Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-16
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENCY AND THE OHIO
CONTEST.
William {. Chandler lnteNlewedi u Must
be Grant or Sherman-Agrieultu-
raj RepOrt-lmpOrtatioa
Of Cattle. ...
chandler interviewed.


the Republicans in 1880. You see tina.
Mr.. Hayes has now got to be a good Re
publican; lac Is even more bitter toward
the Southern brother than l have ever
been. He now realizes that the policy
of aggression is better than that OF con-
ciliation with a political enemy. lie
seems to like his more recent policy to-
ward the South 80 well that he can't get
enough OF il.
"Who will the Democrats nominate
for the Presidency in lSSO?'
IL think Tlden has the call-that is,
from the present outlook, that his
chances are the best"
Us he the strongest candidate?
"No: | don't think he is. General
Hancock would run better than hlden.
In 1858 Hancock came within an ace OF
the nomination, and | have always
thought that, had he been nominated,
ne would have made a better canvass
than Seymour did"
who will be the Republican nOmi-
nee?"
"Wen, it won't be Grant, il won't be
sherman; Blaine's chances are fair. |
am for Blaine"
"HOw about Grant
'He will not be the nominee. L viii
tell YOU why Grant can not afford TO
make any scramble for the nomination.
It would belittle him ii he did. IL Grant
does not have at least two-thlrds OF the
delegates pledged TO him he will not go
before the Convention. Ii he has less
than two-thirds OF the Convention, other
candidates will dispute with him for the
place. | do not think he will have half
the delegates, and hence he will not sui
Ter his friends 10 present his name II he
has to contest with other leaders for the
nomination
DO YOU think Blaine has a chance
"Yes. he has a chanee-Only a chance
though he NAV be- the nominee. No
one now mentioned has more than
chance. The politicians Will kill Sher-
man of, and il the contest gets down TO
bitter one a negative man may be
take up say Mashbourne or Zaek
Chandler"
"What Of Chambers chances
"Well, there is disposition in some
quarters in ridiCule the thought OF his
nomination, and vet in my intercourse
with the people, find that there IS a
decided sentiment favoring Chandler.
He has courage. The people hike cour-
ageous man. / don't think Chandler
has anv Presidential aspirations, but the
Republican party could 20 good deal
further for a candidate and fare good
deal worse"
s'Wir the Presidential fight in 1850 be
on financial isSues%'
ayes, to some extent. The Republic
cans may declare in favor OF hard
money
"WiIl not such a declaration lose your
party several Congressional districts IN
the West?'
1T NAV; but while the party will de-
clare i'm favor of honest money, we Will
also let the people know that tho party
is opposed To this country being ruled
bv Confederate Brigadiers l don't
think the people Of THIS country are yet
ready to turn il over to Confederate
Brigadiers. fthey are want to move
TO Mexico.
"What Of Ohio?'
"Well, think the Republicans will
cary the State.
do YOU think Fosters nomination
popular OneP"
NO, do not / think that Judge
Taft should have received the nOmlna-
ton. Foster is a poor creature, but
the stake in Ohio this fall Is so great
that we must bury personal differences
and 90 i'm 10 win. | like Ewing per-
sonally, but the party must De above all
i II - rnf
Oi 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. II 1t
should Shudder for the tuture. Foster,
think, will be elected, not because ot
any strength Of his own, but because
the party is a good deal stronger than
the candidate and will pull him through.
"Bv the By, where Is FOS'erP
Out at the soldiers Home.
elias the President moved TO the Sol
diers' Home"
"Nes."
"Who is out there with lim?'
"Col. Rogers and Webb Hayes, be-
lieye.'
a fine lot OF old ladies, amt they
"Since HAYES has got back 10 sleeping
ia the same bed with good Republicans
he can't get enough OF then.
"HOw about Maine?
"The election will be q close one.
The trouble is that the Maine Repub-
icans are Quarreling among them
selves. | was surprized II the large
vote Eugene Hale got IN ue Conven-
ton"
lis Davis, the nominee, friend Of
SeuatOr Blaine2'
AS much his friend as any OF the
other leaders. think il WIS arranged
i'm advance 10 nominate Da'is, because
ne was not connected in any way with
the quarrels among the Maine Republl-
cans To my mind the plan was To give
Eugene Hale and other contestants a
good vote in the Convention and then
nominate Davis, as was don't as cam
didate all the dlScOrdant clements could
support"
"Wm Davis be elected?'
81 think he will.
Fosters Federal Bull-Dtzers
To-night's Star says editOrialy: "Mr.
Charles Foster, of Ohio, who was IN
Washington over sunday, Is confident
OF success, but still has an eve To max
inc 10 il that there are plenty II Deputy
Marshals appointed for the enforcement
of the election laws in Cincinnati.
The War Department.
President Hayes said to-dg that he
had rendered the War portfolio to a
gentleman whom he thought would ac-
ccpt, but for the present declined TO
make public his name. IL Is thought,
however, that ex-senator Ramsey is the
man.
Agricultural Report.
WASHINGTON, July l5.--The returns
10 the Department OF Agriculture OF the
cotton crop shows that the condition OF
June, which was 90. has not ben main
tanned, and is for July lst 90. The fig
ures indicating the condition compared
with the June figures are: North Car
olina lO4, gain OF 8; South Caplina 81,
loss Is; Georgia Sc, loss 7; Fhrida 80,
loss 4; Alabama SO, no change; Missis-
II los