St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-05-20
EMORY STORRS' LORGNETTE.
He Thinks Lincoln is The Dark Horse
And Speaks Well of Arthur.
If Blaine is Nominated There VIII be no Bolt
ing, He Says.
He Says Tilden Has the Inside Tracl,
Among The Democrats.

Special Telegram to the Globe
CHICAGO, May 19.-Emory Storrs, who return
ed yesterday from the east was asked by the
GLOBE correspondent what the feeling in Wash
ington as to the strength of the different
presidential candidates.
81 left Washington two weeks ago and there
fore cannot tell you the last, but you cannot get
any true idea of the real situation in Washington
Every second man you meet there has an axe of
some kind to grind. and sees things as his selfish
interests dictate Ii you want to get down to the
bottom facts you have got to - al.song the real
business men of the country When you go
among the business men of New York or Phia-
delphia or Boston, Chicago, and get their
views, then you can tell something of the real
feeling that exists.
''Wel how did you find things in New York,
and the east generay:''
''Blaine has great seeming strength, but
think any one remaining either in Washington or
New York for any length of time, and who is
unprejudiced will seesthat there is great and
powerful feeling in favor of Arthur and beyond
all question: in my opinion the prominent dark
horse is Mr.. Lincoln"
'sTo what do you attribute Arthur's gro wing
strength?''
81 do not know that it is a growing strength.
strength that rests in great measure in the ap-
probation of the wisdom and good sense of the
administration. The general feeling is that the
entire interests of the country have been wisely
and conservative!y nanged and in way which
has not excited any personal
animosity. think that that
feeling for Gen. Arthur will steadily grow. One
thing is very clear and that is, as between Gen.
4 rfh no iDGa
are going to vote for Arthur. There is also, as
have discovered. no feeling whatever in the east
of hostility 20 Gen. Logan that will be dauger-
Gus. There is no disposition to bolt him, and if
he were nominated he would receive the full party
vote OF all the eastern states.'
''Do you think that any of the candidates al
ready mentioned will receive the nomination nm
the first ballot?''
81 have not the slightest idea that any of them
will. 1t is to be a free convention and delegates
ale going to vote at this convention when it
comes to the final vote for the they think
the fttest. There is less of the machine in this
national convention than ever before and more
freedom of action. Mr.. Blaine has a tremendu-
GUS popular following. 1t is enthusiastic and
earnest in the last degree. While Mr. Blaine is
not my second choice l have the
highest admiration for the man, and
have no sympathy whatever with
the threatenings to bolt, in the event that he is
nominated, which is going round. would saw
here that SO far my poor services are con-
cerned, in the event he is nominated. he would
have earnest advocate than myself
This honest and fair difference of opinion pre-
ceeding and during the convention, and the
hearty recognition of the result when it is
reached will, 1 think, be great feature of the
Republican national convention of 1884,
"What is the current gossip east concerning
the Democratic nominee?''
''lf Tilden is alive he will be nominated 1t
is true that he can hardly move STEP He can
not lift his hand to his head, but his nomination
is something of sentiment with the Democrat
ic party and it is the only thing in the nature of
sentiment they had in Twenty-Five years
they have to cherish it as man with only one
pair of pants. He may decline the nomination
and in that event he will not be the nominee
but if he accepts the democrats are going tn mt
him up before any man whom they have vet
nominated
''Wil he accept? %
''If he is nominated he will accept. He will
be careful about that. He will not 90 through
the farce of being nominated and then decline. ),
sis there any truth in the report that he has
already positively refused to be canddates,,
81 do not believe it.. do not know ANYTHING
about it. but do not believe it''
''Wil the recent financial furry have anv
effect?''
81 don't think it will. except to rather induce
very conservative feeling and desire to have q
quiet conservative influence at work. The manic
was not sufficiently extended to work any disas-
trous results politically
''What was the feeling about the extent of the
panic in New York?''
~ am inclined to think it wont 90 much fnr
ther. 1t seems to me it will not. The feeling
there was that the worst was about over. don,t
think it will have any detrimental effect ON the
general trade of the country