Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28
A GREAT CONUNDRUM.
The Republicans in a Sea of
Perplexity as to a Presiden-
tial Candidate.
The Impression East IS that
the Committee Beat
Arthur.
While Western Opinions Seem to
be in His Favor.
The Democratic National Con-
yentiOn.
THE GREAT cONUNDRUM.
Who Shall be Nominated by the Re
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Who Shall be Nominated by the Re-
publIcanS?
NEW YORK Dec. 24.-Since the
meeting of the republican rational
COMMITTEES, it is undeniable that the
movement to renominate President
Arthur has begun to wane The
meeting showed that Mr. Arthur's
strength in the country was much less
than had been supposed at political
centers. The first check he received
was in the selection of the place for
the convention. Whatever that sig
nified for other candidates, it augured
i'll for Arthur His friends realize
this; and though his candidacy was
carefully concealed beneath the guise
of a non active Indifference, there was
no hiding the fact that his hackers
were disappointed.
The promoters of his candidacy
hoped that Saratoga would be named
as the place Outside of Saratoga
they had no choice. Philadelphia
was thought too friendly to Mr.
Blaine. There was a Garfield senti-
ment attaching to Cincinnati, which
was dangerous. indianapolis was
provincial and local pride alone would
make Harrison formidable competi-
tor The choice of Chicago was a
Logan victory, and it may prove to be
Blaine or Lincoln one Nothing
remained for the Arthur following to
do but to fall in with the Logan pro
cession and trust to luck or hard work
when the time comes.
BLAINE's TRACKS VISIBLE.
1t was found too that Blaine, while
writing history and protesting philo-
sophie Indifference to political affairs,
is really at work getting his follow
ing in hand, and is shrewdly arrang
ing to enter the convention with a
well organized force who can, at least,
dictate the nomination; and there is
small likelihood that he will not OPP
pose Arthur. He is the recognized
political heir of Garfield. As an ar
rogant and aggressive element in the
convention the Blaine following will
be both numerous and formidable
THE OLD 3O6 ELEMENT
are not as enthusiastic for Arthur as
they were. He has rated them as
merely the average republican, where
as they imagined that they would be
the priests Of the inner political tenn
pie under his administration. This
has repelled them ali, from Conkling
down. There is much talk of Ed
munds in all circles But he is a
man without personal follow
ing, and from state that
is too insignificant to be a
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tute of that personal magnetism,
which makes a man popular with
politicians. He will always be held
in high but cold and distant respect
for his integrity and his profound
learning, but there is little probabili-
ty of his nomination. The outlook
is for locking OF horns between
Arthur and Blaine's forces, each de-
terlnined to secure or at least control
the nomination.
LOGANS CANDIDACY
is not popular in the cast. The best
sentiment of the country at the pres
ent time demands our national poll
tics, at least, shall be lifted into a
little higher atmosphere than that
with which mon of the Logan stamp
would be likely to invest them. Lo-
gan is not regarded here as a man to
lift them. He J, rated as man of
moderate ability and is overrated as
an orator. His military record is
good; but not better than scores of
others, and his candidacy invites a
dubious shrug from all classes of re-
publicans east of the Alleghenies
There is hungering for statesman
for once for president; and Logan's
nomination would form but dinner
of political husks with which to salts
fly this appetite.