New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-04
OPINIONS EAST AND WEST.
HOW CANDIDATES ARE REGARDED.
M'DoNALD STRONG IN THE "Esi-noiLhH
CHANCEs-TALK AGAINST CLEVELAND
r.r rELEsRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

CutcAGo. Julv 3.-Delegations from several
States are now here the NewYorksrs and Calfornians
being conspcuou. Everything grows distinct except tue
nomination, and although most OF the ponIoiA"S W
consider Cleveland beaten the news from sn1ons '"0
people seems TO me TO favor him. At the Illinois state
Convention Yesterday Cleveland held next TO Iden
whereas IL might be supposed that Mcdonald would nave
been second best At that convention Harrison was nom
mated for Governor but barely escaped defeat on the
tariff ISSUE which Morrison and Palmer pressed upon
him hard, and the temper OF the convention was
AGAINST protection. Harrison him-sf said that he
abhorred protection a thing of mutual roooery'
vet he believed bad policy drive away votes by any
expression on the subject tod from Indiana also
that the anti protection gospel Las showed voorhees, uh
der Cleveland Is thought To be free trader VINO las ho'
expressed himself though the Flower men here aege
that CLEVELAND has made two records for free trade and
that he viii lose the workingmens vote, etc lthinK
discover certain uncertainty among the followers OF all
the candidates except Cleveland aud Butler Butler Ia
so accustomed 20 defeat and alternate victory that ne
much be scared, his friends Significant thhe
was told me last nj ght by OF them who are both man
aging his concerns here. One said;
"a man headquarters to-day az II Tor inc
purpose being noisy. and he said What is all this
nonsense about nominating Ben Butler am an old
fashioned Democrat and II Ben Butler Is nominated
will vote for Blaine WELL was the reply, suppose
Butler should bolt. would that be fair on said he'
Butler Is not going to bolt the nomination. But you
friend, that Butler has pretty large following IN
the labor organizations. among the foreigners &C
oh yes said he Ben has shaken the Republicans up
awiuly' We'll now my friend, perhaps you had better
not get ready bolt you might make 1t fashion
able"
BUTLER WITH THE PRESIDENCY N HIS HANDS.
Tho person who related this incident 70 me said:
Genera Butler holds in his hands probably the dispen-
sation OF tho next Presidency His friends believe that
he can be elected easily than Anybody else bu'
will not DO for this convention and Its hiehiyer' rom
the south intimate that they will not vote for Bner
~ he nominated Ben Butler able 10 take care of hm-
self lie IAN resent indgnity like any other
man II this to he convention to select Democratic
candidate for President there be George william
Curtis In IL from North south We have oath-ooahu
enrolled men In labor organizations sufficient to derer
mine Presidency, and this convention had better
know IT,"
Th. morning called on Mr. Clark the request Of
Of Buffers ileutenants. who Told that would hear
somethin. about the drift OF opinion there Clark Is
Massachusetts man from piitshcc. who deals In cam
pagn and advertising goods. He told me that twenty
minutes after Blaine and Logan were the nominees he
had their autographs on IKE slroets FOR sale.
said he: 81 sold enormously OF those portraits FOR
while but now there IS an niescrioable cry FOR Butler
from all my agents OF whom have over twenty travel
ling West The cry FOR pictures Of Butler Is IS
pecially strong from Iowa"
Sad 1: Have Cleveland ali ready to be issued
after his nomination.
'Why, no." SAIL Mr. Clark II had Ceveland's por-
trait ten DAYS sso purity drawn the stone and have
become so satisfied that he will not ne nominated that
tod artist last Saturday not To finish that picture but
TO work another man"
| gaidI; You really think Cleveland cannot get the
nomination :"
No Il seems to have been set ID after the NewYork
state Contention to loud cry all the country
Cleveland and Mcdonald 1t was taken up IN some OF
the Western states. nut since then Cleveland ma evil
IDENTIFY been losing ground and DO not want to incur the
expense Of his picture when it VIII be good TO me-
Said 1: "Do you think Butler can be nomlnatcdT
II 90 not quite where his delegates
are TO come from, but can tell
| you this II he is nominated,
can sell pictures Of him haa Of any man they could
put up here and Butler pretty vel represent
! alive men, each popular with the crowd" Mt Clark
said: There undoubtedly disposition among the
labor org lnzlsons ana think among the Irish partcu
larry expression OF an opinion on Blaine
uDs after this nomination. II Cleveland Is nominated
here snail expect to do biz trade il BIanes pic
lures"
Austin Brown. late County Clerk OF Indianapolis
County hal charge OF all the seats at the con-
vention. wasin his last nglt and found him
w.il-niormed aTtbe and We had some bits of con-
versauOl follows:
80 MAN CAS- FORErELL THE RESULT.
Can you, Mr.. Drowh. Outline tle result OF tle
ventioni'
"No, nor any other man. We may have a great many
ballots here 1t is certainly not any mn's raca at
present"
"You think the old ticketca De reno 1inltsIl"
"No M Cldsn VIII not -un Ate; the letter be has
written hs cannot run tn dignity Mr. Hen tricks,
formerly OF ihe most popular msn in this country,
lost portion Of his popularity, not among the people,
think 90 much a. among the politicians, By declining 10
take the second place four years ago 30 1 fancy
that Hendricks cannot be nominated AMI that Filden
will not accept Indeed Tlien cannot run II be would"
"what do you think about Clsveanis nominatonr
81 do not believe the Democratic party Is going to risk
it, As the opposition to him Is too decided with Blaine
on the other side Of the house PICK mp OF
de~ertcrs we the West rather accu'o the New York
men of paylng trick with rdens letter that they
could movement for the old TICKET rise hign and
then try TO make Cleveland the lcgaee Of that Ticket and
name Mcdonald for the second place. Therefore
the shout ran the country OF Cleveland ami Nc
Donald While Is rather late in the day for any 10
be- declining tho Yicc-Pres Dental no:niaa'on NJ NJ
Donalds friends have no idea OF putting him behind Mr.
cleveland. We believe him to be popular ithan
Cleveland. We have certainly had abundant experience
OF defeat IN NevYOrk sia- and ought to know enough
not 20 encouatcr the factions fights there"
Is Mr. Hendricks coming here to make a speech for
McDonaldi"
"Heis Hendricks is really DESTROYS TO DO He ia
accused Of having a lingering hope for hlm'rl. but
think that he has seen that the Indulgence OF
this temptation gives pleasure to his enemies and GRIEF
10 his frrnls lie desires 10 give his voice ~ Joe
Mcdonald nov"
ais Mcdonald IN good haalthi"
"Never better IN hls llie Just as happy % hov and
thse viii be sIbns 80 hi7 tent ~ he dfes not Get 10
nomination IL has es s,ol Temperament ~ le mel
anrAulr prey - his mnd
lie a. Important VS. 700 tn have HIN nuhlnatedi'
uttis Aiaai itls witih ~ least hta tnuisihl vutas
ta aa, iha prestige 81 ihE candidate h.ihs
tasea iFam aif Htsta tha tts eiAiiiaiea tei
npysFaer Ia taiaha afa ah'nl eaHaih natuAei Va
ahuitf aat paaaarltt GA Stale 10 . 4nlhlA 7tata
naW tliaagA tAs riia VI tha Manufacturing Industries
there We used say tht % saaaa,strY nuMlaats
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