St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-12
THE OLD TICKET.
Prominent New Tork Democrats
Agreed That Tilden Should
Be Nominated.
Some Object to Hendricks, and Tilden and
His Friends Are Said to Prefer
Payne.
The Nominee For Vice President With
TiIden Will Certainly Succeed
to the Presidency.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I


I New YORK, May 11.-The Herald to-day pub
fishes series of interviews with leading Demo
Gratis.
SMITH ELY.
Ex-Congressman and ex-Mayor Smith Ety. of
New York city, speaking of Tilden's health says
''It isn't paralysis; it is palsy; palsy is dis
agreeable but not dangerous; paralysis is both
disagreeable and dangerous. I don't say Til
denis physical condition is such as would war
rant him to undergo the strain of campaign
and discharge the duties of the presidency. That
is for him to determine. 1 simply say this, that
it looks to people who are ON the inside as
| though Mr.. Tiden is the nominee upon whom
they can unite with hope for certain victory
Respecting other possible names, Mr.Ely says ::
SIT seems to be reduced in this state question
between Cleveland and Flower, but can hardly
believe any such nomination Will be seriously
considered. OF course, common with every Demo-
crat, have given the matter thought, but my in
variable conclusion has been, Tilden and the cid
from that position
Referring to Arthur, Mr.. Ely says: 81 have
| always been believer in Arthurs great luck.
When he was nominated for vice president, l of
| fered to bet Ben Wood that Arthur would be
ted any trouble for Garfield, although Garfield
was not healthy. He sat in front of lie in con-
gress, and I often noticed he had phenominally
large head, which wobbied about on his neck iii 4
most peculiar way. Subsequently, when he was
shot, Henry Porter, of the commission of
charities and correction, reminded me of my
proposition to bet that Arthur had then taken a
step which was certain to lead to the presidency
Arth boS carFoiuIv dOnn va1I
JIMMY o'BRIEN.
EX-Congrcssman and ex-sheriff Jimmy O'Brien
said, ''It looks like ;rilden but don't tbink it
looks like the old ticket. One thing 1 am conf
dent Of those Albany people are not working
for Cleveland. That Tiden's friends are work
| ing for him vigorously and strenuously, admits
of no doubt, and in my judgement he will be the
| nominee of the convention. If he should not be,
1 regard Flower as having very much better
chance than Cleveland. In his hands the coun-
| try would be entirely safe. His record in every
line of his life is one of which he may be proud,
and the country would never be ashamed of its
executive in the person of Roswell P Flower" ="
Being asked what he meant by saying that
things did not look well for the sold ticket y
OBrien replied: ''I mean that although the
Kelly gang want Hendricks because they can use
care to have Hendricks nominated, because who
ever is nominated vice president and elected with
| Tilden will certainly become president
''Whom do you think they favor:"
Payne, beyond a doubt; Payne has taken
pains to deny that he is a candidate for the pres
idential nomination, but did you ever hear of him
saying that he would not take the second place?
Whenever you hear an inside Tilden man talk
he has always got good word to say for Payne
as vice president. l think the ticket will be
Tilden and Payne. believe that is what they
are working for
SAMUEL CONovER.
Hon. Samuel Conover said he expected to vote
for Tilden and Hendricks; that Tilden would un-
doubtedly accept,-the stories about his feeble
health were nonsense-and that he was in as good
condition in 1876. In the senate contingency
side drift in that case would unquestionably turn
toward Payne. For obvious reasons New Yorl,
and Ohio must be considered in the coming
struggle, which is a further argument in
favor of the nomination and cleo
ton of Tilden and in case Tilden
overrides the will of his friends not only but of
the people at large, doubtless Payne would next
best fill the bill. New York would then be
looked to for the vice president, in which event
there would be vigorous contest between Cleve-
land and Flower; but in my judgment neither of
these would win the second place. Should Til
den preferences and the favor of his friends be
consulted, ex-Comptroler Andrew H. Green
would be the man.
THOMAS DEMBY.
Commissioner Thomas Demby said: 81 sup
pose the best thing to be done is to nominate the
old ticket. The old ticket is what everybody
talks and what everybody thinks. have no
doubt the old ticket would sweep the country
from end to end.'