Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-05
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

IdE MEAT PRESlDENCY.
From this time forth all political move
ments will be directed to one end-to infu-
ence the next Presidential election. All of
the candidates, both possible and probable,
may be said to be in the field on both sides,
though if the National Greenback party
does not expire before next year it may trot
out some one for the race. On the Repub-
lcan side are Grant, Sherman and Blaine,
with Conkllng as remote possibility. The
Democracy have Tilden, Hendricks, Thur
man, Bayard and Davis, with Hancock and
Palmer as dark horses. Each candidate is
working to secure the advantage in the nom
mating conventions, and of course each is
confident of success. While Grant is per-
sonally making no effort, he has many influ-
entail friends who are actively at work set
ting up the pins in his favor. They are for
the most part composed of the members of
the various jobbing rings that brought his
administration into disrepute- Shop
herds, Murphys, Robesons, Babcocks and
Belknaps of old days, who made themselves
rich at the expense of the country. They
are fortunate in having the ear of the pub
lie and few newspaper organs to grind for
them, but unfortunate in being too well
known by the general public. Their advo-
cacy of the cause of Grant may be, but will
not be regarded, as wholly disinterested. In
fact, the general public look with suspicion
upon cause that has such supporters, and
while the mass of the Republican party
would have accepted Grant unquestioningly
if he had been brought forward under other
auspices, they now begin to doubt the expe-
diency of doing SO. Grant, if he really de-
sires to secure the nomination, has good
cause to exclaim with Job: "Save me from
my friends!' f.
Next to Grant, Sherman leads the list. He
has undoubted strength, and will be for
midable candidate. In the first place he
commands large patronage as secretary of
the treasury, which he will not be slow to
use to advance his own interests. His fnan
cial policy was designed to favor the moneyed
support of the money kings of New York.
Then he resides in one of the doubtful
States, which, if he succeeds in carrying
may decide the result. He is q candidate
that none can afford to despise.
Blaine, who once was the favorite in the
race, has fallen to last place. His extreme
course in the Senate has alienated many of
his warmest friends. He sought to revive
the issues of the war and to kindle anew the
sectional strife that so long distracted and
divided the country. 1t is even doubtful, at
this writing, if he can carry the delegation
from his own State.
On the Democratic side the chances are
so nearly alike on some of the leading can
didates that it is difficult to predict which
will win. Hendricks, since his absolute re-
fusal to take the second place on the ticket
which the Boston Post regards as an evil
dence that he don't care to 60 a-fshing-
has developed considerable strength, especi-
ally in the South and West. Notwith-
standing the opposition of Watterson, he
will undoubtedly carry the delegation from
Kentucky, while in Missouri, Arkansas and
Mississippi no one is spoken of but him. He
is also reported to be strong at the East,
though Mr.. Tilden will be apt to give him
trouble in that locality. Mr.. T1lden is,
without question, making strong efforts to
secure the prize, and is reported to have en-
tered into a combination with John MI
Palmer, of Illinois, by which the latter is to
have the second place on the ticket. Many
who believe that he was defrauded out of the |
election will favor his nomination for q |
second time, and the fact that he can carry
New York against any adversary is strong
point in his favor.
Thurman and Bayard have both fallen in |
the esteem of the people within the past few
months, and while they may show some
strength are by no means probabilities. |
Davis may be taken up as compromise be-
tween the two extremes of the party, but is |
not yet a heavy candidate, save in the matter |
of avoirdupois. Palmer will probably be |
content with the vice presidency. The
strength of Pennsylvania in the next as in !
the last convention will in all probability be- |
cast for Gen. Hancock, and he is reasonably
certain of support elsewhere. He will be an |
candidate, and in the event
of Grants nomination by the Republicans
will be more than a possibility. s
1t will be interesting to watch the develop
ments of the next few months. for they will |
have bearing upon the fortunes of one OF
the other of the candidates. It will be of |
special Importance to note how the chances
of the Democratic candidates vary, for the |
person who wins the preliminary skirmishes