Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-17
,.r.IpEyTuAL CANDIDATES.

,.vxupgyrlAL CANDIDATES.
This topsc is ora that never fails the
rsvspa,ers. II il fresh all the time
and there ia not day Of the year that
/, ia NOT in some part of the conStFy
h,onoht into use for filing vacant
snace in the editorial columns. This -
particularly true Of journals 10 the
states. bu, even those in the Territories
ara not 10 be deprived she like plea sure
There are always writer's in plenty
10 bring forward nsw men. No matter
how unknown they may DC, they are de-
clared eligible candidates On their ifs'
introduction to public life. NO soonef
Vas Robert r. Lincoln made Secretary
Of War than he was pat IN the hsia'
and the same may be said OF Gresham
on his appointment as Postmaster Zen
ersl and of Cleveland on his election as
Governor OF New York. Lincoln was
merely the son of his father, and would
have beeu a. unkn wn TO the nation as
n hundred thousand other iilinoissas
were II not for the relationship. Gresh
am and Cleveland were, before then
elevation, unknown outside their Own
states.
II does look as if old Ben Batter we've
really aspiring to the Presidency. he
ia consortinp With all and every class OF
politicians from whom he may perhaps
draw strength, and he il in variety Oh
ways keeping himself prominently be-
fore the public. /. is pretty safe to put
Governor Butler down as candidate.
Window il politically dead John
Sherman the same, aid Blaine ana
Conkling hardly less so. 1t Is wiihih
the range Of possibilities for any ono OF
these men 10 DO resurIected, but IL
would be in the nature OF a miracle.
General Sherman is one Of tae most
popular men in the country, and though
he says he doesn't want it, It woaid Dol
he strange 10 lind him In the conVen-
ton next year polling vote among ihs
highest.
John A. Logan 10 in the front rank oil
candidates. He will have more strength
maybe, among the old soldiers than any
other man, while among politicians ana
the people at large ne Ii power second
to no man.
Chester A. Arthur has MAIDS Il mos;
discreet, excellent aud unobiectionabie
Chief Magistrate so far, bat he has yet
to give out the first sign Of desire for
another term.
David Davis would unquestionably
take the Office IL he could get II, and he
would ill it in tue most acceptable
manner. He, too. il strong with the
people. His record is clean and spot
less, and no man conld be pat in that
distinguished place in whom the coun-
try would feel greater condolences. The
thing most in his way in convention IA
the fact that he doesn belong to either
party, and he is not man to rally
friends to his Gauss by promisessf Office
after election.
There IL q prospect yet for Samuel j.
Tildcf. lie is the shrewdeat. richest
man in the Democratic party, and has
elements Of power not possessed else
where. His great age and iniirmities
are the only bar TO his oandidacy.
Thos. +. Bayard, Senate. from Della
ware, Ia a leading light in the Demo.
cratic party, and very evidently consid-
ors himself eligible and available to the
Presidency. The only thing against
him il "A slight faint of treason in tho
war of the rebellion, setting which AZ de
IL may be said the party has no stronger
or better man within its ranks. MI
Bayard will run well. II nominated.
George +. Edmunds is perhaps the
most unobjectionable man in the Re
publican ranks. There isn't u brighter
lawyer, an ADLER statesman, or parer
lived public man than he. He Is well
on in the goods Of this world, and can
make campaign Of the most effective
character. MIR. Edmunds ia now Presi-
dent OF the Senate. and in tho direct
line Of succession to the Presidency Of
the United States.
A host of Others are named, rs John
+. Miller, VIM. b. Allison, Samuel j.
Randall and jose phi Il. Hawley, bat they
arc all of the second possible
candidates, but not probable ones.
Early in 1884 this question OF who
shall be our next President will become
the one Of chief interest TO the nation.
Il will absorb tho attention OF both
Democrats and Republicans, and sandl'
dates will DO made and unmade with
the utmost facility and rapidiiy. In
this work we in Washington Territory
will have but little part, but IL will be
the last President making from which
10 will DO excluded.
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