New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-25
FOUR REPUBLICAN LEADERS
THEIR LOOKS AND TRAITS AND WAYS OF
LIFE.
LOGAN, EDMUNDs, ARTHUR AND BLAINE AT HOME
N WASHINGTON.


fFRoW An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIBrNE.l
WAsmNGroN. May 19.-Washington back
yards are cay with dandcon- and pcach-hossoms The
.l1y f. as sunny and nearly at Palermo. The
bees are humming in the muttudinous city parks -
they hum around the gardens OF country town I've
afternoons are bright with the glitter of wheels carrying
nolsclc-v over the asphalt pavemeuts and through the
mellow air and women ia stra"-unted
gloves and flower raIuShei hats on All sorts OF pleasure
ventures Glimpse of the Potomac orof the wooded hills
behind hc city cauht 10y the pedestrians on the -ha'e"
avenues give no suggestion that nature or society Us IA
need of politics and Presidential campaigns as tn"'l"-
acts 10 allow it 10 move on.
But the aurearaucc D., Illusion Remain day aud LOOK
around Go TO the Capitol info the Departments. or 700
NIGHT into the hotels and the Illusion is gone Tic &!
foliage doe not amount 20 gleaf TO cover The nhhe'
Of pcraona Presidential canvass the most intricate
and certain elements tie most exciting that has u''
centre during the past twenty years mean I'D
say that the LARGER and objective issues OF American
politics have gradually soion"d the per-
-oual elements haze apparently stepped into the present
Tor Presidential nomination I'D ful force -l'I- Ut
pouaut interest uu known to recent similar contests; and
that this interest recognized over TIE Whole c'HtI1-
nowhere 30 intense o. 100 tuIs city ~ politics. There are
almost exquisite cem.Ht- at play 10 this personal
canvass; the game IS coud 90 br worth The candle
and even the stranger within tac -Ito~ IS permitted t'
give hs mind 10 oler than THAT of guess
n- % tie daily Washington couuUlrlm. Who is tae
Man ]"
havcuo wisdom 20 ofcr Tur TamrNU a. ~ final 10
SUES. and certainly u0 news That the telegraph VIII nor
outrln But u- way or another during o'l'I
stay persona! conference with nearly aI
the Gentlemen whose lead the Rcpubl can race
toward CHICAGO some impressions Of heir personalities
sue, as have taken may not DEE without interest As
sulniuc there present In Washington 10 least
fOur OF these gentlemen who. including himself are
marked 10y the public candidates for Mr. Artmr7
scat their respective personal attitudes to"ar! the LATER
fact make rs it 10 curious feature OF me
situation. ute natter could Dee summed mp 10 an cpl
gram should say. from my own observation that that
OF NIr Loan, OF Illinois. the most direct that OF
Nr. Edmund, the most dcprecatory that of Mr. Arthur
the most polite and of Mr. Blaine the most nrene-
traule-if mat term permits compa1 on
TIE SOLDIER CANDIDATE
Senator LOGAN lives here in Washington A. DE- M NJ
teen years ago. in unpretcutous od-ln-s lie Keeps 10
state OF any sort and admits AL callers 10 easy access
Comma, into contact with him one finds him largely im-
proved I'm personal mannes- and dignity from the days
in the later sixties DC fresh from his southern
campaigns INTO the House of Representatives. sort OF
swasAbuckng -Obiesd, the marks OF tie sword oeI'
and Jack boots hardly from his figure His Guai-
ties are large and honest and public responsibility
ma. agreed with them. lie makes no concealment but
the decent one OF candidacy and has bland smile on
the side of vanity for hopeful aison to ms chances
nj Chicago He il working hard and openly here Win
All fair means 10 improve these same chances. should
the soldier. admiration and the accidents of 'he contest
give him the race he would make President not tar |
away from the popular heart;
THE SENATOR FROM VERMONT.
Were not Mr EImunds always entirely d'oorous ne |
Won" u0' Nv ",1 ,o,a-a st,t,.r,n In |
almost 'H' ~ - i. i.,, .,. MI, |
nau, co of a maiden before she Is asked II ~ has
cret expectations he keep tue game with proorcty IN
h- own haud, In his recent correspondence with Mr. |
William Walter Phelps saIJ: Those ho have written
or -roaeu the ~u'ro know that do not want
the iIe'i'en' GUAR, ''' ~ 3D.. 49,. ''
Mr. LIinnnd'7 words 'na H'''''' c'l '''.,' ,i' ''I
preston Whenever I have encountered the senator !
,-,, Cha. mast fifteen wears Tuave recalled The LOFTY
Roman figure OF P"u1> -t'".IAi!' VAN '- ''"l'' 'p
r.r.oool IDENTITIES after his return from dc-poilng
Greece WEN "lF'nelhS '''f' TIC 'I'' "' .H' 'l''-1
ana a1-iefe I'D me senator '''''''' ''' '' eve"
more mIIbc although a' is Wei Known To- his nearer
Senatorial. commanders. o.. n Are abundant warm ana
human Spaces al. around thc stately F-Eagnni.'-
heart A., has become the fashion with senators lat
t.rIy D.. oceup..s here n Washington house OFF Al- own
ou terrace iu tae uer a-i Fashionable part of iA' city,
Whom ha l.-c.ri- from 4tt .IrI- o meet guest 'e
i, lis ral5- t.a guest hos tlr SENSE off being stepped
down ro b. family portrait of correct ancestor come
d, converse with Lu. NJ. Llurld-' manner "ith
stranger. is cor~cH1- ng' far from rlr i- ~mi" "l..
, Pr .., FOR hiu Doe I.0~> OF tfr Wstr House. ls 80
nearly did that ~ iI.I~r CLAY f,r tlc k.utl.zr STATES
,., t.bfi. ff..f. however, bis cordially leaves
,....,..+ ID, bee desired
Renewing old acquaintance with fAe Vermont Senator
Oh li. t.r-.. r. evening" since. venture .0 '1r on
er..il politics a- 1 -r -, .si- >ou d'uof appear %
re.pa.I c1rlfrrtp ta- ur... demand of r0I tD place
roirIf n t -i- p. .t. .at.. 1t ,li.I-l q" Ills reply
was urpavt to fag.t: d" certainly ao uot roH r-
r..ft -ec uu same r.,-r. why amy -lae man should
desire the office OF President ana it- hira-u 'u'--'
pcc'Ilt mln oi lh' years any '9--''i 90, '', .-
i ri. senator. rru.. e. G...i.,..lu % lir
Phelps. Tr. EIuuud- protests NrL ami property. Doe
accepts evidently moe. e..- 'i.t "' -, .l". Z,
g. 'il ,-' , .'..'.1 '..,.a.'.r r. Ii-i., fI,
PRESIDENCY qulr ~ has been Offered Those