Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-05
TILDEN'S NO NOT A YES.
MIR. DORSHEINTER AUTHORITY
FOR THE AVOWAL,

The Sage's Determination NoT to Ac-
eept 81 Nomination to be Formally De-
cIared at the New York State Demo-
cratic ConYention-His Present silence
Explained.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-There is now
every reason to believe that Tilden will
not accept the nomination of the Demo-
cratic Convention. Representative Dors-
heimer, of New York, having heard the
contradictory statements of Congress-
men who have been calling on Tilden this
spring as to Tilden's intentions in regard
to the nomination, determined to ascer-
tam exactly what TIlden proposed to do.
Through Charles A. Dana he learned that
lllden would not be candidate before
the Democratic Convention. This infor-
nation Mr.. Dorsheimer has conveyed to
mis- Democratic friends in the Senate
and House. The result is
very general expression of
sentiment by both Senators and members
in favor of the nomination of Bayard.
Bayard and Mcdonald is the ticket most
generally named. In his letter TO Mr..
Dana, asking him to see Mr.. Tilden, Mr..
Dorshelmer said that the Democratic
party was suffering through the general
uncertainty as to Mr.. Tilden's intentions.
The party, he said, was drifting to and
fro, rudderless and befogged, at a time
when it was necessary to go forward con-
fidently. He begged Mr.. Dana, for the
party's sake, to see Mr.. Tilden, show him
the evil effects of the present uncer-
talnty and urge him to declare
himself. Last Friday Mr.. Dorsheim-
er went to New York and saw Mr..
Dana. The latter reported that he had
visited Tilden and had submitted to him
all the arguments presented in Mr. DORIS
heimer's letter. After listening patiently
Mr.. Iilden replied that he had not wa
Yered an instant in his purpose to forbid
the use OF his name. He then showed to
Mr.: Dana letter written by himself in
which in terms most positive, emphatic
and unequiyocal, he not only refuses the
use of his name, but declares that
he would not accept the nomina-
ton if rendered him. and that he
would not be a candidate under any Cir
cumstances. Il wrote that letter. said
Mr.. Iilden, "to Mr.. Dana, in substance,
two months ago, with the intention of
making it public then, but they persuaded
me to Withhold it for time, and L shall
now have 1t read at the State Democratic
Convention, on the 18th of june" In
speaking of ''they" Mr.. Tilden referred to
Messrs. Bigel0w, Manning and several
other Democratic politicians who held
very close relations with him. He said
that they had some purposes to
subserve which would have been
injured by the immediate
publication Of the letter, and as he, per-
sonally, did not care for a little delay, he
consented to withhold it until the meeting
of the State Convention. Mr.. Dana as
sured Mr.. Dorsheimer that he saw and
read Mr.. Tilden's letter, ~and that there
was no question of Mr.. Tilden's perfect
slncerity-tbat he is not and will not be a
candidate under any consideration. The
purpose to be subserved on the part of
Mr.. Manning and the other Tilden advi-
sers, is believed to be the substitution of
Cleveland in Tilden's place. Flower is re-
garded here as out of the race.