The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-19
NO CHOICE YET
FoR THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
ny the L..dlus Republican s,a...m.n of I'll.
couatrJ-0batraI Grant UadoubtsdIy In the
RioE-A DhposI,ioa to Walt uatlI the
Democrats Have Shown Their Hand.


rum our speeiGI CoiTetpondeHL
WASHINGTON, December 1S.-It has been
long time since the Republican party at
the present approach to Presidential
campaign, was so far away from any con-
clusion as to who will be the standard
bearer. It is not 80 with the Democrats.
With them, two candidates already stand
out in great prominence-McDonald and
Tilden. Your correspondent has talked
10 many Of the Republican Senators and
prtsontatives since they assembled here
at the opening OF Congress, and 1t cannot
be said that any considerable number OF
them have their minds made up as to who
is their choice. Barring Mr.. Chandler,
who, 1t Is said, favors Mr.. Blaine, It may
be well TO count all Of the Cabinet for the
Presidents candidacy. Mr.. Arthur Is now
prominent in Federal position are solicited
as fast as they come here 10 help the Pres
ident's candidacy. A gentleman who has
to do with the Department Of Justice, was
last week requested to work in the interest
OF Mr.. Arthur for the nomination.
GRANT a CANDIDATE.
General Grant, there Is no possible
doubt now, is a candidate in the back
ground. One Of his most ardent and con-
fidential friends here. says that he swill have
no scruples about having his (Grant's)
name used in the Chicago Convention, and
that the candidacy 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 heretofore, there Is an expanse
sufficiently wide between them to prevent
any personal feeling interfering with the
ambitions OF either.
It can be truthfully said that General
Grant Is q candidate in the same sense
that Mr.. Blaine is. Both want the nomi.
nation, but neither will ask Ter 1t unless
sufficient number OF States instruct their
delegations to give them an excuse for
making open their intentions.
INGRRsoLI ON BLAINE.
Colonel Robert G. Ii gsrsoll, who Is the
champion OF Blaine, says the latter Is not
candidate, but that II he was called by
majority Of the convention that will meet
in Chicago in June next he will accept.
II is said that Grant and Conkling and
Blaine have all united on Senator Logan,
OF Illinois, but the desire Of the latter and
the former to become candidates them
selves, may, and likely will, make them
lukewarm 90 far as working before the
convention Is concerned.
LAYING Low FOR THE DEMOCRATS.
An old Republican Congressman, who is
for Grant, summed up the situation to-day
pretty clearly:
Nothing conclusive will be done by the
Republic cans, nationally or by States, until
about the time for State conventions.
Everything really depends upon who the
Democrats will likely nominate. II MIR.
Tilden's health Is good when spring comes,
and II is apparent that he wants the nomi.
nation, Of course he will get IT. and 1t will
be necessary to put Grant against him. l
fear that no man can carry New York
against Tilden other than Grant. They Of
the West are largely for Blaine and Logan,
however, and 1t may be that Logan can
about carry Grants strength and that OF
Blaine, also, II 1t Is true, as has been re.
ported, that they are both for him. II 1t
becomes apparent that Mcdonald, OF In
diana, Is TO be the Democratic nominee,
then the Grant combination, and that OF
Logan, may 20 10 pieces, and when the
convention assemblies there will be lot Of
indefinite candidates, and with probably
only the President q self-made candidate.