, 1880-04-28
SENATOR M'DONALD.

.rterv1ovv on tho Political Situation
T1Idcn Not to I8e Nominated - soy
r,ourss Candidacy Unlits ely to Heal tho
rsrasefa Nctsvoon Tho Now York Fac.
7ndtanarotit Jouradh Aprtl ~.
e1rstor Joseph E. Mcdonald. who hns becn in
49,. vcsterp part Of tho State for several days,
srgaucd In conducting law case. stopped over
=, Sis homo IN this city yesterday on his return
~ Warrington, representative OF tho Journal
.ra,cd on him Mt hls residence onNorth Pcnnsyl-
ssnia street during the afternoon for tho pur-
,,n.c of obtntnlng an expression OF bis Slowa
rronccrning tho political outlook.
myyho. In your opinion, Is tho most available
IAN for tho Democrats to nominate fir rrcsl-
Hout7" began tho reporter.
'V Mr.. uondricks, Of this stato," ,aus tho ro-
SAnd Why do you con.'dor him tzomost avail
aele man." , r,,on, Il n. a,v4,.h,. ~. .,o
xnrtr xtI9 70 plsco q Western ma'A nj tho head Of
she cSe' oti I, tho ,1 Ha1t hc aa o. al
R%ess Wa stands much '.hance of getting tho
nomH!na,oWpi, H1,, What States in vou expcct Mr. Ham
a,,cxs xiv 10 reccys tho Iost q hts support boioro
tee iio HS" viii esFtalr ,ly receive tho unanimous
Sas sssnd: ~ ea4al shance with acn.. haneock tos
ssuf t. I Ta soss foe
and 90, II my op!nton, WIN be that Of Michignn.
IN addition 20 this, think II nrobablo that hc
sad s %se nssi Il naes the cicsWti"ns @ from
tboso st Ates are not solldty in his favor,
er's ssai ,srs e cppe1a
man Tested to Mr. hcnaricks by East'rn Demo-
%Sot 80 much now a. thcro WAS some tlno
rnu.r waA the reply. "Not nearly 10 mitch, Iii
'ises. within tho rast few weeks quite q iGeltug
5 b: " y se sf hes sea Me1h " 5
%1na sho will probably .'a3 y b so nominated for tho
aThat is n matter that has received very littlo
;esiaened to favor ciarkson N. Potter, Of Now
1e!f SYou do not think. then, that Pottcrs defeat
last fall lsindicatiyc Of weakness on his pnrtT
ikether to hts being on the ticket with Robinson.
'Go lost votes enough tn New York City alone for
cEet m xs shoa i enafoks and poto
Is ~" persisted tho interviewer.
"1hat would snit n nc mo ycry well. There can Az, be- b,
,,fYnnn will cast Its Electoral yoto for him, md
Gne Is popular elsewhero ns we'll rs IN h!s own
ntS e;oa a e Hss n short tore Is " notbng saas can
fbe brought nRanst him to dcfcnt him. As 70 tho
second paec, no nun now IT92m!nenty g M nefora G,
f'hs iN position. Of -Prce!dent Of The United
estates te purely QbnUfHry. l1G II 6lIHply uHu!C
bead, with but little patronage. md hls chief
duty Is 10 stand about mud walt for tead mems
,ehoes. The ofl1co ia mot desirable and. M sAid
Ibcfotc no innn who is candidate for tho Preai.
idenoy wants to condeseend to accept tho second
place" ~,
[ VI don't consider that he bus any," said tho
tsenator. 4" Tho defeat of tho Democracy last
fycar Ia Nov York WAS tho result Of an untRBO.
| nIsm existing botweon one fact!on.of tho party
(townrds another. Tbs 1kclly party sought stm-
tols Ia their efforts to. defcat him agatn this
gear, In cnse he received tho nomination nt Gin
iclnnatI than they were to dufcnt bis ulau Rnblu-
Aeon Inst fall They would work harder, in fact.
this year than they did last Tho result OF tho
ftwo Conventions at Syracuse lnst week demon.
ioonclus!ycly that in tho event Of Tllder's
kHepubllcans, md that would insure tho
success Of tho ticket Of TINT .pnrty, How
aevor seriously tho remainder Of tho party mny
Sdepfecato tho @ aet!en A.. of :the Q. nj ke,'y w,ng ,,g
that they haye taken ilrm stand, and It wond ,
,den In tho. face Of shotr Opposition. Tho Con-
.vention will bo mado UP Of thinking, reasonable
5mes. who will takc NIL this into consideration,
y yeT 9t ex.,tn Mr. TIL
"Then thero Is Mr.: Seymour" e,iFgestcd tho
}rcpoYtcr: "do you think ho would accept tho
.nolninn.lon IL tondercd htm7'
~ Am not prepared to sAy," continued tho
tsenator. However, doubt the adyleabillty OF
twould unite the split IN Now York. Another
thing to opcrata ngninat him Is tho fact TINT ho
Wives in tho East, and tho feeling seems to pro.
tyall TINT Western man should be honorcd With
Ethe positton."