The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-26
POLITICAL POINTS
ON THE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 25.-Charlca EN-
ory Smith, edi.tr OF tho Philadelphia Pres
writes TO hls paper from Albany, N. Y, Al
follows; l have been spending two o.
three days at my old home amid the oil
fanil'ar associations. Albany is Jus. nov
a cen're OF lively political interest. Here
is the Legislature, whose members reAect
the sentiment Of every county. Here are
representative men gathered from all parts
Of tho State, partly for politics, partly 10,
legislation and full OF tho hum aud buzz oi
Presidential movements. Tho election oi
delegates 10 close ut hand; tho political poi
js faiIly boiling; nnd the result Is becoming
clearer. day byday. .,,E 80 SO.
.u pEEsIDgNT ARTHUR At HOME.
The first interest In Now York surrounds
president Arthur. This il bis WI State.
Ills hopes abroad depend upon his success
at home. Here his political skill has long
been exercised. In the politics Of New
York City he was an adroit and dexteroua
master; Ia the broader politics OF tho State
he welded M iilluencc corresponding
with the city'a proportion Of the States
power. Coming to The Presidency under
the most unfortunate and trying circum.
stances, he hes been followed aud watched
here with profound interest-at first with
great doubt and even bitterness; afterwards
with modified and kindlier feeling. The
general tone towards tic President Is oue
OF sincere good will and considerable indul.
genee. The prevailing sentiment OF Repub-
licans is that he has meant to do we'll and
for tho last two years his administration,
while doing little and lacking positive
character, has been better than was ex.
peeled. With this general feeling there is
q disposition to treilt the President with
the respectful consideration which seems
fitting in his own State. $50
SENATOR MILLER's POSITION.
II is altogether likely TINT Senator War
ner Miller will 50 to Chicago at the head
oithe delegation. This is taken Tor granted
on all sides. Senator Miller has pursued
an en,inent!y discreet and sagacious course.
Every eHart has been made to drag him
into imprudent utteraacea aud action, but
he has kept the cool and level head which
has not failed him for years aud which has
given him go large measure Of political
success and influence. He has desired
that the CANVASS might be so conducted rs
to leave good state OF feeling and secure
hearty acceptance Of the Chicago nomi.
nee. lie has always opposed boss rule;
the first law Of his politics is that tue pop.
ular voice shall control party action, and
he haa meant that the people should lead
the leaders rather than that any boss
should boss the people. The friends oil
the President recogn:z> the decisive
strength Of Senator Miller's position, and
Say i'll about so many words that all they
lHk is that The President shall have treat
ment in his own stat,; and neither they
nor any others can complain OF tho wise
course thus far taken by Senator Miller.
@If.t7N THE RISING TIDE FOR BLAINE.
While, it is becoming more and more
evident that the President will not have
half the delegation Of Ills own state, the
tide is rapidly rising in another direction.
Elmunds has considerable strength in New
York-more, perhaps, than in any other
state outside Of Vermont and Massachu-
sets. The Northern counties which Dor.
der on Vermont arc we'll disposed towards
him, and in some other parts Of the state
there is degree Of friendly sentiment.
The feeling, however, that Edmunds and
Arthur have formed au alliance tells against
him. There are come who think General
Logan would be strong candidate, even
in New York. One veteran observer said
to me ,hR; not ouly every soldier OF every
party, but every man who had ever shot d
chipmunk, would be enthusiastic for Logan
il he were nominated. There are business
men, too, who feel that John Sherman
would be an eminently safe candidate,
But the predominant sentiment OF the in.
terror is Enthusiastically ior Blaine. His
name warns the Rspublicsn masses. a
leading Democrat said to me: "Blaine is
unqusstionably the most popular man in
thv country Of any party" Within the
past two weeks the Blaine feeling OF the
State has been rapidly developing. The
Aro OF Enthusiasm in Pennsylvania has
spread over tho b5rdtr aud kiudled a
flame which is setting New York aglow.
While Edmunds will have some o! the DEL
cgates that nre not for Arthu, the majority
will be for Blaine. Iu fact it looks now as
II Blainu would have nearly hall ol the del
egation.. .:,-l
COULD BLAINE CARRY NEW YORK?
, G. uld Blaine, il nominated, carry New
York; This is question presented 10 me
more frequently ou:sida Of New York than
In. There seems TO be more doubt about
It beyond her borders than within them.
Here Republicans have none of the mis-
giyings which sometimes shades enlhusi.
asm elsewhere. The question is one Of the
most vital interest, for il it can be answer-
ed satisfactorily it disposss Of tue last OBJ
lection. Blaine would sweep OHIO with a
whiF!; he would carry every ohpr Repub.
lican Stale; and il he could, also, be sure
Of Now York, the only apprehension in
my miua would be ramoved. For mysolt;
IfrmIy believe that he would curry New
Yo,k bsI ond all q,e.tion.2 Tho fear on
this point grows out Of two considerations.
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