Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-03
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES.
Interviews With Leading Men on the
Presidency Massachusetts for
EdmundS,
Judge Poland as to Vermont, and
Bx-PostmasterG General Tyner
As to Indiana.
Valuable Information from Senator
Hoar-A Story of Garfield Illus
trating BIaine's Position.
Washington Correspondence of the Cleveland
Leader.

Washington Correspondence Of the Cleveland
Leader.
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, lives
in an elegant house worth, perhaps, $780,
600, situated on X street, just below
John Sherman's residence, in n of the
most desirable quarters of the city. Last
night, desiring to know something as to
the political outlook in Massachusetts,, l
called upon him. A digni6ed servant
opened the door and / was ushered into
a parlor while my card was taken in to
the great senator. A moment later my
usher returned and led me into another
parlor, where a portly, comfortable
looking gentleman with a rosy face,
for all the world like that of Horace
Greeley's without the whiskers, shook
hands with me, and kindly offered me a
seat. I took it, and commenced my in
terview by saying: "Senator, l have a
number of questions / would like to
ask you as to the presidential sentiment
in Massachusetts, when the senator,
strengthening himself up in his chair, his
face covered with the blandest of smiles,
replied: "Well, sir, you may put your
questions" and then very slowly and
solemnly, " observation-disclosures
one-word."
"In that case, senator, there is not
much use In asking them," said L.
"No," was the reply, my time is too
much taken up with my duties in the
state to devote myself to president max
ing, and when / do express myself l pre-
fer to do 30 by writing a letter myself,
in which / can give my ideas more care
fully expressed than in an interview"
A few words of regret at the senator's
decision on my part, and a similar ex-
preston of polite sorrow on his that my
trouble had been in vain, and the inter-
view terminated. That it is not more
spicy and full of meat, the readers of
The Leader have Mr.. Hoar to blame and
not me.
MASSACHUSETTS FOR EDMUNDS.
AS to the presidential feeling of Mass
achusetts, however, Ex-Governor Long,
of Boston, probably knows more than
Senator Hoar, and he tells me that the
state is largely in favor of the nomination
of Edmunds for the first, and Lincoln
for the second place. Mr.. Edmunds is
lOOk6u upon hb u CdlluiudUo, JlOuSl hOU
in a seeking sense of the term, and out
side of him there seems to be no set
tied sentiment in the state
in favor of any one candidate. If Mr..
Edmunds should not come before the
convention the state will be diveded
among the other candidates.
President Arthur has many
friends as a second choice, as have
also Senator Sherman and Senator
Blaine. The same story of satisfaction
with Arthur's administration comes from
Massachusetts as from all over the our
try, and Governor Long thinks with him
the republicans could carry the state.
/ asked a word or two as to the feeling
among the democrats of the state, and
Governor Long replied: 1.-THE Massachu-
sets democracy is first for Ben Butler
and after him for Tilden. There may be
a little sentiment for Mcdonald, but not
much. If Butler be not q candidate the
state will probably go for Tilden."