Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-09
THE LooUACIoUs LocHKANE
Talks Freely of the Presidential Candi-
dates aud their Chanees-Thfnks
Arthur and Mcdonald Haven't Much
Chance.

Talks Freely of the Presidential Candf-
dates aud their Chances-Thinks
Arthur and Mcdonald Haven't Much
Chance.
Judge Lochrane, the veteran Georgia
politician, is again in the city. SAYS the
Chicago Tribune of the 9th inst. In his
capacity as general counsel for the Pull
man Company Judge Lochrane Is con-
stantly travelling about the country and
meeting all manner of men, and he was
accordingly asked by a reporter at the
Grand Pacific Tuesday what he thought
OF the Presidential situation.
Ine situation in both parties" replied
the Judge, sis anomalous. No one man
seems 70 nave mortgage on the nomiua-
ton. Arthur, up to a few months back.
appeared to have a walkover for the nomi-
nation, but now l should say that his
chances are waning. l deeply re-
gret to see the recent utterances
OF my friend, Gov. Foster, because
they are apt to serve as a cofiin-lid to
Arthurs hopes. Arthur is pure
man; his administration has been blame
less; personally he is known as a good
fellow; by nature and education he is
gentleman, and / cannot see how the
country could do better than renew his
lease of power. But such body-blows as
Foster has dealt him cannot but have
lnelr effect. Who will be his chief rival?
The indications all point to Logan. II is
clear to the most casual observer that the
.DlOody snlrt is going to be the chief issue
In TINS campaign. The Republican lead
ers nave won many battles on this issue.
and well they know its potency with the
people. Sherman's resolution in the SEN
ate, and the editorials in leading ReDub-
hcan dailies all over the land, all point to
the prominence of this policy in the COM
ing campaign. With such a campaign
who could better suit the occasion than
Logan-a man who owes his present
prominence to his war record. and of
whom New York paper said recently:
HE fought the war through, and has been
lighting ever since.v 'Tis. in fact. his
stock in trade. Logan is going into the
convention with a powerful following.
and ne Will only be beaten by a union of
all other elements. l see only two men
IN sight who can be sprung against
Logan ccessfully-Blaine or Lincoln.
Either OF them might capture the conyen-
ton, but it would have to be done in the
same way that Garfield was brought for
ward. Blaine will doubtless be a dele
gate TO the convention, and he will make
no open effort for the nomination"
tWho will be the Democratic nominee %
THAT is difficult to predict, but it will
not be Mcdonald. | would rather see
him President than any man I>know, but
they will not let him have the nomination.
He will have formidable support, but his
very strength will be his weakness. The
man who is put up by the Democrats must
either have money or be able to command
money. They know they cannot run the
campaign without the sinews of war, and
they Will provide for that. l should say
that either Flower, of New York, Randall.
of Pennsylvania, or Payne, of Ohio, would
be the successful man. Payne especially
stands good chance, because his State
votes in October, and victory or defeat in
Ohio in October will be apt to mean vic
tory or defeat in the country in Novem-
ber',