The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-16
CANDIDATE MAKING.
Current Gossip on the Democratic
Coming Candidate.
Cleveland Seems To BE the Man Who
Can Take the Nominatfon-Ben
RutIerss Frfends-TaIk
of the Times.

OF the Hines.
CINCINNATI, June 16.-The Enquirer's
Washington City correspondent says: Til
denis withdrawal leaves the race in New
York to Flower and Cleveland. At this
time Flower is ahead, and his friends conf
IDENTIFY claim that he will have the delega
ton. He enjoys the great advantage of be
ing acceptable to all the elements OF the
party in New York. Cleveland is popular
in New England with the independent bolt
ing Republican element.
Whichever party carries New York, it
will give him great prestige. Flower IS
known to have already the support OF
number of the most influential politicians in
the west and south, and quite a number of
delegates have been chosen in these
states whose first choice was Tilden
anu their second Flower. Sum
ming up as between Flower and Cleveland,
the former has so far the most delegates, and
Cleveland the greater number of congress
men in his favor.
At the senate end of the capitol the Bayard
and Mcdonald boons appear strongest, and
it is said that twelve or fifteen Democratic
senators have agreed to pool their issues and go
out to Chicago The Republicans say that the
crowds of United States senators who went
to Chicago to talk up Arthur exerted no in
fuence whatever. and were an object of
amusement to the Blaine enthusiasts
Randall and Judge Field have a number OF
friends among the delegates, and matters
may take such turn as to make one OF both
conspicuous in the ballots. The New York
and Ohio delegations will probably have the
settlement as TO who shall be the nominee.
Some of the statesmen's opinions are given
in brief:
Senator Vest-The hotter will nominate
Tilden.
Senator Voorhees-My ticket is Mcdonald
and Slocum The Tilden letter is grand 1t
almost makes one shed tears to think such a
mind has got to leave us. 1t is the grandest
thing, | think, ever read; but it makes ma
sad to think such an intellect cannot stay
with us. But such is the case.
Sunset Cox-The Tilden letter leaves mat
tiers in New York very much mixed up 1t
is like the little girl who, when asked for a
definition of 'chaos, said that it was great
big chunk of nothing with nowhere to put it.
| think western man will get the presi-
dental nomination and New York man
the second place.
The Boston special to the same paper says:
The Butler leaders insist that it clears the
field for Butler The more conservative
Democrats, even some who have been friendly
to Gen. Butler, say that his nomination is
out Of the question, and that the best way to
proceed is not to nominate a man nearly like
him, but to nominate man who will attract
to the Democratic ranks those who are dis
satisfied with the Republican nominations.
Some of the Democratic leaders who are
well-informed about the Irish American vote
express fear that large part of it may be
captured for Blaine, unless Gen. Butler is
placed in the field to hold it This opinion
! seems to be put forward, however, to bull
| Butler stock before the Democratic nationa
! convention, and will probably be disavowef
| by the very men who express it after the con
| vention has done its work.
! Col. Noah A. Plympton, chairman Of tn
| Democratic state committee, says: The feeling
| for Butler is as it always has been: that if Mr.
| TIlden was incapacitated from serving, thel
the nomination should be Gen Butler.
think Butler has a pretty good chance
| think the great masses OF peop
throughout the country feel toward But
Ter as it was very apparent tn
great mass of the Republicans did toward
Blaine, and believe their voice is going tt
be heard. | think Blaine is strong candi
date, with some limitations"
Col. A. c. Drinkwater, secretary of thu
Democratic state committee, says: Il be
lieve Gen. Butler will be the nominee of th
convention, for | believe that the Demo
cratic voters who make the party in election
days will demand his nomination"
A New FORK special has the following:
The general impression among the shrewd
est politicians here is that Cleveland will cor
troll the convention, though there will b
Flower, and Hewitt, and Gen. Sfocum, an
Dorsheimer, who are not without aspiration:
The marvellous claims of Flower as t
delegates to the state convention are laughe
at by the wise ones.
1t is also pretty certain that the Saratog
convention will instruct its delegates to vot
at the national convention for Grover Clevt
land, and it is also thought that the d.
mocracy will take the head of the tickt
from this state. Gens-Slocum may loom u
as dark horse
John Kelly is quoted as being prepared t
| tuuDIsb any Ouc budb LLc parry W duLS W DOH
mate, even Governor Cleveland; and it
also said that Mr.. Tlden is quite willing tbs
! his mantle should fall on the present GO
ernor of the state of New York. The kicl
ing Republicans here are largely in favor
the governor, so that it may be said the Blu
falo boys chances are good.
And from Chicago: Among the nam
mentioned here, Governor Cleveland is tt
favorite. 1t was the general opinion thi
, his record as governor Of New York woul
give him a sure hold in that state, and mai
, 1t reasonably certain that the party cou
carry New Jersey and Connecticut. Senate
Bayard was probably the second choice, Wi
! Mcdonald following close behind. Flow
was very little discussed
, "a HOLY FACT"
An Enquirer reporter met Hon. James
Rice, auditor of Indiana, and the audit
said:
, "Nothing c7er h the land of milk al
. honey that You do not know, unless it be t
scheme to nominate Mcdonald at Chca
: next month. The arrangement is for e
n Governor Hendricks to present Mr. McDo
AIDS name to the convention"
"Will Mr.. Hendricks do itf'
"He has given his consent"
+ at will be a big thing for MeDonal
won't itF
at will, for holy fact"
TiIden for Cleveland.
NEW YORK, June l6.-The Times Wa,
ington special says: Democrat from
% souri,, who called upon Mr.. SamuelJ Tild
y the day before his letter was given to I
press, tells story here that is extremely i
l. portant if true, and there is no good rea:
Is for doubling its truth. The Missourian 81
p to Mr.. Tilden that he regretted
Is hear of his determination to decline a moi
IL nation. Mr.. Tilden was gratified, and imr
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