The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-20
COMMENT IN wAsmINaroa !
On Biaiue-lIc In tho Fayorite-Payn,

On Biaiue-lIc In the Fovorite-Payn,
i i md dBheriDnn-Pncilc Coast
PnlLADRLpnlA, Pa, March l0.-AWash
ington dispatch 10 the Philadelphia Pres
Gays: The friends Of Senator Logan arc
surprised by the rapid development
Ethroughout the country Of the overwhelm,
INK sentiment in favor Of the nomination
of Mr.. Blaine. General Logan's supporters
apparently imagined that Mr.. Blaines re-.
fusat 10 be candidate would result in his
abandonment by the people, and that the
Illinois Senator would receive large pro.
portion Of the former followers Of the Maine
Btatesman. -.rar1' 80
Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Logan are friends,
and the former would be gra!ilad by tho
nomination OF tho latter. The charge that
SAlr. Blaine has deceived the friends Of Mr..
Logan is without foundation, for the best
OF all reasons that Mr.. Blaine Is not to.
day in my sense candidate, and aavoid.
Ing rather than seeking the honors that his
friends wish to put upon him. !,
rAYNE CONFRONTED ny SHERMAN. IVA
o
Tho discussion Of Payne, as the residuary
lega.ee Of Tilden and tho probable choice
Of the Democratic Convention, Is bringing
Senator Sherman strongly to the front. Il
The, Republicans were convinced that the
Democrats would nominate Payne, they
would'unquea.ionably ly saek the mnn most
osrtaia ocazsy Ohio. .Shermana uomina-
aon .would, III ia sAid,not only insure Ohio
against'loss," but no candida.e,r excepting
Mr.. B!aine, would be stronger in New
York While the, S!alwart faction in that
State would give but lukewarm support to
She1man,, he would command the full
sIEepglh, ,of Tie Independent yole, aud, In
addition, have the vast il Eluence Of tie
business, element. lin tho city. which is
largely Influential in national elections. -..,-
2 Blaine; however, would, not only COM
tland the Independent Republican vote OF
New York and receive the endots .ment of
bnsiness men, but he would be cheerlully
supported by tho stalwarts who are dis
gnsied With Ariher and wish beyond every
thing else tho nomination OF Repu olican
who would .represent,the whole party. In
Ohio, too, the Garfield vote would rally. to
Blaine with AN enthusiasm which Mr..
Sherman could not evoke. sl
~ r CALIFORNIA For BLAINE. IN 4 N
Senator Miller, OF Californis, in CONVEX
sation with the correspondent to day, said
that he has no doub! but that Blaine would
be the choice Of tho delegation from his
State 10 the Chicago Convention. The Sen.
a'or says that lie cannot tell whether be
will be q delegate until after the State Con.
ventiou is held. He is no: candidate.
"California is ior B!aine," said Mr. Mil.
Ter. She hes bsen for him in the past and
will conlinuc TO stand by him, and il he is
nominated I am sure the Republicans will
carry the state. do not believe, however,
that his nomination is essential to Repub-
iican succee5 for, In my judgment, with
any good man whose record on the Chi
nese question is right we can beat the
Democrats III q national contest. Blaine,
however, is to-day the most formidable
mnE bsicre the psople. He will have dele
gates frcm all the states 10 the National
Convention, and it looks now as though he
would be nominated" -.