Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-17
BILLY's BAZOO.

Chandler, the Little, BlO,Cs Hts Horn on
the Political SttssatjO,s-What He Thinks
Of the Presidency and the Ohio Cam
patOn.
Washington Special, July IA.
William p. Chandler was interviewed here
to-day. He gave the following lucid an
swers to several interesting interrogations:
Mr.. Chandler, how does the political sit
uation strike you2''
Swell, it looks we'll for the success of the
Republicans in 1880. You see that Mr..
Hayes has now got to be good Republican,
he is even more bitter toward the Southern
brother than have ever been. He now
realizes that the policy of aggression is bet
ter than that of conciliation with politi-
cal enemy. He seems to like his more re.
cent policy toward the South SO we'll that he
can't get enough of it,
"Who will tho Democrats nominate for
the Presidency in 1892"
81 think Tilden has the callEthat is, from
the present outlook, that his chances are the
BEST
"Is he the strongest candidate?'
"No, do not think he is. General Han
cock would run better than Tllden. In 1868
Hancock came within an ace of the nomina-
ton, and have always thought that, had he
been nominated, he would hove made bet
ter canvass than Seymour did"
"Who will be the Republican nominee?'
well, it won't be Grant, it won't be Sher-
man; Blaine's chances are fair. am for
Blaine.'
''How about Grant?''
"He will not be the nominee. will tell
you why. Grant can not afford to make any
scramble for the nomination. It would be-
little him if he did. If Grant does not have
at least two-thirds of the delegates pledged
to him he will not GO before the convention
If he has less than two thirds of the conven-
ton. other candidates will dispute with him
for the place. do not think he will have
half the delegates, and hence he will not
suffer his friends to present his name if he
has to contest with other leaders for the
nomination.
"Do you think Blaine has chance?"
eyes, he has chance-only q chance
though he may be the nominee. No one
now mentioned has more than chance. The
politicians will kill Sherman off, and if the
contest gets down 10 bitter one negative
man may be taken up-say Washburne or
Zach Chandler
"What OF Chambers chances?"
"Well, there is disposition in some
quarters to ridicule the thought of his nomi
nation, and yet in my intercourse with the
people, find that there is decided senti-
ment favoring Chandler. He has courage.
The people like courageous man. don't
think Chandler has any Presidential aspira-
tons, but the Republican party could 90 a
good deal further for candidate and fare a
good deal worse"
"Will the Presidential fight in 1880 be on
financial issues?"
eyes, to some extent. The Republicans
may declare in favor of hard money!
"Will not such declaration lose your
party several Congressional districts in the
West?''
CIT may be but while the party will de-
clare in favor of honest money, we will also
let the people know that the party is op-
posed to this country being ruled by Con
federate Brigadlers. don't think the PEG
pie of this country are yet ready to turn it
over to Confederate Brigadiers. If they
are l want to move to Mexico
"What of Ohio?''
"Well, I think the Republicans will carry
the State"
"Do you think Fosters nomination pop
ular one?''
"No,I do not. think that Judge Taft
should have received the nomination Eos
ter is poor creature, but the stake in Ohio
this fall is SO great that We must bury per-
sonal differences and go in to win. I like
Ewing personally, but the party must be
above all personal feeling. He is an infa-
ZIONIST of the rabid school. don't
think that the intelligent voting
population of Ohio will permit
one holding the views General Ewing does to
be elected. If it should, shudder for the
future. Foster, I think, will be elected, not
because of any strength of his own, but be-
cause the party is a good deal stronger than
the candidate and will pull him through.
by the by, where is Foster %
"Out at the Soldiers Home.''
elias the President moved to the Soldiers
Home p
eyes,
"Who is out there with him ?''
"Colonel Rogers and Webb Hayes, be-
ieve,''
"a fine lot of old ladies, aren't they ?''
'Since Hayes has got back to sleeping in
the same bed with good Republicans he
can't get enough of them.'
Chow about Maine2''
'Ihe election will be close one. The
trouble is that the Maine Republicans are
quarreling among themselves. was sur
prised at the large vote Eugene Hale got in
the convention
SIS Davis, the nominee, friend of Senator
Blaine?''
Gas much his friend as any of the other
leaders. I think it was arranged in advance
to nominate Davis, because he was not con-
nected in any way with the quarrels among
the Maine Republicans. To my mind the
plan was to give Eugene Hale and other con-
testants good vote in the convention, and
then nominate Davis, as was done, as a can
didate all the discordant elements could
support"
t'Will Davis be elected?''