Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-07
THE UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES.,
They Generally Approve she Ticket
and Predict q Victory In November.

President Arthur received the decisive news nom
Chicago with great composure. He remarked that
the news from the convention had not taken him
by surprise, disappointments In politics being OF
such common occurrence and so readily discounted
He pleasantly referred TO the general "law OF COM
peISation" and said he highly priced the numerous
compenSations that might be mentioned I'm the
present case AS TO his position in the coming cam
vaSs the President said 1t was sincerely outlined In
the telegram which he had sent TO MI Blaine i'm
mediately upon receipt OF the announcement OF the
conventions choice. This telegram was published
IN the last edition OF The STAR yesterday 1t said
to Mr.. Blaine: 'You the candidate OF the reubp-
ncan party. You viii have my earnest and cordial
Secretary Lincoln said: cit is pretty generally
known that my preference was for President Ar
thur. The convention has decided otherwise, and
for Mr.. Blaine's election 1 believe he will be
elected i shall be very much disappointed II he
does e not carry New York. My own opinion was
York was concerned, but / cannot think that the
gentlemen forgot the necessity for the electoral
vote in New York when they nominated Mr..
Blaine"
p. NJ. G. Gresham said of the work Of the con-
ventton that 1t was well done: that a strong
ticket had been nominated-one that will be salts.
factory TO all republicans, and for the success OF
which all republicans would work with win.
senator Logan said the nomination OF Mr. Blaine
was strong one and could win at will carry
New York by big majority" he said, "and give us
that the democrats could find to beat Blaine.
The platform OF the convention, he said, was q
StrGnS one 10 stand on, and would succeed
Senator Edmunds said: 81 can only express nv
great personal qualification at the selection. IL is
strong ticket. All the great central states, and
pretty nearly majority OF New York on the later
votes, where the tug OF war has got TO come are
very enthusiastic for him. As a test OF what the
republican party wants-the states that have got
republican votes to give-it certainly furnishes
very strong reason for hope OF the success OF the
party. He certainly was great deal stronger than
body else in all OF these Statesthat doubtful
Senator Edmunds was at the Capitol this. fore
noon, and said that as to himself he felt disap-
pointment because he had never wanted the noni-
nation. He regards the ticket as strong one; one
that will win.
Senator Hawley said that Mr.. Blaines Grafton on
Garneld surprised many by the calmneSs, harmony
Mr. Blaine shall have "attained the summit of his
ambition In ONCE, he Will In like manner disap-
point many OF his critics. There will be soreness
for time over this nomination. President Arthur
mas pleased very nearly the whole nation that
looked with distrust upon his coming in No man
0eneS TO Mr.. Blaine an Intellectual conception OF
what the presidency calls for. His friends believe
that ne can set 1t forth In action OF course IL will
be hot campaign. The convention shows what
warm friends Mr.. Blaine has Nearly all who voted
against him will soon equal them in zeal won,
Try to prophecy what states he Will carry, but he
Will be elected"
Senator Sherman said: 81 am pleased with the
nomination. i expected that Blaine would be
nominated" He added "that he was pleased with
the ticket, and believed it would be elected In
November / shall support the ticket heartily"