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Correspondents Posi- -ISrELLIGEScKR.
WASHINGTON, Nav 70, 1854.
As the time draws nearer for the great
quadrennial race at Chicago for the
Presidential stakes. the last round of
political combinations is being made.
and great activity in the cause Is mani
fest here at the Capital. This Presiden-
tial year furnishes a noticeable differ =
enee from msst of its predecessors IN
one respect. We are now within less
than a fortnight of the great struggle,
and no NAN who has any iudg aent
worth speaking Of dares risk it by an
dertaking 10 name the winner. lie
ahrevdest and clearest- headed poiiti-
clans in Washington do not cara to
make predictions, for at national con
ventioas it il the unexpected that usn-
ally happens. Ii has been so twleo In
the history Of the Republican party,
and the third time may possibly come
this wear. In the see-saw game of Re
publican candidacy Arthur's prospects
seem 10 be mounting little Just now,
and the increase In his strength has FUR
uished material for much speculation.
He il said TO have quite strong sup
port from Northern Democrats who are
al the head Of large business interests;
among them Mayor Martin, of Boston,
and San Sloan, President of the Della
ware Il Iackawanna Railroad.
Excited by the freshenlng OF the AT
thur breeze, the Blaine men have been
inspecting their tackle again and max
ing everything snug, although they CON
tinue to express the CONVICTION that II
| isn't going TO be- much of shower after
| all" Blaine stock rallied on SATURDAY
upon the receipt of kilograms by Con
| eressmen stating that Conkling and
| Grant had declared IN favor OF the
Maine statesman. They have conclud-
ed, II ia said, that the tig t Is between
| Blaine and Arthur, and of the two they
greatly prefer Blaine. The air Is aise
| full of mysterious suggestions regard
ing the return of Senator Cameron, who
| Ia said to have come To the same deter
mination as ConkIing and Grant. From
| hints let fail by one of the friends OF
Mr.. Blaine 1t would appear that Senator
John Sherman IL likely to become Mr.
Blaine's ally at Chicago, and Will TAI
| heir . all the strength that the RUINED
| Knight can transfer IL the event that
Mr.. Blaine should become convinced
after prolonged struggle, that hi'
chance for the nomination Is hopeless
Ii was claimed by an enthusiastic oher
man man yesterday that, whenever a
break occurs at Chicago, the OK -Secre
tary of the Treasury will trot To the
front very rapidly, as he Is certain oil
material support from Connecticut, In
diana, Illinois and Kansas, with scat
tering votes from several of the South
ern States.
A leading politician said last week
that among the friends and managers
of Mr.. Blaine's interests at Chicago
would be Whitelaw Reid and Medili OF
the Chicago Tribune. Besides these al
lies. Senator Sabln. of Minnesota, will
be one of his active working friends
Blaine's corps of workers." said the
politician, Twill be the best drilled on
the ground; and IL skill and discipline
coHnt for anything. hs ought To win.
"But who will they he for In Case theli
man cannot wiu?' There is no sec
ond choice; we are for Blaine first and
last" was the answer.
or all the horses in the President
stables, the one which excites the most
inquiry from visitors Is a clean limbed
trig- looking little Indian pony given IL
Mr.. Arthur by an Iudi Chief, last
summer, on his trip through the Yellow
stone Park. Every effort has been made
to tame and break hitn In, yet without
avail. Never for moment IL he OF his
| guard, and he successfully eludes every
artitice which human ingenuity can III
vent to subiugate and render him like
unto other horses. Put him in traces
| lot him feel buggy behind him, anC
he acts IA though perfectly bewitched
round and round in circle he will II
with almost the rapidity of lightning
a course which, in every case where hs
has been tried, resulted In the speedy
| destruction of the vehicle. and to the
.oconpant and unpleasant celebrity IN
reaching the ground. Bat, true to his
| former training and native instincts, he
will hear any amount of burden on hi.
| back. One morning last week the Pres
| ident determined to test for himself the
qualifications of the little nag III this
| respect, and ordered him saddled that
he might enjoy a trip to the Soldiers
Home--a ride which. in the early por-
ton of each pleasant morning, is OF
almost daily occurrence with him.
| What Mr.. Arthur's sentiments may be
regarding the other qualifications of his
steed, those concerning his swiftness
are of the highest order. No sooner
was he in the saddle than the pony
rushed forth like Orestes pursued 10y
the furies. down the path of the White
House grounds and into the distance
beyond When. after q marvelonsly
short space of time, he returned to the
| White House, il WAS remarked to the
waiting groom that the bolt witnessed
by him ON the departure of the twain
on their exit from the gates, had termi'
mated only upon their return to the
same spot wberaon they had set out