The Portland daily press., 1883-07-17
FOR PRESIDENT.

Preferences of Maine Republicans and
Democrats.
The following is the part of the New York
Times's correspondence regarding Presidential
preferences which relates to the sentiment of
this State:
LEWISTON, June 25.-As yet very little has
been said upon the Presidential succession, and
very few preferences are heard. The Maine
Republicans would prefer to see Mr.. Blaine
made the Republican candidate, and would
give fhim an enthusiastic support in case he
should be in the field for the nomination. It ia
understood, however, that he has no desire to
be candidate, and thinks it wise that some
other man should be the nominee. Next to
Mr.. Blaine the names of Senator Edmunds,
Senator Hawley, Senator Sherman, Senator
Harrison, Senator Allison and Secretary Lin
coin are most frequently mentioned. Any one
of these gentlemen would give satisfaction to
the Republicans of Maine. The feeling is very
general chat tried statesman and the strong
est man to be found ought to be selected.
The man most frequently mentioned by
Maine Democrats as their Presidential candi-
date is Samuel j. Tilden, and next to him ex-
Senator Mcdonald of Indiana. the names of
Gen. Hancock and Gen. Mcclellan are occa
sionally mentioned, as well as Messrs Carlisle
and Morrison. Very few Democrats will ad-
NIT the possibility of Gen. Buffers candidacy.
RocKLAND, june 30.-There is very little
discussion by Republicans as to Presidential
candidates. Senator Hale's influence is para
the caucuses next year beyond doubt. We
think he will be an Arthur man then. Be
sides Arthur the following are regarded as
candidates for the nomination, and would be
favored in about the order named: Blaine,
Edmunds, Allison, Window and Grant We
have also heard favorably mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination the name of
Mayor Low, of Brooklyn; but he is not under
stood to be candidate.
Gov Butler, of Massachusetts, is by far the
most prominent candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President, to Judge by talk
among Democrats here. He would be faveI-
ed By the Greenbackers also. An independent
movement, with Butler as a candidate, is also
much talked of. This region has.been strong
ly Greenback, and, while the Greenback
strength would go to the Democrats solidly
with platform opposing national banks and
secured otherwise. The Democrats who do
not want Butler are generally those who were
"kickers' against the recent Fusion campaigns.
They mention as candidates Bayard Cleve-
land, Hancock and Tilden.
BANGOR, July So long as James G. Blaine
lives and enjoys reasonably good health, the
Republicans OF Maine will have no other
choice for President. The successive defeats
of the ''i1ol son" in national conventions have
shaken the hope, but not the loyalty of the
Maine Republicans TO their great leader; and
while there is no great degree of confidence
either in his being candidate next year or in
his success If he is, he has only TO signify his
disposition to enter upon another canvas, in or
der to command from the Republicans of
Maine the same enthusiastic support he re-
ceived from them in 1876 aud in 1880. The
Republicans of this State can hardly be said to
have any second choice" for President. Ar
thur Is damned with faint praise, in official
aud quasi-official circles, but his factional and
personal affiliations are not calculated to make
him any warm friends among the Republicans
of this State. They will be either for Blaine
in 1884, or for the candidate who shall be most
acceptable to him when the time comes.
The Democrats would welcome with an en-
thusiasm not to be exceeded In any other State
of the Union, the nomination of the cold
ticket of Tilden and Hendricks. There is
not much confidence at present that this desr-
able outcome will be attained, but let this
ticket be secured and the canvass of the State
on the Democratic side would be characterized
by an enthusiasm never before witnessed, in
the memory of the present generation at least.
After Tilden, Hancock has perhaps the most
friends among the Democrats. Butler has no
support here for the Presidency. The Demo
cratic party proposes to run none but Demo
seems to be regarded as lacking in ex perience
and in the essential qualities of a political
leader, and Is little mentioned. Randall and
Thurman have many friends, and the party
eye is, of course, fixed upon Ohio as tbs posi-
BILE furnsher of candidate in the person of
Judge Hoadly, should he be successful by a
good round majority this fall.
BELFAST, July 3.-This is quiet time polit-
ically in Maine. But the first choice of ma
A. ID IL
nomination in 1884, and of not few who do
not belong to that party, would unquestiona-
bly, be James G. Blaine. He has enemies
within the party here and elsewhere, but his
candidacy would crafty State pride nowhere
more intense than in Maine and result ia ian
old-fashioned majority" on election day. And
this is true despite the fact that Mr.. Blaine has
ceased to take personally an active part in
Maine politics. 1t is understood now that he
Is not candidate in the sense that implies a
struggle for the nomination, but he would ac-
cept IL If rendered him, and SO may be record
ed as the first choice of the Republicans of
this section. Beyond Mr.. Blaine are no dig
tinct preferences. President Arthur, whose
administration and policy have been steadily
gaining in favor OF late, would no doubt be
warmly supported 1t may not be amiss to say
that there is growing sentiment among Maine
Republicans that Senator William p. Frye is
destined to be "called up higher" politically,
and that he is demonstrating his fitness to fill
the most exalted place IN the. gift of the people.
as Tor the Democrats, they are not at all de-
clded as to their standard-bearers in 1884. The
attempt to boom" the old ticket of Tilden
and Hendricks is watched with some interest
here, but 1t is mainly confined to the manag.
ing politicians. who had their hands in Tiden's
"barl' in 1876. The situation may be summed
up as followed The Republicans are for the
BEST man in 1884; and the Democrats are for
the man with the biggest barrel.
PORTLAND, July 3.-The Republicans here
have given little or no thought to the subject
OF Presidential candidates. The next Congress
will be apt to develop the issues on which the
next campaign will be fought, and, perhaps,
bring into prominence men who are not
thought Of at present. There is no doubt
that if the personal preferences of the
majority of the Republicans of this
State were consulted, and if he had not de-
clared himself out of the race, Mr.. Blaine
would be the man. By this do not mean the
politicians, because the man they choose must
be the man who Can hep them, and it is un-
derstood that some of Mr. Baine's most untir-
ing supporters in the past among this class
would look coldly on the project to nominate
him now. Among the ofice-hoders and they
are the men who control the wires, there is a
general feeling that President Arthur is enti-
tied to a denomination if he does as well in the
future as in the past. The Evans business
seems to be the worst slip up he has made yet,
and he probably acted with the best motives
in the Commissioners appointment. His
Maine appointments have all been excellent
views of both wings of the party
Among our leading business men find