The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-06-28
Campaign Plans.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The re.
suit of the consultation between Sen
atOr Logan and Mr.. Blaine regarding
the coming campaign is looked fir
with a good deal of interest. Win
two interested statesmen, with me
experience of political managers
which these gentlemen have had set
their heads together to prepare PANS
for campaign, the result is Likely to
be quite important. Regarding the
details of their plans nothing out
mere outline is yet known. tits un-
derStOod, however, that this outline
contemplates a pOstponement of ac-
tive campaign work until pretty
late date-probabIy some tine in
September. Mr.. Blaine's ida is a
short, sharp, decisive campaigl-not,
however, that he proposes to be idle
during the period between this and
the date at which it is proposed to
open fire, He is not of the idle kind,
as has often been demonstrated, and
hence more the wonder that he did
not give more careful attention to
the campaign of the last six months.
His plan now, however, is to work in
quiet during the next two or three
months, beginning the active cam
paign in September. The under
standing is that the campaign will be
carried on with the idea of pulling in.
to line such number of the doubt
full states that, even if New York
should be lost to the Republicans,
they can have a sufficient strength to
carry the day. Information comes
from leading Democrats in Califor-
mia that there is no use to hope for
that state against Blaine, and this en-.
courages the leaders here to believe
that the Pacific Coast may be counted
upon with perfect confidence. This
will not, however, lead them to omit
any possible efforts to make them
sure. In the South they will give
special attention to the two Virginias,
North Carolina and Florida. Wheth.
err an effort will be made to carry
Louisiana is doubtful. In Florida
they look for the Cuban vote to aid
them materially. The argument to
be used there is-as stated in this cor
respondence-that Mr.. Blaine, with
his vigorous foreign policy, will favor
the annexation by purchase of Cuba,
and this alone will, it is claimed, be
sufficient to bring into the Republi-
can ranks the entire Cuban vote of
Florida, which vote party leaders in
that section say is sufficient to turn
the scale in favor of the Republicans
in that state. In North Carolina the
fight will be made very earnest one,
and as the Democratic majority has
been gradually growing less there,
the Republican leaders believe they
can this time overcome it. The con-
test will be very vigorous in this
state, as it will be not alone upon the
presidential question, but also for
governor and for the election of a
legislature which shall select a sena-
tor. In Virginia the enthusiastic
members of the Republican party say
they can carry the state, but this is
considered doubtful by those best in
formed in regard to the situation. 1t
is understood, however, that vigo
rous fight will be made, and that the
Republicans stand what is known in
politics as "fighting chance" In
the North the fight will be in New
Jersey, New York, Ohio and Indiana.
Mr.. Blaine does not believe that there
is any special occasion for alarm in
regard to Massachusetts. He says
frankly that Massachusetts is too
strong a protection state to give its
vote to Democrat for president, es-
pecially after the developments of
the past winter. The foreign ques-
ton is to play very prominent
part in the early feature of the cam
paign. The opposition already shown
to Mr.. Blaine by foreign powers will
be made use of as to influencing the
foreign vote, and the alarm has al
ready been sounded all along the
Democratic line to keep a sharp eye
on the Irish vote. However much of
a prospect there may be for a large