The Republican journal., 1883-07-26
Summer Sensations.

| The New York papers are supplying the
| usual summer sensations. The Sun led off
with Dorsey's rehash of stale ISLANDERS. The
| Times followed with Il Presidential canvass, the
main points of which will be found on the first
page of this weeks journal. The Herald, not
to be outdone, interviewed three of its contem-
poraries on the Presidential question - White
law Reid of the Tribune. Hugh Hastings of the
Commercial Advertiser and Charles A. Dana
| of the Sun. The three editors agree upon but
single point, each expressing preference for
Saratoga as the place for holding the next Ma
| ticnal Republican convention. Messrs. Reid
| and Hastings favor an early convention, and
long campaign, while Mr.. Dana would have
| the convention meet late in August or early in
September. When it comes to candidates the
| trio are widely at variance, though all admit
that President Arthur has established Il strong
hold upon the confidence and esteem of the
country. Mr.. Hastings thinks Mr.. Arthur is
the strongest Republican candidate. ''In fact"
he says, "there is nobody else. If there is.
where is he? Cornell is dead dog. Blaine is
out. Sherman is out. Conkling is out, and
means to keep out. Really, Arthur seems to
have a walk over Mr.. Reid believes Mr..
Randall to have at present the best chance of
the Democratic nomination. As to Republican
candidates he is reticent. He regards Mr. Blaine
as not candidate, and speaks highly of Presi-
dent Arthur's administration of national af-
fairs. He says it is little too early to talk
about candidates, and that men now prumin-
emily spoken of will hardly be nominated by
either party. He thinks that neither Mr..
Arthur nor anv other Republican who may be-
come a candidate for the nomination will be
| able, under the present district representation
| rule, to carry united delegation into the con-
yenion from the State of New York. Mr..
| Dana is very emphatic that Mr.. Tiden will not
| be a candidate for the presidency. He says
| emphatically Mr.. Tilden sis positively out nc
power can get him in again." He adds: II
| know that under no circumstances will Mr.
Tiden accept the nomination no matter how
unanimous or pressing it may be- Mr.. Dana
| prefers Hon. w. 5. Holman. of Indiana, as the
! Democratic candidate, but also thinks that
either Mr.. Randall, Mr.. Mcdonald or General
Palmer would do well. He regards President
Arthur in the lead for the Republican nomina-
| llon, lllnks IoSlmaster-General Gresham Is "a
pure, upright honest man." and declares that
Mr.. Blaines candidacy is out of the question"
These Presidential preferences and prognos-
tications have little real value. Conceding the
influence that the editor of il newspaper of
| large circulation must possess it yet stops very
far short of influencing Presidential nomina-
ton, and in reality the opinions of Messrs. Reid.
Hastings and Dana amount to no more than
those of any other three intelligent men. The
| Times canvass is more valuable as indicating
the direction of public opinion, but it adds little
to our stock of information, while it decides
nothing as to who will be the Presidential NOM
inees. 1t serves enc good purpose however, in
opening discussion us to the qualifications of
candidates.