The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-04-04

EFS1hS anu mas luglSulcu IN his
State are quite bitter against him.
A fortnight ago this kind Of talk
was unknown, but it is believed a
preeoncertea plan has been put into
operation to belittle the claim of
New England, and now the blasts
against Blaine are in the interest of
Conkling. But they are unwittingly
stirring up a form of agitation which
is helping Blaine every day.
STRENGTH OF THE BLAINE MEN.
A few days ago the Brooklyn Eagle
(Dem.) in its comments ON the Syr-
acuse Convention, made these signf-
can't remarks: 1.-THE next evident
thing is that somehow or other Mr.
Blaine has made considerable head
way in New York. Kings County
politicians are for him, Mr.. Curtis is
for him, and the Utica Herald and
Syracuse Standard with the Repub-
licanism which they represent are
for him. Senator Prince and friends
are for him. 1t will be remembered
that in 1874 Mr.. Conkling did not
stump New York for Gov. Dix and
that Blaine did, speaking in Albany,
Brooklyn, New York, Utica, SYRIA
cuse and Auburn. Were wires laid
then Z"
GOV. DIX foR BLAINE.
Unconsciously the Eagle in the
above paragraph struck a bonanza of
political information. There were
no wires laid in 1S74for Blaine. but
there were some interesting events in
that year which are exercising apo
tent influence now upon the political
situation in this State. Senator
Conkling did not stump New York
for Dix. He did, however, make
one speech at Albany in which he
took such ground on the third term
question as gave great offense to Gov.
Dix and his supporters. The vener-
able Governor, it will be remembered,
declared his ~unalterable opposition
to the third term, Immediately lie
was dropped by Conkling and the
ofice-holders. They rclapsed into a
state of apathy and Indifference with
respect to the election that deprived
the party of the sincws of war and
hundreds of the active men at the
polls, together with an influence es-
sential to success. In a word, Gov.
Dix was most outrageously slaught-
cred by protested Republicans. The
tables are turned now, and Gov.
Dix is for Blaine. This means death
to Conkling ofcourse. Even so strong
a Conkling organ as the CONNER
cial Advertiser, has referred to the
election Of 1874 as a disgraceful ex-
hibition of personal meanness, but
the poisoned chalice is returned to
the lips of those who gave it, and
the mere fact that Gov. Dix is for
Blaine viii bring him hundreds of
supporters.
THE PORTION OF GEORGE W. CURTIS.
The head and front of the anti
Conkling movement in the Syracuse
Convention was George w. Curtis,
of Harper's Weekly. Mr.. Curtis,
by his influence and political force,
in n day completely changed the
aspect of affairs in that Convention.
Prior to his arrival several of the
Conkling men had agreed with anti
Conkling delegates that if they
would not oppose that the Conven-
ton would be asked merely to pre-
sent the name of the Senator to the
Cincinnati body without instruction.
Some of the anti Conkling men ac-
cepted this, but Mr.. Curtis declined
even this compromise, and insisted
upon a show of hands to determine
who were willing to run the risk of
opposing the Senator. He succeed
ed in persuading 113 delegates to
follow bis lead,-nearly one-third of
the Convention. Mr.. Curtis is a
delegate to Cincinnati. He is re-
corded in the extract quoted as in
favor of Blaine. This is not strict
ly correct. He may finally cast his
vote for Blaine, but his personal pref
erence is for Secretary Fish. He
believes that no man can be elected
that cannot carry this State, and he
feels that with Hamilton Fish as a
candidate the State Of New York is
bound to go Republican. There is
very little hope, however, for Mr..
Fish, and the moment that this is
made apparent to the clear mind of
George w. Curtis he will probably
be found working for Blaine with the
same earnestness with which he op
posed Roscoe Conkling.