Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-25

The - PivOtal state" Interviewed.
The work OF interviewing public men upon
the next presidency has already commenced
and will probably be kept up with activity from
this time out. The New York Herald opens the
ball with the views OF the congressional del
egation OF that state. which that paper claims
Is the real pivotal state " OF the Union, de-
spite the talk about Pennsylvania and ohio.
George A. Bagley. republican, 22d district,
thinks if the question OF the republican presi-
dental nominee :. Is one OF choosing candi-
date on the ground OF expediency. why Grant
Is the coming man: but If il Is to be sentiment.
then the name Of James G. Blaine unque5tiOn-
ably leads the list. He wOnld give 10 the cam
paign such eclaf as we have not known since
the days OF 'TippecanOe and Tyler, too John
NJ. Bailey, republican, 18th district. says Grant
is foremost ana Blaine is a strong candidate
bGt that the mai who can carry New York In
the presidential campaign is Vice President
William 4. Wheeler. William III. Baker, re-
publican 24th district, Is a .'stalwaTt ana a
warm friend OF Senator Conkling. He SAYS
General Grant is his man. - We can't carry
a single southern state without General Grant,
and we ought TO break the solid southern line
somewhere. Now, General Grant can carry
North Carolina and possibly South Caro-
lima. which Mr.. Conkling or any other
republican candidate yet named can
never do. We must nominate Grant"
Charles b. Benedict. democrat, 3lst district,
thinks Tilden is the sureSt man for the demOc-
raCy TO win with. solomon Bundy, republican,
DIST district is OF the impression that Blaine will
be the coming man of the republican party
that he is nearer the hearts of the people than
any man in the party. John ii. Camp, repub-
licaD, 26th district, says Grant is a strong man
and that Mr.. Blaine Will make IAN lnvincible
candidate" James ". Covert. democrat 1st
district, regards T1lden as having the vantage
points In his favor In the state. s. $. Cox dem
ocrat, 9th district, Excused himself from an
interview. alleging that his time was altogether
taken up in advocating the census BILL Jere-
miah W. Dwight, republican. 18th district, thinks
Grant is probably the strongest man in the
9arty, but that it Will not be necessary to take
him up: that ''MT. Blaine is as good leader as
the republican party could desire, and the i'm
preston still, exists that he not fairly dealt
with al Cincinnati. Assuming that Mr. Conk-
ling is not candidate, after Blaine come WASH
Durle and Sherman" The views OF Anthony
Eickhon. democrat, It'll district, 'could not be
obtained" E. Kirke Hart, democrat, 3Jth
district. thought Tiden would be re-
nominated for the Presidency. but to be
elected he must again be elected governor OF
the stale" Abram s. Hewitt, democrat 10th
district. had nothing to communicate" John
" HungerfOrd, republican. 10Th district, mad
no views upon candidates. A B. Jones, repub-
llcan, 10Th district, says COnkling is out of the
race; that Grant has a strong name. 'and the
conduct of the southern people may so exaSper-
ATE the republican statesmen as TO make il al
most necessary to call him again to the high
Office which he filled with consummate ability
for eight years" John b. Ketcham. republican.
%th district. .'modestly declined to express his
views Ii is known, however that he has |
unbounded confidence in General Grant |
T. Il Lapham, republican, 9th district. SAYS |
Grant seems TO be the coming man for /
tle republicans. ID. y. Lockwood demo |
crat sgd district. was OF the opinion that as !
New York is the pivotal state the democratsin |
the state should not allow personal preferences
TO have anything to do with the course pursued |
In the coming election. Arson G.. McCook, re- |
publican. oth district, islands By General Grant |
10 renew the enthusiasm and victory OF 1s6S |
and 1872 in the Presidential election OF $780, s
J.. Mayham, democrat, 18th district, thinks Mr.. |
Tilden would certainly be a strong candidate |
for governor, but whether he would be as
strong outside OF New York as in the State he |
has reasonable doubts" Nicholas Muller
democrat. 5th district, "declined to be inter- |
viewed George W. Patterson, republican, SD |
district, thinks Blaine has greater advantages |
as popular candidate then Grant. j. H. Starin. |
republican, goth district, was not prepared to |!
express views upon the subject" Martin l.
Townsend, republican, 18th district, thinks
Grant, Blaine, sherman, or Evart5, may be the
man. but that he has lived sorlong in this
world that he had "learned the folly of
building Presidents In the air. Andrew Will
liamS, republican, 18th district, thinks II
the convention were to meet in March
Grant would undoubtedly be nominated:
and sees no reason why he should not have a
third term. B. A. Willis, democrat, 18th dis
trict, says: "If the wishes OF the rank and file
OF the party are regarded and the work OF
sehemers is thwarted, Allen G. Thurman viii
doubtless be heartily supported By the state OF
New York, and if nominated would have no
difficulty In securing its thirty-fve electoral
votes Fernando Wood, democrat 9th dis
trict, does not indicate his preferences, but
hopes the strongest and most available men
in the party will be selected.
IL viii be seen that so far as an expression OF
opinion Is reached as TO the views OF the Con-
greSSmen OF the pivotal state, Grant has a
shade of preference on the republican side,
though Blaine follows very closely: while on
the democratic side T:lden has the lead, though
the endorsements OF him are by no means en-
thusiastic, and are coupled with good many
Ifs" and .'butS." Thurman gets one vote and
Vice President Wheeler one.
Mr. Blaine with his fertility OF resources and
skill IN handling facts and figures has made
the most of bad cause IN working up the Chi
nese panic, and In defending the bunkum po-
ltical-capital raid upon the immigrant China
men; but he has somehow overlooked some very
essential data In the question. The y. Y. Tn
bttgls calls his Alteration to the figures showing