New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-29
WHAT THE POLITICIANS SAY.
OPINIONS AND HINTS FROM MEN IN EACH
PARTY.

PARTY.
mere Is In the Democratic party at the present
o one OF the strangcst situations as a leader
ana his followers that this country has ever t
may DO ihvidious 10 other leaders OF the Democratic
party 10 give President Clev Gland that title He Is
,ets leader than master Wherever q working
democrat Is met, II he is approached in private
'osa'on about the President be is generally full Of
'shs or disgust, and oftentmes both The eplthets
bestowed on the President by many prominent
oors OF his own party would soil these pages. Some
" 'nem 90 not hesitate to the vllest language in
speaking about him. They seem to hate and loathe
a'n- This is rot merely the feeling among the poll
"e'anS' but among mon who are party workers from
principle and conviction who spend their money ard
.ner Time loyalty every four years to victory
Or 'He Democratic party yet have no hope or wish
LUZ rewards The prevailing sentiment in the
party seems personally to be against him. Yet
nose same men, when asked who Is their choice for
ae PRESIDENTIAL nomination. reply promptly that It is
.'oNer Cleveland The same sort OF expression and
iccnng In the Republican party against Of its
members who occupied the White House would hurl
MIN out OF 1t at the first opportunity But these men
profess to believe that President Cleveland Will be
unanimously renominatod viii be elected. They
say II Is certain. They even advocate his nomination
again. out without reason argument. They do not
seem 10 have the courage OF manhood and conviction
10 stand up and oppose him. The fear the Federal
power and above all they fear the President. Gov
10 attack tho President in every conceivable way
AL the time he sat In the dark hoping that the fire
would destroy Cleveland and he get the benefit OF It. In
s last pinch he hasn't the courage 10 stand up with his
nehds and DO counted His is only Ike that OF
barnum In Connecticut, German in Maryland Randall
IN pennsylvania, Thurman in Ohio Mcdonald in
Indiana and others.
Ihere has been considerable talk among Pennsyl-
VahanS here over the result OF the recent state Con-
Ventlon The general agreement Is that Senator QUAY
mas taken The leadership in the state OF the hands
OF the Camerons, with whom he was in afiation for
many years, and Intends TO carry 1t himself Ore
wellinformed Republican of the STATE said QUAY did
tho WORK and the Camerons got credit and rewards
TOT twenty years az least. think he gor restless
under Don Camerons cratic course at Washington
and decided TO 60 there himself lie is a through and
through Republican and Will fight the Administration
With vigor He control the other senatorship
when Don Camerons term expires and think y n
VIII find that Cameron will be a sitter Republican on
uhat account In his committee relations he was
receiving favors from the departments that made him
quite lukewarm as Republican even though he has
always boen accounted stalwart of stalwarts. Tho
fight for the fourth place on the delegation was Chris
hagees fight against Quay, but 1 more than fancy
that Quay winked at it. Magee is bitterly antag-
onistiH to Nelson Reed, Of The Pittsburg CONNER
cal,' and put up Harry Oliver to beat him, which
he did Quay and Magce understand each other pretty
we'll even whom they are in opposition
Among the bright young writer's of Boston may b,
ranked T. NJ stanwood, who Is nephew OF Mr..
Blaine. he is OF delicate physical organization
slender yet athlotic who for time In some con-
hdentia position in tho Office oil tho Mayor Of Boston.
He ia now employed the staff Of "The Boston
Journal" lie recently In New-Yorlt, when
asked him about MASSACHUSETTS, politics and he said
There is such Division into factions In the State
that 1t can scarcely be sad that nave any politics
Between Mugwumpsm aud Purltanism and the Jealous
les VI the men who are leaders, who would be
leaders or should be, there mixed and chaotic con-
dillon Tho Republican party has the greatest fol
lowing, but Is In need OF dominant mind lead It.
Both Ames and Grape ambitious in that direction
Each is Jealous OF the other Either IS afraid to take
vigorous forward step lest the other shall trip him
The Mugwumps, tho Prohbltlonsts and tho labor men
make up httlo outside followings. The Democratic
itself to hope for any except through these
weakening elements and through its thoroughly power
ful leadership"
Whom Mr.. staEwood spoke of the excellence Of the
leadership Of Massachusetts Democrats naturally
pocted TO hear that the leader Secretary End-
cot or Collector salstonstall General Patrick Coz
| Inns, or some one Of similar prominence. He
| answered my inquiry to the leadership by say
| Ing: "The master mind OF the Democrats Of Mass
achusetts to-day is Michael Cunnr. He Is the sonin
| law of Mayor 0'Bren. lie made OBrien Mayor. He
| expects some day to be Mayor himself lie IS Cork
Irishman. lie started his career the proprietor
| OF saloon 1t not a Ugh toned-saloon either.
It was in Harrlson-st 1t a dOggery than
saloon, and outside the door the kegs piled up
| In vulgar array while drunken slept of their
tooze on the doorstep. Since no has climbed up the
| ladder Cunnf has shaken all that of. He has made
money by politics lie has no Office, but he has held
| the bag. lie dresses well and has fine house and
drives fine equipage. He IS a man with square
head big face and iron Jaw. He IS leader OF the
John Kelly type to brook no opposition lie
Is masterful and dominant
In broadway occasionally meet a man whose
garb and gait and figure at once show him to be
clergyman OF the old school lie is large man, with
| broad shoulders, face OF the smooth shaven ana
achrymose type, underneath which long bare neck
connects his big head with his tall and heavy frame
One look at the man would make you think he was
full OF sorrows The funeral aspect Of his c0unte-
nance is heightened by the deep black Of his broad
cloth and his silk hat with deep band. 1t IS the
Rev Dr. McMurdy. His name was in all the papers
in 1884 as the clergyman who suggested, promoted
and arranged the gathering Of cergymcn at which tho
Rev Dr. Burchari disturbed he atmosphere with MS
allterative accident DR.. McMurdy was an attache
| of the Republican National Committee. lie came
there on the recommended on Of General Logan. 1t
is a curious coincidence = az the only persons that
became attached to the committee on the Generals
| recommendation were clergymen One such man
came all the way from Oregon to find employment
DR.. McMurdy had performed large amount OF WORK
which was effective before the Burchard ihciuea'
| occurred. Tho central thought with him In tha'
gathering was to elevate the family tic and show MT
Blaine, the father Of family, surrounded Dy tho
Christian clergy, who the bulwarks Oh purify
An hour after the meeting was over DIT McMurdy was
transformed from smllng-faced worker into the
picture OF despair that he now presents ms !uea
good one, but It had miscarred 10 an eA.ol ,
that brought utter disaster. lie mas lelu sOio ~
lions under Governor Foraker within year or wv
and is said think that II Mr. Blaine IS noa ~, ~
be the Republican candidate this year Judge foI@A0'
should b.
An Illinois man who takes deep interest in tenn
perance alters and was enc OF the promoters OF the
high license movement In that State is - {. bohhey'
Of Chicago. lie Is q welodo lawyer "hoSc Oi@0N
attire quiet manners soft voice and general appearance