The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-16
Especial Correspondence of the Preal


Especial Correspondence OF the Prenl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.
The presence OF Ex-Governor Mcdonald here
resuscitAtes his waning presidential boom. The
apathy in regard to presidential candidates. on
both sides has been the cause OF much COM
ment among and alarm OF party leaders. There
are indications that this will pretty soon dis
appear and that candidates will be plentiful.
Mcdonald and Watterson and Carlisle and
Morrison are coseted together often, and no
time or effort will be lost from this time on to
push Morrison's nomination. A very promin-
ent and active Western politician said to your
correspondent yesterday that he believed the
Democratic ticket next year would be McDon-
aid and Morrison.
"That's curious ticket, is 1t not, both men
from Western States? Do you propose TO give
up New York, New Jersey, and the entire
Easl2"
eyes," was the calm reply, "I believe that
will be the plan. II Carlisle's election a.
Speaker meant anything it meant that the
tariff issue was to be predominant in the ccm-
ing campaign, and that IL we elect President
it must be on that issue. None Of Carlisle's
strength came from the East, 1t was all from
the West and South. He had TWO votes from
the East, and only two. This shows that tho
West and South are united on the question Of
tariff reduction against the East and North.
Our best hope for carrying the next presiden-
tial campaign is by making the tariff issue
prominent, and to do this we must concentrate
our efforts on the West and South, and let the
Republicans have the East and North. For
this purpose then no combination will be
stronger than Mcdonald and Morrison.
Mcdonald is very strong in the
South, and the leaders there will b.
be for him, and he is strong la the West. Nor
rison is tower OF strength, and hsa bullet
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with the soldiers. We want to make ticket
with which we can carry Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, and Wisconsin, and with that sort
Of q ticket we can afford TO let the Republi-
cans have New York, and the Northeast gen.
orally Mcdonald and Morrison are the two
men who can do that, and they are the only
two men who can be relied on to do it. OF
course Illinois has been coanted Republican
State, but with Mcdonald on the Democratic
ticket we could sweep the State oa them.
Suppose that Gen. Logan should be the Re
publican nominee, you would not expect to
carry it then2"
"Yes; l do not think that Logan is very
strong in Illinois. I am betting money that
our ticket will be Mcdonald aud Morrison"
Illustrative of the growing Sherman senti-
ment on the other side may be given little
conversation between Congressman Dunham
of Chicago and Cassidy OF Nevada. When,
in answer to question from your correspond
ent as to the respective location Of the Demo
cratic convention, Mr.. Dunham sententiously
remirked, "Chicago."
"Oh no" said Mr.. Cassidy "St. Louis.
"What makes You think so" said Dunham
sharply, "you will find the place hot enough
without going to st. Louis"
Eyes" said Cassidy with laugh "I suppose
you fellows will make 1t hot enough for us be-
fore you get there at the best, though 1 think
St. Louis is likely to get the convention"
"Well we expect to make it warm for yor
when We get to the canvass and the election"
said Durham. "0f course q good deal depends
on candidates but we have very good list from
which to select"
SIS not Sherman likely to be the Republican
nominee" he asked.
SHERMAN" said Cassidy with laugh, che
won't do. He might do if you could keep him
still but il he opens his mouth you are gone.
He is too cranky for President, an excellent
military man, but that is ALL"
"Ah" said Dunham, but she can get the
votes and nobody can say word against him
either"
"Couldn't they" said Cassidy, ''how about
the question of Catholicism, would your party
stand IL to have q Catholic In the White
House? Mrs. Sherman is Catholic you know
and devoted one, too"
Eyes" said Dunham "thats fact, but beg
leave to add that that fact woald bring rs
more votes than it would loose US, by lar
SIS General Sherman Republican" asked
Cassady.
"Good enough Republican for us" replied
Dunham "and If we nominate him no living
with laugh 1--WE will have to nominate him
or you Democrats will aud II you do you may
beat u.s."
MISSISSIPPI.
Colonel Wright, the secretary of the Mis-.
sissippi river convention, and who is chief
manager, by the way, is still pleased with the
result of the gathering and predicts that the
Mississippi river will fare well at the hands Of
this Congress. 81 do not look for any very
large appropriations at this session." he said,
tue approaching campaign, Presidential and
Congressional, makes the members very eau
tious. think the Mississippi will get four or
five millions, or in other words about all 10
asks this year, and that next year we shall
get a much better show"
"Are not some Of the papers in the West in
clined to critieise the course of the conven-
tion?"
eyes," he said with groan, "the fact Is
that while they talk about the East not under
standing the needs Of the Mississippi valley,
there are many who live right on the banks Of
the Mississippi who have less appreciation of
its needs than have many in the East who
have never seen the Mississippi but have sud-
upon it. The convention was a grand success
aud did all that any reasonable person could
expect from it. Its effects will be felt In the
appropriations of the present and coming
years. and there is, l feel, no good reason Tor
complaint regarding its work as viii be seen
when the annual appropriations Tor that river
are made"