Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-12
PAYNE AND MCPHERSON
The Young Domocra:y's frssidon-
tiaI Ticket.
The CHOICE OF SAMMY TILD-N
Metropolitan Journals Comparison of the
Cleveland Statesman End Pcndle-
ton-The Kentucky SEN
atOrship.

NFw York, January 1.-THE defeit OF
Senate, and the nomination OF Henry Il.
Payne by the Democratic caucus as his sue.
cessor, is the subject of much comment
The Mclean crowd beaten in its effort to
make Randall speaker. hrs won p c"mpen.
sating victory in the nomination OF Payne,
and before long bio boom will he started
to mike the C!evc'@nd Tillions're the
Democratic CInGidate TO. PRECEDENT The
Democratic Senator's aid representatives.
a. Wesh'1o On regard the euCccSs Of Payne
from party s.Hndpont with widely tiEc--
ent feelings. 1t is conceded that the de-eas
of Perdleton viii he in'er! rett ! as a reDu-
diaton Of civil Sc virC ro' r"l p"'H"ir les
by the dominant faction of tie -'v II
ODio. But on this srSJsc, tic 'etter ~ c.
Senator TeurmGn, defending Pendleton, t
is thought will 60 the Democrats mo-
harm. The. contemptuOus expression re-
car6'rg tie civ I c. &C gsed by Nr. Thur
man in IS lct.~r VIII be read from the
slrmp by every RepUbl'c-l orat rr in Ohio
ext frIl. How such a shrewd politician
rs thurman cOdld La. e CoTpi,teU such an
awkward blunder is t mystery 10 .Ae DEM
OcI OILS IN Washington.
pt;den Tor Payne for President.
A 3 presidential candidate payre will be
.IiG,n's choice, If the sare Of Grarmercy.
sS lic;"y WattCrsOn in ists, does not want
IT, nomination Eims";. A. the Cine
natl Convention in $50 Tilder gave the
vote of New York 20 Payne until it wss
app@-snt lie could not b. nominated. The
two men are personal friends, and they
bave been associated in business enter
pTises.
During he Spcakc-ship contest a strange
tit oi political gossip was Whispered III
lie ears OF few trusted frierl IS " The
'young-blood, Ohio Democracy. Then
the election of Randall was confidently eN-
p'Cs"d and no fears were entertain o.
'ruG ep't-''cn at the present sessiUh o!
c. Gross It was desired TO nominate q
preridental ticket that would command
the confidence OF she business men OF tie
country and allay all apprchens,oGs o.
} emoCratic Administration. Payne
was selected as the heal OF ;re
ticket. his wealth, his conservative
disposition and bis business integrity, in
rhe iudgu Cnt o his bICkPrs peculiarly
qualifying him 10 he a Candi6li" II was
desired to get a candidate for Vice Preci-
dent from New York bIt the contest be
Eeen Inc Tammany #nd Tild factions
there II adA tie choice Of any prominent
democrat upon which the pirty could
unite almo-t impo"9ibe.
McGhersOu Vice President.
NsuipulaIols, in 6oing over the list of
prominent E9stsrn men, 1T it i@ sad,
upon St nato- McPhersoh, Of New Jersey.
Hy his vo.e the t2rilf bill o. last session
vas saved from defeat i'll the Senate, aad
bis reputation a. q successful business maj
aid a conservative legislator is well known.
rhc electoral vote Of New Jersey would. IL
was aYerred. be tainly cast for the Dtm.
ocraiic candidate il Mr.. Mcine,Son "tS
on the ticket, ahd = candidate from OF.
,iGe OF New York could poll more vO'"S
in thai State than be. Ii is reuJrt-d nat
the Senator fram New J5r,.Y, when the
plsn was bro@cued, refused - be & CT ld.
date for Vice President, preie ring, Pee.
sumably, to Ill his term o. * years III ;Ie
Senate 10 the nCe~'linty o. rom'1atnn
for Vice President on the p,mocfA'c
ticket.