The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-08
SPEAKERSHIP AND THE PRESI.
DENCY.
Interviews and SpeculatiOns About
the Next Speakership and the DEM
Ocratie Candidate for the Presi-
dency.


Judge Humans friend, "about the
next presidential nomination :"
We'll, Mcdonald, of Indiana. now
has the boom, but his friends make a
mistake in bringing him forward
prominently at this early stage; yet.
if we were to have nominating con-
vention two or three weeks hence
think Mcdonald would get it. The
eastern states, however, which are
very strong, have not taken him up,
noc has he made much impression
that | can see in the southern states.
His strength begins in Ohio, and eX-
tends through Indiana into Illinois
and the northwest, where we have
hardly carried an election. McDonold
has been very crafty and smart on
financial and other legislation
which came up at time
when he was not leader.
and therefore not under any great
responsibility for his votes. He is
getting good deal of consideration
now for happening to be right when
it did not matter much what views
he entertained. There is considerable
interest in the western states which
regards Morrison, of Illinois, as better
timber for president than Mcdonald.
If we nominated him we should get
the additional strength of having Il
volunteer soldier of the Union, and a
ID tmocrat who fought in the war to
acquire territory from Mexico, and
also in the war to maintain the integ-
rity of all our territory. Nothing in
MorriSon's character indicates that he
would ever trim or smile or be cum
ming where decision is required.
Mcdonald is completely untried in
| executive business, has never put a
squadron in the field, nor been COVER
nor of his state, nor been cabinet
| officer. His strength lies in his having
gotten possession of the presidential
| boom in Indiana, and in his popular
address and rather lovable ways. No
body would think of comparing Nc
Donald us a iirSt-clas man, nor AIorri-
son either, with persons of the record
and address of Allen Thurman or
even George Pendleton. Pennsylva-
mia and New York have to be con-
suited, and New England, too, and
| their decision will have great deal
to do with the choice of the south.
| Hendricks exercises strong influence
| in Pennsylvania and New York, also,
and he has not been silent about being
ignored by Mcdonald. If we had a
| man like Michael G. Kerr living now
he would have no trouble in getting
| the presidential nomination, because
the east knows Kerr as well as Indi-
| ana"
We'll, what do you think of Sam
| Randall?"
81 think Randall will be nominated
| for speaker, and if he is he will have
! a great deal to say on the question of
| the presidency. He is strong in New
York, which gave him half its vote
for president in 1880; strong in New
England now, strong in PennSylva-
| mia, where he has made a treaty with
Cassidy, the political parent of the
young governor there, who is now
| attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Wallace has severed his relations
with the Pennsylvania railroad,
which gave him so much of
| his former strength, and gone into
Vanderbilt'S operations in the north
west of the state. So Randall will
have the support of the Tilden ele-
ment. which now governs New York,
the kindness of Pennsylvania, and
through his committees and his mode
rate views on the tariff he will be
strong in the south and in New Eng
land. 1t may be that the presidency
will go to Mcdonald. and Randall
may favor it, and may be himself the
second man ON the ticket"
do you think that Ben Butler has
any presidential prospects? ?"
"NOne whatever in the Democratic
a,-fx H.af lnI 30,
in Washington city of any status who
considers Mr:BGtler at all. He is a
mere soldier of fortune
You say that Judge Thurman will
never take public position again ?"
"No, did not say that-at least /
did not mean that. | said that he
would not be drawn into a contest;
that he would not run for the senate
against PendletOn, nor enter for the
presidency. The only position | think
he would lakeland ] understand he
has admitted us much-wOuld be a
cabinet position, for instance secreta-
nv of state, if we should elect Dem
ocratic president. | think he is pretty
sure to be offered that in the event of
Democratic president being elected:
but for the presidency he will not run.
There are three presidential quaint
ties in Ohio-Pendleton, HoadIy and
Payne. The first two are not apt to
quarrel, because if Pendleton should
get the presidency, HOadly would get
his seat in the senate"
What do you consider lost Ohio to
the Republicans last year z"
THE death of Garfield more than
anything else intlamed the Germans
and made them restless, so that they
were easily carried off by the liquor
agitation. If Garfield had been alive
the liquor question would have been
suppressed by the Republicans; but
when Garfield was dead, and his
friends out of control at Washington,
Foster and others began to look for
new issues and something to build
upon, and they took up the temper
ance question. l anticipate that it
will dwindle down during the present
year to be a minor question:
The New York Tribune's Broad
way Notebook" contains the follow
ing extracts to-day from Il talk with
Hon. VIM. Morrison:
Il see, Mr.. Morrison, you have
elected Cullom to the senate from
Illinois ,"
Eyes. Cullom, without being
very great man, is a pretty cautious
and successful one. imagine that he
owes his election to Logan. 1t was
generally supposed that Raum was
Logan's man, and it was true that he
worked for Raum more directly than
for Cullom; yet l fancy that Logan
rather preferred Cullom to be his col
league. Raum might act for himself
in the course of time, while CullOm is
pretty sure to act behind Logan us
long as he is in the senate"
rs not Logan more of man than
he gets credit for in some quarters -
''He is. There is no doubt that he
has a large following in our state,
and is the master of the political ele-
ments of his party in Illinois. His
leugth of service in the two political
parties, his rough-and-ready strength
in peace and war, and his stamina,
give him good deal of respect with
the young element of his party and
with the old too. He is not to be set
down as a nobody"
"Who will be the next speaker of
congress, Mr.. Morrison :"
Il think it will be Carlisle There
is little rutfiing of the temper here
and there from his sudden promin-
ence, yet l think he has real
strength, and that some others who
are apparently in his way would