Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-05-14
WASHISGTON MATTERS.
Presidential TaI<-Ihe New England SEN
atorial Elections.
Especial Cor of the Springfield Republican,.
MASIIINGTnN u c Anril 70

atorial Elections.
/ Especial Cor of the Springfield Republican,.
WAsHINGToN, d. c.. April 30.
1t is reported, though it would he hard
to say upon what authority, that Presl-
| dent Cleveland hopes to continue his resi-
deuce in the " hite House through Il sec
ond term, and is playing his political
cards with that end in view. Speaker
Carlisle, it is also understood, is an aspir-
ant for the great prize, and this fact may
account for some of his remarkable com
mittce appointments at the opening of the
present session. Gov. Hill OF New York,
/ it is current here, is more anxious to sue
coed Senator Miller in the upper branch of
Congress than TO contest the,presdency at
the next election. His ability as a polit-
cal manipulation is now generally conced-
ed, and it is thought possible that he may
succeed in packing the next legislature
with majority of Democrats who can be
depended upon to elect HIM to the senate.
At the same time it is probably safe to
count Mr., Hill among the democratic can
ddates for the presidency. Aside from
| these three there seem to he no figures of
/ presidential proportions as yet looming in
the Democratic horizon.
On the Republican side Mr.. Blaine is
again the leading candidate tor the uOmi-
nation in lSSS, II candidate who creates
/ more apprehension and dread than ell
/ thusiasm among the ablest leaders of his
| party. Conservative. cool-headed observ-
| ers recouuiZp that his nomination Would
| be as dangerous IN IS AS il was in 81 Bur
/ there is Il feeling that the buisterOUs. un-
/ thinking element, moved by glitter and
sentiment rather than reason, which
achieved his nomination two wears AGO,
may insist upon repeating she mistake
! Two wears hence MIR Blaine's personal
| friends aver that he has no desire to run
| for the presidency again and is perfectly
haDDy in the retirement of private life
I They are careful to add. however. that he
| is the strongest man whom the Republic
cans can put forward, and that the party
will be compelled To renominate him. AT
ter the plumed knight large proportion
Of the Republican members of the senate
are counted or count themselves III the
list of possible nominees. From present
appearances it would seem that Senators
Edmunds and llOar Will be among the
strongest candidates before the next ma
tiOnal convention. Either of them would
be likely to unite the party more ettectual-
ly than Mr. Blaine, ard would draw the
support of Il large proportion of the indie
pendent element. These two belong to
the small list who are talked about and
thought about for the nomination more
by others than themselves. Mr.. EVarts of
New York, ON the OF her hand, Is one who
not only cherlshes the presidential ambl.
ton in his heart but is said to openly avow
the hope of receiving the nomination. 1t
is presumed that his guarded course on
public issues, notably the silver question,
since he entered the legislative halls Is
due to this ambition and the desire to
avoid Otfense to any wing of the party.
The actual effect of his equivocal post
ton, however, has been damaging to his
reputation as a public leader and eX-
tremciy Disappointing to his Republican
associates III the senate ana ms cuhstllu-
ents at home. have met only one pubic
man VINO thought that Mr.. ENarts would
develop strength as presidential cahdl
date.
one of the most level headed of your
Massachusetts congressman considers
Senator Allison of Iowa the strongest in
the senatorial group of candidates. Sena-
tor Logan does not, at the present stage
of the game. seem to he gaining as IA ia
vorite for the first place ON the ticket, and
II Is well understood that he Will not
again consent to play second 1lddle To
Blaine. II IS likely, in tact, that ms IN
fluence Will be used to throw Mr.. Blame
of the track If he finds that he cannot
make IL successful run himself. 1t is
amusing to find that Blair of New llamp
shire, the champion demagogue of the
senate, Van Wyck, the independent rail
road fighter from Nebraska, and ingalls,,