Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-16
THE OUTLOOK FOR 1888.
President CIeveland's Prospects for
Renomin alton.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-Nothiug is
more apparent in conversations with
Democratic politicians from all over the
country, who have been here within the
past month, than their universal recog-
milton of the fact that If President Cleve-
land lives, "and nothing happens" he
will be renominated by his party in 1888.
The land nothing happens" is put in as
saving clause to cover such
improbabllities as a series of bad bunders
on CleVeland's part, a sudden revolution
in public opinion, or the appearance of
new star in the political heavens. Barring
such accidents, the shrewdest and most
far-sighted Democrats in the country eX-
pect to see the candidate OF the party two
years from now. They have ceased talk
ing about the other candidates for the
Presidency. They dismiss them with the
remark that there will be no other candi-
date for the Presidency in the Democratic
party until 1892. They talk about candi-
dates for the Vice Presidency. They Of
course believe that the nominee for that
position will have to come
from the West. Carlisle is the only
Southern man talked OF at all, and it ia
well understood by the other Democrats
leaders that Carlisle would not leave the
Speakership for anything hut the Presl-
dency or the Chief Justiceship of the Sn-
preme Court.
THE VICE PRESIDENCY.
They are canvassing the prospects of
Villas, of Wisconsin, Holman, of Indiana,
Stevenson, of Illinois, and some others OF
equal prominence. The friends OF the
gentlemen named and Others are already
at work for them. Meanwhile President
Cleveland makes no sign. He has not
said, as some politicians have reported,
10 ho n,rII hn tna inta
again; nor has he said, as other pOliti-
clans have reported, that he would accept
a denomination, He has said, whenever the
question has been alluded to, That is a
matter for the future.v He will act in
this matter as he does in all others, when
he thinks the proper time has come, and
not one minute before. If he should de-
eide to accept denomination it will be
largely on his wife's account. She likes
the White House much better than he
does. And, unlike him, she has a great
deal of every day ambition. His ambition
is not of the conventional sort. 1t is, in
th goOdOld words, to do his duty Sin
that station of life to which ii shall please
God to call him."
| WILL BLAINE ACCEPT THE REPUBLICAN
NOMTNATIoN?
"James G. Blaine,0 said one OF his
| friends to-day, "has not de etermined yet
| whether he would or would not accept
the Republican nomination for the Pres-
| dency in 1893, even II it should be unani-
mously rendered 70 him by the conven-
tion. He is stuiltlnV the streams Of ten
dencv in thepolitical sea. He expects to
see Cleveland renomInated by the Demo-
crnts. He knows that Cleveland in that
| event will have all the ADVANTAGE of po-
| sition while he himself, should he be
! nominated. would have the disadvantage
| Of bavIng been defeated by lis opponent
which would weigh heavily against him
| in the minds of many men. l think his
| present purpose is
NOT TO BE A CANDIDATE
| himself. OF course, he will name the can
| ddate, and 1t will be some Western man
probably Allison OF Iowa. Then Blame
will become his Secretary of State should
he be elected. Should he he defeated. the
Republican party will see the imperative
necessity Of Blaine's personal leadership,
and will rally around him as one man in
| 1892. Blaine is a young man. and can
wait. He thinks, know. that he will be
stronger in 1892 than in 1888, unless some
| Unforeseen event happens.
l omitted in nv estimate of Mr.. Blaine's
incOm last week any allusiOn to his rev.
enue from the sale Of his book because its
amount is as yet uncertain. / am told
however, that it will net bin about $780,
900. LOgan's book Is Outselling Blaine's
Both together will not, of course, equal
Grant'H