The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-15
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
Hill and Whitney in the Race Cos
sip About Blaine and COnkling.

The political discussion in New York
circles is drifting into two lines. writes
a correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
qtirer. The Democrats are busily en-
gagged In picking out Mr.. Cleveland's
successor IN Democratic favor II Dan
Manning had retained his health there
was a prospect 10 unite the elements
that are nov centeIing abent David
Il. Hill and William T.. whitney.
But Manning is out of the question, and
friends OF the other two men are setting
down 10 long contest Tor supremacy.
They are both young men, part of the
yitahzed young democracy. and their
powers as politicians have already been
vel attested. twill be a great struggle,
with all the fresh young blood OF the
party engaged. In the meantime the
Republicans are watching two men,
James G.. Blaine and Roscoe Conkling.
II is generally conceded hat Mr. Blaine
is the choice of his party for a renomi
nation; that predictions are heard
on every side that there will be
no candidate in the convention against
him. The mugwumps might present \
name II they should gain admission to
the convention. But alter their action
- CN%~e--O ~ = AON A1Cl Wa
appear again in a Republican national
convention. 1t is'more likely they viii
be knocking at the door Of the Demo
cratic convention and asking for Cleve-
lands denomination. Ia the evenly
balanced condition, as between the
par ties in New York State. Roscoe Con.
kings support or opposition may
mean the balance OF power. He
held ii before, and threw it against
Bla ne The Maine leader played
his cards 10 win the election
without Conkling. He did win il, but
lost 1t on misplay. IL Conkling had
been his partner there were cards
enough between them to have won
anyway. The situation is unchanged
to-day, except that Conkiing has more
cards. When he saw that Blame could
have won without him but for Bur-
chard he set himself about the task OF
gathering up his scattered forces. The
Broadway surface Investigation became
his opportunity. When he went re-
Gently TO Albany TO make a speech be-
fore the Senate committee the audience
chamber was filed TO Overlooking. His
address was postponed till another date.
When he got up and left the
hall four-fifths of the brilliant as
semblage got up and left also. Conk-
ling was the magnet that had attracted
them. On the occasion of the delivery
of his argument. a few days later. there
IVES not standing room in the assembly
chamber. The common inquiry is as
to his purposes in politics. / went up
to Albany the other day, and spent sew
eral hours with the statesmen there. /
found n remarkable sentiment favor
able TO Conkling's return to public life.
but found 1t everywhere coupled with
expressions that he must get down of
his high horse with Blaine. One of his
old henchmen, A. p. Thornton, OF St.
Lawrence County, a young lawyer who
is protege of the Field family, said to
me: .r
"There is no doubt that Conkling
wants 10 come back into active public
life. l thought differently for while,
but 6nd mat he Is unbending. He
used 10 be as lordly as king on the
streets and would barely move his head
in recognition Of an acquaintance. l
ran across him on Broadway the other
day, where he was talking to an &C
quaintance- He spoke warmly to me
as / passed, and after / had gone on
/ half block heard some one calling TO
me. looked back and was amazed to
/ find it was Conkling who was calling
and reckoning. III he should come into
the contest for United States Sem
ator this fall with the under
standing that his friends and he are for
Blaine for President, he would secure
that prize and a vindication at the same
time. Stranger things have happened
| in New York tnan that Conkiing should
succeed Warner Miller, who succeeded
him. 1t would be impossible for Conk-
ling to do anything II he bucks against
the Blaine people. They are too many
in this State for him, or anyone else. !"
Thornton represents the average talk
st Albany and through the State on
this subject.