The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-05-24

Justice Of Virginia. were sitting
in the parlorin the Sherman house,
yesterday afternoon, taking on
politics, says the Chicago Times.
Flanagan is a delegate to the Re
publican National Convention, had |
been Lieutenant Governor of the |
State, and became famous four
years ago by his celebrated ques-
ton. "What are we here for, i'll
not for the offices ~ Judge John.
son is a well known Democrat of
West Virginia.
"Whom are the Democrats going
to nominate Asked Flanagan of
the Judge.
samuel ]. Tlden,n was the
prompt answer. ''The old ticket
viii be nominated by acclamation.
You can't hear any other name
mentioned by Democrats. West
Virginia did not instruct, but the
convention voted that was the
sense of the Democraticsparty of
the State-that Tlden should re-
ceive the nomination. We are so
solid for him that we have no sec.
ond choice"
"But will he accept n
accept! Of course he'll &C.
cept; he can't refuse; and he will
be elected, too. There is no fear
as to what the Democrats will do /;
the only question is whom the
Republicans viii nominate.'
snow down in Texas" said Elan.
nagan, 1--WE are pretty well divided
up. We don't want to seem to
dictate to the States that will have
to do the electing, and we are
rather waiting for developments.
There are two Edmunds men in
the delegation, one for Logan and
the other twenty-three are divided
between Arthur and Blaine. Ar.
thur may have one or three major
ity of these. There is however, q
possibility Of the entire delegation
uniting on one candidate and cast.
ing a solid vote for him on tho first
ballot. | can't tell you however,
who that candidate will be-"
"Would it be Blaine 7"
"Nop
"Arthur ~
"Nop
"Grant 7"
"Well," said Flanagan, "the
Texas delegation belonged to the
'old guard four years ago, and
voted for Grant to the last. He
is not candidate now, but If he
was he could have the Texans
without asking them. 1t was in
these very rooms We are now in
that they beat us---bcat us by al
lowing the Half.breeds of Illinois,
New York and Pennsylvania ia
take the seats which rightly be.
longed to the men elected by the
State Convention, and the Com
mittee on Credentials did the
work in these very rooms"
Then you hope for Grantp
"We don't hope for him, for he
is not a candidate, but he has just
as many friends left as ever. We
would have nominated him in 1885,
had the Blaine men kept their
promises. A certain adherent Of
Blaine's, now In Arthur's Cabinet
agreed with me on the last day o.
balloting that they would stick to
their man If we would stick to
ours, aud thus prevent any one
else except Grant or Blaine from
being nominated. But when the
crowd began to flock to Garfield
aud that Senator's State was call
ed, he answered: Ten votes fol
Garfield 'D-n him ? said Dol
Cameron, Il knew he would no
keep his PROMISE
"Was that man Chaudlerp
81 won't give any names"
"You say you're a Blaine man 7
, remarked Judge johnson.
"Yes.v
, swell, you nominate Blaine ant
, we will call you the 'Mulligal
Guardsy you can't elect Blain'
and you know it, and you old stal
warts don't want him. You hav'
! got into the way lately Of sayinI
that you are for Blaine, but dom
, believe you expect to nominat'
!. : him. You are in favor of Arthur
but seem to have been given oI
ders not to boom him. Yol
haven't heard" he continued, turn
t ing to the reporter of the Times
chow Flanagan Jared when b
went to Washington two years az
to get Office n
"No.n
"Well, Flanagan thought h
ought to be United States Marsha