody knows the ex-
governor, and 1t was not long before
he was surrounded by a crowd of
friends and acquaintance, all will.
ing to hear what he had to say
perhaps little anxious to hear him
because 1t is generally understood
hut he has given his friends per ris-
sion to use his name as a candidate
for delegate at large to Chicago. 1t
would have been strange If the crowd
around the jolly statesman and rail-
road builder had lacked GAZETTE
commissioner. 1t did not. anyway,
and one of the first queries (for what
are we here for" but to question?) put
to the ex-governor was: "What is the
slogan" The answer came quick:
1.-The old ticket .Tilden and reform. u
do you believe it will win against
Blaine, governor"
81 do; Blaine is the best card in the
Republican deck, and they will play
him for all he is worth, but with
Tilden we can beat Blaine in
New York, New Jersey, CJnnecti-
cut, Indiana and make Ohio debata-
ble.n
but, governor" the reporter que
ried, suppose Tilden is not willing to
make the race; that Dana and Waiter
son speak for him and authoritative
ly? In short, that after instructing
for him and sending q Tilden delega-
ton to Chicago, cooked and primed for
his nomination, he won't accept that
hOnorW
There was merry twinkle and a
knowing look in the ex-governor's
eyes as he responded: snow, young
man, don't try to crowd me too close;
/ am not here to be interviewed, and
amt talking for effect, either; but II
you knew what / do, l don't believe
you would ask that question. i am
not Mr.. Tilden's spokesman,
and l don't claim to know every
thing, but l have some docu-
ments here in my packet that may
allay the fear of doubling Thomas
like you. Look at these; you are not
to publish them literally, for they are
in the nature of private communica.
tions, although have warrant to read
them, if necessity requires, to the
Texas convention"
And then, from the capaciols b reast
pocket were fished out two tele grams-
one from distinguished Ohio Demo
Graf. AN ex-governor OF the Buckeye
state. and an eminent Democratic law
Yer of New York city, known to be
near and dear to Mr.. Tilden-a lawyer
who Is now assistant district attorney
in Gotham, and who enacted meio-
dramatic scene with John Kelly on the
stage at the Cincinnati convention
i'm 1850. They were brief, but they
said Mr.. Tilden is almost persuaded 10
accent the call that goes up TO MIN
from the Democracy all over this coun-
try. tQaU IL Will NC uhiao's 4. A
him. in instructing delegations, first
choice and not to indulge In any con,
tinpent second choices. "Iilden anu
turn the rsscals out!' was the purden
land now" continued ex,Gov'
Hubbard, as he refolded the aocu, .
ments Tisn't this enough to warrant u
sentiment for Tilden as the hrst ch9lt !.
of the TexasD Democracy? | think u ID
and / shall say so in the convention.
Won needn't ask me any more 4ues-
tions. for haven't anything more '. .
give away; haven'tany axe 70 gf nnu
and decline to go on the rack any y
further. even for as good paper as
THE GAZETTE. lam tired ana , Want
to look around, and rest, too. VIA nv
else / have to say will be heard IN 'he
convention" + and left
the ex-governor swapping jokes with "a q
crowd Of friends. AS TO the Willie ,,, y,
these kilograms from Mr.. Liia e,Yn .
sr;ends the reader must draw his own WI
cancellations. 1t is to be hopeI, my
sriands know what they are taik siaa
about. II one could see decl ,;nM !. I
n srcm Mr. Tilden himself, saying,
,yII take it" it would be worth g0oo
deal more than 1t Is.