New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-07
Talk ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES

BLAINE DOES NOT SINK INTO oBscURrrY YET.
From Tho Poughkeepsie Eagle.
II any one imagined that Mr.. Blainc's final A.
cison against accepting the Presidential nomination
contained In his Paris letter, would remove ~
name from current political literature, they can -
how much they were mis- taken. That letter WA
given to the public two weeks ago, and yet Ia
name remains as much factor In the Campaign A.
ever. Mr. Blaine himself has not been able to al
his name out of the discussion
HOW sHERMAN's FRIENDS LOOK AT DEPEw.
Murat Halstead's New-York letter to Tho Cincinnati
Commercial g azette.
The prevailing judgment is that Gresham hx
ceased 10 be possible candidate, irrespective Of he
high military and judicial character. WIN
Is tho real point of danger then In the candidacy a
Mr. Depew, supposlng It to receive the sanction d
the Chicago Convention? 1t IS this Mr. Dcpv
has been the confidential lawyer-the legal adviser
tho counsellor in great afiars-of three generations Of
Vanderbits, beginning with the Commodore In his Oh
age and continuing with the late william II. Vandr
most rapid and enormous accumulation Of property a
money value known in the world, and of this ggants
fortune Mr.. Depew is extensively the manager, sM
in fair and honorable sense-the beneficiary.
How would the public regard this association "a
candidate for the Presidency! Could the Republican
party risk its cause upon such candidacy As ap
piled TO all ordinary men the answer would be instant
and absolute, that to run Depew would not 40
all But Depcw Is very extraordinary man, and
a phenomenon Of popularity where best known
WESTERN NETWORK FARMERS LIKE DEPEw
From The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
Western New-York IS agricultural section
Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Alegany, Niagara. Ene,
wyoming, Genesee, Orleans Livingston and Monroe al
have large farming communities. The fact that tho
farmers Of this section scout the idea that Depev,
simply because he happens to be the president Of rail-
road company, could not make fair and impartial
Chief Executive of this great nation, and are earnestly
in favor OF his nomination is another point the leaders
who have the true Interests OF the party at heart should
carefully consider.
GRESHAM A REMINDER OF BRIsTOw.
From The Boston Record
For our part we have idea that the Gresham
movement will to about the same end as "a
the Brlstow canvass In 1876
GRESHAM HAS SOME FRIENDS IN INDIANA
From The Chicago Tribune.
Gresham and (thc late Governor) Morton had ID
justed all their differences and were good friends The
son Of Oliver p. Morton and his brother-in-law ~
warm supporters of Gresham
EVERYBODY CANNOT BE FIRST.
From The New-Haven Palladium.
1t may be thought wise to mako the ticket Greshsn
and Depcw. In that case Mr.. Depew Will be expected
to accept 1t may be thought wise to nominate
Defew and Gresham, In that case we do not think
place. The party is a great deal bigger and about
six million times more important than any one man nan
In It. This fact should not be forgotten BY The
"boomers" under any banner
ANY ONE BUT BLAINE A SECOND CHOICE
From Harpcr's Weekly.
1t is argued that II Mr. Elaine had not written hA
Florence letter he would have received the nomination
by y S1 R friends The rs fsnh Sd S s
OF his strong hold upon the party, and has shown tina,
any other candidacy will represent only second
choice. Mr. Blaine remains the representative Repub'
lican, as Mr. Clay was the representative Wing.
ALGER POPULAR WITH THE GRAND ARMY.
Washington dispatch in The Philadelphia Times
Alger is s fer HIS relations with General Loss,
wcrs most intimate. and his efforts place General
LOgan's widow I'm comfortable crcumstan arc wei
known to old soldiers. As candidate he wouI
receive tho solid support OF the Logan following ana
could better hold the enthusiasm and votes OF lus
Grand Army than any Other person yet montioned
THE COUNTRY TURNING TO HARRISON.
From Tie indianapolis Journal.
The Republicans of Indiana have felt peffccA
certain that when the country and the conventost
should como to consider that the fifteen NOe, y, ~
Indiana wers needfI for success, or that II wouid 20
wise 10 have campag On with the idea OF carrying ~
doubtful Saes" Of which this Is the chieieS, Oh @
three exclusive of New York, that General ha nh
would be the man universally accepted as mos. hs
TO secure them while at the same lime MS csnu sry
would leopard the loss of no Republican Voe homi
State. That condition of things mas come cansraI
Tho thought of the country Is turning U oeN''-
Harrison