St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-31
He's Gaining Friends Among
StalWarts Whom Arthur
Has Sighted.
Logan's Star Waning and Ar
thurs Chances Committed to
Jones of Nevada.
Lincoln Annoyed, Chandler Unhappy,
and the Republican Leaders ALI
Uncomfortable.
Why Minister Sargent Resigned--The Educa-
tional Bill Likely to be Talked to
Death by Senators.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. /

WASHINGTON, March 30.-There has been
considerable political excitement among
partisans of the various Republican aspirants
for the Presidency during the past week
President Arthur's supporters find that his
policy of so-called mastery inactivity, based
upon the theory that the office should seek
the man, is not yielding the anticipated har-
vest, and that
BLAINE'S RAPID ADVANCEMENT
upon the Chicago nomination threatens total
humiliation of the administration plans.
This has created widespread alarm among
prominent oficeholders, and they have held
several consultations of late to devise means
whereby Blaine may be headed off if posi-
BILE. Efforts are now being made to placate
several leading malcontents, who consider
themselves aggrieved by the presidents
neglect of old time friendships and oblga-
tons, and who have not only been ignored,
but advised that their room was better than
their company. The presidents managers
find it very difficult to reconcile these differ
ences, andhave not been able to win back this
alenated element, which seems bent upon
defeating Arthur's nomination at any risk or
sacrifice Of preferences. These gentlemen
speak kindly of the president in personal
sense, but what is the use of working for
candidate whose possible success presupposes
additional ignorement. No pledges are given
for future recognition, and they are unwill-
ling to risk second snub. Blaine derives
much indirect support from this feeling of
resentment, and is not slow to take adyant-
age of the situation. He stands
ready to make terms with new
recruits and does not hesitate to promise pro-
fusely. He holds constant levees at his
house in Lafayette Square, which is daily
visited by politicians of all grades and com
plexions His henchmen make it known
that he is glad to see and talk with all COM
ers and no body need stand on ceremony.
The Maison Blaine is the Mecca to which
Republican dervishes and man-worshippers
make pilgrimage and they depart apparently
benefited by the alteration. Blaine appreci-
ates that these people cannot freely visit
the white house not the abodes of cabinet of
ficials to pour out their plants. President
Arthur will not talk and silence is the shib-
boleth of his constitutional advisers. Hence
the Blaine latch string hangs out for all com
ers and, like the bee, he gathers honey from
every flower.
LoGAN's HUMBLE QUARTERS
in the second story of Twelfth street board
ing house are nightly thronged with motley
crowd, entertained as well as the narrow
space will permit by Mrs. Logan,
who is mistress of ceremonies which
are practically without ceremony. Lawyers,
judges, senators, members, soldiers, adven-
turers and what not, are strangely thrown to-
gether in Logan's apartments, and there is
always fair sprinkling of the colored man
and brother. tits easily seen, however, that
Logan's boom is on the wane and his friends
are now hoping against hope.
SECRETARY LINCOLN
is annoyed beyond expression at the univer-
sal sentiment which accorls him the vice
presidential nomination. Thousands of
copies OF marked newspapers reach him every
day, conveying this intelligence, only to be
thrown with imprecations into the war de-
derstand his universal popularity for the sec
ond place, when he feels he should have the |
presidential nomination laid at his feet and
the head Of all aspirants brought him, like
that of John the Baptist on Herod's charger.
SECRETARY CHANDLER
is in an unhappy frame of mind. He is no
longer the Warwick of the administration,
and there is friction between him and other
members of the cabinet. He is not sub
stantially in accord with Frelinghuysen, Lin
coin, Folger or Gresham, and preserves
relations only with Teller. Gresham is
practically the head of the cabinet and
Chandler has been placed in check mainly
through the influence of the Frelinghuysen
family.
These Republican infelicities argue either
Blaine or dark horse at Chicago. Acting
upon this hypothesis, movements are on
foot in aid of various
DARK HORSE FAvoRITEs,
Among them Fairchild, of Wisconsin,
Allison, of Iowa, and Elihu B. Washburne, of
Illinois. Fairchild has strong support in
Washington, and the Garfield relics, especi-
ally in New York, are quietly working up the
Washburne boom. Allison would be the
most available, had he war record.
The rumor is current that the outside
management of Arthur's canvass has recently
been committed to Senator
JONES OF NEVADA,
who vilotcd him safely through the stormy
seas of succession to the Presidency after
Garfield's assassination. 1t will be remem-
bered that Arthur made his headquarters at
Jones' house, long after GarfelG's DEATH and
did not enter the White House until ngress
convened in December 1881. Senator
Jones subsequently discovered that his in
fiuence had waned, and he went into
Presidential eclipse. Material interests
have doubtless brought them together,
after long estrangement. Jones desires
reelection to the Senate and Arthur hopes for
denomination. They now help each other
MINISTER sARGENT'S DECLINATIoN
of the Russian mission embarrasses the ad-
ministration, but his immediate friends say
stances He is quick tempered and sensi-
tive, and feeling he had discharged every
duty to his government, regarded his transfer
to st. Petersburg IS surrender to the ami
mostly of the German government. A
Republican senator who served in congress
with Sargent, in talking over the matter
to-day said that Sargent was untitled by ma
ture and temperament for diplomatic en-
ployment and should never have been sent
abroad in such capacity, least of all to Ber-
lin. He served six years in the house and
six in the senate and was painstsking and
industrious in both branches, but his temper
Slapped his popularity and at the close of his
senatorial career he had become captious.