Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-25
POLITICS At THE SEA.
Ex-Governor Cornell Booming
Blaine for President.
HEWnTs TRADE WITH TlDsN.
The Politicians Concocting Plans While
Enjoying the exhiIerating Effects
of the Salt Breeze-Western
Statesmen at the Branch.

| points, it cannot be said that the West
End is failure this year. There are not
as many politicians at the West End as at
the Ocean Hotel, but most Of them gravi.
tate to the former place during the day.
That is the half way meeting. place between
l those at the upper end and those sojoarn-
ing in the vicinity Of Elberon. Ex'Gov-
ernor Cornell when not in New York goes
there to get shaved, and eI.Collector
Thomas Murphy is also there as the even.
| ing approaches to talk about the politics OF
the day or of the period when Gen. Grant
was President. 1t matters to him but
little which. He praises Gen. Grant and
e1 Senator Dorsey with equal grace.
Cornell BOoms Blaine.
There was no politician in the State Of
New York more outspoken against James
G. Blaine in 1850 than A. B. Cornell. He
was then Governor and stalwart OF the
stalwarts. He belonged TO the old guard
and was for Grant and the unit rule.
change has taken place since then. he
may be Just as much of Grant man as
then, but he is not as much OF Conkling
man, and is more of a Blaine man instead.
Those who were conversant with Repub-
pOIIlISo VI 4NSN lOlh SNoNO III ipS'
and prior thereto, who have not kept pace
with tie changes and personal revolutions
of individuals in that party, will hardly
believe that ex Governor Cornell is now
dhiiy asserting that James G.. Blaine IS the
most popular man in the Republican party
aid the strOnges, man for it 10 nominate
for President next year. Still, such Is the
fact. 1t is yOuched for by nearly all the
prominent men sojournng here who have
,L ha IA
OF the Presidency.
What This Advocacy Means
is mystery to the Stswarts. The only
explanation that they can oitr is that Mr..
Cornell has politically turned his bica on
his old associates AMI made his bel with
the Half breeds, and advocates the chief Of
tia faction for the Presidency with al the
| z,a of new convert. The politicians VINO
taxi their cue from Mr.. Cornell have also
begun to talk up Mr.. Blaine. Like him
they are saying that if Mr.. Blaine is a can.
diGa'e for the Presidency next year he will
b. the most popular man and the strongest
with The people.
This would appear to mean that it the
plan that is being worked 10 give Mr.. Cor
| nell and his friends control of the next
| State Committee in New York is successful
| the power Of that committee and the ma
| chncry Of the party will be used to secure
| delegates from the Empire State in 1881 for
| james &. Blaine. The advocacy OF Blaine
| by Mr.. Cornell may be one OF the plans TO
| secure the assistance OF the Haltbreeds IN
| securing the control of the State Commit
tee, which he and his friends now desire.
| StaIwarts for Arthur.
Among the New York Stalwarts wdo are
| here are Thomas Murphy and Commis ssion.
| er Jacob Hess. They are both in favor OF
4 Dra I'll hnr
| and OF giving him the delegation from New
| York State. Tie only point OF hesitation
on ex-Collector Murkhys part is as TO
| whether President Arthur will give George
| Bliss the same opportunity to obtain large
| fees out OF the Treasury in another admin.
| istration as he has under the present. II
he believed he would Mr.. Murphy would
bc>itate for he is one OF those StalSarts
| WHO think more Of Dorsey than they do OF
| Bliss.
| Commissioner Hess is an Arthur man
! and believes in him and tn machine
which Mr.. Arthur helped to build up in
| New York. 1t is his opinion that there Is
but little doing in politics, that the half
breeds are no longer powerful and, in TACT,
that most OF them do not wish TO be recog
| niI,d as
| Half Breeds
any more. Chauncey VI. Depew, who was
| III" half. breed candidate for United states
Senator in the long contest Of Isl and re-
| signed vi hen be was beaten to allow the
| bal breed Miller carry OFF the prize, ap-
| pears to be only listener here, watching
| tie deye'cpmen'0 and waiting for events.
| William Wul,,- Phelps appears to have
charge Of New Icrsey Republican politics
al The Branch, and is keeping sharp eye
| ou the chances for an circsion to the nited
| States Srnate. The wires are pulled from
| EiJrr,n
Au,rLey Gcrrtal Brewster athpu.a
he:e doe, not mske ripple il pJliuc',
| nG' even in Pennsylvania pDiltic-, at thp
| B'arCh He is either t0) FAR from ne base
of operations, or else his bosom friiIs ar
IL the way. Nn person hears anythIn4
fr, N him politically here.
| wesi"rn siaicsnrn Rt the Brahch.
CONGRESSMAN J. L Lamb and Mr Fair
bal ks reached the Branch yesteraIy. They
CAV. their views freely on the sltnauoN IN
| lraians made Iiligent IrqIrlss in refer
| 81 CO 10 the situation in the East for next
ytpr and started for Coney Island this at.
ternoon. 1t was Mr.. Lambs opinion that
tie Democrats OF Indiana won ! be in Ia
yCr of the nomination Of ex H7'rr Nc
| nyuald for President next yer and that
there were strong hopes OF his nomination.
lie likewise voiced the sentiment OF the
j. mocrats OF that section in the hope that
| ~ 4 democrats OF NeH j OTh NDulu NV
frI'ter away their strength and endinSer
the success OF the party next year by
fartional quarrels this year. as they did in
le-g
News From Greystone.
A story is told here about a scene which
too K place at Greystone soor after the in-
t,yiew with friend OF Mr.. TIlden appear
ed in the Times. The story is that Abram
S. Hewitt WAS exercised over thst inter
| view and made a trip TO Greystone to see
IL tmeant that Mr.. TIlden was in the race /;
| that while there the subject was cinvassed
Indirectly without Mr. Hewitt being able
| to secure the Information tina, he desired
| in that roundabout way. Finally he con-
| menced TO comment upon the house al
| Greystone-its omiorts and surroundings
and turning TO Mr.. Tilden said: Il
should think you would prefer the com
forts end pleasures of such home as this
to the discomforts and snnoyances OF the
Presidency in the White House"
Mr.. Tilden seeing the purpose in this
lire 10 talk Of Mr.. Hewitt, in laughing
usnrer end merry twinkle in his eyes,
rr!ied: Il an satisfied with the comforts
| Ul this place. You can take the position
at The White House and | vii remain
bore"
Mr.. Hewitt left for Europe few diy:
afterwards satisfied that Mr.. Tilden woaid
L fnr ha in n n