Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1884 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

In connection with the visit of Senator Bayard to Albany, the Washington correspondent of .the Chicago Daily News telegraphs that journal as follows: There is a report coming from New York to the effect that Cleveland will not select Bayard lor a Cabinet position because Tilden is bitterly hostile to him. It IS claimed by Tilden’s friends that he and they nominated and elected Cleveland,; and that he cannot go back on them or discerned Tilden’s wishes. <.n the other . hand it is asserted by Democrats Utah in the party that Cleveland owes Tilden nothing. It is stated by men who were in New York during the canyass and who are familiar with the Democratic management, that Tilden gave only a few thousand dollars, and really made ijo sort of effort in behalf of the ticket. "It Svas,” said a leading Democratic Senator, “Tilden's friends who cut Cleveland so badly in New York." It is also believed by many Democrats that Tilden is trying to put Randall at the head of the Treasury, but the latter prefers to remain in| the House. The almost universal opinion on the Democratic side of the Senate is that Mr. Bayard can have the Secretaryship of State if he wants >it. The cause of Tilden's hostility to Bayard is said to be the former’s belief that the Delaware enactor and Thurman were mainly responsible for the electoral commission bill. In answer to this, friends Of Mr. Bayard say that he and Thurman used every exertion to get an expression of opinion from Tilden about the electoral bill, and that finally the late C. N, Potter and several others, who were said to represent Tilden, accepted the electoral commission bill.

Charles G. Reed, Citizens’ candidate for Mayor of "Worcester, Mass., defeated the Republican nominee, Samuel E. Hildreth. The city voted for liquor license by two to one... .Wade Hampton has been re-elected United States Senator by the South Carolina Legislature,-receiving all the votes bnt those of five negroes...;. Channcey M. Depew declines to be a candidate for United States Senator in New York... .The fact has developod at Washington that Senator Bayard made a trip to Albany last week, remaining at the Executive Mansion with the President-elect for more than twenty-four hours. L. Z. Leiteb, the Chicago millionaire, now in Washington, is spoken of in connection with a foreign mission. Mr. Leiter says he will only accept a Cabinet position. ... .A prominent New York Democrat says Roscoe Conkling can have the full Democratic vote for Senator. Fourteen additional votes are necessary, however A delegation of the County Democracy visited Mayor Edson,of New York'audurgedtheappointment of Hubert O. Thompson as Commissioner of Public Works. The request was indignantly refused.... The

Maryland Democracy gave a banquet to Senator Gorman, wf the Baltimore Academy of Music, which/ wjNf elaborately decorated for the occasion. Senator Bayard was among the speakers. It is thought that the portfolio of the Interior Department will be offered by Gov. Cleveland to Mr. William C. Whitney of New York. ,