St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-18
CANDIDATES.
An Unnamed Democratic Sena-
tors Opinions and Predic-
lions.
His Choice Bayard, but He Thinks
Payne viii be the Democratic
Candidate.
While Blaine is the Strong Man for the
Republican Party to Nomi-
nate.
Plumb's Foot and Mouth Resolution
Passed--Senator Sherman's Slip of
the Tongue.
[snecial Telegram to the Globe l

large majority by which Congressman Hatch's
pleuro-pn pneumonia bill passed the house in
dicates that Senator Plumb's resolution max
ing an appropriation for suppression of the
foot and mouth cattle disease will pass that
body, although it will occasion debate
upon its alleged infraction of state rights.
The Hatch bill is now awaiting action of the
senate and the vote on the Plumb resolution
is a fair indication of its becoming law.
Many Republican Senators complain
bitterly of the action of the Ser
geant-at-Arms, Canaday, in his con-
slant removals of efficient employees
and the appointment ofinefficient persons in
their places. They regret having displaced
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright for so unsatisfac
tory an incumbent as Canaday and it would
not be surprising were revolt to ensue at
an early day.
Mr.. Auerbach has returned home via New
York Messrs. Wilder and Broadwater will
remain here several days.
It was decided tonight not to
have caucus ON the Morrison
tariff bill, but to call for conference as to
what should be done.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
'It is my opinion,'' said Democratic SEN
ator tonight, ''that the present indications
point to the nomination of Mr.. Blaine for
the presidency. He would be the most dan
gerous man that the Republicans could put
in the field against us, for he is clearly the
most popular man before the people that has
been in public life of late years. He does
not seem to be making an effort to obtain
the nomination, as Logan is now doing, and
as Grant, Sherman and Blaine did four
years ago, but his name appears in every Re-
publican estimate of the probabilities and
their newspapers everywhere show that the
people have his name in mind. The very
fact that he is not organizing a movement
in his own behalf, tends to make him strong
er with the Republican masses. If he should
be nominated, and should make a personal
canvass of New York, Ohio and Indiana, he
would give us a great deal of trouble to elect
our candidate. l knew him we'll in the SEN
| ate, and have heard him on the stump and
know that he is the very sort Of man to take
with the people,"
"Who will be nominated by the Demo
crats?"
Well, that is difficult question to an
swer. Of course you win understand that
do not say this for publication as coming
from me, nor, in fact, anything l have said
to you on this subject. There is no question
but that Mr.. Tilden can be nominated if he
will consent to be a candidate. Isuppose
there are very few public men who will deny
that but it is understood from gentlemen
who are near to him that he will not be a
candidate. He ought to authorize an an
nouncement Of that fact, if it is a
fact, and not allow his name to be
used to keep out of the field the names Of
strong men who will not enter it so long as they
believe that he still aspires to the Presidency.
There is reason to believe that his name is
being used for that purpose, possibly without
his knowledge. If he does know it and has
the impression that any great portion of his
own strength in the party is transferable to
a man of his own choosing, he will find that
he has made great mistake. The purpose
to which 1 refer on the part of
some of Mr.. Tilden's intimates is to
secure the nomination of Mr.. Payne,
or under certain exigencies which may arise
in the convention, to nominate Mr.. Tilden,
with Payne, or some other favorite of Tilden
as second on the ticket. It is improbable
that Mr.. Tilden will be pressed upon the
convention unless it should become neces-
sary to do so as the only means of prevent
ing the nomination of some man that does
not come within the circle of his favorites
for the honor. From the present outlook l
am inclined to believe that the chances are
now that Mr.. Payne will win, partly through
the Tilden influence, but especially by
means Of a combination that may be formed
to advance the interests of one or another
strong man, who may be willing to take the
second place, and also on account of the i'm
portance of having man whose nomination
will be guarantee that he will not commit
the party so far in the direction Of free trade,
as Mr.. Mcdonald on the one hand, or so far
in the opposite direction as Mr.. Randall.
You see this will be a dangerous game
to play, and it may be abandoned before
three months have passed. l think the safest
and best man to select as our standard bear
er is Mr.. Bayard. His public and private
life is above the reach of calumny, and he,
above all other Democrats, would command
the confidence of the business element of the
country. The campaign would be neces-
sarily fought upon higher plane than it
would be with any other man as our standard
bearer. We would then have strong ground
to expect to carry New York, New Jersey,
and Connecticut, and have good fighting
chance for Massachusetts We would
certainly have California and with popular
western man for vice president, Indiana
would joint our column. Mr.. Bayard is a
possibility, but it is difficult to nominate such
man with the two-thirds rule which we en-
force. There are likely to be many turns of
the kaleidoscope before either convention
convenes, and you understand, have only
spoken of the present outlook"
THE FOOT AND MOUTH RESOLUTION.
Senator Cullom made strong speech to-
day in support of the bill appropriating $685.
600 to eradicate the foot and mouth disease
in Kansas, and the suggestion that he made
on Friday, that the amount ought to be $780,
600 was adopted. Bayard was willing that
the money should be spent in obtaining in
formation as to the proper way to cure cattle
attacked with foot and mouth disease, or to
prevent their being attacked, but he was to-
tally opposed to the undertaking of
cure or prevention by the
general government. Senator ingalls,
insisted that the extent of the foot and mouth
disease in Kansas had been greatly exag
gerated, but Plumb, the author of the reso-
luton, took very serious view of the pres
ent situation and the prospects. Seven
Democrats supported the resolution. Six of