New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
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BITS OF PRESIDENTIAL GOSSIP.

Senator NJ S Quay, of Pennsylvania, was a, inc
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday, on his way 70 "cs'
Point 10 be present al the graduation o' MS so"'
Senator Quay Is an afahlc and agreeable een'icna.
ard talks earncs'lr about HIS political pre- cr"n"es ann
convictions as re~ards y Republican fTcsuen"a'
nomination He said among other thinFs'
.sera,or sherman Will receive a large wore rom
pennsylvania lust how large Il Is impossible TO say
until we get together at Chicago. There have been
no conferences or consultations as yot " IS Only
when the delegates have together that you can
rate any definite estimate i think the senator VIII
have upward Of forty votes. 1t is not imposslole
that The State should cast solid vote Tor him. pu'
II is not ANTICIPATED
Could Blaine now be rcnominatedf'
.Not I'm the face Of HIS Paris letter unless all inc
other candidates should have withdrawn and asked
him 10 come in. No. there is no possibility OF MT
Blalne's nomination now
"Can Mr. sherman carry NcwYork?'
"Can ANYBODY carry fl My Idea OF this campaign
Is that It will be fought ont principle and thar the
nominee,s personality will make less impression one
av or the other than since 1860 provided ONLY that
he shall be clean honest able and wholly representa-
five ne John sherman undoubtedly and admittedly Is
With the issue clearly drawn, the fight VIII oe on
prIncirle The men who have been unjus'N turned
ont of Office TIE veterans Of the war, the Protective
Tariff Democrats aud the dissatisfied Democrats make
M an army Of workers who Will offset the Feoerai
Offices twice over III zeal e1iccnCN 'oP""''
cal action With these elements and the Republican
organization Mr. Clcy Gland can be defeated by any
leading reprcsentative Reru' lican Senator sherman
is the type of the party and think should and VIII
he nominated" Senator Quay is coming back here
early this week for conference with Senator Platt
Senator Sherman went back to Washington ycster-
day afternoon His companion on the trip was
Senator Hscock The Ohioan's political friend ex'
Governor Foster left the city for Fostera last night
Before going he said:
AZ regard Senator shcrman's prospects splendid
indeed think he will be nominated. l am aware
of course that there are dangers in his way because
he Is the leading candidate but do not think they
will defeat him He has been prudent in all things In
his attitude as to the nomination and especially
toward Mr. Blaine He sent word to MI Blame
through Mr. IIalstcad that he would not be candi-
date for the nomination against him. lie can be
nominated and elected, and think he will be-
Senator Cullom. of Illinois, in New-York yes
terday on his way back 10 Washington from west
Paint. lie smoked cigar with Senator sherman az
the Fifth Avenue Hotel chatted with the politicians
I'm the corner in the free and easy western manner
and bore himself generally like man who would not
object to having Presidential lightning strike him.
He was chary of any expression about the Chicago
Convention but from some of his expressions II was
learned that his friends think It wise 10 have IlEos
solid for Gresham in order TO keep 1t solid for Cuoni
at later time in the balloting than the hrst hav
voting which period they confident Will not bring
about a nomination. Speaking Of the general siua-
ton. Senator Cullom said
Democratic Indifference and lislcssncss Is every
where so plainly indicated that only blind man
would profess TO think there IS a chance OF Demo
cratic success. 1t Is inevitable that We shan eject
our ticket II no blunders made The solid South
will meet with responsive solid North this year. be
yond any question. They climbed into the saddle
too quickly with their frcetrade spurs believe We
will carry every Northern State. Oregon has fndi-
Gated the drift and the rejection Of Governor Gray In
the Democratic National Convention makes us sure
OF Indiana"
An official connected with the War Department AZ
Washington who came TO New-YOrk yesterday, said
IL have never witnessed anything so scandalous IN
nv whole official life have in the three days OF
the Democratic Convention at st. Louis You couid
have made no mistake about this being Democratic
Administration If you had been In Washington Al
the State War and Navy buildings the telegraph lines
were entirely taken up by news from St. Louis so mar
kilograms on public business could not be sent:
Crowds OF reform office holders were ratheed about
the doors Of the various telegraph offices, ana mani
fold copies of each telegram were sent as soon as re-
ccived TO all the digniareS who felt too Dig 10 De
recognized In the crowd"