Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-07
AT WASHINGTON.
President Arthur Receives tia. News
Cheerfully.

President Arthur Receives the News
Cheerfuliy.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-President Arthur
received the decisive news from Chicago
with great CompoSure. Secretaries Lincoln
and Chandler, Postmaster General Gresham
and Senator Don Cameron, who has been
a guest at the White House for several
d1vs we're with him when the foreshadowing
bulletins arrived and without waiting for
complete fulfllment the President invited
the company to proceed with him to lun-
cheon. Shortly afterwards President Ar
thur rcsponned toa card Of al agent Of the
Associated Press, who found him, not only
cheerful, butapparently in the best OF spirits.
He remarked that the news from the con
rention to-day had not taken him
By Surprise,
disappointments in politics being of slch
common occurrence and so readily dis
counted He also pleasantly referred to the
general law Of compensation and said he
highly priced the numerous comp.n.
sations that might be mentioned in the pres
ent case As to his position in the canvass
the President said it was sincerely outlined
in the telegram which he had sent 10 Mr..
Blaine Immediately on the receipt Of the
announcement Of the conventions choice.
senator Logan.
Senator Logan in answer TO q request for
an expression of opinion regarding the
nomination Of Blaine said he could not eS,
press bis sentiments better than By showing
what he had already written. He therefore
produced copies Of two dispatches sent BY
him that afternoon The first was To the
Illinois delegation while their ballot was
being taken. The second dispatch was a.
follows:
WAsHISGrUs, d. C., June G.
Hon. J. g. Blaine, Augusta, Ne:
most heartily congratulate yOn on your
nomination. You will be elected.
Your friend.
TSiened JoHx 4. LOGAS.
Sherman's say.
Senator Sherman. who was stepping
into his carriage for an evening drive said
You can say if you choose, that shall sup
port the ticket heartily. ! ain RePubli.
can and shall support the nominees Of the
partF, Of course.
senator HawieS.
Senator Hawley, while the ballots were
being received. sat in his committee room.
When the votes Of Illinois and Indiana as
sured the nomination Of Blaine he said: Il
am a. happy as any man can be. Ny State
remained with me The nomination OF
Blaine was evident during the third ballot.
While that WAS being taken wrote teie
gram intending u send it To the Blaine
men suggesting that Miller, Of California,
be given the second place. He is an old
soldier. but thought the California legis-
lature might not elect Republican in Nil
Ier's place and concluded not TO send the
dispatch. think We shall elect the Repab-
iican ticket. The campaign Eill be fierce
and red hot
senator BissuBds.
Senator Edmunds spent the early part Of
the day and part Of the afternoon after the
adjournment of the Senate in his commit
tee room. He vas found at home early in
the evening. sBd said in reply 10 request
for an opinion regarding the nomination Of
Blaine: 1T onght to be the most popGlas
thing going. All the great Central States,
and pretty nearly majority Of New York
on later the votes where the tag Of war has
60: u come from. are very enthusiastic FOE
him. As a test OF What the Repahican
party wants, the States that have Ref'nbli-
can votes to give. II certainly gives very
strong reason Cor the hopes Of the success Of
the party. He certainly was q great deal
stronger than snylody else in all Of these
States that are dolbtfal' An allasion
having been made TO his osn candidacy.
Senator Edmupds said Everybody knew
wbo knew anything about it. that every
movement wss made sgainst nay earnest
remOnstranee. For M part am happy 70
say have never bad any
Bees In my Bonnet
In regard TO reports from Chicago indieat-
ing the probable nomination OF Geserzl
Logan fcr the Vice Presidency Senator Ed
mHBis aid, Il don't see bat IL Is the bes;
thing iha; they can possibly do. The 80,
der element viii be most ftnngly reeag
nized in the selection.