The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-17
arant. Blaine. and Arthur.

Grant, Blaine, and Arthur.
Mr.. BLAINE has the vote OF the keyston
State I'm bis pocket--so far as the nom'na
ton Is concerned. His fugleman In tina
State il Congressman BAYSE, who went u
Harrisburg several days ago to look afte
the interests OF the Maine statesman. MI
BAyss was 50 far from Washington, ant
so thoroughly persuaded OF BLAISE's in
vineibility, that he allowed himself to b
interviewed. and in that interview dis
posed OF GRANT and ARTHUR in short or
der, and let IL be known that even RAN
DALI could not carry Pennsylvania agains
BLAINE. His enthusiasm cropped out il
all his utterances. We quote from Thu
Philadelphia Telegraph:
RrroRrEs: "wili Grant be candidate a.
Mr.. BAyxR: No, he win not 1t Is net pcssi
bic hat he woald Grant iss ,hor3ngny ~
mosf thorough politician. and periect encycio'
padia Of practical knowledge: he knows, what :
ii has erifSed IN different directions. Part has
conc 10 Logan. part TO Arthur, aud part 70 Saer-
man sad the s,k Of rrstSrlnEsd 'hbb sos TsT' n
surnonnta0ic. Diaiue will be nominated AZ I'M
caso. and in all probaeil.ty on the first ballot"
REPORTER (: @What Of Arthur"
VI. BAYNE: ale is cut OF the contest. II was
only yesterday that heard a New YORK congress,
man, who IS In position 70 Know the fon,tica'
outlook. offer 10 bet box OF cigars that Arthui
name would not be presented 10 the Convention.
REroaTRR: On the ether side. viii Tiidcn DE
a candidstef"
ject Hut let We saw that the Democratic party
wonld be wise In Its day and gene alton II nonl-
mated Randall. VITA his pronounced tariff views
Randall Tho efrOuVcSf IN the Country tilt
Democracy. and only such a man as Blame VINO
represents all that the protection element couid
wish FOR, could, In my opinion, lead him IN y
presidential race There. have said about all |
can say Tonight" and with tina. he champion OF
the Plumed KNIGHT swung around out Of his chair
and retired 70 bis room.
We are inclined to suppose that Mr..
BAYNE is not far wrong. 1t looks to US
As ii Mr. BLAINE might be nominated on
the first ballot. For him above nil others
of tho aspirants except GRANT, 1T would be
almost fatal not to be thus nominated.
Neither he nor GRANT will be apt to gain
strength after the voting shall have begun,
Mr.. BAYEE's description OF General
GRANT is striking. When he styles hin
"an encyclopedia of practical know
ledge" Mr.. BAYSE does not mean what he
says, but merely intends to convey the
idea that GRANT has large fund OF CON-
nonsense.
Desperate efforts are being made by the
opponents OF Mr.. BLAINE to kill him off.
The New York congressman who wanted
TO bet that ARTHUR's name will not be
mentioned In the Convention docs not
seem 10 recognize the real state of things
in the southern States, nor to know that
Mr.. ARTHUR must be nominated in the
Convention, or else BLAINE will infallibly
be nominated for President without any
serious opposition. Mr.. ARTHUR is the
only man the use OF whose name can keep
the custom-hOuse delegations from the
southern States from going over at once
10 the support Of Mr. BLAINE.
Can Mr.. BLAINE run as well after as be-
fore nomlnatlon-that is, as well for the
office itself as for the privilege of making
the racer We think not.