Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-24
THE TALK TODAY.

DEMOCRATIC SENATORS PROPOSE TO LET NEW YORK,
NEW JERSEY AND INDIANA SETTLE 1T.
senator George. of Mississippi. thinks that ma
ority OF the delegation from that state to the Chi
cago convention will be for Bayard, but no instruc
tfons have been given.
Most OF the southern Senators express the
opinion that the delegations from their respective
states will not undertake to settle upon any presi-
Dental candidate until they get to Chicago Since
The publication of the Tilden letter no effort TO in
and the Senators from that section think the dele
gates Will 90 to the convention untrammeled, and
VIII there fall in line for the strongest" man.
Some OF the Senators believe that the southern
delegates will propose that the delegations from
New York, Indiana and New Jersey select a ticket,
ana that the south will agree to support such a
ticket. This suggestion is based upon the theory
Ihat II the democrats elect President 1t must be
by The votes of these three states; that outside
OF the south, these are the states which the demo-
cIats can most reasonably expect to carry, and
that, as the delegates from those states ought to
know best as to who can make the best run with
their people, 1t would be well to let them select the
candidates.
TALK ABOUT CLEVELAND
The impression still prevails at the Capitol that
Governor Cleveland will be nominated at Chicago
on the sth of July Hts popularity outside OF his
state seems to be increasing every day This IS
especially true in localities where Tilden was
particularly strong. There is some talk, however,
10 the effect that part OF the Tammany delegates.
at least, Will rebel against the unite II Cleve-
iduu ludJpTlly vi lue New l OTk uelegatiGu.
a member OF Tamlnany employed in the House
says to-day that thirty thousand votes from Tam
many Will go against the governor II he gets the
nomination. no matter what Kelly says 1t Is said
that Dorshemer is working to have Cleveland
thrown over in his favor. and when asked about
the statement to-day he would not deny it.
opponents OF Cleveland arrived here from New
York have been doing good deal OF talking
amongst democratic members of Congress durinG,
the past two or three days The point they Use
chiefly Is that Clevelands veto OF the i've cent fare
Dill turned the working people against him, and
that ne would be mercllessly cut by that Class OF
voters.
BETTER BLAINE THAN BUTLER.
1t Is significant fact that no suggestion Of the
nomination OF Gen. Butler Is heard from democrats
He is "boomed" by greenbackers, Knights OF Labor
and Others, but none Of the uar democrats ever
say word for him. To genuine democrat moth
Ter to head the ticket. There are men prominent In
the democratic party who openly declare that as
between Butler and Blaine they would support
Blaine every time.
DEMOCRATS FEARFUL OF LOSING INDIANA AT THE
STATE ELECTION.
Many of the democrats In the House are inclined
to believe that Hendricks will not accept the guber-
material nomination Of Indiana, and are conse-
quently fearful OF losing the state They say that
Calkins is so strong that probably no one but Hen
dricks or Mcdonald could beat him, neither OF
whom would accept on account OF their aspirations
to get on the national ticket. Gray the man
thought most likely to get The nomination, is said
to be unpopular In the southern portion OF the
state and with the Mcdonald men, on account OF
his having by what they term "underhand
MEANS" secured the democratic complimentary
vote intended to have been Cast for Mcdonald at
the time OF Harrisons election to the Senate.