The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-12
WHO WILL 1T BE?
The Men Who Are Now Prominent in Seeking
the Nomination.

the Nomination.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 11.-With Tiden out of
the way, Senator Bayard of Delaware; ex-
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana; Governor
Cleveland of New York, and Se1fator-elect
Payne, of Ohio, stand out as the prominent seek
ers of the race Inasmuch as the great bait for
the party is New York the feeling seems to be
that if Mcdonald is not placed at the head of the
ticket by force of the tariff reformers in the
same manner that Carlisle was made Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Senator
Bayard or Governor Cleveland will go at the
head of the ticket and Mcdonald will take the
second place. This much is almost foregone
fact Flower is not considered in the race, be-
cause as New York man he is not believed to
be as strong as Cleveland.
1t is said by friends of Senator Bayard that
the dissatisfied Republicans in New York, Mas
sachusetts and New Jersey are favorable
to his candidacy, and this is what
will give Senator Bayard more strength than
anything else. 1t is believed he could secure
good deal of strength from the boilers. Ex-
Senator Mcdonald would, his friends say, carry
Indiana, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts, and be as likely. to secure New York as
any other man. Cleveland's record is being
looked up, aud it is claimed by the supporters
of other men that he was only moderate lawyer
before his election as Governor of New York,
and that he got the Office by the grace of quarres
in the Republican party
MDoNALD AND sLoCUM.
There be no possible doubt that the ma
jority of the party for general reasons, and par
ticularly tariff principles, prefer ex-senator
Mcdonald, of Indiana, and in making combina-
tions and states he is never left out. Tonight
it is clear that if man out of New York heads
the ticket it will be Mcdonald The presence
of the ex-senator here on Monday and Tuesday
mas aroused strong feeling for him. and as 1
write it is the belief that Mcdonald and Slocum
will be the nominees.
General Slocum is a well-known statesman
and warrior from New York. He served with
distinction in the Union army and was a we'll
known soldier on the field. He graduated from
West Point, is a native of New York, resident
of Brooklyn, is congressman at-large, and is
fifty seven years old. He won some distinction
in the House during the past winter by his stern
advocacy of the Fitz John Porter bill. He is a
quick, nervous man, of medium size and pleas
ant address, not eloquent but impressive
speaker. Personally he is popular, and it is
claimed by his friends that his name will save
to the Democratic party the State of New York
Ex-senator Mcdonald is well known through
out the country. 1t is claimed for him that he
is natural statesman, and has one of the clear
est legal minds to be found anywhere; that he
is honest, pure and warm-hearted; that he has
an interest from principle in the welfare of the
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any man who could be pitted against him, and
would conduct a model administration.
The combination that Mcdonald and Slocum
form is received with much enthusiasm here, and
Speaker Carlisle has pledged his support of it at
Chicago For awhile Senator Bayard, of Del
aware, and Mcdonald were spoken of, but the
name of Bayard finds much opposition among
those who know him best, and who are brought
into personal contact with him.
BAYARD, PAYNE AND MORRISON.
The ticket the representatives of the people
here would select will naturally be based
very much upon personal feeling and selfish,
cold man would not be considered by them. Bay
ard has long been pointed at as one of the cold
est and most selfish living, and for that
reason, and the fact of his being geographically
located out of the range of presidential proba-
bilities, he is not favorably considered here.
Payne, of Ohio, has also been talked of very lit
tie this week, and Governor Cleve-
land, of New York, is entirely
overshadowed by the Mcdonald -Slocum
combination. The people of Ohio do not call for
Payne, and are satisfied to let him go to the
Senate. The New Workers say Socum has
more strength at home than Cleveland, who is
not known except as the accidental Governor of
New York and it is claimed for Mcdonald and
Slocum that they will go into the convention
with more solid delegations than any other two
men can; that Indiana, New York and Kentucky
will stand out for them, while the Southwest
and West will come up enthusiastically.
William r. Morrison, of Illinois, has been men