Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-11-13
The Chances Canvassed With
Tilden and Hendricks Out.
PANNINC THE PRESIDENCY
DOWN TO THE BEDROCK.
New York, Indiana or California to
Furnish the Candidate.
A PREDICTION ABOUT THE LAST BALLOT
IN THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.

In replying to a friend who had solicited
his opinion regarding the respective
| chances of the several Presidential candi-
dates on the Democratic side, Mr.. Cassidy,
who is now in the East, makes the run
ming observations given below in q letter
written before the elections of last Tues
day, in fact on Nov. s. twill be observed
that he travels over the entire field Of
aspirants, emitting only the name Of Ben
Butler of Massachusetts,. OF course But
Ter, as a Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, is not seriously contemplated
by anybody. Mr.. Cassidy's letter was not
written for publication, but inssmuch as
it contains some points Of interest, we have
concluded to give the readers of the SEN
TINEL the benefit of it. He seems to think
that the party ought not to go outside Of
New York and Indiana for the ticket.
But we will allow him to speak for himself.
Here is what he says:
Personally lam for the old ticket against
the world, if it chooses to compete for the
nomination; and whether it will be nomi-
mated or not simply depends IN Mr..
Tilden's attitude in the premises. Moth
ing short of q positive refusal from him
will serve to prevent the representatives of
the Democratic masses from again placing
the old winning team on the track.
Next in prominence at this time is ex-
Senator Joe Mcdonald of Indiana. He is
a great lawyer, q sound statesman, and
above all he is believed to possess the
ability to carry the pivotal State of Indiana
in the election over the head of any living
man in the United States. Indiana is q
| necessity, and Uncle Joe may become q
necessity along with it. By the way, /
recen tly met the old gentleman and Mrs.
Mcdonald. We know them well, having
| stopped for months at the same hotel in
Washington. The old man is not averse
to canvassing his chances, and he seems to
be entirely ~sanguine of success. Mrs. Nc
Donald, who is the handsomest lady of so
in America, is the better politician OF
the two.
Judge Field of California is also much
discussed, especially in the South. There
can be no doubt that he is a good Demo.
crat, and / am wont to consider some OF
his late decisions on the relative powers
and spheres Of the General and State Gov.
ernments as the ablest papers on that sub
ject that have eminated from any man
within the last fifty years. But I do not
regard him so available either in California
or Nevada. With Field as our candidate
we would run a risk of losing both States.
He would run much better East and
| South.
1t is now said by insiders that Field
would have been nominated instead Of
Hancock at Cincinnati had he been backed
by a solid Pacific Coast delegation. Acting
under instructions, a portion of the Ne.
vada delegation opposed him. 1t is thus
shown, if the theory Of the knowing ones
be correct, that little Nevada alone pre-
vented his nomination in 1880. She may
feel called upon to repeat the same thing
in 1884.
Senator Bayard Of Delaware would make
an ideal President. He is a ripe states.
man. thoroughly familiar with every
detail Of the National Government and its
requirements, and has more good hard
sense about everything that concerns the
people than any man in the United States
Senate. 1t is objected by his enemies that
he is too exclusive and "tony" in his in
tercourse with his fellow men. I never
found him 30. OF course he is dignifed
in his manner, but it is not an upstart
sort Of dignity. 1t is not necessary for one
to appear in full dress to get to him.
Thurman Of Ohio is of course the
grandest Roman Of them all. He ought
to be everybody's first choice. but
somehow his State is divided among
warning factions which manage to kill of
the several rival candidates before the Ma
tional Convention is reached. The trouble
seems to be that Ohio has too many great
men. The recent election makes Hoadly q
possibility, but by no means a probability.
Ohio being IN October State is entirely
too doubtful in a national contest for the
Democrats to hazard the whole Presiden-
tial battle on the result there. We can
get along without Ohio; the Republicans
cannot. We can afford to ignore the
Buckeye State and all Of her available
men, including Gentleman George and
Durbin Ward.
We can pursue the same course with
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