, 1874-07-26

L1uEkAl a1Ly In 46t2t ana EDHlQQ 40 y
etrAlSh:-out Republican nomination.
R.-Then Tou think Rice will havo to give way
to sono mai. moro likely to beat Caulheld?
a1r. D.-Ho certainly will If VIC can agree
upon such man.
R.-lA it conceded that Cau1held will be tha
nominee Oh the other side :?
MIR. D.-1 think there is no doubt OF it. Mark
Sheridan had aspirations. b1t the stories OF his
drunkenness, unless disproved, will lay him On
the shelf to Il certainty.
R.-How Ab0at the other districts
Mr. D.-Charley Farusll will hare no opposi-
ton in the Republican Convention. ard young
Hesing will be tho other nominee. In Lie Sec
ond District Ward will probably get the nomiua-
ton, though l am told that it was not until
Gently that lie made up Lis mind whothor to run
on the Republican OF Peoples side. He has de-
c1ded to run Is a Republican, and will probably
get tue nomination. Carter Harrison will be liB
opponent, though alcGrath would have giyc.,
him hard fight If lie bad not been elected Tag
Commissioner.
The reporter Yesterday waited upon Mr. B. G.
Caulflel1 tor the purpose Of hearing from him
on the subject Of tho Congressional canvass. Mr..
CEulleld politely but firmly declined to be inter-
viewed, aud only consented to say that ho was
not now in position to state whether he would
or nou1d not cccopt tho nomination AZ member
OF Congress from tho First Chicago District
When asked II he would not accept in case the
nomination wers teudercd to him unanimously,
60 long as that, but would Ri2uity his intention
before the Convention met.
ME-. A.
There il certain class OF gentlemen,
Thoroughly poet2d in city politics, eS.*slesTe; in
Hueuti:l in \ gliet way, whose nar1os rarely, if
ever, ara publicly mentioned i'll connection witu
politics, but uloso opinions are sound and
valuable, when they can bo obtaiucd. It vaa
with citizen OF this character that the sub
joined intorvien took place yesterday-.a gentle
$ai,n 1f1far fY7r srrI At
fairs in the South Division, but would ouly con-
sent to bo interviewed on condition that strict
iucognito was to be preserved. He ls not & can
didate for any oilico aud would not accept any.
His past predictions have been Democratic;
hia present position is one OF hostil-
ity to tho Republican organization in
Cook County, and his strength will be cast with
the opposition IN the coming Congressional can
vass III the First District, provided good man Is
nominated- His social nnd financial standing
Gre such as to onttle his vlows to attention, and
the fact that lis identity is concealed should not
detract from the interest with which those vieNs
would Otherwise be heard. His quotation in tho
commercial registers may as we'll furnish him
with name for present uao' and he shall DC DO
called Ar. 4. The TRIBUNE reporter Tas for
innate. enough to engage few mlnusas Of his
time, and. under the conditions mentioned above,
tie interview proceeded thus:
Renorksr-I should Ike to obtain your ideas
concerning the cosalug Congressional contest 10
slr, h.-That IL = ouestion NOT easiIy answered
fust now. though it appears certain that the 1.o-
pubbe.nn will mako straight nomination, and
that the Opposition will put up stronZ na1a
agAinat- their ticket.
NAME AND PLATFORM
. R.-Under what name will the Oppo ation or
ganizc this fall: =
Mr. A--rhey are likely to stick to last years
successful name, the Peoples Party, though
= ;bJarsI ~ }{,sr,v
pMubat Iii, he their n}etfonus
IT, -Tt..s enotho, hard conundr11u,. /
believe. however. that tic platform will e:lbody
t1,a 5oc.r3na ~ hard money: or. # not that
di.t;nctlv ins u - deoiaration thai Congress
1urht to stop tinKerins 1t the currency
o,,eeH eHon for yanr or t5e to cons.
~ 80 ~ r,ua fn.,cia, ,stta,s A ehanue to be-
come setfjcd onca more. aud do arav With the
.aae,st as;n,, ~ nncsrtn;otE Then too the
Pp1esfo,ra s1,on,d md probab1Y viii. decIaro
pa:t'n. p1a;.oa" ~ odn+inI.erfa ~ corruntion in
,.st;nns, Ioc;slat;nn: ara;nst xalay-grabbern,
i.x,a .r.nts: rnhs,t.ies etc. Il he nc
pubnesns steal our thunder, we can jo:tly
- ,1,t Il n, nlatform. where. like 30 many re
nrbl;c,n nIanEH. it U1H noyer be heard Of again
nfler election,
= TIE AVAILABLE MAN.
!. R~1t ia nni;er-to,d Tat the Republicans Of
tia jr.. District ara considerably at luEs for
thc r;vnt Kind at a candidate
NJ 80 7 helieye There is no lack OF can-
a;datcs bpt The troublo With them seems to be
to ind one who will ruu aud stand any chance Of
An election aoa;ns. strong man on the other
side The sin 1nple-boarted Old gentleman really
hel;cros that his nnmo will be a tower OF
strsncth: whereas the fact is, and nobody knows
Il bet1er than his own party managers, tha: ho
h,e no folloving to speak of. and his only quai-
6cat1on for tho plaaa-is thu. nj & ability.
No one ACCUSES tho old gontloman Of great CT
pacity. Charley Heed shrowdly guesses that the
prosont is not d good time for him to coma for
ward, aud though he would ba strong man on
a1ly Congressional ticket. ne has fatty refused
to run. They say Josh Auicke1bocker also posi-
tiye|y declines, but I don't believe it; he
would be mighty glad Of the nomination,
but would stand poor. chance for
election against 3 good man. Hs has
asn;rstions but he don't want to get beaten,
Arthur Dixon, On the other hand is a11xious to
ho known az a candidate. and calculates tha1 to
be mentioned in that connection viii do hun
good Very likely it will. hopo 80, Tor ne
hasn't the Ghost OF = show for the nomination.
Ecther has Jim Root nor Gassctte, though Cas-
sette played q trump cnrd when he suffered tho
damp horrors Of that tank at tho Michigan Ave-
nuo Baptist Church. But it won't win; tue
narty won't stand it. Really, the Republicans
Of the First District are in bad var for q can
dit1ate.