Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-28
sonrual anh Courier.
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Thursday, February 2s. 1884.
SOME NOTABLE FIGURES

The Erie (Pennsylvania) Dispatch has cer-
 tainly shown good deal of enterprise in
 making careful canvass of the 4O9 counties
 of the States of New York, Pennsylvania
 Ohio, Indiana and Illinois in regard to the
 first and second choice of the Republicans of
 each for Presidential candidate, the first
 choice of each for Vice-President, the feeling
 toward President Arthur as a candidate, and
 the prospects of the party in the several
 States. Such canvasses at this stage of the
 proceedings may not be very important, but they are decidedly interesting.
 These five States were chosen for the ean- vass because they contained, according to the Garfield vote of 1880, Republican voters to the number of 1925, 497, Hancock voters numbering 1,7s5, ,6O3, and a population in 1880 of IT, 7,619 ,996, or over one third of the total population of the Union. The total re- suit shows that Blaine is the first choice for Presidential candidate in 151 counties, Logan in 66, Edmunds in 33, General Sherman in 32, President Arthur in 29 John Sherman in 13, Postmaster-G General Gresham in 8, Harri son in 7, Lincoln in 5, Foster and Cullom each in ?, Washburne, Miller and Evarts each in 1; the nominee in 22, any man in Is, while in Is there was no first choice. For second choice Blaine commands 72 counties; Edmunds, 62; Arthur, fl; Logan, 35; Gen eral Sherman, 33; Gresham, 21 John Sher- man, g; Harrison, 8; Lincoln and Grant, 2 each, and in 129 counties no second choice was expressed. For Vic0-President, Lincoln heads the list with 232 counties in his favor. Harrison follows with 64, Hiscock with 59, Hawley has 5, Gresham 16, Frye. Hartranft known men 1 each.
 The apparent strength of Blaine is rather surprising. In Pennsylvania he is said to be the first choice of the Republicans in fifty nine of the sixty-seven counties. In Ohio thirty-eight of the eighty eight counties de- clare him to be their first choice. In Indiana he is the favorite in twenty-one of the ninety-two counties. In New York he is the first choice in twenty one of the sixty coun- ties. Illinois is the only one of the States where he does not lead. Edmunds' strength is very pleasing feature of the canvass. though it will pain his admirers that he did not even surpass Logan. President Arthur's supporters will not find much comfort in the figures He is set down as the favorite in only twenty nine of the whole number of counties, and in his own State only eight of the sixty counties have declared for him. In the letters from New York to the Dispatch there is, it is said, marked disposition to dodge the inquiry regarding his administra- tion, many saying non.oommittal things. In none of the States oanvassed does there aP- pear to be any very hearty adv ocacy of his reelection.
 very notable feature of the figures is the great number of eounties-two hundred and thirty-two out of the four hundred and nias that declare for MT. Linceln for Vics.Prss- ident. There is no question that in all the States there Is a very friendly feeling toward the son of Abraham Lincoln. If he were older and better known, his chaR- ces for nomination for the first place would be excellent, and many think that as it is they are pretty good.