St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-05
THE DARK HORSE.
Latest Washington Specula-
tiOns as to the Presiden-
tial Nominations.
The Republican Dark Horse Rec
Ognized as Indiana's Favor
ite Son, Gresham.
And if Blaine Fails on the Home
Stretch the Dark Horse
Will Win.
New York Democrats Talking Most Of Payne
and Cleveland for Democratic
Candidates.
But Hewitt Says Ti1den Will Be Nomina-
ted, and That's Significant.--Bright-
ening Prospects.

enIng prospects.
WASHINGTON, May 4.-''The reason why
Arthur cannot win at Chicago" said prom
inent Republican to the GLOBE correspond
ent, sis very simple, but does not seem to
have been taken into account by his sup
porters, who conclude that because the Re-
publican conventions have heartily endorsed
his administration, he ought to receive the
nomination. Arthur hoped to make an ex-
ception in his favor to the tradition that
NO VICE PRESIDENT
succeeding to the presidency has ever re-
ceived denomination; but the same rea-
sons exist in his case as have
Johnson. Neither was able to
found new dynasty because no events of
great national importance occurred during
their administrations which might have en-
titled them to receive party reward. The
same is true of Arthur, and the very fact that
his administration has been subdued, quiet
and respectable, operates to sap his import
ance as political factor 1t is not his fault
but the natural sequence of the American
political system. Tyler and Johnson apos-
asised, while Fillmore's administration was
weakly conservative. Arthur did not apos-
tasise sbut cut loose from old associates with
out being able to form new alliances. No
fealty has been transferred from others to
him save that which attends place seeking.
As he has made few changes, ,placemen have
enjoyed little opportunity. By pursuing
negative course he hoped the nomination
would float to him, but the tide has set the
other way: His administration had proved
satisfactory to the country but politicians in
sisted that such was his duty under the en-
barrassing circumstances of his accession; :;
having accomplished that, his mission was
ended. Garfield executor sotisfed his trust,
he account was audited, passed and closed"
HE MOVED TOO LATE.
The fact that the larger portion of Arthur's
support comes from southern Democratic and
anti-Republican states, demonstrates the un-
truthfulness Of claims made that he had not
utilized political methods in his own behalf.
The Sunday Capital states: "Arthur might
have received many more delegates had he
taken hand In canvass himself, or permit
ted his cabinet officers to do so, but he does
them to protect him from the charge that he
is using patronage to promote his personal
interests. Even Secretary Chandler, who
has made politics a profession, and never
missed a New Hampshire convention before,
was not permitted to participate in this cam
paign, and the approaching national con-
yention will be the first in sixteen years to
which he has not been delegate. Gresham
might have carried Indiana for Arthur if he
had tried and Teller Colorado, but neither
took any part in the fight though they saw
their own friends working against the presi-
dent. While this sort of thing is to the
presidents credit it will not secure his re-
nomination.
This statement is not altogether correct,
for while at the outset Arthur declined to
employ the usual political methods, he sub
sequently changed tactics, under the pres
sure of Blaine, Logan and other rival candi-
dates. Chandler did not participate in the
New Hampshire convention because of his
prounced defeat for the secretaryship, to
succeed Rollins and consequent loss of
political power in that station. Moreover his
previous services to Blaine rendered him an
ODJoS0 VI lHlCiCoI, duu oiuCC HG WIS likely 10
do more harm than good to Arthur, he wise
ly kept in the background. Gresham did
try to capture Indiana for Arthur, but found
that Gresham as a candidate for the prsiden-
cy was far more popular than Arthur in
Hoosierdom. Indianians liked Greshem in
the cabinet but better in the presidency.
Teller exhausted every possible endeavor to
carry Colorado for Arthur, and used patron
age in that behalf to no purpose. Arthur
could not reasonably hope to contest Color
ado with his anti-silver record against Blaine
and Logan. The assertion that Teller could
have carried Colorado for Arthur had he tried.
is simply absurd. Blaine is pronounced
advocate of silver coinage as the money
of constitution, which congress has no right
to demontt ze-favoring the coinage of dol,
lars of 325 grains, as bi-metallic standard
with gold; and this accords with the Colorado
interests. Neither Frelinghuysen, Folger
nor Brewster could have helped Arthur in
any way, and Lincoln has been pronounced
Lincoln man ever since his entry into the
cabinet.
NoRDHoFF's sPECULATIoNs.
Charles Nordhoff, in Washington special
to the New York Herald to-day states that
Blaine has come to dread the struggle which
would follow his nomination: that if nomi-
mated a third party will be organized by
his Republican adversaries to beat him and
such defeat would retire him forever from
politics, because the Republican party will
never give confidence or conspicuous honors
to men whose nomination bespeaks defeat
and division.'' This accords with the
GLOBE correspondents predictions. Nordhoff
thinks Blaine and Logan have come together
again upon a new alliance, but that Logan
is politically in an awkward situation. He
has no chance, without the help of any more
powerful than himself to secure the presi-
Dental nomination and he has little chance
of being reelected to the senate. His for
tunes are sufficiently desperate to make the
Blaine alliance valuable to him. provided
Blaine can ''turn oyer'' to him the solid
Blaine delegation.
THE MACHINE MEN.
Abiding to the fact that Arthur was nom
mated for vice president by machine poll
ticians, Nordhoff says to-day: 'sThe
machine leaders in the party have as strong a
dislike of Arthur as the other set had when
he was nominated. So strong is this an
tipathy that Grant is openly quoted as pre-
ferring even Blaine to Arthur. Conkling
does not conceal his dislike af the president.
with whom he has sometime ceased to be on
terms OF acquaintanceship. Grant,
Conkling and Blaine are said by
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