The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-11-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Core, pondence.

4 Ohio 10 otui Illo III Iuo mluuS du
mouths of the politicians at the capital
: The wonder as to the real causes 10
defeat has not abated among republ
cans here. Positive u wen
had from Governor Foster, Sir William
the Ram (the Hon. William Lawrence
hrst comptroller Of the treasury aut
, other party leaders that matters wer,
sailing beautifully at the Buckeye, anC
that the majority would be fully 20, 600
Il After these sanguine assurances, on,
is met at every political corner witt
such questions as, How could Foster
have made such a mistaken" "Wbai
was the real cause of defeatp" But
there has been u dearth Of answers. A
prominent republican, who has recently
held an important federal office in Ohio
said to me the other day in answer to
the above question: IN tell you what
did 1t. Three weeks before the election
the state would have gone republican
had a vote been taken then. just at
that time, however, a story was put
into circulation to the effect that if
Ohio went republican this year Gov
ernor Foster was to go on the presiden-
tial ticket with Mr.. Arthur in 1884;
that this arrangement had been made
at b white house during Fosters last
visit there. When the story became
well circulated, continued the Ohio
man, "Garfeld's friends became more
than indignant. They swore no such
trade should be carried out with their
assistance, and their ardor in the can
vas cooled at once. They had not for
gotten, +" he said, show Garfeld's friends
have been treated by the administra-
ton; how they have been turned out
one by n wherever they could be
found, until to-day no Garfield man
holds any place of Importance in the
whole country. They believed there
was something of truth in the story,
and determined to make the consum-
nation Of such a scheme impossible,
even if they had to let the democrats
carry the state. This is what did it,
said the speaker, '~'although there were
other reasons for dissatisfaction. We
could get NJ help from any quarter.
The president, who might have aided
US had be cared to, was off galivantiDg.
Not a member of the cabinet was in the
city for weeks"
l find a generally injured feeling
prevalent among Ohio republicans here
as to this apparent Indifference OF the
president to the success of the party in
the Ohio elections. But there is a
good deal of human nature in Mr.. Ar
thur, and the argument advanced for
his indifference is, thai for him to feel
any deep interest in "a state election i'll
which republican success meant ad-
vancement to MIR. Sherman, would ar
que that he was either more or less
human. The result was, the pres.
ident went a-fishing and let the factions
in Ohio take their own course.
The next fishing party of Mr.. Ar
thur will probably be to the streams of
thelLouisville fishermen, and he will
use one Of the finest fishing rods ever
manufactured in the United States, IN
connection with the jsweled silver reel
presented to him upon The occasion of
his visit to Louisville last summer.
Proctor Knott and a delegation of Ken
called at the white house and
with forma1itiao warn ipfornoal ooa-ou
ed to the president a witty and COM
message and a fishing rod
eight feet in length from its rosewood
butt to its lancewood tip. In the butt
is emblazoned on silver. "Chester A.
Arthur" An invitation was also ex-
tended to make the FIRST cast with the
rod in the Louisville streams, The
president was pleased. So was the del
egation. And then Governor Knott
and Mr.. Arthur spun some of their best
fish stories.
The president continues to while
away his time very pleasantly in his
cottage on the hill at Soldiers home,
and he reveries on the recommended
tions of his coming message in the
smoke of his after dinner cigar. He
drives into The city about noon every
day, and periodical cabinet meetings
are held, at which no work of impor-
lance transpires. Mr.. Arthur is a man
who improves greatly on acquaintance.
In personal conversation he gives
every evidence of classical culture
without any of that which leads you to
suppose that the talker is trying to i'm
press you with his learning. He is
very susceptible and gallant, and there.
is a charm about his manner which
quite captivates the society maids of
Washington. This doubtless is what
gives rise To the many matrimonial pros
poets in which the presid ent figures.
The war now being waged by the
secretary Of the interior upon the swim
ding pension and claim agents grows
in energy. The regret is that the good
work has been delayed so long. Among
the latest batch OF suspended attorneys
is Belva Lockwood, WasEington's fla
nous female lawyer. L.
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