The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-12
RTHUR

An enterprising Chicago journals
has sent circulars to a large numbel
of newspapers in the West ant
Southwest asking information con
corning the favor with which Ger
tain leading Republicans we're hello
by the people a Presidential candi
dates. The MINER received one Of
the circulars. 1t cannot be supposed
a Democratic paper is in he COUNCILS
of the Republican party, but it does
not require it to be to see that Presi-
dent Arthur's prospects for the Pre=i-
| Dental nomination at the hands OF
his party convention are far from be-
ing as bright as they were two or
three months ago. At that time it
looked as though he had a walk-over
for the nomination, but recent events
20 to disprove the assumption.
AS well expressed by the New
York World: 1.-THE defeat of George
e. Gorham for Secretary of the SEN
ate, supplementing the election of
Senator SaLin as Chairman of the
Republican National COMMITTEES
cannot be misinterpreted. 1t means
that the Garfield Half-Breeds are
still powerful in the Republican
party, and that they intend to make
their strength apparent by capturing
the Presidential nomination in
1884" In support of this assertion
attention is called to the fact that
Arson G.. McCook, who was elected
Chief Clerk of the Senate over Cor
ham, who represented the Stalwart
element in the contest, is something
more than a Garfield Half Breed. He
is a Garfield Avenger. He has never
had a kind word for President Ar
thur or his administration. He
stores up in his heart revenge against
the Stalwarts who prevented his re-
turn to Congress. He is the deer
mined enemy of the Re-adjuster CO.
in Virginia.
Looking still farther and higher 1t
may be seer that his cabinet can
him little or no support.
Frelinghuysen cannot give him New
Jersey; Folger cannot help in New
Lincoln could not if he would
urn Illinois from Logan or Blaine.
Chambers late defeat in New Hanp.
hire shows he is a dead duck in that
tate; Brewster has no influence in
Pennsylvania and Teller, if he can
anything for him in his state at all
give him but six electoral votes.
o sum up; the cabinet cannot help
i'm. The Senate is against him.
he chairman of the National Com
1ittee is against him; the choice of
for holding the National
is against him. The alb
of the unit rule is against
i'm. The new basis of representa-
on by districts is against him and, 1
1e majority of the National Com
littee is clearly against him.
President Arthur is as we'll aware
f these facts as any one else. He :
nows how he would be handicapped +
/ a race for the nomination, and it i
extremely doubtful whether he ,
ill further exert himself to secure it F.;
permit his friends to waste their +
nmunitiOn in his interest. But if
e really wants the nomination he t
ust change his tactics. He must
70 his immense patronage for his J,
vn interests as Grant did, as Gar !
I'D would have done, and as Blaine n
ill do if he ever gets the chance.
e must cease sharpening the knives 8
Half:breeds to be turned against n
mself and strengthen the stalwart 8
ement from which he must gain b
$ strength. As he shows no dispo- a
ion to do these things it may be
fely assumed he will be sacrificed n
Chicago with as little ceremony as II
) friend Secretary Folger was sacri- p
ed in New York. tt