New-York tribune., 1884-02-28
SENATOR SHERMAN NOT A CANDIDATE.

ua,S1nSon corrs,Dondsnes Of me Cincinnati Eaqair.r
Senator, presume you are a candidate fOi
SNo an not" said the Senator ain the sense you
Presidential bee in his bonnie. be ever get,
OBJ" said the senator, :" think I am Overt Folr
deserved 1t then and had less modesty 10 presentng
then my claims than others Pew men have been happy
B But ans 60 back Pierce abcred under cona DG
chansn found little pleasure during his term and 10
ward its close the Office burden; Lincoln 10 ns
two terms found te pleasure and hs life taken b an
assassin johnson Tas comestys soS s9d aa an
sailing but be seemed to prefer contention ana conno
There are drawbacks thus you see to the Office as well
its sluremens. Ne: am not candidate In the sense
that am seeking the Office
DOESN'T BELIEVE EDMUNDs II FOR ARTHUR
Bostoa Coyrespondenes springfield RepubllcaH.
The drift is Enthusiastically here in Massachu-
setts at present sharply toward LdmupSs There Is an
port from Washin that Mr.. EdruuDds will ultimately
@ ioT Ar no eSo soG w w yo s hS In
his favor Tho statement is simply not believed But
strong the Edmunds sentiment h there seems 10 be 40
disposition 10 push 1t OF engineer IL or magnify It. II VIII
evidence any Edmunds combination In this state But
| there is evidence OF an Arthur combination.
NO CRYsTALLIZATION IN MICHIGAN.
CongresSEndn Lacy IN me Ctereid0d LrdGef
"What does Michigan think about Presiden-
any one man: All Of the candidates are nae nat as
I tration Is popular In Michigan, and be hass many
friends The adysabiJ Of hs nomination depends on
a,or Sherman lacks magnetism, though otherwise ho
would be sesePabe Logan @ Is very {as rsE 5:
FOR ARTHUR AND KIRKwooD.
From The Ioga Cfty Rspnbiican tkep1 .
Arthur is the most available man the Repub.
an liza eSu@ 5eoHg 70 be North
west and of the states OF the Northwest mono s so much
nSheH soSs would iowa be- more proud to name for
that position her honest unassumng War Governor
siren 9Th TO a National ticket.
EDMUSDs AND LINCoLN;
| From The Burdlo Express IND. Rsp)
The recent significant conferences of lndc
pendent Republicans in New York and Brooklyn VII bs
likely to direct attention anew 70 the sct tat 9e arsRr
seem 10 know exactly what they want, and who can,
therefore, work afiraatyey ana aggressVey' Inc ex
| other antiArthuT expressions IN this state merely
negative We don't want Arthur nor Blaine, nor Logan
nor any other machine man. but what we do want we
either do NOT yet know not willing to say. For
tie & dns I. ie s hf tba he situation admits o. It is
send delegates who favor the nomination OF George
coin OF Illinois for Vice President platform OF pro-
| gress aud reform
NEITHER ARTHUR NOR LOGAN STRONG.
| From TIE PhtiGdeiphla Inquirer. ,
| Both Mr.. Arthur and Mr. Logan, each for
lmsef and their respective friends ana ioIoTets lnr
be sesred by one only Of tie many eandses
of them considered would prove strong candidate
II nOTunsted Mr. Arthur hasgyeD the country peace
nd aud respect able administrations but there are ee-
ments OF unpopulary conneeted WIN ] MS h1e & Sa sa ss
great strength the West and also among the -ders OF
the Fast but his Congressional financial ysgaries would
render either antagonstic or ukewarm the business
munlty and consequently his nomination would nct 6e
| desirable.
A GOOD PRESIDENT BUT UNAVAILABLE CANDI
From me Boston T1ansc,;pt Rep
President Arthur was not att attaGked by y,,, nams
apparent that his candidacy would arouse atagonlsms "a
| cgn He has corrupt - 'maChl0e"
politicians for bis champions. But tnen, the nonnna-
ulae himself his record President considering the
distressng circumstances under which he became Pres
| grown in popularity tho Executive OF the Nation
AN ARTHUR PAPER sCOLDs TEE INDEPENDENTS.
| From The Kingston freeman REP B.
The way seems clear fora "gO-as- yOu- please"
convention ard the cordial nomination OF somebody
the beigercnt factions Of this state will retain their
empers The state Of New York Is not the whole Union,
neither the young men OF New-l Ork city eutied 10
any higher consideration than theen @r twenty thousand
times az many 10 this aad Cter states who desiro
pSsace Wbot seems t. he demanded i mat the people
shall take charge Of the cOuI2 conveuuor and tst the
men who talk politics as profession whether they be
machine or retOruers, shall keep their bands on
For a truth the people have very little confidence
either class. regarding the one az sensAIy ambitious ana
I the other as sniyeldnG hypocrites
ACAUTICUs PREDICTION.
| From ne Detron Free P,sss
The Chicago nominee vii be the next Pres
! ideDt.
PAYNE WOULD RATHER BE SENATOR
TaterrisW IN me Clers,qnd H'rald
| ais it true that you have decided not TO be a
| candidate for President T.
I have never intimated that wOnd consent 10 allow
my to be used Presidential candidate and
viii not" was Mr. Paynes " dO not want tha
office As a choico Detweet the two positions had much
rather servo as Senator than the cares and
| aponsibies OF President. There various reasons
wDy do II want the place although do not that 1t
is Incumbent on me to state them Indeed wcahi DO
silly for me 20 do when have not been asked 10 be
| candidate"
|
| CHICAGO N4RKETS Dull But FIRM
| JONES AND REAM Poe RETIHG LARGE PEOFiTS 0S
| WHEAT-CORN STRONGER.
| tBY TELEGRAPH To TRIBUNE.l
| CHICAGO. Feb. 27.-Wheat almost all day has
been above 08c and almost all day above 5Sc. The
former closes the cuIb at 97s and the latter at $50
Pork opened SIS 10 for May sold down to sl7 95 and
up again TO Sl8 22 The close SS o75 The markets
all day long were exceptionally dull, but pretty firm
The feeling the close + htrls uncertain, but more
llsb than bearish Tho incident ofthc day the ap
ne rance OF Jones ana Ream about the wheat pit buy
ers This pair clearing up another Of IT, hnSe scaps,
probably involving 5OOOOO0 bushels OF graia al sold on
| an average above dollar bushel and nov beng
bought in at % cents and under Auother great profit
| tl IA f-vnf higvN M f!lan