New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-08
AFTER THE CONVENTION.
TALK AMONG THE DELEGATES.
GOOD FEELING AFTER THE CoNvENTIoN-NO TALK
OF BOILING.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

To-Day, ana those who delayed tnelr departure uau
a good opportunity to exchange views on the situa-
ton. There s a much better feeling toward the
ticket on the part of the friends of the defeated
candidates than existed at the close of the conven-
ton Of 1850. The Blame men are enthusiastic and
no ill-feeng is shown on the part OF anybody.
All acknowledge that the victory was fairly and
honorably won and that it was due solely to the
fact that Mr.. Blaine was the choice of the people
The delegates by whom he was supported
were elected by the people and under the
influence of no machine, but rather with all
such influences opposed to them. Many delegates
commissioned TO come here and aid IN the nomlna-
ton Of Blaine worked against him. Almost
the entire Office holding class was aTayed
against him. Without any act or agency
of his own, he was made candidate
His nomination under such circumstances
is regarded wholly as the result of an unmstake-
able public sentiment in his favor. There is no
charge that unfair means were used to influence
| the Convention. Hence there is no possible ground
of complaint. As Senator John l. Gilbert,
of New-YOrk, said this afternoon: Every lnde-
pendent Republican ought to accept this nomina-
tiOn because IL was far convention" If the card
inal principle of the party that the majority shall
rule is to be regarded then no Republican can fiud
fault with the choice of the convention. Had the
principle of district representation been applied IN
the South, as it was in the North, or had the FED
cral patronage not been used, Mr.. Blaine would
probably have had no opponent IN the convention.
The opposition TO him was inspired almost wholly
bv the oflice-holdeIs. and that was the result of
LOYALTY TO their commander That it had no other
foundation evident from the fact that the chagrln
that followed their defeat quickly vanished. They
agree to-day with Mr. Blane's friends that
| the same popular sentiment which nominated MIN
| will elect him.
no TALK or NOT SUPPORTING THE TICKET.
| No delegate has been heard 10 say that he would
not support the ticket, and diiigont inquiry among
the delegates has failed to tinl single one who
would support an independent nomination. There Is
nc ground for such a movement" said Governor
| Long. 1--WE do not question that the ticket was
| fairly nominated
Young Mr. Roosevelt, who feels mortified that he
could not with his broom sweep back the resist
Ices Blaine tide said to-day: II know of no movement
| for an independent ticket. 1t is true that | have
| been approached on the matter. bnt have not en-
| tertained it, HIS efficient colleague, " Dave
Allerton of the Conference Committee says that
" of course he viii support Blaine aud that seems
| to settle it.
"If the Republican party is not again triumphant
next November" said Senator Plumb to-day, 1t
| will not be because the National Convention did
not do it's work, and all its work, hon
estly. ably and we'll" The Convention settled
| some important points. II eliminated one OF the
questionable customs of the party that was liable
| to ahuse-that Of allowing the National committee
to name the temporary chairman. ms priSllege
NAV never have been abused, but lt offered oppor-
! tunitv for favOritlsm. 1t has now been
| abolished along with that instrument
| of machine oppression. the unit rule. In the
| nomination Of Mr.. Blaine the Convention practl-
| caiiv acknowledged the right of the Republican
| States and districts which must be depended upon
| IL. hot Lot IN
| That is a precedent that must be OF great
benefit. II disposes of the Sohd South
in the Republican party. The failure to change the
basis of representation gives rise to two opinions:
| II is admitted that a change should be made but
| the minority report of the Committee that cOnsld-
cred the question not such as TO meet the views
| Of a majority of those who favor change. At the
| next convention the question can be acted upon
more ntelligently. In these various ways the con-
venton gave evidence OF suDstahtlal progress III
P"i A5on the only trace of ofi-feeng that remains
| on the surface Is that to be found beween the
| Arthur and Edmunds leaders consequent on their
inability to agree. On Thursday night the
Arthur and Edmunds men knew that
! their respective causes were hopeless
unless they combined. The Edmunds men would
| not go TO Arthur and the Arthur men sub
United the name of Gresham, but Senator
MGaF was foremost in opposing Arthur h% mc9 pS
| could not win over the Edmunds men to the Post
| master-Gcuera. Then the Edmunds men sub
mted the name OF c6nS naTeS Se foaSmeS r Knit
as the Ednnmds men would not go to Gresham,
] the Arthur men would not 60 to Hawiey; and
| then all hopes of compromise ended. But
even if attempted, a combination could not have
| prevented the nomination of Blaine. The Arthur
| men blame the Edmunds men and the Edmunds
men denOuuce the stupidity of the Arthur leaders,
but the general conclusion is that all factions Will
now enthusiastically support the ticket.
PLEASED WITH LoGAN's YoMINATIoN.
| The nomination of Mr. Logan for Vice
President gives general satisfaction here in
| Illinois. where he is so well known. There
was funny scene in the Convention during the
| nomination for Yice-President Howard Carroll,
whose principal occupation here was that OF
| waving flag for Arthur, went TO some delegates
and inquired whether he had not better enter the
race for the VicePresidency. He said he could get
the support of the South Apparently acting on
sound advice, he did rot enter as an opponent OF
the old veteran from Illinois. Another funny scene
during the ballot enacted in the New
York delegation. Mr.. Roosevelt consulted with
Mr. Curtis, and they agreed to nominate Andrew d.
White for Vice-President. They asked him If he
would accept and he replied i'll the affirmative
Why he was not placed in nomination has not been
disclosed; but as General Logan had already se-
cured almost the solid support OF the ConVchtloh
il must have dawned upon somebody that any
other choice was out of the question.
TIE ATTITUDE OF THE TIMES"
The attitude of The Ntw- lor: Times has caused
considerable comment here to-day, that is rather
unfavorablc to that journal. A prominent Western
Senator said to-day: Il am glad that paper has
thus early declared itself BY its advocacy OF free
trade, under cover of Republicanism, it has long
been doing injury to the party. We have no place
for such journal in our party, Its action will be
au aid rather than injury to Mr.. Blame, because It
will show that the free trade element o1
the country fears him. lie is the
greatest living exponent of protection TO American
fulf Of fn
The fact that men who are lhnuenceu @
such man, though claiming to &c Republicans,
will be positive benefit to the ticket"
friend of President Arthur said The Nec-
York Times is not able to injure the
ticket. 1t is an Independent Democratic newspa-