Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-03-11
PRESIDENT MAKING.
Ehe Gesa in the Republican and DeI,so-
cratic Parties WHO Arc &Gss premI-
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Special Correspondence of the Appeal
WASHINGTON, March S.-President max
ing Is all the go now in this city. Men
who have about as much influence in Sc
Letting candidates as the croaking of
trog does in manufacturing cyclone are
now spending their time in discussing
available candidates. But, besides these
bar-room blowers, the real President max
ers are at work on both sides.
The Republicans are at sea- Arthur
wants it, and Arthur holds the key to the
ueshpots, and Republican leaders banker
after them as much as did the Israelites
in the wilderness for the heshpots of the
Egyptians. This is particularly true of
those Republican rotter-boroughs known
IS the Southern States, one of which
lLoui, ,iapaj led off this week with pre-
tended Arthur delegation, which is not
Tor Arthur unless he is for them and can
satisfy Pitt kellogg's greed for Office BIT
Arthur will have a considerable V, te in
the first ballot, nearly all Of which will
leave him on the second if anyone shows
strength enough 10 secure q nomination
Logan is working the Grand Army for all
il is WORTH and probably more. But willy
jim Blaine. Of Maine, will show up
strona. perhaps stronger than ever before
is said that he has placated Conkling
and Grant. He viii certainly have Penn
sylvania almost solid, with a good follow
ing from New York and New England
His old friends from the West viii come
up smiling again, and the result will be
that Blaine will carry off the apple or give
It to one OF his friends. There are several
little fellows ike Harrison and Gresham,
Of Indiana; Allison, of Iowa, and others
of Ike character, or want of character,
who are casting wistful looks toward the
promised land" but will never get any
closer than looks.
Sherman is waiting 20 be cajoled into
taking the nomination, and Tecumseh has
closed his voluble mouth as though lac had
changed his mind.
On the Democratic side, "Joe" McDon-
aid is most spoken OF from the West. but
the shadow Cf rilden is looming up largely
md darllening the prospects OF other can
lilates. New York has number of
available men men who could carry that
state ald its appanages, Connecticut and
New Jersey with their fifty one votes.
These are Cleveland, Dorsheimer, Siocum
and Roswell T.. Flower. From what | can
soc the latter is the strongest man, not
only in New Nork, but elsewhere. His
record is unassailable.
Congress is grinding away on bills. The
committees are working, and as a rule
doing good work. Carlisle made but few
mistakes in his committeeman. unless
Randall at the head OF Appropriations was
q mistake, and hardly think that, because
no better man than Randall could be
found to check Republican extravaganza.
The Tennessee Democrats are all making
good names as working members. Your
member, Col. Young, IS recognized rs one
Of the leaders on the floor, having now an
opportunity to assert himself such as he
never had before, because OF his previous
bad assignments on committees. He was
always a steady worker on committees and
is now more so than ever, because of the
chances given him TO get the Speaker s
eve which is the most valuable thing a
member can possess, and leaves him
stranded il he fails TO secure it. Young
IS enc Of the best wo!k kers for his district
ever in Congress. l notice he almost al
ways has quite . nlmber OF things ''cn
the string" for his own people, and he
manages to work them through in some
way or other, generally through his per.
sOnal popularity with the members.