New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
THE CONTEST FOR SENATOR.
FRIENDS OF THE CANDIDATES AT WORK
A., n,,rc;urp SAID TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE PRES

Am p,-rcHrR SAID TO BE IN FAVOR OF THE fhSe-
IpExr-uR MILLER's ATTITUDE.
rnY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBuNkl
WASHINGTON, Dec. .27. -Silas Is. Du'cher SUN
x,r,ics IN town. on business bent. lie mas paiu
~. ,s,,octs IN the President He has talked with
Senator Miller. He has also seen the men supposed
q. Constitute the Treasury ring who, 1t is need
less to say are all In favor of the Presidents can
didacy for the Senate. The presence, too' IN town
cf Colonel Dady the superintendent OF the new
Rrooklvn Post-Oi,c Building of General Carman'
who n, the time the dispute over the selection oil
cropei building site represented the owners oi ,he
Flatbush-ave property and Others, gives some color
to the statement that rally OF the = ooys s
MANNED which will carry the President in on the
cas, ~ n wave and make resistance on the part of
thnse now opposed to him impossible Mr.
butchers support Of Mr. Mortons candidacy IS ny
mnnv believed to cover good deal of active WORK
IN RI Presidents behalf He is reported to nave
s,it that when the caucus meets the political
n,,innncs will be astonshed 10 find The number of
Ms,,tn men voting for Atthih When talking Tor
pntlipa,nn.. however Mr butcher still persists
a. rnuspie,lnr Mf Morton the ih0st available IMAM
a., ,he sena,H,ship Npw ioik presents to-,lats
A t,jeNi ~ Mt nNehei'si whit talked Win Seh-
stng Aiiipp "a Nniei tho hritssiOh tat the sehh'n
,s h, Na mpAns sN hes,lp ~ the rtslheh' tonat as
IA " 40 sa,up timp as0 THE rhAnue W stNsiiNpht
IA aeenuDjs hy ~ the mil0Nns mahhpi "fpN;
alta, Mesu hp saAs 10 opnespt W Mesleh, hp
cause Me,,on's saopnss woNld he Watts victory
iIe obje,is g. fyarls hoeaNsA tho latter WoulN "
the opininn vt some people AZ least, oNp'shAa"W
Senator Mler ia tbs souate, Ito would not llhn 'o
nee iisoook got ii ior geographical reasons,iwh'eh
nre obyIous Warren is H. be lett out oi oonslioiA-
ton for the prcseut There remains thon' the iIos'
dent. Senator Mlller's objections 10 hun are based
in the main upon the belief entertained by MI
Blaino's friends that the President could have pre-
vented If lac had wanted to, the defeat oi the he-
publican PARTY Aside from this there exists no Ill
feeling between the Prcsidcntand senator Milier
which the latter could not and would not overcome
in return for the promise of support two years
hence. The question is: viii Senator Miller stu
continue TO represent those Republicans who sup
ported Mr. Blaine and think that the Administration
did not enter into the campaign with the proper
epirit or will he to improve his own chhhces ol
rr-elcctjon favor the Presidents candidacy, or
stand aside AT least. and let things take thelr
conrse without interfering himself or allowing ms
friends TO take active measures against the lIes-
The speaker then went on to strengthen his posi-
tiou by ponting to the fact that senator Mlller
had called at the White House the other daY, the
first fine he was assured that the Senator had dOhe
SO i'm nine months lie also mentioned the reported
visit of MIR. Miller at the White House on hilSt-
ma. eve The first call it is true, was made, but II
was entirely formal in character As to the second
II never took place. for the reason that senator
Miller was bnsy that evening buying Christmas
presents for his children. ana whIe so occuPc"
was met by a TRIBUNE correspondent.