New-York tribune., 1883-06-16

considered by the people at this time. Ihere - Voo
,orcb ese of interest and Importance that VIII en
gage attention. The canvass of 1879 was q s''o"s
one and il had bearing on the naV'ohaa o''Ve
that ,vas IN follow; but discussion OF resumption
s,a..,,rss was of chief interest," ana no
one qaye thought to the fortunes oi
anv individual at the coming general
convention so it is now we haye @ les,omi ~ mind
iso That the result at the election VIII be consuaeu
as indicating now the State may IOte next H1aii;
f considerations other than these snonld DC esueu
- br,nS ont votes such considerations Will Dear
rather upon our own Senatorlai elecuon th. a ~ ~
the Presidency me next Ssnnsor o,'n ~ pleas
ing is this prospect that several candidaIes @ adr
already understood TO lie in the tied-Goyeinor
Foster Mr. Moves and Mr. bus'erwor'h ''i'NS
'"s'a "4nd Mr. Keiferi' H., :,
"Yes KeifeT" the Senator replied, snnlllihpsy :"
spite of hImself and Others TO come, no doubt
Roth PRINCIPLES AND MEN INVOLVED:
"Then mon as well as issues will be prominently
involved in the coming contest Z"
Both principles and men. The work at Colum-
bus alone settled that, regardless OF the senator
ship The ticket and platform will appeal Jointly
10 voters. | am glad that it is SO, and glad no
less that am not on the ticket. was aware hoM @
far the feeling for my candidacy had spread amons
delegates Nv nomination would have been unwisee
for reasons which stated in the Convention had
stated them before the Convention to all who asked
me eSont fhe matter but ] was not certain that
private assurances had been as iaf.Ieschi4s n, ~
OF as effective as had meant tnent ent;on ~
be. That is why I went 10 Ion onfnth
disikc ordinarily TO take active part III such gain
erings Onc in ny position at sucn line Jpen Ip"d
himself 10 suspicion that he may want 10 tsse niu
in sha,ng results The people are aVerSe 10 any ns
that savors of boss rule respect tadt G e,, -
and am careful not 10 put myself III lDe way o ol
criticism bv RAINING counter to It, Perhaps was
not in real danger the other day. but th0ught anu
think now, for reasons then explained, tnaI party
interests were served by my presence at Ncdnes-
dav's session of the Convention. AS 1t was the
1icket selected represents the undouDted choico
OF the delegates and is very strong ana Worhy'
II inslres together with the issues spirited cah-
paign."
"Has your information gwen you an opinion
with regard TO the probable leadership of the Dem
ocratic ticketp
"The Democrats, judge, are themselves in
onandary about it. Mr. Hoadly may have support
An the cities, but country Democrats look with
horror upon the proposed candidacy OF any one no
has ever been u Republican. They cannot under
stand how man can shift his allegiance dont
know how Mr. Geddes is getting along but take
IL that the liquor interests will not rally with mucn
enthusiasm round a crusader. AS TO Mr.. Ward L
euspect that more Democrats would refuse 10 vote
for him because he served III the Union Army-ne
was good soldier-than would oppose MT doady
on the ground of his having been RepuDncan
"When do you expect the campaign to be unoer
wayf" M
"Mass meetings usually begin about August 20
People in the interior don't care TO bother Win
politics until after harvest, and those who manage
meetings in the cities are apt to be away untl ABOUT
that time. That will leave us seven weeks for
active campaigning. quite long enough. Mean
while the committees Will have completed 'neiI
general and local organizations so that there Will
DO no hitch on the stump or in other work"
s"Sha You be here at that timeY"
:" shall be on hand, to remain through the hgnt."