Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-06-21
INTERVIEW
With MT. CamerOn-Mr. Blaine the Second Choice Of Mr. Arthur's
 Friends.
biaine Will Carry Every state That any Republican Could !Carry-H His NomIna- ton Received Everywhere With Un-
 bounded Enthusiasm Logan's
 Name Tower of Strength

"How do you like the nomination of
 NIT. Blaine?" sad CITIZEN reporter to
 MT. Brewster Cameron, our new Receiver
 of Public Moneys.
 MT. Well, my first choice
 was Mir. Arthur. but next to him I pre- ferred Mir. Blaine, ana so did the Pres idents' friends generally.
 Reporter.-Did you regard Arthur a stronger candidate than Blaine?
 MT. C.-I was satisfied that a man who could unite the warning factions of party, as Mir. Arthur had doue, could lead it to certain victory. The nomina- tion of Blaine, however, shows plainly that he IS the psrty's choice.
 Repo:ter.-Blaine will carry Pennsyl- vania, of course!
 MT C.-Oh, yes, by 5000 majority, at least; and Blaine will carry every State that any Republican could carry. was particular 10 inquire while en route here how his nomination had been received m Illinois, Iowa and Kansas, and it was met everywhere with unbounded en- thusiasm.
 Repor'er.-Do yOH thInk the friends of Arthur will support Blaine?
 NIT. C.-Certainly. The Presidents pledge of support will bring them all in lIne. Of course, Mir. Artbur's personal friends feel disappointed. They thought he WAS entitled 10 the nomination. be- cause he gave the country a great Cabinet and an administration in the interest of the whole people. They knew he enjoyed the respect and conf dence o' the entire country and that be would be an invincible candidate. put when 1t narrowed down to MT. Blaine or dark horse, many or NIT. ArthGr's staunchest friends preferred Mr. Blaine. It was not a dark horse convention m any sense. | as you will see by reference to the files l of the Chicago Inter-Ocean and Tribune. | Although the Inter-Ocean ardently sup ported Mir. Arthur, it preferred Blaine | to any dark horse; and the Tribune, | which bocmed for MT. Blaine, opposed | any compromise to defeat Mir. Arthur.
 Reporter-HOw about Logan?
 NIT. C.-I felt like congratulating the | grand old party when General Logan consented to accept the second place on the ticket, for his name is a tower of | strength. His popularity with the vol unteer soldiers of the country is phe- nomenal. He is a man whose personal | character comments itself to every one who knows him intimately. Hundreds | Ot anecdotes are told to illustrate bis sacrifice of personal interests to public duty.
 Reporter-Then you think the ticket is strong one.
 Mir. C.-Unquestionsbly. Here and there, possibly a sore-he8d or political | dude may not fall into line, but it is that will catch the country. | Blaine and Logan will give us a cam. paign that will be memorable in history | for its fire and enthusiasm, and for the I immense maiOrities they will receive at | the polls.
 Reporter Do you intend to make Ar izGna your home:
 AIr. C-I do. I came here to stay. I | ! we implicit confidence in the resources Df Arizona.
 Reporier-Eave you ever been in Tucson before!
 Mir. C.-I was here two years ago this | fall. 1 was then so favorably impressed | with the Territory that I determined to | locate here.