The Portland daily press., 1876-07-22
Another Rapid Reasoner.

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Senator Logan has a rival. When that
atesmau announced that he had given the
dbject OF finance a fortnights careful con-
liberation and study, and had reached conclu.
SONS upon the subject that would revolutionize
the science of political economy, a whole
nation stood off and wondered at the reach
and scope and vigor of his intellect, and the
rapidity and originality of his processes. But
here is man in Maine, Gen. S. J. Anderson,
delegate to the ST. Louis Convention, aud
member of the committee appointed by that
body to wait upon Gov. Tilden and inform him
OF his nomination, who does not require
fortnight's study to make up his mind on
mach more complicated and uncertain-iudeej
we may say much more slippery and elusive
subject than that of finance. Anderson was,
as has been remarked, member of the COM
mittee that waited on Gov. Tilden-the COM
mittee whose mouth-piece was the fluent and
impassioned McClernand; the committee which
on one of the hottest nights of this hot
summer, flung at Gov. Tilden a full half hour
of Indiana oratory of such fervor and intensity
as to extort from the martyred nominee the
earnest conundrum, "What is tie matter with
Anderson had an opportunity, not only to hear
McClernand and Hanna-of itself a liberal
educaton-but to see Tilden. Having seen
him, he returned full of it to Maine At Port
land, Me-, they Immediately called a ratifca-
tion meeting, and Anderson addressed it.
Knowing that there must be some curiosity
upon the subject of the nominee for the
Presidency, Anderson said:
had the opportunity few nights since of meet
ing Mr. Tilden, one of the delegates sent by the
Convention to inform him of his nomination. And L
will say that from my observation Mr.. Tilden is a
man of power of mind, man OF strong sense, man
ofinfexibe frmness, a man who would know no
kitchen Cabinet, man who would know no ring, a
who if he is elected President will be President
fthe United Sta 3.
There, now, is man who has Instincts and
1tuitions. He es not need to be with a
an hour or to 60 round
to decide whether or not
sary qualifications. Having
-flden while he was under
d, and having observed that
t hinching, Anderson says to
ople from his own observation
an of power of mind" Having
lay of his features when the
)mmittee was read to him, he
I'm from his own observation "a
g sense" Having remarked his
ing Hanna's address, he does not
ay from his own observation that
N of inflexible frmness.' Having
It the members of the committee
introduced, he feels authorized to
lis own observation that he is ga man
d know no kitchen Cabinet. a man
aid know no ring" AMI finally,
erson eliminates the results of his own
,vations in the prediction that elf he is
I'd President, he will be President of the
States" To the people of Maine who
ad doubts upon this point, and have
that if elected President, he would be
mt of Guatemala or some of the Central
an States, or perhaps of an insurance
y, this assurance of Anderson must
cen very gratifying The speech was
with great enthusiasm. 1t must have
relieved the popular mind in Maine,
aims only to be said that no man in
try ever lear ned so much in so short a
j. Anderson, and no commun-
easily satisfied as the Portland
have been with the results of
Tvations. Mr. Tilden may be
Anderson represents him. but
derson must be to have found
ok. Upon the whole, Anderson
discoverer than Logan.