New-York tribune., 1880-03-01
THE CHOICE FOR PRESIDENT.
OPINIONS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

MAN. 49,
RenubIican Representative from Ohio says
.ho, Senator Baine,s strength is increasing III
his State. and that he Will probably be the sec
ond choice Of the entire delegation to CHI
cooo. ANY Republican candidate, he thmEs' can
oorrv the State. Another Republican Repre-
sentative gives his reasons for preleIIInS '"0
nomination of General Grant. COionei Wiliiaih
T.. Brown. of Ohio, thinks the choice VI 'no
Democrats lies between Tilden ana lhui'',""'
rn,oss the nomination of Grant by the lie
nublicans should make 1t expediehV ior 'i'o',
n nominate a military man also. genera
-Woodford il spoken of as candidate Tor
Vice President
BIAINT'S POPULARITY IN ONO.
THE MOVEMENT THERE IN HIS fAVok-"hAi Az
ou,o CONGRESSMAN sAYs-DIsAPPEARANcE OF
THE GRANT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. siHhNu'"'
(nY TELEGRAPH To THE IRBUNEI
u.s,rxcToy. Feb 90" What does the Blame
..,.o,,ort in Ohio mean ~ asked the correspondent
of Tur TrIBUNE of Republican Representative III
roporess from that State. Is it an honest ono
I Gee that it seems to be engineered by some men
who supposed would prefer General Grants Lom-
nation and | have heard that its pnrpose is TO
weaken Secretary Sherman aud then turn the state
over TO General Grant"
"Oh. no. there is nothing in that" was the reply
"It is simply IN index of Senator Bla'nes wonder
ful popularity in state. General Beatty II Tic
is the person TO whom you have reference is nn-
ouestionably an earnest supporter OF MI
blaine. I am sure / don't know where tho
Grant men in our State are, If you leave
ont ex Attorney General Taft. Some of our public
men declared themselves for General Grant III
the Autumn. when the whole drift seemed to be III
that direction, when General Grant was having
enthusiastic receptions everywhere ana 'he otner
candidates could hardly be said to be IN the hen'
But now the Grant sentiment has entirely dlsap-
peared in Ohio and one after another these men
have transferred their support to one or the other
of the rival candidates"
"Then if this Blaine movement is an earnest one
there will be some Blaine delegates from Ohio in
the Chicago Convention, and Secretary Sherman
will not have the united support OF ms own STATE
even ~ remarked The TRIBUNE representative.
THAT bv no means follows" was the Congress
mans reply "Our delegates will not be chosen rs
Blaine men or Sherman men. don't believe the
question who his preference is will be asked OF
any one whose name it is proposed TO place on the
list of delegates. There will be no machine per-
formance in Ohio Indeed am glad to say that
we have no such machine there as you have
in New-York and Pennsylvania. The best ana
strongest men in party will be sent to the chi
act as unit. Mr. Sherman will certainly have the
entire vote of the State as long as there is any
chance of his nomination. After that as Sena-
tor Blaine will be the first choice of many
# the delegates and the second choice
Of nearly all the Others, i assume that Ohio will
transfer her support solidly to him. Mr. Blaine Is
much more likely TO win the nomination by not
allowing his friends in Ohio to antagOnize Mr..
sherman. II VIII require all the votes that sher-
man and Blaine both can secure TO prevent General
Grants nomination the first ballot; and OF
course each. working In those States and
districts where he is the most POPULAR
can secure some votes which the other could not get
npder any circumstances Then, If there is a cor
dial feeling preserved between the friends of both
the stronger will be in position to take the votes
of the other. and IT now looks as ]! the stronger VIII
be Senator Blaine"
IL presume Senator Blaine could carry Ohio
easyp said the questioner, "and all this talk abon
Democratic victory there is mere boastiDg."
..Yos; ] should not despair of the State with anv
candidate he responded. "With Sherman or
Blaine against either of the Democratic candidates
that has been mentioned our task would he an easy
one. With General Grant as our nominee 1t might
not b. as easy. You know that we bay, very large
German vote in our state and that II IS sometimes
disposed to be clannish, as well rs independents II
Syracuse this week should he followed by others
as large and influential as those seem
10 have been the German vote, almost all OF which
really belongs TO us might divide, and that might
make il difficult for Us TO give thc vote Of ONO to
the Republican candidate. ! don't say that we
could net carry the State for Grant with some Of
the Germans saifeced, hut do say That should
very much dislike to have TO make the contes'
under such Disadvantages. Senator ConkIing Is
reported to have said in his speech in Utica yeser-
day. that New-York was the pivotal State aud that
he was ready to assure the Republicans of the conn
Try that with General Giant the nominee at CHI
eago. New-York would give him her electoral vote
but New-York becomes the pivotal State only
when all of the other Northern States.
with perhaps one or two exceptions are carried b.
the Republicans. II Ohio and Indiana should be
,st the contest would be an uncOmfortably close
ono. even with New-York saved. II is tho part of
wisdom. therefore, TO look over the whole field and
select the candidate who. all things considered,
woula be the strongest everywhere"
Now as for Senator Blaine" confined the
speaker, lyon can have 10 idea of the enthusiasm
Ma presence in Ohio inspired last Autumn At ole
meeting which / attended there were between
10000 and 40 600 people present and the whole
tow as dressed in flags and streaneIs, the decoa-
tlons having been spontaneous and not prepared in
puysuance Of any organized plan. Tho house at
which he stopped was thrOnged from morning until
mig ht The procession which escorted him TO the
meeting was remarkable one. In 1t was reIre-
sented every industry of our people. Men were
seen iuunng printing presses making ll0n and
many others of our Manufactured products ON
wagons. In the public square the procession
was detained for long time, and
think that at least 10000 men must have pressed
up 10 Mr.. Blalnes carriage TO shake hands wltl
him. -Four out Of every five remarked as they took
hrs hand hope to vote for you for President, Mr.
blaine or expect to vote for you IN 1850 Sena-
ior. 1t was q mistake that we did not have a