St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-20
THE PRESIDENTIAL PANORAMA.
A General Consideration Of the
Whole Field of Can
didates.
The Pennsylvania Delegation Not as
Solid for Blaine as Re-
ported.
Tilden's Nomination at Chicago by Acclama-
ton Among the Probabilities.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.I


Blaine as first choice, he would rather
have him nominated than either Lincoln
or Edmunds. The first represents nothing
in politics, has not more than ordinary ca
pacity in anything and is only talked OF be-
cause he is the son of his father, to whom he
bears no resemblance in head or heart. Ed
munds represents everything that is cold and
he2rtless, and it is logical, therefore, that the
old machine element in politics, still pow
er to break down, favors Blaine, an impul-
siye, manly genius, rather than those talked
OF for the presidency because of sentiment
OF negative qualities.
If Blaine is as strong as newspaper reports
allege him to be, it looks as if he is to have
walk over. However, certain facts are leak
ing out which go to show that the reported
feeling for Blaine is somewhat strained.
Chris. MaGee, of Pittsburg, is here fresh
from the Pennsylvania convention, which
has chosen him as delegate to the Chicago
convention. Let me premise with the state
ment that MaGee is opposed to Blaine. I
asked MaGee how many of the delegates at
large from Pennsylvania favored Blaine.
''Only two, - he said.
''But the convention instructed for
Blaine.r
''Oh, yes; but two of the delegates at large
are opposed to him and only two favor him"
A further conversation with Magee dis
closed the fact that he had leaning toward
Lincoln.
Congressman Bingham, of Philadelphia,
delegate, talks Lincoln.
1t is beginning to be made apparent that
those who oppose Blaine are ready to unite
on Lincoln to defeat him. If Blaine does
not get through on the first or second ballot,
the scheme is to spring Lincoln upon the
convention to attempt 4 stampede. The
friends of Arthur will be in such combina-
ton as well as those of Edmunds. Arthur
and Edmunds are in alliance, no doubt
ready for anything to beat Blaine.
Gen. Sam. Cary told me last night that
the Greenback convention, soon to be h cid
at Indianapolis, will nominate Ben Butler
and that he will accept With a third candi-
data in the field, more especially in the per-
son Of Ben Butler, Cary says Blaine cannot
carry Massachusetts.
a good deal of interest is being awakened
in the Ohio Republican convention, to be
held next week. If the delegation is not in
structed, Blaine's friends count on thirty
Ohio delegates in his favor. Sherman is
privately advised that there is strong I'M
dercurrent for Blaine. He acts, though, as
if powerless to check it. At all events, his
efforts to do it does not appear to the casual
observer.
The defeat of the Gresham influence in
Indiana is rather dsheartening to the pres
ident.
From this long range of observation, al
though Blaine may not have the Indiana
elegates-at-large, his friends claim he will
have large contingent of The others. That
Blaine is most feared is evident because of
The assaults which are now being made upon
him. His enemies have ordered q large
edition of Puck, which represents him shock
ingy as the tatooed man in the presidential
dime museum, and are circulating it broad
cast
Democrats here are divided in opinion as
to whether Tilden is a candidate There is a
universal feeling that he could be elected.
Still there is no popular demand for Hen
bricks as tail to his kite, and some 90 so
far as to say that if Tilden is nominated he
would rather have some one else than Hen
bricks for the second place. The divisions
of The Democracy on the tariff make Tilden
stronger because his nomination would make
that question the secondary one in the cam
paign. The story circulated of his prepared
letter soon to be sprung, declining to be a
candidate, does not have as many believers
now as before the publication of his letter to
the Chicago Iroquois Climb.
So far as Mr.. Payne is concerned the talk
of his nomination only lags when Tilden is
discussed as the nominee. If Tilden turns
up after all a candidate the belief is he will
be nominated by reclamation, but if he is
not, that Senator-elect Payne will be the
strongest name before the convention.
The friends of Mcdonald, fearful that he
may be lost sight of, got Up side show here
by having handful of capitol employees from
the Hoosier state, calling themselves an
''Indiana association - indorse him. Good
natured Dan Voorhees, by the same outfit
was prevailed upon to make a speech, which
ought to be read between the lines.
The Gen. Denver boom is being propelled
from this point, and it is good thing for the
printers and pamphlet binders, and the fe :
who are in the ''ring" conducting the liter
airy bureau Denver, they say, mas fair
sized barrel and gives down literally.
Baine's book will be ready for sale by the
first of May. Agents have already been pro-
vided for in almost every county in the
country. It is expected that the book will
take the place of the literary bureau.
Flower, of New York, has now so they say,
taken tumble, and is Wiling to sacrifice
himself for the second place with anybody.
Logan is not making much Roadway. He
defeated, in an underhand way, Emory
Storrs as an Illinois delegate at large. Storrs
is now in the city swearing vengence against
"Black Jack" He will try and buy proxy
from some southern delegate, SO as to let
Logan know he still lives.
The Republican situation as it now stands
shows Blaine well to the front, with a disor-
ganized, though very strong field against
him. He has had bad luck twice and a con-