Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-28
ARTHUR vs.. BLAINE.
The New ''lrreprsssibls conilct' In
the Political Arena.
The President and the President Seeker Vie
ing With Each Other in Their Bids
for Popular Support in the
Coming Struggle.
THE REPUBLICANS DIVIDING UP.

"AsAiNSroN,Septeenoer 21.-NatiOnal poll
tics are once more exceedingly interesting.
Mr.. Chester A. Arthur (who Just now
Yields the power which Mr.. Conkling built
uP) and Mr.. James G. Blaine are actively
engaged in making two Republican parties
IN the United States, or making two par
ties out Of the existing Republican party.
am unable to say which Of these able men
Is doing most to effect this division OF the
grand old party" 1t is to be said, how
ever, that there is no principle involved
The contest is merely personal. Arthur
controls the federal patronage, with serious
drawbacks growing out of ths manner Of
his succession to the Presidency. He lacks
and will continue to lack a zeal hold on
the
Affections and support
Of the masses of his party. Tka sympa-
th'es OF Plain Republican men and women
art still intense lOr the murdered President
and his stricken family, aud all who were
near himin the hours OF his pain and death
viii continue " have a strong hold ON the
sentiment Of the country. The Grant hal.
lucinstion Is gone out Of the public mind
Is there any possibility OF any revival?
Apparently none. Politicians do not seem
10 think II possible that Grant should even
be prominent in political life again.
The questions Of the next two years is
whether the Republican party has vitality
and morality enough TO put aside and put
down the ambitious plots both of Blaine
and Arthsr (who has succeeded TO Conk-
hng's place in politics. What I wish to
call attention to ssw is the rapid formation
of two parties inside the Rep Iblican party,
one teO uy
The Friends OF Blaine,
the other led by the friends of Arthur. Ger
tainly anybody can see that phase of the
situation clearly enough in PennSylvauis.
TIE IrotestantS against Cameron rule-the
men who are resolved ~ pull down and
root out the boss dynasty-these are Blaine |
men. They are destined To succeed. They
will poll at least 1OO, 900 votes. The Cam
erOnS will be beaten, and they have the |
support OF the national administration 1t !
is we'll enough 10 talk about reunIting the |
two factions another year after the Came |
ronS are down. | fancy It won't be so easy.
In New York the administration has
Pulled Mr. Folger Through
and made him its candidate for the Gov
trI or>hip. The direct interposition of Ar |
thur at the last moment with promises OF 4
patronage, turned the scale against Cornell,
who had gained large number of his dele ]
gates beCsuse Of the opposition of Gould |
and COnklirg. Mr.. Gould represents only |
himself. HIS personal relations are init |
mate with Bisine. and not with Arthur. |
Probably FOlger will have q toeraely full |
support from his party in November, but |
in the even division between Cornell an |
Folger this year Who will doubt that, il |
there had been delegation to q national |
convention 10 be chosen, there would have
been two sets Of delegates chosen? Arthur |
seems to be making an administration issue |
wherever he can, and Blaine is quietly |
meeting him at every point. The action |
OF Blaine in supporting the straight-out |
Republican movement in Virginia means |
simply two delegations from that State TO
The Next National Convention.
Suppose Arthur and Blame keep tins
thing up and succeed in choosing rival del |
egaliOns from more than hall the states |
Nhu will then settle the little difficulty?
Blaine has captured the Republican or |
ghnization in South Carolina, aud is almost |
sure To control the delegation from that |
State in the next national convention. In |
the last convention Z. W. Mackey, the !
srrnngt st Republican in the State, voted Tor |
Blaine, although the delegation was in |
Structed for Grant. At the State conveG. |
ton last week he secured thecOmpositlon OF |
Il Slate committee in the interest of Blaine" |
with himself as chairman. Brayton, the |
c, Hector of internal revenue, acting with |
the national administration, had done
everything in his power to secure control |
of the committee. He wholly failed. Mac
kew is triumphant and has caused the State |
HEADQUARTERS To be moved from Columbia |
10 Charleston. This Is an
Important Political Event.
This committee remains until the autumn |
OF 1854, and will control the convention |
that nOninates delegates to the next Ns-
lain
cisl power, is stronger than the whole Fed
eral administration power in South Caro- !
lima. Arthur has made beginning in Flr,
gtpia. North Carolina, Mississippi ana |
louisiana in the direction of controlling
the delegates for 1884. In Georgia his men
do not make much headway. In Alabama
he has this week removed both the internal
revenue collectors, Morgan and Rapier, the |
Leading Republicans OF the State. This &C
tion kills any attempt TO form u legitimate
Republican party in that State, so am IN
formed. In Tennessee the administration
men are offending many of the best Repuo-
Ecans. II looks as ifthere might be
Two SO-CaIied Republican Organize.
tiops
in every Southern State.
II is worthy of note that this Artnur-
Blaine issue did not come TO the surface Id
the Massachusetts convention this year, oe-
cause the PRESIDENT nau ueatoh IA -
the man his friends wanted to nominate,
by his clap-trap veto Of the river ana mar
bor bill. The thing that touched the Arthur
Blaine issue most closely was N. Hoars de-
fence of the Republican alliance with Ma
hone il, Virginia. That brought Ho2r into
Substantial unity with the President, be-
cause he will be bound to keep along In
that line, and as Blaine becomes more
prominent, the Senator Will naturaIly teau
Io-a tovror6 Aribur As between the two,
the old leaders Of the party will generally
prefer Arthur. Will the new ones turn up
Rls;uo in the sndf