New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-05
THE FIELD OF POLITICS.
ARTHUR's STRENGTH IN THE SOUTH.
EVIDENCES THAT 1T HAS BEEN OvEREsTIMATED
BY HIS FRIENDs-BLAINE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
lbT TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIauSEI


WASHINGTON, May 4.-There is good reason
10 believe that the friends OF the President viii be disap
pointed IN their expectations as to several OF the
Southern States, from which they claiming solid
Arthur delegations IL Is already apparent that the
loyalty" OF good many OF the ofoeholdeIs, who have
been able to control less completely the selection
OF delegates IN several Of the Southern 5aos, Is not
firm and unfinching Of the Presidents friends
have hoped ana believed; and Il H. moreover. pretty
certain that most Of Southern dolegates not Office
holders will exercise their individual preferences when
they reach Chicago The failure OF the Presidents
friends 70 control the convention In h own state. or to
secure the election OF single Arthur delegate
~ large has 10 believed greatly weakened the senti
ment In his behalf at tho South delegates
rule show disposition to be guided IN their preferences
by the relative availability OF the candidates as in
dcafed by tho preferences OF the delegates from states
whose electoral yoe are necessary TO the success OF the
Republican party
thoroughly well-informcd Tennessee Republican.
VINO recently arrived in washneton says that at least
ten Of the delegates from that State will for Blaine
from the beginning and that other members Of the dele
cation will rush hs support IA soon IA there
be fair prospect OF hs nomination. The attitude Of
the Mississippi delegation IA explained in letter from
Of the delegates TRIBUNE correspondent. The
letter Is dated April o. and in part is follows: The
newspapers see, have put down the delegation from
this state rs being for Mr. Arthur with possibly or
Is without authority from any Of the delegates. The
Presidents administration Ia popular in this State and
the Republicans feel very kindly toward him. II the
fact should be demonstrated that he + the most avaa-
hle man ~ the North, then he would doubt receive the
almost s0id vote or TIE deeR ton from this We
tee ta we ought TO defer TO tie Judgment OF majority
Of the delegates from States that depend upon
TO elect Our candidates The delegation this state il
comuIlIed to ~ One We have our preferences, but
wiling % sacrifice them the altar OF party's
good While. there fore. IL may he said that prefer
Mr. Arthur upon the principle that willing TO let
well enough alone, yet n We End tho prevailing sentl-
ment among Northern delegates be tho other way
may depend upon that this sentiment will not be
tdgOnlltt by Tie delegation from Mississippi Mr. Blaine
Is not without iricnds delegation. satisfied
lie Is the first choice OF several second choice Of
a large majority OF the delegation"
An influential Louisiana Republican, who Ia not
Oflce-hoder nor professional politician. said yesterday
that While majority OF the delegates ION that state
nOmnaly Tor Arthur, the preferences OF nearly tl
OF them VIII depend upon the pre- OF the majority
~ delegates from the Northern States He also said that
Dir Blaine - the first choice OF several OF TING Louisiana
DELEGATES, and that among the rank anl HE of the
Republicans OF Louisiana he Is the OF all the
candidates men toucd. lie t ks that should Mr. Blaine
be- organized ~ THAT state which would the
support o many OF the strongest ana most lie who
50 Jon :, the present condition OF things Is continued.
viii = IDENTIFY themselves with the fortunes Of the
Republican party.