Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-20

almost certainly be one whose record
and character are in keeping with the
| moribund and putrescent condition OF
the party.-Haaris6urgh (Pa.J Patriot.
Republican Presidential Can lidates.
The Chicago NeWs is at some pains
to find out what was very plain to most
observant persons on the very surface
of public opinion. 1t addressed Il large
number OF letters to prominent men in
States asking if General Logan was
the first or second choice of his party
for the Presidential nomination. The
responses show a concurrence OF opin-
ion in all sections that the Illinois Sena-
tor is neither the first nor the second
choice of Republicans. These letters,
however, drew forth casual expressions
of preference which are much more
significant than those respecting Cen
eral Logan. Three men are named by
two-t thirds of the correspondents as the
choice of their States-President Ar
thur, ex-Secretary Blaine and Senator
Edmunds. These gentlemen are given
the relative prominence indicated in the
order in which they are mentioned.
The conclusion to be Iairly drawn from
the facts is that neither will have a ma
joritv in the convention. A combine
ton will therefore be necessary or a
new man will have to be taken. A
combination on MIR. Blaine is rendered
impracticable on account of his prom
inence and the established enmities ex-
listing toward him. The Grant-Conk-
ling element of the party would never
go to MIR. Blaine, and its dis
taste for him is SO pronounced that
his defeat before the people would be
feared even by those who would like to
see him President. There is much more
probability of union of the friends of
Messrs. Arthur and Edmunds. though
the way to this sort of an alliance is not
without distractions. They are both
Eastern men. Mr.. Arthur is machine
politician and has many embarrassing
complications in his own State. He is
likewise heartily disliked, if not dis
trusted, by the Garfield faction in Ohio
and Indiana. These are some of the
reasons why he would not be available.
Senator Edmunds has fewer positive
drawbacks to prevent his nomination
than either of the others, and at the
same time he has fewer positive ele-
nents of popularity. He comes from
small State. whose political status is
fixed and is not to be affected by any
honor done to one of its sons. He is of
a cold and distant nature, and has
placed few of the leaders of his party
under obligations to him. There would
be less OF the ingredients of a hurrah
campaign in a ticket with the frigid
Vermonter at the head of it than there
has been in any ticket ever offered by
the Republican party. Nevertheless,
OF the three most prominent Republic
ans to-day Mr.. Edmunds appears to
stand with at least equal chances to any.
A good estimator of chances, however,
would doubtless take the field against
any favorite. Louis Republican.
Dorsey.
Mr.. Stephen w. Dorsey, instead of
being in Jail, where it is supposed Mr..
Attorney General Brewster was very
anxious to put him, Is in luck and pro-
poses to make full hand in the next
Presidential campaign. 1t is even re-
Arthur of his power that he has sent the
Hon. Richard Crowley to visit and pla-
cate him.
We can assure Candidate Arthur and
Candidate Logan that Mr.. Dorsey IS
m ghty hard man to fool. and equally
dimcult to dr. 1t is quite possible
for him to pull as tractably as ever un-
til the load reaches the brink of the
precipice, and then he is very likely to
kick it over.
Candidate Arthur, before he became
Presid Mt, was asked by MIR. Dorsey to
examine the charges against MIN and
give his opinion as to q guilt or inno-
cence. CHS was at the time James
aud MacVeagh were prosecuting him.
Mr.. Arthur is reported by Mr.. Dorsey
to have done to and to have declared
that there was not scintilla of evidence
against him. Notw thstanding this.
Wien he succeeded to the Presidency he
zealously continued the prosecution.
We hardly think, therefore, that Mr..
Dorsey can be depended ON for Candi-
date Arthur.
At the time the National Republican
Committee met here year or SO ago
Mr.. Dorsey was still under Brewster's
harrow and generally in bad odor. Sem
ator Logan, at session OF the commit
tee, offered a resolution praising Assist
ant Secretary Hooker very highly for
his efficient services during the cam
paign, but never mentioning Secretary
Dorsey-the man who had not only
bought Indiana, but had collected
good deal of the money with which it
was purchased.
If Senator Logan could have heard
Mr.. Dorsey's remarks about him at that
time he would be slow to count him
among his supporters now
We warn both of these gentlemen,
Candidate Arthur and Candidate Logan,
that Mr.. Dorsey keeps all tho letters
written to him, as well as diary. and
that to use very slang phrase. 'she u
q bad man and carries razoE -
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