The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-12-19
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES,
Generals Grant and Logan and Mr.. Blaine
to Compete With President Arthur for the
Nomination.

Generals Grant and Logan and Mr.. Blaine
to Compete With President Arthur for the
Nomination.
Special 10 the Sentinel:
WASHINGTON, Dec lit has been long
time since the Republican party, at the
present approach to a Presidential cam
as to whe will be the standard-beare II is
not so with the Democrats.
With them two candidates already
stand ont in great prominence.
Mcdonald and Tilden. Your correspondent
has talked to many of the Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives since they assem-
bled here, at the opening OF Congress, and it
can not be said that any considerable num-
Der of them have their minds made up as to
who is their Barring Mr.. Chandler,
who it is said vors Mr.. Blaine, it may well
TO count all OF Cabinet for the Presi-
dents candidacy Mr.. Arthur is now can.
didate in earnest The men who are promi
nent in Federal positions are soliciting as
fast as they come here TO help the Presi.
dents candidacy. A gentleman who has TO
do with the Department of Justice was last
Mr.. Arthur for the nomination.
General Grant, there is no possible doubt
now is a candidate in the background. One
oil his most ardent and confidential friends
here says that he will have no scruples about
having mis- (Grants) name used in the Chi
cago Convention, and that the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Arthur will not deter
the friends of Grant in urging him before
the people; that, although Grant and Arthur
have been classed as intimate friends hereto
fore, there is an expanse sufficiently wide
between them to prevent any PERSONAL feel
ing interfering with the ambitions of either.
IL can be truihfuly said that General
Grant is a candi date in the same sense that
Mr.. Blaine is. Both want the nomi-
nation, but neither will ask for
H. unless sufficient num-
Der of STAGES instruct their dele
cations TO give them excuse for making
open their intentions. Colonel Robert g.
lngersoll, who is the champion of Blaine.
says the latter is not candidate, but that is
he was called oy majority of
the Convention that will meet
CT Chicago in June next he will
accept II is said that Grynt and Conkling
and Blaine have all united on Senator Lo
gan. of Illinois: but the desire of the latter
and the former to become candidates them
so far a. working before the Convention is
concerned.
An old Republican Congressman. who is
for Grant, summed up the situation to-day
pretty clearly:
Nothing conclusive will be be done by
the Republicans, Nationally by States,
until about the time for State Conventions.
Everything really depends upon who the
Democrats will likely nominate. Ii Mr..
III dens health is GOOD when spring comes
and IL is apparent that he wants the nomiDa
tiou OF course he viii get il, and il will be
necessary to pit Grant against him. fear
that no man can carry New York
against Tilden other than Grant. They
of the West are largely for Blaine and ID
gan, however, and ii may he that Logan ean
about carry Grants strength aud Blaines
also. il il is true. as has been re-
ported, that they both for him.
Ii IL becomes apparent that Nc
Donald, of Indiana, is to be the Democratic
nominee; then the Grant combination, and
that of Logan. may 20 TO pieces and when
the Convention assemblies there will be lot
OF indefinite candidates, and with, probably,
only The Presiaen, IA seii-made candidate"