Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-10

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CHARLES A. DiNA'S VIEWS.
No Prospect Of Democratic Success
His Opinion Of Possible Candidates
Of Both Parties.
THREATENED INDIAN TROUBLES.
FAILURE OF an ARIZONA BANK.
THREATENED INDIAN TROUBLES.
FAILURE OF AN ARIZONA BANK.
CHARLES O'CONOR DYING
CEaAS. A. DANA INTERVIEWED.
Poor Prospect for the Democrat~-Tne
cess, Will succeed.

KEEN CRITICISM OF POSSIBLE CANDIDATES BEFORE
BOTH CONVENTIONS, AND TRR CHANCES OF ZACH
IIIDSN NOT IN THE FIELD-NR. HOLMAN sTIrI
Mr. DASAS FAroRITE-BLAINE AND ARTHUR ere
NEW YORK, May l0.-The Express this afternoon
prints an Interview with Charles A. Dana OF the
what were the chances OF democratic Success I'm me
coming campaign, his answer was: The proha-
pity Is very poor; likewise the possibility In
oruer 10 succeed In the election against the party
In possession OF the government YOU must have
your forces all united. ana the position OF Carlisle
and Morrison is such that the democratic Marty ia
disunited and quarrelling among thenSelres. and
the republicans, who do not deserve success. will
succeed IL Is risky TO undertake the vocation OF a
prophet, and don't know what the future Is going
TO bring forth"
- As TO his choice for a candidate Mr. Dana said
Holman is his only favoite, but he would never
think OF nominating him on failing chance He
judged that MI. Morrison has not the timber 10
make a PRESIDENT OF. being neither politician nor
statesman. CarllSle had shown himself willing 10
lmperfl party success for personal acknowledgement
and was not safe man TO lead great party. RAN
dali stands In the crisis as the defender OF the only
policy under which the success OF the demorratic
party Is possible. The democratic party cannot
succeed without carrying New York, New jersey,
dall has opposed from the first would result In the
loss OF those states He has gained, / think, In
@ personal popularity, or in personal conspicuous
ness, Ia advocating ideas which he has continu-
ously supported during mis- career.
Ex-senator Mcdonald is a very respectable law
yer, and man whose friends are much attached 10
nlfn In my Judgment, he lacks backbone and
force. To make It worth while 10 elect a demo-
cratic President, We must have a.nan who win re-
AID is not OF that character
Ex-Gov. Hendricks nomination is not probable
III the OLD ticket were possible Hendricks OF course
would be an Indispensable part OF the ticket, but
that is out OF the question.
I1lden Will not and cannot take q nomina-
ton. When that is settled, don't think the
convention will be disposed to nominate Hen
bricks for the place. lie has excellent per-
sonal Qualities, but | don't believe that he viii
AC for
Is certain that II he were In situation TO be can
dldate for President he would be nominated by ac-
majority. His nomination would put an end TO
al al the 1mpractcable nonsense which Kentucky and
iiinOls nave brought upon the democracy but II is
entirely out or the question.
MI Dana sees no signs In favor OF Cleveland,
Flower or Hancock. Thurman is out OF the race
His own Judgment would favor Bayard's nomina-
tion, he being man perfectly Respectable and OF
unqueStloned democratic principles Palmer, OF
Illinois, appears TO have no backing In fact, the
Whole thing is so much at sea that what may or
may not happen no man can tell
AS TO republican candidates, Mr.. Dana said he
didn't know whether Blaine could be nominated or
elected The fact that a favorlte, as Blaine un-
doubtedly is had already been beaten in two races
Is strongly against his being nominated now.
The President is a good man, and has made a
very respectable President j should have liked &c
better II he had been a reformer ana helda strong
nand on abuses But, on the whole, people feel
him.
Gen Sherman is possible, but not probable, cam
didate.
The fact that Senator Sherman failed TO get the
delegation from Ohio settles his case. think he
has no chance at all.
Edmunds leads the respectable gentlemen who
never do anything at elections except express their
opinions and vote-when IL is convenient
Lincoln would only have chance after the thing
had been tried sufficiently between Arthur and
Blaine and IL was found that neither OF them could
carry the convention. Blaines friends might then
go TO him just as Arthur's might go TO Gresham
It would be a repetition OF Chicago in 1885, and
tnlnk lt VIII be that anyway. That is the way we
make our Presidents
"Coud they be stampeded to Grant?"
VI Should think not IL you notice, the Grant
men are the men who were retired from politics
curing the past four years / don't think they Will
have much power 1n the convention
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