New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-28
THE PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.
FRIGHTENED REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS.

ihAl hhE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CANDIDATES.
lfRoM STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Not all the talk that is
heard in Washington Is about the Speakershp. AS
Republican members Of Congress come to town, as
they are doing slowly, they exchange views about
the political situation and the prospects of the
party for next year. A leading Republican, friendly
TO the President who sees much of the leading men
of both parties and has the reputation of being
or the shrewdest observers here, in talking with
TRIBUNE correspondent to-day, said: Il do not
know any one now, Democrat or Republican, who
does not at heart believe the Republicans will carry
the Presidential election next year." This state
ment is the more significant. because a few weeks
before the elections this man was inclined to be
very despondent about the future.
THE ISSUE IN VIRGINIA.
He continued: Il think the people Of the North
are beginning to see the real meaning of the issue
III Virginia. The debt question is dead there. The
question is now of race prescription. If the
Southern leaders will talk freely with you, they will
tell you that they don't intend that negro votes
shall CONTROL that they propose to keep the upper
hand, whether they have the votes OrnOt. Virginia
was the only Southern State where the count
ing was to be done by anti-Bourbon officers
and so the Eourbons resorted to buldozing
They raised the issue between the races in
the counties where Readjuster whites were
numerous, and after the Danville affair."
said See, here's negro insurrcction. Now, vote
with them if you dare ! believe the Northern
people are waking mp to this question. few
months ago it seemed impossible to interest them
at all in any story of Southern outrage or fraud
They were weary of the whole subject But now
can see that the public mind is moving again. 1t is
in response to the growing arrogance of the South
ern men, who say that they going to be supreme
in their own States, no matter what happens.
They tell us that we can't control them; we
can't 90 to war with them again, and they'll do
what they like with the votes down thcrc-lcayng
the National Government to us, if they must. Look
at those amazing resolutions of the COpah County
Democrats in Mississippi passed after the murder
OF Matthews. We take those as typical of the peO-
pie, as representative. We must do so They
prove by the uttrranccs of Southern Democrats
all that We have ever charged against them.
Az IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN QUESTION.
81 believe now that the question of the suppress
sion of the negro vote and the killing of the negroes
aud Republican whites will play a considerable
part in the next campaign. All the moro because
We shall want n Republican House Of Representa-
tycs next time, if We have a Republican President.
and here and there in the South there may be adj
venturous spirits who wall dare to run for Congress
Republican candidates, and IN those districts
there il likely To be killing DONE The strangest
thing about il all is that when a man puts himself
forward in such a district 70 fight the BourbOns
half the papers in the North demand that he shall
show certificate of character Why, il takes a
fighting character like Cash or Chalmers to con-
tend with the Bourbons The Southern question,
and the tarin, on which we ought to got the votes
Of the workingmcn will be the great issues next
year
With regard to the general political outlook this
man said " 10 was the result in New-York
that frightened the prospect much.
When onr people felt New-Yor< was be-
yond our reach next year they believed
that success in the Presidential contest hope
less. Bat now We see that we can carry New-York,
and when the party generally feel confident of that
It will give them such spirit that they will go to
work and be able to carry enough of the doubtful
states like California Connecticut, Nevada, and so
on to do without the vote Of Ncw-YOrk after all
if necessary
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
What about Presidential canddatcsT
" II YOU mean candidates for the Republican NOM
ination" said he 81 believe that is n matter every
sensible man wants to see left in allegiance. If a
strife should spring up now about candidates; by
the time the convention met we should be divided
again into factions aud should probably lose the
election. In 1850 we thought we could elect any
man; now we don't know that we can elect any
body though, as said before, we are all confident
since the elections We have all learned by this
time think, that the Kingdom of Heaven cannot
be carried by violence. In 1850 we had three
avowed candidatcs-Grant, Blaine and sherman
Now don't know man who y an aY0Wed cahdi,,
date and if any man should go 10 work ana
attempt to win votes by machinery he would SIM
ply beat himself. | believe that's the way the
President feels about it. il would be strange, un-
der all the circumstances, If he were not wiling To
be the first Vice President To succeed himself, but
think he feels that if the nomination s TO come To
him il must not be as the result of work, Out Ot
sentiment. don't expect to see the question OF
candidates raised for good while yet"
HoPEFULNEss GENERAL.
The hopeful feeling expressed by this Republican
seems TO be shared by them all. There Is general
belief among them, and genuine one-not oi the
kind that politicians express for publication -
that Republican prospects have frightened greatly,
although among some of them complaints are stlll
heard of the apathy that is reported in both parties
in all parts of the country.
Among the minor questions that are being dis
cussed is as to who shall be made chairman OF the
Republican National Committee at It's meeting III
December. There il said 10 he general sentlhieni
among the members of the committee lhat II i VIII
be wise TO make choice. which VIII he obviously
for the interval only and not necessarily To DC CON
tinued next year. Senator Fry has Deeh suggestedi
partly on this ground. He would make a good
chairman for tho occasion, and would doubtless
accept the honor, but he has no taste for me man
agement Of a national campaign, IN when his prop
or place is on the stump.
Secretary Chandler has been mentioned, but is
not understood to be making any efforts fOr an
election.
General Logan has been suggested by several
members, but he said positively to-day that ne
would not take the place he had not the time to
attend TO its duties. d. d.
THE SENATE OFFICERS.