The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-10
NATIONAL POLITICS.
What Ron. Will Cumback Has Learned in
His Travels in Various Sections.
interview in Cincinnati Enquirer.

Interview in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hon. VIII Cunback, of Indiana, was return
ing home from an extensive lecturing tour yes
torday when an Enquirer reporter tackled him
on the train and soon CLEANED from the affable
gentleman who had but recently lectured in the
following States: North Carolina, Virginia,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Penn
sylvania, New York, Wisconsin. Iowa, Illinois,
and Ohio: and while the humorous lecturer was
entertaining the scribe with a history of pleas
ing incidents in his travels, politics gradually
came to the %serface. "Who do you find in your
wanderings has the lead for President on the
Republican side of the house, suddenly inquired
the reporter. well, l cannot answer your
abrupt question for the reason that I have failed
to discover any one far enough III the lead
to be credited with that position. and [
never knew a time when the national
convention was so near at hand, that to me
there seemed such a lack Of concentration on any
one candidate. With the Democrats, however,
the case is different. In every State in which 1
have recently travelled, the sentiment is not only
rapidly but largely drifting to Henry b. Payne,
OF ONO. as the coming man, and ! tell you. sir,
| firmly believe he will be the Democratic nomi-
nee for President. | find that the supporters Of
me Ou IlChcJ Ill almost every locality where L
have been are pronouncing for Payne. The idea
seems to be aloat that Payne is Tildens choice,
and that he desires to see the Ohio Senator-elect
nominated. | find that the business men of the
country with whom | have conversed regard
the nomination of Payne with great favor,
and with the fact that Ohio is
an October State, and the Payne
influence is recognized as powerful enough to
place Ohio in the Democratic column, and thus
presage 4 Democratic victory in November, l
find the best reasons for Pendlcton's successor
to be further promoted. The Mcdonald boom
WAS started too early in the day. and there is
little remaining of it but the echo. The talk of
Presidential boom in many instances reminds me
OF the fellow who WAS stuck on his own shape,
and on reaching New York concluded to make a
mash on every girl he met. The fellow orna-
mented himself with a huge pair of green Cog
giles. and started on a promenade winking at
every lady he met. The goggles prevented any
one from witnessing his winks, and while he
knew what he was doing, nobody else was
aware of his actions; and that is the way with
certain candidatcs-they are aware that they
are booming, but no one else recognizes the
fact. This is not the case with the Payne
movement, however, as it seems to take deliber-
ate shape. and is extending so rapidly, in my
opinion, as to overshadOw all others. The prom
inence of Payne may reach such proportions be-
fore the Republican national convention as to
advance John Sherman to the front as the only
chance of securing Ohio to the Republicans. and
TINS present the possibility of both presidential
candidates being picked from the same State.
With that the case the political contest in Ohio
would be the most exciting ever witnessed in The
country"
Governor Cumback said he had retired from
active political participation, having had his
share of honOrs. He was satisfied, would never
again he a candidate, but strive to show his
friends in the future that he had not forgotten
them, and was grateful for all past favorS.