The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-11-22
"WELL! HERE WE ARE AGAIN,
Fresh News and Gosscp From the Nation
M Capital.
Correspondence N,ws and Courier.

here we are again." said an Ohio Con.
gresham TO a member from New Eng.
land, as they met in the Ebbitt House
cigar lobby. The two shook hands and
selected d weed, the Clio niai, from 4
box of lIavanas, the New England man
from u bundle Of five.cent Connecticut
wrappers. They fell to talking immedi.
atcly, though evidently not for pub,ica-
ton.
so you got rid of Butler, observed
the Ohio member, who, may US we'll
gay. WAS the late Speaker Of the late
House Of Representatives.
Il am not SO sure about that A dem.
agogue like Butler is not an easy man to
get rid of lie is always sure to turn up,
like bad penny, when you are least
expecting it,"
thought this rather personal to Mr..
Keller; but his skin is so tough he didn't
mind it nt all.
How is it about Ohio" continued the
New England statesman, who seemed
bent on rubbing it in.
| 20, d--n IT." CALCULATED keifer /;
don't so into the Ohio election; that's
a sore toe you are on. But Ohio is all
Southern outrages like the Danville affair
and Ohio will go Republican without
pushing"
''lt won't do to depend on Southern
outragcs, I'm afraid" was the reply.
The bloody shirt is about played out
with Us. What we want is more tariff
and higher tariff"
| That is another sore too with us in
Ohio. The wool growers in my State
went wild on the tariff. They want
everybody taxed for their bright pur,icu.
lar interest you see."
Isn't that the main principle Of tho
tariff, anyhow" retorted the New Eng
land member, facctiously. Couldn't
you pull the wool over their eyesY'
| mo, but the Democrats did" WAS the
contentious reply. They'll and them.
selves in the same rickcry tariff boat this
! Winter. The row will begin early, over
the Speakcrship in fact. 1t has begun
already. Randall will have his hands
full. SO will the rest. It's party
quarrel. All we need to do is to sick
EN- on, you see, and they'll chew each
other up"
! After enunciating these statesmanlike
views, MIR. keifer remarked that the
| Presldential situation was getting inter.
| esting. lfe was about to 60 into this
question when he became conscious that
third party was apparently taking an
interest, and his opinion OIL the "inter-
esting situation" was lost to gn apprecia-
tive public.
| THE PRESIDENTIAL SITUATION
is growing interesting when we come to
think of it. There have been several
| New York politicians here within the
last few days, and these have been laying
their heads together ioT MI Arthur boom.
There would seem to be no necessity for
hurry in this matter, but there are evil
dently those who would take political
time by the forelock. The secretary of
the Republican National Committee,
Sir. Martin, b = called meeting of the
committee, in Washington, for the pur-
pose of deciding OF tho place for the
next National Nominating Convention.
Now on the place for making the Presi.
dental nomination depends good deal.
Looking back over the history Of Con.
ventions Of both parties it will be seen
that the Conventions held West have
generally turned out Western candidates,
the Conventions South have produced
Southerhers, and those East have usually
| put forth Eastern candidates. Without
pausing here to define the cause and
! effect. it may be assumed that this coin
cideuce is enough to awaken the political
schemes Of tho Republican party. The
friends OF Arthur want the Convention
held at Saratoga. There is strong ground
for Arthur in the situation, and they
want to make the most of it. New York,
| Indiana and Ohio are the debatable
States now, AZ they were in the campaign
of 1876, and the struggle of election is
to be preceded by the fight for the nomi-
nation. New York, Indiana and Ohio
will come forward with candidates.
Ohio may as well pass out, having played
the winning hands dealt her at Cincin-
natl and Chicago. But Arthur looms up
most prominently In the Empire State
aud Gresham is leading Ben Harrison
and half a score of lesser lights in Indi-
ana. II will be most fortunate for the
Democratic party if the Republican Con-
vention is gained for New York and
places Chester A. Arthur at the head of
the ticket. OF all the elements of Re.
publicanism which have become stencil
in the nostrils of all decent men Chester
| A. Arthur represents the most obnoxious !;
of all the sccalled Republican leaders
the Presidential dude of the White
| House is the most vulnerable. With
him as candidate next year the Demo
crat who ran against him would have a
certainty at election. For this reason
every Democrat might we'll encourage
the Saratoga idea and the Arthur boom
In the case of Gen. Gresham the result
might be different. At Chicago Gresh.
am would be met by Bob Lincoln and
John A. Logan as equal rivals for the
first place-Lincoln MS a sentiment and
logan az the representative of the same
wing Of the Republican party now in
power: The floors and galleries Of the
Exposition building would be packed by
Logan, but the chances would be in ravor
of Gresham or Lincoln. The latter's
name is of wonderful magnetism in
Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois, and while
Lincoln himself is but an ordinary every
day sort OF man who wears his whis.
kers dP Angtaise, smokes good cigars anil
tells good stories, he would run we'll In
the North on the sectional platform of
Messrs. Keifer & Co. The further West
the Convention can be taken the better
1t will be for these Western aspirants.
The evident anxiety to locate the Con.
vention in New York State tetrays the
hand Of Arthur.
| THE sPEAKERsHIp.
/ Mr. Carlisle has arrived, Mr.. Cox has
been here for some time and Mr.. Randall
is expected here to-day. This means
business. AS yet there are no surface
indications of an exact nature on which
to predicate the relative status of these
candidates. There are about twenty. five
or thirty Representatives in town, but
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