The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-18
Chances of General Grant, Senator Bayard
and Ex-senator Thurman in the Dis
tribution of Party HonOrs
EX-Secretary Robson Badly Beaten
by the New Jersey Republicans.
Action Of Republican State Conventions in
Tennessee and Delaware, with lists
Of National Delegates Chosen.
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.


Chances of General Grant and Senator Bay
ard in Their Respective PARTIES
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April II-Coming up to tht
Capitol, this morning, your correspondent had
conversation with Senator Salisbury, of Della
ware He is one of the Oldest and best Informed
statesmen here.
who do you newspaper people figure out is
going to get the presidential Nomination. in
quired he
Republican or Democrat97 I asked
"Well, both. Who do the young men of the
newspaper fraternity think the Republicans will
nominated"
Last night, ] replied, II was one of a party
of seven gentlemen-six of whom were newspa-
per correspondents and the other ex-senator
Kellogg, of Louisiana. Mr. Kellogg had dropped
into the newspaper office on some private bust
ness and just as he was about to leave asked
question similar to the one you have just pro-
pounded. One of the oldest and most expert
enced correspondents responded expressing the
opinion that Mr. Blaine would be the nominee of
the Republican convention. Turning to an
other oldtim correspondent the ex-senator in
quired who he thought would be the Republican
nominee. L think answered the old-timer
that Grant will be the man. Al
this Kellogg's face Frightened up
and he said: WELL now, this is
getting interesting and as there seems to be one
sensible man in the party, guess I'll sit down
Now continued the ex-senator, addressing the
Grant man, you are nearer correct than any one
l have talked to yet. Mark my words, that
General Grant will come as near, if not nearer
getting that nomination at Chicago than James
G. Blaine. Indeed, think his chances are bet
ter, and if the Republican convention does nom
mate Grant he will be elected The chances of
Logan, Lincoln, Edmunds and others were dis
cussed, but the impression left seemed to be
that these gentlemen believed that either Blaine
OF Grant would be the Republican nominee"
"And who did they think would be the Demo
cratic nominee" asked the senator from Della
ware.
well, Senator" said I, in reply, ''the name of
your colleague was mentioned 1t was thought
that if the free-trade element prevailed in the
convention at Chicago in July, as it does in Con
gress, Mr. Bayard's chances are improving; but,
on the other hand, the party was unanimous in
expressing the opinion that if Tilden desired it
he could get the nomination, and that if nomi-
mated he would be elected. They thought, how
ever, that Senator elect Payne's prospects, in the
event of a declinaton from Tilden were very
encouraging What do you think of Mr. Payne
Senators7
Well sir, do not know much about him. /
guess he is a very nice gentleman. / met him
several times when he was in Congress- but did
not get very well acquainted with him While
l have nothing particular against him l caI
say that for President he would not be my
choice. There is a man out there in Ohio that
I would like TO see made President and that
man is Allen G. Thurman believe ne would
be the most potent man that we could nomi-
nate; but guess there are no prospects for
nominating him. Thurman is an honest man,
and one of the Oldest statesmen in the party.
He is the man above all others that would like
to see nominated, but guess that there is no
show for that"
NO. said |, ''the men who are managing
the Democratic party in Ohio now have shelved
Mr. Thurman. and it is not probable that he
could secure the support of the Ohio delegation
in Chicago, this year. at least"
II presume not l am not much Of an adrnirel
of the method which the Ohio Democratic politi-
clans employ. Any way, it is my opinion that if
the Ohio delegation to the st. Louis convention
had behaved themselves and gone to st. Louis
united we could have nominated Thurman in
1876"
do you think Mr. Bayard has any chance
nowl' asked J.
'Well he has n great many warm friends
but he comes from a small State. Still he made a
very formidable showing at Cincinnati in 1880
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