Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-31
CONVENTION NOTES.
Flanagan on Hand-FOraker to Nomh-
nate Sherman-What Logan's Mana
gers Have to Say.

Flanagan on Hand-FOraker to Nomt-
nate Sherman-What LOgan's Mana
gers Have to Say.
A cold wind has whistled across Chi
cago from the lake all day, says Thurs
days dispatch, and early arriving dele
gates who came here suitably clothed Tor
hot spell crept up to the freplaees In
the hotels like flies in November. The
premature Southerners, like the Hon.
Webster Flanagan. of Texas, and Powell
Clayton, of Arkansas, are greeted WIN
''Shoot the straw hatw and spout the
dusters" whenever they go abroad.
den drop in the thermometer Is
that We are getting the frosty
breath of the Edmunds iceberg, which Is
expected to heave in sight tomorrow.
The hotels are filling up tonight Win
politicians. They come two or three
at time. and represent dozen dlnerent
States. The breaking up Of the unit RUE
makes chaos and confusion. The dele
cations are nearly all split UP, and do not
come on together or get together after
their arrival. The result is that head
quarters Of the factions are hard to dis
cover.
THE HON. WEBSTER FLANAGAN,
of Flanigan's Mills, who made the IA
nous speech, "What are we here for but
to get Office:'' in 1880, takes no stock In
any break to Blaine from the South. He
says that the South is solid for Arthur,
and that ne will be nominated.
eyes, sir" said Mr.. Flanagan, ''the
Republican party. with Chester a. Arthur
as their Presidential nominee, will sweep
the country from Maine to California, and
Minnesota to Texas. Mark my predic-
ton! And 1 think l know what l am
sewing. When the convention begins
ballOting the people will be surprised at
! the figures which the tallY-sheet will
show for Mr.. Arthur. Blaine will dis
cover after the first ballot that Mr.. Arthur
/ is away ahead, and that he Blaine Will
| not be able to turn over many votes for
! any person but Arthur"
THE MANAGERS OF THE LOGAN MOVE
MENT.
! are Federal officers. With Logan
out of the way they would naturally 90 to
| Arthur. On the other hand, many of the
/ Logan delegates in Illinois were chosen in
rural districts where Blaine is strong,
and, with Logan out OF the way, they
would naturally 90 to Blaine. Managers
| and delegates would doubtless be affected
in some degree by the desires of the Sena-
/ tor, if he should reach an agreement with
another candidate. A few weeks ago it was
| asserted by men who were working for
Logan that he had an understanding with
| Blaine. and it is generally believed here
now that his relations with Blaine are
! friendly and intimate. "But why should
we 90 to Blaine" said one of Logan's
trusted lieutenants yesterday, ''if the
addition of all our votes would not give
him majority"
THERE IS GROWING IDEA
that there will be a long siege of ballot
| ing, as both the Blaine and Arthur dele
gates will refrain from trading for COM
| plimentarv votes for fear that the OppOsi-
ton candidate may get too big lead.
| The supporters of the leading candidates
are expected to stick closely to their
| choice as long as there is a chance of
winning. 1t is said that the Blaine and
Logan forces have agreed to give their
votes to Sherman if it should become APP
parent that there is no longer any hope OF
their candidates getting the prize.
BLAINE MAN WAS ASKED:
"When will the Blaine contingent begin
to arriveT'
1T is coming in now. expect jerome
Chaffee very shortly. Some Pennsylva.
mans will get in tomorrow"
"WhOm VIII Blaine's support 60 to if he
can't be nominated?"
ITO nobody. Blaine nominated the
man in 1880 by Withdrawing. He will lei
the other fellow withdraw this year. We
shall keep him in the field and let him be
beaten by a combination of all Others
against him, if he is beaten.at all. He is
going to win, however, and it isn't worth
while talking about dark horse"
JUDGE FORAKER WAS SEEN THURSDAY
in Cincinnati and asked if it was true
that he is to present the name of Senator
Sherman to the Republican National Con
ventiOn. "Yes," he replied, Il have beer
asked by Senator Sherman to present hi:
name. He wrote to me some time age
saving that he would regard it as favor
if | would"
''In that case he is in the field for
strong ightp'
sit looks that way, and why not?
have thought for year that Sherman
would be the candidate, because of thu
way affairs are taking shape in this cOun
try. l remember that two Presidents il
succession have already been taken from
Ohio, but the country seems to demand
Sherman"
"Will he VIM"
II think so. When the business mem
meeting was held in New York l at onci
wrote to Senator Sherman, telling him thu
event was the most prOpitiOus acciden
for his interests and that he would at once
be brought into prominence. Business
men would see that his record and finan
cial ability made him the best candidate
for these times. On the heels of that meet
ing came the panic, and 1T is an i'll wine
that blows nobody good 1t brOugh
Sherman out strong before business mel
and delegates with cOnsciences."