Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-24
EVENING STAR.



| Cincinnati Correspondence Chicago Iuter-
Ocean.l
Governor All, y thinks that he = a candidate
| for President I he Enquirer and several other
papers in the staa ,hsve .old him so, snd the
supplemented old n An hss dyed bis waiskeFs,
thfown away his can. ara comes torth n A.
power Of ambition. He Is swinging around the
circle, ostensIbly 20 AID his party in the fall
campaign; reslly TO tel the Old BourbOns OF
Ohio that be viii give them all post ofaees and
Foreign appointments in 1876 But the old N an
can't see through a mill-stol e-doesnf know
of Pendleton's Wsy, and raj r. is Pend eton's
suggestion that he is allowed TO dr. am OF future
greatness for time. The 'sYoung |.sgle OF the
we L aiSsa1y RlnPPins b.: fsssas RS fEs Ss
blown strong blast on the party ea gle, aud
will soon be blowing his own. Icala upon
tnn .cnS a. intedreE nim upon the ,n,
on Sd street, in an unpretsntious room. wit \ no
sign TO attract the notice OF passengers bA 8
small, rusty piece of tin, on which Was simp "
lettered " George II. PendletoD."
one would think that q man Of his ambition
would placard himself in letters Of gold. HIS
Office Is small, old-fsshioned, and mea- erly
furnished, but there be was. . lirtle more sray
In his beard than when / saw him lsst-a little
more capacity under his wastooat, bat stiU
tie same hearty, cordisl gentleman thst he
told him my errsnd-thst the Inter-ocezn
mad sent me co~n 70 talk with him, and he re
Piled:
"Well, come in, come in; take chair AMI sit
down; but YOU can't interview me-"
You'll tell me what you think OF the pros
suit in Ohio?" ! suggested.
The democrats said he, lifting his dnger 70
emphasize his remark, and lowering his voice
the state
"By bow many Majority
al csn not tell that. But we have got them
on the hip. They have killed themselves by
making temperance an issue. II NAV 20 do vn
with some OF your Methodist farmers. but il
won't do in town. Theg'u lose their Congress
men IN CuyahoEa, in Lucas, In Montgomery,
and IN two or three other districts, and they
won't have ghost of show TO defeat Banning
here in Cincinnati"
$50 you think the democrats, as Won cau
them, win carry the stateg"I
81 THINK said he, repeating my words after
me deliberately, 1.-THE democrats will carry the
"But do you think, !" suggested. ssit was nm
dent for you to put plank in your platform
81 told you, my. young friend, that wasn't
going to be interviewed"
well, III let OFF if you'll answer me one
question. Are you sincere in your 50 = RestiOn
Of old Bill Allen for President?s
The young Eagle of the West" drew down
MS race as some people do when they are about
to utter astupendous Joke, and expected he
was going to say something that would interest
Governor Allen, but he simply renlied. ssft
isn,t time TO talk about that yet. Besides, if il
was, wouldn't tell you"
sis the general Impression in Ohio" / at
tempted again, favorable TO Governor Allen
hs n CdnQlGdres
ats too early to talk about the Presidential
candidate yet. L never pretended to SPEAK
abOnt the future"
just then Mr.. Pendleton excused himself 10
meet some clients, and, shaking my hand cor
daily, said, "Cone in to- morrow, and we Will
talk little; but you can't interview me-"
People whom / have met in Ohio this week
seem 10 think that Pendleton would stand a
very good chance TO carry his state if nominated
Tor President BY the democrats in 1876, and he
Is already beginning TO lay his wires very cauti-
ously and thoroughly. He lie going to keep poor
old Allen up as long as he can, so as 70 occupy
the mind OF the people az long as he can, and
keep Thurman ont OF the way; then, when they
are tired OF that, he give them some one else
TO talk about till he is ready to unfuTl bis wings
and soar ont in all bis glory Peudleton' e friends
think Hendricks viii have no show. He is a
trimmer, they complain; he may be q pretty
good governor Of Indiana, but he isn't positive
enough TO be President-as il he had any hopes.
And IL, they say, the candidate must be west
ern man; and IL, they add, il lies between the
two, why Pendleten will have IL Is as plain a.
the nose on your face.