Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-06
uutler's strength Troublesome
IT. -Dana's Diminutive B0onilet.

|y6lal Correspondence OF the Gazette.
|5HIcAGo, July 2.-One month ago
d Indications pointed to one of the
Sftest and most harmonious of meet
ID 1t the July convention, because
Whirlwind of public opinion which
'yored s.the old ticket" made 1t almost
rtain that it or at least its head would
| inn ediately nominated By accla-
|stio However, since the with
s1 of Tilden the crop Of candi.
has been increasing at an
1Bg rate, and from present pros
~ here will be even more of
|omble for the prize than was
kncrGed here last month.
cho complications among the Demo-
.Stf0 president-makers are certainly
~ Intricate, and no one can tell how
|Suy candidates day may bring
|Baynrd, Mcdonald, Cleveland and
OWer are working hard. or rather
Ielr friends are working hard for
Ism. Thurman would suit first rate
Tho did not I, ote in Ohio, which is an
|fober state. Lyman Trumbull of
{lnoio Is spoken of with favor by
ne prominent politicians, but he Is
q iceberg, the Edmunds of the party.
lie New York Herald. however,
Kinks That If the "rowdy West,n must
depended upon to furnish the
|ndidnte, it could not name one more
siefactory than this eminent Illinois
ltesman.
Something little short of a miracle
IL have TO be performed If the fac
bns of New York can be united on
| y man yet named from that state
'at IL, of the newer candidates. 1t Is
lid that there Is no use of n man try
B for The big prize unless he can con-
III " least the delegation from his
I'm state. Neither Cleveland nor
Tower can possibly hope to do this,
d II either of them is successful, as
| ~ be the case, the best support will
. We TO come from outside of their own
The support of Thomas +. Bayard is
|rtainly very strong and Is rather
engthening than otherwise. The
p0sltion to him as stated in Il recent
AzE1TE editorial paragraph is rather
I)re from the Republican papers than
|,m the Democratic; that is the for
ar have been the most persistent in
Hing attention to that somewhat
nous Dover speech. The fact of the
latter Is Bayaid is abont the strong
y man that could be named for the
list place, and he would he far
pIe likely to carry New
|yrk Than either OF the principal can
lates cf that state now being named.
,ither Cleveland nor Flower can
Fry heir own state against Blaine,
NJ BSyard could do Ii handsomely.
ElBayard and Mcdonald is the ticket
,wln. They could carry all of the
suIAr Democratic states and would
Ike sure of New York and Indiana,
rwe1l as capture as many of the other
yotnl states as any OF the other can
lates being named. Both of these
LIN Will be nominated for the first
Ice In the convention, and it may be
at neither one would now be willing
klgnify willingness on any consid-
lion to take the second, but we have
kSrNed that 1t Is not possible TO have
mane too good for the vice-presi-
h 1cy. To me 1t seems eminently fit
Ing that If possible the choice fer
|5h places should be made from men
ID ct prominently before the conven-
hn. Personally, l should prefer Bay
nj and Morrison, but Mr.. Morrison
laid not carry this state on the second
ice and would not have the neces-
NV weight in Indiana.
! Zen Butler Is going to be a more
| lightly factor in the convention than
Guy people seem to think. His sup
\ 't from his own state is not to be dis
Elvarded, for it is 100 strong. Ben is a
'rat Gchemer and he has not been
~. His headquarters while here
I'll be about the finest and most eX-
'wikive, and he will have on the
stund large force of lusty boomers.
[;rhere will be diminutive Chas. A.
M boomlet, but it is thought that
Ir,,ill be harmless. At the same time
j Damn has prestige enough To bring
IA fOrN ard with some prominence If
re Ii any necessity for trotting out
lark horse. BY the way there does
Il seem to be any talk of ~ dark
I've now, but during the last c VEN
\ the opinion largely prevailed mat
+ other kind could win. In the late
Xah0a hoWGNSi, WI thtIt Wac
y much talk of black nag, none was
uught forward. 1t may be that the
II Of contraries will be in play, and
u.oe HERE seems to be no talk of a
X horse for Democratic candidate,
X saAy.be that one will be pressed into
usglviCe- 1t is hardly possible, however,
M Mr., Dana Is IN danger of being
1lck with lightning. There is one
!. pg About him that might help; he
\ n0st cmphatically a dark horse
y, 4 with all of his prominence he has
letfived to keep pretty well concealed
true position. He has been very
stIe Supporter OF Tilden, Holman
NJ HnSard and is now rather coquet-
r. nth the willy Ben of Massa-
bnetts. He has been hard to locate
$0e past twelve months, and his
lQuo have betrayed a desire on his
Xosee dark horse nominated,
III bis modesty has prevented him
.oWXvealing the name of his favor
y, el j. Tilden will be nominated
lamation. Nobody knows this,
may not prove very rash state
re Is an organized movement on
v.tHo boom the old ticket. and II the
4of the times are correctly read,
{Iden will have the nomination
l1 at his disposal in formal mai.
SFS ben if he meant what he said
10 have TO reiterate 1t by tele-