The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-10
presidential Notes.

Presidential Notes.
Our northern exchanges contain no little
of guessing and specializing as to what
presidential aspirants are doing and are ex-
pccted 10 do.
The New York Tribune says: "Penn-
sylyania is undoubtedly q Blaine State, and
that he was deprived OF its vote in the last
two National Republican presidential con-
y~entions Is due 20 trickery and Dossism
alone. Ills strength l. apparently quite rs
great in the State to-day as at any time du-
ring the past eight years. A canvass was
made recently OF the Republican members
OF the lower house Of the Legislature anu
IL resulted as follows: Blaine. AZ; Ed-
munds, 81; Lincoln, o; Grant, 2; sher-
man, /; W. ID. Kelley, 1; Blaine or Eu'
munds, !; Blaine or Lincoln, i; HARRISON
or Edmunds. |; undecided, 10; ABSENT 3
BLAINE Is a retired srateSman-that Is,
after the manner OF the old rat that retired
into a rioh cheese; or rather, OF the Con
feaerate darky who got behind a tent when
shot and shell began TO whiz around him.
BLAINE preicnds not TO ie a candidate Tor
President because he wishes 10 escape the
CALLING ire Of the Stalwarts, and also be-
cause, like Mr.. SHERMAN, he knows no
Republican can be elected President next
year.
The New York correspondent OF the
philadelphia Record has originated the
most remarkable presidential yarn we have
seen. He says that Mr.. RANDALL has been
given a perpetual welcome TO tea ana toast
at Greys.one or Gramerey, and been told
10 consider himself r~esiduary legatee OF all
presidential appurtenances still lingering
in the TILDEN household. 1.-THE "a
triarcb- las his intimates designate Mr..
Tn.DEy) has semi-oiicially announced bis
intention that theuext Democratic National
Convention shall nominate the distin-
pmshed PENNSYLVANIA for President on q
platform that shall "skilfully straddie the
tariff question"
What mas Mr.. TiLDEN to do with the
NATTER Nothing; and Of course it is ex-
pected that to charge him with debating
the nominee Of the next Democratic M
tional Convention will lie TO damage his
iayorite. That. we suspect, is all there is
in the story. Besides, Mr.. RANDALL is a
candidate for Speaker; and consequently if
ii could be proved that he was also a candi-
date for The Democratic nomination for
President. some at least OF the aspirantS
for this high honor might combine TO de-
feat him Tor the former. One Office is
enough for one man TO run for. To run
for two al the same time is a little "too
much Of q good thing" Mr.. RANDALL is
not at all likely to be the man to fall be-
tween two stools"
We commented a day or two ago upon
Mr.. C~oSgLING's declaration that the result
OF the Chicago Convention OF 1880 had set
back "the Clock OF Ages" and upon his
prediction that the Democrats would o o
gain entire control OF the Federal Govern
ment. The leading BLAINE o%rgan-the
New York Tri6une-telis in choice phrase
what was set back by the defeat OF GRANT,
CoYKLING, CAMERON, LOGAN, and the rest
Of the Third-Termers. 1t says:
The third-term conspiracy was put back.
The unit rule was put back.
The boss system was put back.
The snap primary plan OF turning out
constructed" delegates was put back.
The attempt TO throttle district represen-
tation was put back.
The machine in New York and Pennsyl-
yania was put back.
The idea entertained by sundry gentle
men that they carried the party round i'll
their collective breeches-p0ckets was put
back.
The impression that was rapidly making
-. - *l.a xCaNlo |
by the people" was played out was put
back.
Some OF the northern journals, especially
Republican ones, persist in speaking OF
General b. f. BUTLER as o possible nomi-
nee OF the Democratic National Conyen-
ton. As the Charleston NeuS-d and Courier
saws. the Democrats OF the South must
draw the line somewhere, and they will
surely draw it between them and BUTLER.
1t Is nonsense TO talk OF his nomination.
The Democrats may not yet be able to say
VINO is their first choice for President OF
the United States, but every true man
amongst them can tell Who is not.
The Tammany Democrats and the TIL
DEN Democrats OF New York State are
again at locgcrheads. But as the hostile
feeling between The Stalwarts and the Half
Breeds Is at least as bitter as that between
the Kellyites and the Tildeniies, we still
include New York amongst the States
which viii probably vote tie Democratic
ticket for President next year.
The Philadelphia Telegraph says that
Senator FAIR Is making capital on the Pa.
cifc coast for Mr.. MCDONALD, OF Indiana,
as the Democratic nominee for President