The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-07-03
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and purposes, and it may be noticed
that IN conventions, in consultations
and in all other Places Macgregor
Bliss isegenerally found at the head
Of the table, as it were. AS the MAJ
nipulatorof Arthurs campaign he is
a good deal more likely to succeed
than he was at the head Of the star
route trial. He is just about tricky
enough and inscriptions enough to
run Republican campaign in these
latter days of that once. respectable
party.
1t is said that President Arthur's
natural disposition to avoid trouble,
to live quietly and to ignore the
strifes of the would .disencline
him from the excessive labor entailed
by a fight for the nomination. Don't
let the other candidates make any
such mistake. Arthur is a quiet, tac-
turn, self-contained, .self.caring man,
undoubtedly, but there is a great deal
of human nature ip, Arthur. He
wasn't elected president, and it
would be very proud feather in his
cap If, at the-.expirationu~e three
years and a half administration, lie
could be thonored by his party with a
nomination. That of itself would be
an Intensely gratifying circumstance.
The election is another thing. 1t
doesn't follow that Nif nominated he
will be elected. The chances are
pretty strong the other way. But as
matters now stand he has the inside
ofthe pole in the race for tho nomi-'
nation. Blaine is considered 0ut,of
the way. Logan is very ambitious
but Dorsey sayss'hescan. kin logan
of. There is not q strong man in the
cabinet except Folger, and the latter's
defeat lastfall dug the pit into which
his presidential aspirations necessa-
rily fell. In the next Republican
convention there will .lbe 8lS dele
gates, 1t will be necessary to secure
for nomination, 4l0. AS things
look now, there is hardly any doubt
that Arthur will go into that conven-
ton with the solid South at his bacS,
and solid South means that mystic
rious and significant number, SOj,
that leaves I04 only to be obtained,
with New York. New England, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and the bound
less West to CLEAN from. Let all the
ambitious Republican statesmen
look out for Arthur. ' '''''
On the Democratic side there is a
greater quantity Of available timber,
and the probabilities cannot be so
closely narrowed down. The Repub-
lican organs are indulging in consid-
erablechaffabout the possibility ofthe
old ticket Of Tilden and Hendricks,
!. hut they would not laugh so loudly
If there really was any certainty OF
Tildcn being again In the field. To
show the real feeling amongst hon
est Republicans | will quote the Ian
gnagc of well known Republican
correspondent in the Philadelphia
Press, which, thoughaRepublican, is
under its present management, hon,
est and 'outspoken: ''Remcmber al
that was urged in favor of Mr.. Til
, den when he was elected before. II,
is now older but stronger-and rich.
, er. In addition to all that was said
of him during his first campaign
, comes that vast sentiment whicl
lodges in the minds of Republicans
as well as Democrats. Estimable al
Mr.. Hayes may be- in his .privatl
, character, it would be supremest fol
ly to argue, in the light Of the Louis
lana frauds, that there is not very
general conviction throughout TIN
country that Tilden was not unfairly
: dealt with and, whether it is desira
: Bile to elect a Republican, candidate a
the next time or not-which is in N,
, sense the question here-there is NJ
s doubt that thousands and thousand
Q Of Republicans felt at the last elec
!. ton that it would he their duty, il
g case Tilden were, .re-nominated,--t'
# vote for him and give the old mal
4 another chance. / know / felt 50
q and heard very, very many pro
: nounced Republicans, who had neve
e voted anything but the straight Re
4 publican ticket, say the same thing.
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