Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-21
DALLAS.
The Pacific Slope Solid for Cleveland
and Rosecrans.
Views Of Prominent Californian on the
Presidential Race,
The Mysterious Killing Of Humphries
Cleared Up Local Notes.

srccisito the Gazette.
DALLAS, June 2o.--Mr. Frank Chsl
man, a resident of Camp Capitoli
Santa Cruz county, CAL, an intelliger
gentlemen, stanch Democrat an
wealthy fruit and vineyard cultivation
arrived Ia Dallas yesterday and
stopping in the city for q few days
He is prospecting through Texas will
n view to making prciitabl
investments. Mr. Chapman
takes deep interest in nationa
politics and to-day in conversation,
with THE GAZETTE correspondent
talked freely of the presidential out
: look, particularly on the Pacific coast
He regards California and Nevada n,
certain to 90 Democratic if iudiciolis
nominations are made, and platform
satisfactory TO the people of the slope
is adopted embodyipg positive dee
larations on the Chinese question and
the tariff issue. Mr.. Chapman says
Oregon is by no means hopeless fight
ing ground, Notwithstanding it went
Republican early in June. The GA
zETTE correspondent asked Mr.. Chap
man what In his judgment would be
an acceptable ticket to the people OF
the Pacific states, to which he replied:
"Of course the slope Democracy was
solid and unanimous for the old tcke /,
up till the late letter of Mr. Tllden was
made public, aud If there is yet pos
sibility of nominating Mr.. Iilden at
Chicago. the sentiment for him is still
unchanged. But the people begin to
believe that the letter is final and
that the party must take u
new departure, so to speak, for
q candidate. II is conceded that the
head of the ticket must come from
New York, and Gov. Cleveland is
regarded as by long odds the most
available man. He has no tattooed
record to explain, and as governor of
the state of New York has shown ex-
eeutive capacity and firmuess of deci-
sion, two very important character
stcs in public man. He appears TO
he strong in all the Eastern states and
look to him as the natural
political heir of Mr.. Tilden: the
close friends of the latter appear TO
have drifted almost bodily over to
Cleveland, and this gives him pres
tige Of more than ordinary impor-
lance. Then, be is Ia the prime and
full vigOr of life and able to success
fully grapple with the great reform
which Mr.. Tilden acknowl-
edges himself physically unfit to at
tempt. There is no doubt in my mind
that Clev. land, next to Tilden, is the
most popular Democrat with the peo-
pie of my section of the c0un-
try. But California il beginning
TO think herself and the Pacific region
of Importance enough to be given con-
sideration for second place on the
ticket, and will undoubtedly present
at Chicago a running mate for Cleve-
land in the person of Gen. w. S. Rsse.
Grams. Cleveland and Rosecrans as
the Democratic ticket, with a strong
anti-Chinese and tarih.for-revenue-
only platform, will sweep California
and Nevada and stand even chances
in Oregon, The South Is regarded
as sure for the ticket and
New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey are more reasonably certain for
the Democracy than for the Republi
cans, with such revolution In the
ranks of the latter, as is going on il
the East. Indiana is close and doubt
full at best, and as liable to go Demo
cratic without vice-presidentia
name on the ticket US with il; ant
neither party having an Indianian Oh
the ticket. politics there would natur
ally settle down to normal level, in
stead Of being the principal iightin
ground, which would b
more to the advantage of tn
Democrats than the Republicans, 8
the state is more naturally for tn
Democracy than against it,
To the question: as not the Blair
boom liable to make inroads on III
Democratic ranks in California and 4
cure accessions for him." Mr.. Cha
man answered:
There never was greater piece
humbuggery than to suppose tn
Blaine can carry more than his par
strength on the slope, pr
vided Democrat of equal
rs pronounced views on Il
Chinese question is nominated. II
reason the California boom for Blai
was and is so pronounced and loud
because he Is the only Republican
national prominence who entertain
the slopes sentiments on the aIl.i
portapt Chinese question. Califorr
Republicans had no one else to go
Arthur, Sherman, Hawley, Edmun
and all other presidential candida
were either committed against [
anti-Chinese theory or SO lukewarm
the subject as to arouse distrust.
natural result it produced wi
might very properly be termed
consolidated boom for Blai
On the other hand nearly every pro
inent Democrat in the country
been all along, and still Is, in full sy
pa;hy and accord with the Pacific +
pie on that issue, and every partici,
relief that we have received has b
Of Democratic origin and by Del
cratic effort; and 1t would have b
more substantial had 1t not been
opposition from the Republican pal
The slope IL satisfied with the De-
cratic party record on the CHR
question. Now, as to Gen. R0sencr,
candidacy for the presidency
the representative of the party on
Pacific coast. l can say, there L
more popular man In the I'm
States. He redeemed California Il
the Republicans mainly on the a
Chinese issue, and the result Is to.
we have solid Democratic delega
Of six in the national house OF re
sentatives where previously we
but two members. At the last y
election Gen. Stoneman was ele
governor by upwards OF %, 900 MA 10
over his Republican opponent and
Blaine managers have q full Demol
ic state administration to contend ,
and overcome. Gen. Rosncranl
~ fha idaal rauraaant i've nf q Ia 900