Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-12
CHAT ABOUT CANDIDATES.
A Member of the National Committee
Discusses Their Chances.


There is beginning to be some more talk
about the Democratic situation, says a
Washington special of the Sth instant to
the New York World. Mr.. j. Sterling
Morton, a member of the National CON-
/ mittee and a probable delegate to the
/ Chicago Convention from Nebraska, who
is now in Washington, in a general con-
versation to-day upon the subject of
Democratic possibilities, was asked:
"Who do you think will be the nominee
of the Democratic Convention at Chi
cago?"
"Bayard, Rendleton, Mcdonald or Nor
! IisOn."
''That is wide shot What are YOUR
reasons for such selections?"
"Bayard is a man of high character,
with a clean record. He will not get
down in the gutter to work the boys.
PendletOn is certain to be considered, be-
cause he was defeated by Republican
methods working in harmony with the
Protection Democrats of Ohio. Pendle-
| toms defeat on account of his fayoring
ciyil-service reform was a blow -ter-tiie
Democrats in the minority States from
which il will be hard to recover. Nc
Donald is sound man upon all economic
questions and Morrison at least has the
courage of his convictions. Perhaps some
other man than these may be selected,
some man who is the very incarnation of
the idea OF tariff reduction"
''DO you know any such man?'
sit might be Lyman Trumbull, of Hi
nOis, or James II. DOOlittle, of Wisconsin.
The man, whoever he is, ought to have
character which would be guarantee of
his ability to discharge the duties of his
position. l recognize the fact that the
commercial substrata of the Democracy
deem it important to nominate man with
a barrel, and that jOuTneyman Office hunt
ers deem it very essential to have large
campaign fund. But to the untutOred
Western mind it occurs that it Is ineXpe-
1ient for greenhorns to play at any game
with eXperts-that a money campaign
upon the part of the Democracy against
the Republicans, with the Federal officials
and the public Treasury at their COM
mand, would be absurd because, for every
nickel that the Democratic party, in its
poverty, could raise, the Republicans,
through some Dorsey yet unknown to
fame, could put up 500 gold piece"
"YOu were at the IrOquOis banquet in
Chicago, where Tilden's last letter was
read. Do you understand that he is gen.
orally regarded by Democrats as a candi-
date?o
"WelI, l have a great respect for Mr..
and fully believe he was elected President
in 1876 and should have been inaugurated.
But from 1877 up to the IrUquOIs letter
had been led to believe by DIR. George l..
Miller, editor of the Omaha Herald, an
intimate personal friend of Mr.. TiIden,
that under no circumstances would he
accept a nomination for the Presidency.
But, by some mental process which l am
unable TO analyZe, when that letter was
read at the banquet and was informed
by it that nothing but pressure of busi-
ness affairs kept him from joining us
in the festivities of that occasion, an old
anecdOte came to my mind. An Irishman
had been on lengthy spree, and when
he first began to sober up he made the
solemn declaration he would never take
another drink as long as he lived. But
after some hours, however, while suffer-
ing with severe headache, be said to
his wife, 'Biddy, ye see that whisky in
the bottle upon the mantel" And she
says 'Yis.' And sugar in the cupboard? %
And she says 'Yis.' And there's wather
IN the bucket? And she says 'Yis.'
Them he says, take those ingregunts
and make me up whisky t0ddy. Bring
1t to- the bedside and make me take it
whether or no."
"What will be the issue this year?D
''The only issue upon which the Demo-
Gratis can win is u square declaration
against the protective system. The fight
in the House will come up at Chicago,
and think the revenue refOrmers will be
stronger there than if the bill had passed
the House."
''As a Democrat, which one of the lead
ing Republican candidates would you pre-
fer to see nominated?1
Blaine; because / think he best rep
resents the methods and morals of the
Republican party. However, Wm Pitt
Kellogg as an untried candidate should
not be overlooked, and Dorsey for his SER
vices in 1880 ought to receive some no.
tice."