The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-12-25
TACTICS OF TILDEN,
THE DEMocRArIc cANvAssEs
In the State of New York-Tho Changes in
tho RSadquArters-0levelaud'S Renomi.
nation Prsdioted-GoSSip of tho Days
CT 1870 and Other Matters.

DER OI Tue DeuOCIalG Otato SOL11hhtSS
whose name has been associated with Mr.
Tilden's literary bureau for many years
told me some interesting points tonight
about the manner in which their can
vases have been conducted in this State
since 1876, when the TIlden school dis
trict System was iEaugurated. He ERid
"There have been just two changes in the
headquarters Of our party since 1876. One
of those was death. The result OF keep
ing the working lorce together, like that
il that when campaign is inaugurated
the men drop into their duties are readily
AZ one hangs up his coat in his own house
Each one knows what is expected ol hip
and also Of his associates and, what IL
more important still, they have become &c
used to one aLothers ways that there IL
no friction. II a campaign wsre to open
tomorrow, our headQuartcrs' stat would
be in active operation on two hours notice.
Mr.. Tlldens plan has heen greatly i'm
proved on since 1876. In his literary
bureau, for instance, he had printed mat
ter for weak-kneed Democrats, old time
Democrats, Independent Republic ans and
straightout independents, and each class
would receive different line OF argument
in their mail. We make no classifCations
nowadays, but Gre OF our whole battery
At once. Every voter gets the whols
stock OF literature. The secret service
system has also been improved On. We
nave q list that contains the names oil
what Mr.. Tilden' calls the 'arguders' in
the country towns-the men who 'vent
lheir opinions in the taverns and grocery
stores. These men get their points from
Dnr committee in nlne cases out Of ten.
We eau often tell what the topic OF polit-
zeal discussion will be in the village stores
d week hence.
"Ihe Democratic plan is to keep the
people talking about one thing ut lime,
and make that tell; when that dies out
Jrlng in another sensation; but don't
bring in two at a Liue. A great many
people think i Birchard's ALTERATION taved
Mr, Cleveland We had three cards that
Sere never placed in that campaign, and
shey were quite as good as the Burchard
sensation. We had the game experience
in the last campaign. Tbs iceberg talk
and the exposure ABOUT the State pint.
ing defeated Mr.. Davenport, and We knew
ne WAS gone fortnight before the cleo
tion."
rue same gentleman, going fUther into
politics, Continuel: "a great many pe0=
Ole think that President cleveland could
aot bc renomlnated by the Democratic
party. | think he will lie the candidate
IN 1883, and believe he would be nomi-
mated ifa convention were 10 be held to-
nelTow. The people feel towards CIeve-
and as they did toTRri Lincoln in lSGl--
they don't know exactly what he is going
20 do, but they have faith that he ia doing
The best he can and that he will continue
70. They trust in him blindly. This con-
iidence is going to grow, az it did from
1861 to 1864, and it will end aB it did then,
The Democrats will find that, no matter
now much they disliku to, they will have
70 renominate President CleYeland TO
meet popular feeling"
WHISKY WELL KEPT.
"By the way" said Ashbel +. Fitch 10
your correspondent who had dropped
into his Office to day: 81 have story
which think will interest your Kentucky
readers. You often hear Of come mans
finding one of Captain Kidd's buried cot-
fers, but client Of mine unearthcd a
treasure the other day which beats even
that. He Is o horse dealer in Twenty
fourth street, and goes every year to Ken
lucky to attend the thoroughbred sales
Last year he heard OF an old Kentucky
plantation that was TO be sold and he
bought it for almost nothing. The only
buildings on the place were a tumble
down house and harm, which he intended
TO repair as the nucleus OF q stock farm.
His brother.in.law went down not long
ago from New York, and set to
work to strengthen the foundations
OF the house. And on digging around
in the cellar, what do you think he
found? Why, large case or reservoir,
filled with thirty.oue barrels OF whisky.
All OF them were properly stamped, and
bore the date 1851. 1tturned out that an
old bachelor had lived in the house dur
ing the early years Of the civil war. Ken
lucky was being constantly raided by one
side or the other, and about 1868 the old
gentleman turned bis ready money into
whisky and then hid it carefully under
ground. Not long after he wns Bhot be.
fore his own houDe by ono Of Morgan's
raiders and nobody ever knew the secret
OF the buried liquor. The property passed
into the hands Of relatives and was cold
finally, as told you, for mere pittanCe.
Nothing could have been wiser than the
old KentuCkian's investment. Thirty-one
barrels OF pure Kentucky rye standing
tyenty-iour years in the wood are worth
more now than would like to say. They
certainly can't be duplicated in quality
anywhere in the world"
A NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN ON THE NEW
RULES.
Congressman Stephen O. MillArd, OF
Binghampton, speaking OF the new rules
Of the House, said tonight that whether
the hue and cry that more money would
be spent proves true or not, they must
greatly facilitate business. "Why, it got
so that some Of the committees could not
be heard at all during a session, because
all the time was taken up with the APP
preparation Committee, which itself was
so overloaded that it was forced TO blur
many bills. Now there are fifteen mem.
hers on that committee, some very able
men. sub.commlttees will no longer
take charge Of bills in the House,
but the committee as whole will
Why, think ctit, one committee had to
pass upon over 500. 10000 in appropria-
ton bills. The silver men will triumph
this session, ! think. 1t is more than
likely that Mr.. Bland will be appointed
Chairman OF that committee. II go, We
know what to expect, The very thing
President CleYetand left out OF his mes
sage-the Interstate commerce question
will be vital issue, and brought up, ]
think, after the holidays, Reagan, OF
Texas, will likely be Chairman OF that
committee, and probably his bill, with
some modification, may be submitted
again"
SENATOR HAwLEYoS THE QUESTIONS nEFoRE
CONGRESS.
Senator Joseph R. Hawley, who wrG
Just getting of to Hartford for Christmas,