Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-15
GRESHAM THE DARK HORSE.


Candidate This Year-Going to Chicago
with Second Choice on Whom They
Can COncentrate-Gresha the Man as
Viewed from Albany.
An Albany, \. Y, special TO the New
York San of the 18th inst.
says: Look out for Gresham"
wrote long-headed half breed politician
from an interior town to friend in this
city the other day. II think see the
dark horse that is going to win this race"
This is not a solitary opinion. Shrewd
Republicans Of both factions share in it,
more especially the Arthur men, who, in
spite Of their stout public declaration of
faith in Mr.. Arthur's success, make pri-
vate confession of despair over his
chances. This friendly leaning Of the
New York stalwarts toward Mr.. Gresham
is the more noticeable because they
have never taken kindly to Presidential
dark horses since Roscoe Conk-
ling haZarded his chances on r. B. Hayes
at Cincinnati in 1876. After that expert
ence they preferred to lose with Grant in
the next race to winning with an I'M
known. They let Blaine nominate the
dark horse at Chicago four years ago, and
groom him afterward. The experiences
of 1876 and 1880 were bitter for the stall
warts, and they think they have profted
by them. They are bent on naming the
candidate this year, whether he be Ar
thur or Somebody else. They will 60 to
Chicago with a second choice upon whom
they can concentrate all their forces at
the moment Arthur goes out. They would
like Edmunds well enough, but they
see that the Vermont icicle would not
draw needed votes from Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois. As between Edmunds and
Blaine, the votes of these three States
would nearly all go to the latter. The
Southern States, too, might fail to re-
spOnd with enthusiasm for the Yer
monter. Joe Hawley, for some reason, is |
unpopular with Mr.. Arthur's New York
friends, and his name is ignored by them.
LOgan's quarrel with the President, of
course, bars the swarthy warrior from the
list, and Ben Harrison is wholly under
the control of Blaine. The second
choice of the Arthur men thus
seems to be reduced to Gresham and
Lincoln, both members of Mr.. 'Arthur's
Cabinet, and in sympathy with
his administration. AS between these
two men the choice is not difficult to
make. Gen. Gresham is admitted by all
who have met both to be by far the abler
broader and ripper man. He comes from
State that would be doubtful with any
other candidate, but which, his friends
say, he could carry beyond a doubt. He
was a brave soldier for the Union and
bears the scars of conflict. He is law
yer Of high ability, and his private life is
spOtless. "AltOgether," say his Stalwart
admirers, she is the man whom we could
nominate if Arthur retires, and whom we
could elect when nominated"
A Republican Congressman who was
here last week on a political mission in
Mr.. Arthur's interest, while protesting
that the fight for Mr.. Arthur was not given
a1n fr1 hot fo+4
on foot to secure Gen. Gresham's nomina-
ton in a certain contingency.
''Has Gresham got the Presidential bee
in his bonnet?' he was asked.
"NOt bit. If he has any ambition in
that direction nobody has discovered it.
a friend sounded him on the subject the
other day, and found him decidedly averse
to the use of his name. L don't want it,
l can't afford it. l am a poor man.
ought not to have become Postmaster
General. l have a family to provide for
and should be at home now earning a
competency by my profession to provide
for my old age he said. The army took
some Of the best years Of my life, and
since then my practice has been broken
up by Judgeship. l ought not to be in
public life.' He meant all that he said,
too. He is big-brained, big-hearted man,
who would take wonderfully with the
people when they found out more about
him."
where would the votes come from to
nominate him in the cOnvention?'
''Well, he would take all of Arthur's
vote. He is very popular in the South
with the Republicans with whom his
Office has brought him in contact. Indi-
ana would be solid for him in spite of
Blaine and Harrison. Every one of the
Edmunds votes would 90 to him, as he
represents the ideas of the Edmunds men
exactly. He would get votes away from
Blaine all through the West. He will be
nominated on the first ballot after Arthur
withdraws, if that event happens. Why,
the Kentucky delegation is all ready to
jump to Gresham the instant the tide
turns, and the whole Southern vote will
follow with a rush."
"But how about LincolnT'
ooh, there is just chance of hurrahing
him through to beat Blaine, but the sober
judgment of the delegates will be tor
Gresham as much stronger man."
81 concede the possibility of Gresham"
said a half breed leader, land admit that
he would be an unexceptiOnable candi-
date. There are two things that would
be against his chances IN the convention.
One is that he is identified with the Ar
thur administration, and the other is that
Harrison lives in the same State"
''WOuld Harrison endeaY0r to defeat
GreshamF'
81 mean just this: Should Blaine find
that the Arthur men intended to cOncen-
trate on Gresham after three or four bal
lots he might anticipate their action by
throwing his own strength for Harrison.
That would be likely to break up the
Arthur programme, and put Blaine i'll
control Of the candidate. There probably |
has been as much casting about for a sec |
Ond choice by the Blaine men as by the |
Arthur men, | know that as long ago as |
last February Warner Miller sent word to
his friends from Washington that they
were to 90 ahead to secure delegates who |
should be for Blaine, if the Maine man |
were a candidate, and for Ben Harrison if |
he were not. / think, however, you Will
see Harrison take the solid Indiana dele |
cation over to Blaine at Chicago first. | |
am informed that the few Gresham dele |
gates from Indiana are all friendly to
Blaine"
The friends of President Arthur through
out the State are working quietly to get a
majority of the seventy-twO delegates to
vote for Arthur on the first ballot at least. |
They claim that five or six of the Ed
munds men and two or three Blaine men
are ready TO 90 with them for cOmpli- |
mentary ballot at least, so as to give them |
thirty-siX or thirty-eight of New York's |
seventy-twO votes. Then, when the dark |
hOrGe appears, they say he will be the IA |
vorite of fOrty-five of the New Workers..
The upset at Utica has had a SOLDERING eff |
feet all around. The boosters and the |
boomers are dumb, and there is a deal of |
thinking going on,
Colden's Liquid Beef Tonic is admira-
bly, adapted for females in delicate health. |
Colden's; no other. OF druggists.