Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-09-10
WHO ARE THEY.
The Great Race to Come Otfin
1850.
A LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL AsPIRANTS
FORTY FOUR CITIZENS WILLING
AND ANXIOUS TO SERVE THEIR
COUNTRY AS CHIEF MAG
ISTRATE.

ututldl ION-pledsdullJ Su9ScSllNc vi X
liza TO those familiar with a less noble
game-contains eight prominent figures.
The remaining thirty-siX may be regard
ed as the herd Of dark horses stirring
troublesome dust in the distance. Of
the forty four, twelve are United States
Senators, six members of the House of
Representatives three members Of the
Cabinet, three Governors of States and
one the occupant Of the Vice-Presiden-
tial chair.
All are or have been Office holders.
Of this distinguished fOrty.iour, thirty
are lawyers, five West Point men, three
iurists, two merchants, one IS manu-
iacturer, one farmer and one journalist.
There are eight men in the list over Six
ty years ofage, and five under fifty years,
the others being between fifty and sixty.
Ohio, of course supplies the most nu-
merous crowd, seven, while New York
furnishes six asplrants.
The eight gentlemen, five Republic
cans and three Democrats, who appear
to take the lead in the race are Go ar
range them alphabetically so that no
hearts may be broken): Thomas y.
Bayard. James G.. Blaine, Roscoe Conk-
ling, George f. Edmunds, U. 5. Grant.
John Sherman, Allen e.. Thurman and
Samuel j. Til6en. Senator Bayard has
been declared for by political clubs in
this city, in Delaware and by perhaps
fifty influential newspapers.
Senator Blaine, who is the only man
in the list without profession or trade
unless politics be legitimate trade
IS popular and his own candidale.-
Senator Conklisg is strong because OF
his State. Senator EdmInds Is one OF
the ablest men in the Republican party,
and therefore the figure of Its best eie-
ment. Gen. Grant is known by his
boom, as it were.
John Sherman is the financial and
Administration candidate, with wh2t he
regards as the pivoted State wheeling
under him like an entry-clerk's chair as
he throws speeches East, West, North
and South. Senator Thurman is TO Bay
ard as an elevator fall Of Ohio corn is
to hali-peck Of Delaware peaches. -
Ex-Governor Tilden owns New York,
perhaps, and then perhaps he doesn't.
These are the big men, and the stable
full Of dark horses are touched off in the
following paragraphs:
Charles Francis Adams, Independent,
Is counted as one of the available men.
General Is. f. Butler has been men,
toned as the Greenback standard bear
er for 1880.
Governor George B. Mcclellan has a
following.
Ex-Governor Joel Parker is kept on
ice by himself and few Jersey papers.
Speaker Samuel j. Randall's name IS
spoken in whispers by great number
of papers here, there and everywhere.
Senator Wallace is mentioned By pa
pers in this State, and his name appears
in this State, aud those Of other States. /
General w. s. Hancock is favoritc .
Democratic candidate in the Soute.-
Hancock and Hampton " Is ticket .
sometimes seen in the papers.
Post master John F. Hartranfl is a
fair specimen.o of the dark horse.
Senator Don Cameron.
Senator William W. Eaton, OF Con-
necticut,is fayorile with many South
ern Democrats, AID has been mentions
ed by them for the Presidency.
Ex-Governor English, Of Connecticut,
is urged as a candidate by several DEM
ocratlc papers of his state.
General Joseph Il. Hawley, the only
editor in the list, has small national
following.
Secretary VIM. NJ. Evarts was men
toned during the dog days just past.
Judge Sanford Z, Church is Kclly's
candidate for Governor Of New York.
Vice President VIM. A. Wheeler has
been talked of for the Presidency by the
country newspapers of his State.
Ex-Governor Horatio Seymour is the
oldest man in the lis.
General. w. I. Sherman is nOmna~
ted by Parson Newman and few eX-
soldier editors.
Candidate Charles Foster. whose iu-
ture of course hinges on his elelection
as Governor of Ohio.
Candidate Ewingis put down as
Democratic PresidentiOl candidate Tor
the same reason.
Sam Cary, of Ohio, is out Tor the
Greenback Presidential nomination.
General J. A. Garfield is known to
represent the Stalwart elementin Ohio,
as opposed to President Hayes and Sec
tetary Sherman.
Ex-Governor Thomas A Hendricks I
has nominated himself for the Presiden-
cy by saying that he won't play second
fiddle another time.
General Ben Harrison.
Senator Mcdonald, OF lad.
Senator David Davis, Independent IS
the candidate OF the CLicagoTimes, and
has been for dozen years.
Elihu B. Washburne is a Republican
candidate of considerable strength.
Ex.Gov. John NJ. Palmer is nomna-
ted by the New y ork Sun.
Ex-senator Lyman TrumGull IS
mild candidate.
General John A. Logan is hurrahed
for at some of the reunions held by
Western veterans.
Senator Zach. Chandler is whOOpcd
for by Michigan papers and the extreme
Stalwarts.
Senator Window, Of Minnesota, is
the man to beat sherman in case Grant
won't run.
Senator Kirkwood, Of Iowa.
Secretary McCrary's name appears
in the small-irry Administration sheets /
now and then.
James o. Broadhead. Democrat, Is :
mentioned by Missouri Democrats.
Associate Justice Stephen j. FIeld,oi .
the United State Supreme Court.
ClarksOn Y. Potter.
Among the Vice-Presidenhal candi' /
dates are Senator Jones Of Nevada Gas
standard dollar NAM; Judge Settle, OF
Florida, as a tail TO the Grant ticket;
General Joseph 4. Johnston (who IS
the oldest man named, being 72);. Sen.
ator Wade Hampton; Senator MELON
aid and ex.GoYernOr Hendricks.
A VALUABLE ca RPET.-At Il sale
of the pei sOnal effects of Henry Clarke,
lately deceased, in Leonardtown on
Saturday last, roll of carpetng Was