Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-08-27
NEW YORK POLITICS.
The Republican Forces Helplessly Wait
ing for q Leader-Eyarts Anxious
for the G0yern0rship,
But Has No Capacity for Leadership,
and Is Too Timid to Take
ANY Chances.
Blaine and Logan Taking a Hand in
the Interest of Gen. Carr-Sen.
ator McCarthy's Chances.

New York Herald: The Republican
forces in New York have been helplessly
waiting for some time for leadership.
Dazed by last falls defeat, the election of
William NJ. Evarts as United States Sen
ator gave them a sort of ideal leader,
whose lean and little frame became colos-
sal as they TRANSPORTED it. Coming along
to the canvass for Governor, the Repub-
lican masses drifted into the belief that
Mr.. Evarts was the one standard bearer
who could be nominated and elected
without question, aud have worked up a
faith that his election would revivify the
party and bring about Republican sue
cess in 1888, with Mr.. EvaIts as the
leader in the national contest. The pol
~iiicians have seen this drift and are, most
of them, opposed to it. They fear the
knife Of the Conkling stalwarts in Mr..
Evarts's vertebre. But they have let
the boom u patiently on il the hope
that things would right themselves.
Meanwhile Mr.. Evarts has, in the
incapacity FIR leadership. Such poll
ticians say that, dazzled by the prospect
of the Presidency, with a feeling that
this is his last chance, yet knowing the
peril of the undertaking, he has halted
aud temporized, now saying in words
that his place is in the Senate, and again
declaring by his actions that, as a local
politician expressed it, He wants the
Governorship so bad that he can taste
it." At one time he had decided that
he would not run, and tried to bring out
| as his candidate Gen. William III. Seward
of Auburn. The effort fell fat. Lately
he went to Saratoga into the atmosphere
of politicians. IF he has made up his
mind he has not disclosed it 50 that the
general public knows anything about it.
The numerous rival candidates all claim
| to have assurances from him that he is
not in the field. They are nevertheless
nervous lest he should come in ON a peo-
pies boom and sweep the platter.
Gen. Joseph B. Carr, Secretary of
State, and a leading candidate for the
Governorship, met Mr.. Evarts in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel a few evenings ago,
and they prauced back and forth for
nearly an hour whispering each in the
others ear in the most confidential man
ner. Gen. Cars friends have since
made the open claim that Mr.. Evarts is
not a candidate aud that he expects 10
go into the canvass for the genera. The
stalwart friends of Ex Comptroller Dav-
export are extremely bitter whenever
Mr.. Evarts's name is mentioned, and the
belief is current that they would range
themselves with Conkling in the ~stiletto
business if Mr.. Davenport should be
nominated. One of the cries of these
gentlemen is that Mr.. Evarts would lose
the labor vote, especially as against Ex-
Mayor Edward Cooper, who is also re-
garded as having some favor with the aG-
ministration. The basis # this cry is
that some years ago Gov. Tilden ap-
pointed a commission to examine into
city affairs and report remedies for ex-
isting abuses. Mr.. Evarts and Mr..
Cooper were members of the commission.
1t made a report in favor of a properly
qualification for voters. Mr.. Cooper was
the only member who refused to sign the
report.
BLAINE's FINGER IN THE PIE.
In their disappointment over Mr..
Evarts as a leader, and their chagrin. at
his temporizing course, the faces and
hopes of New York Republicans have
been turned to the East and to the West.
The advice of both James @. Blaine and
John A. Logan has been sought. Gen.
Logan has been here two or three times.
Mr.. Blaine is in constant correspondence
with his friends here. Blaine has inter-
fered more than once in New York poll
tics, either from his home in Maine or
from his public place in Washington,
and not always happily for his party. 1t
is quietly reported in the Republican
undercurrent that he is interfering again,
but in the most circumspect and polite
way, by private letters to personal friends,
which are shown with great secrecy to
two or three or five persons and then
burned. There was recently a report
that he had indicated his preference for
Mr.. Evarts. But there is good reason to
1888 in his own behalf and does not care
Herald reporter was told yesterday that
Mr.. Blaine had written a letter to a
friend here, which has been shown to
several persons, in which he indicates
that he believes no mistake would be
made by the selection of Gen. Carr.
Mr.. Blaine comes ct this in a roundabout
way, saying that he would, under no
circumstances, express an opinion ii he
did not feel that the fate of the Republi-
can party rested ON the action of the Re-
publicans of New York and their sue
cess or defeat. 1t is said by those who
claim to know that Mr.. Blaine's idea is
that Gen. Carr will carry the full Re-
publican strength, half breed and stall
wart, and not only retain the Irish vote
that went over from the Democratic ;
party to Mr.. Blaine, but increase it aud
fix it for the future. If Mr.. Blaine has
really expressed such an opinion by let
ter there will be some tall hair pulling
if it ever becomes public property. Mr..
Blaine is said also to have given a blow
to the Evarts boom by suggesting that
he Democrats would ask nothing better
than to destroy Eyarts'S influences in tho
Senate, which they greatly fear,
feating him for Governor, to VIII ,
would bend all their Afc-
LOGAN AS CARR's FRIEND.
Siugularly enough, at the same time
thig report about Mr.. Blaine comes to
the surface, it is also reported that Gen.
Logan favors Gen. Carr's nomination,
and has made an alliance with him, look
ing to New York support for himself for
President. In this his aspirations run
to those of Mr.. Blaine, but if
Gen. Carr can play both men into his