The Portland daily press., 1888-06-04
WHO WILL Be THE CANDIDATE ?
Senator HIscock on the Situation In
New York.
Connecticut VIII Present the Name
Of General HawIey.s
What Prominent Massachusetts
Men Have to Say.

wen rave 10 say.
NEW YORK, June 3-SenatOr Hiscock said
today Of Mr.. Blaine's letter: 1T is an able,
frank letter, which leaves no question un-
answered, and which Is at once credit 10
Mr.. Blaine's greatness and his sensitive ma
ture. The regret about the whole matter Is
that Mr.. Blaine should have been impeIled
from any cause TO write either this or the
Florence letter. As to what the New York
delegation to Chicago viii now do, am not
in position to say. The delegates are In:
telligent, independent, high-minded men,
without exception, capable Of forming
opinions and judgments Of their own and
acting upon them After there has been an
opportunity for an interchange Of views,
which will take place at Chicago, where we
can also see the representatives Of other
States, we shall be able TO decide upon a
course OF action which l hope will satisfy
the country and put the party on the road to
success"
Samuel Fessenden, Of Stamford, who
heads the Connecticut delegation TO Chicago.
and Is secretary OF the Republican National
committee, was IN New York yesterday. He
said about Mr.. Blaine's Paris letter: "rhe
friends Of Mr.. Blaine in Connecticut were
panied, and deeply pained to read that
Mr.. Blaine would have been supported. /
think, by the entire Connecticut delegation,
and we expected to see him nominated and
elected. We thought him the strongest man
to carry the banner Of protection"
What will Connecticut do now?'
In my judgment, the delegation will pres
ent and vote for General Hawley. our favor
ite SON.. He can carry Connecticut, and
would do as well in New York and New Jer-
sey as any Of the gentlemen so far named
In ability, statesmanship, character, integri-
", and executive capacity, General HaWley
Is the peer Of any Of them. He Is well liked
wherever he Is known, and Is a staunch and
devoted advocate Of protection as an Amer
lean principle. That Is the issue Of the hour,
upon which the entire contest will hinge.
ME- Blaine sounded the keynote in his inter-
view on Cleveland's message, and the con-
clusion Of his Paris letter gives the country
another reminder Of the issue. III the CON
yentiOn should elected Gen. Hawley for its
leading nominee, the selection would be well
placed"
What They Say In Massachusetts.
BosToS, June 2.-Colonel ben" Lowell. Of
Weymouth, one Of the delegates at large
from Massachusetts, to Chicago. is an enthu-
siastic Alger man, and thinks the Massaehu-
sets men will 20 for him solid. Speaker
Charles j. Noyes, delegate from the fourth
district, said. when asked what he thought
Of Alger: II am in favor Of him, but not as
candidate for the first place. The country
needs a man Of brains and education. Such
man is Chauneey NJ. Depew. He is known
everywhere in business, political and social
circles, and there Is not his equal in the
nation. He can carry New York, New Jer-
sey and Connecticut against Cleveland, or
anybody the Democrats put up. He is not
only strong among capitalists, but he would
receive the support Of the working p0pula-
tiOn, for he has never had any difficulty with
the great army Of men on his road, and they
would prove loyal TO him TO a man, and their
influence would effect the labor vote Of every
description. The agrarian feeling at the
West might incline to be hostile TO him. but
with Alger upon the ticket | believe we
could carry the Western States without diff
fculty. Depew and Alger are ticket which
would surely be victorious"
Mr.. Noyes did not think that Gresham
would prove an attractive candidate and said
that he would not receive the Grand Army
vote, and that no man who had been post
master under him would work for him.
of the situation" A. w. Beard Is believed
TO be Sherman man. f. III. Williams, al
ternate delegate at large, thought that De-
pew and Harrison would be ticket that
would draw in some doubtful States. He
had great respect for John Sherman, but
! did not think his name would infuse enthu-
siasm into the campaign. Harrison H. A.
wood, an alternate from the Fourth District
gays his ticket is Depew and Harrison.
Ex-Gov Cheney still maintains the opln-
ion that the Republican delegates In New
York State should have conference and en-
deavor TO agree upon some person who they
are confident would secure the electoral vote
of that State. III they Should do that and
present such name at Chicago, the Ex-
Governor thin, atheir selection would be
ratified In the lventiOn. His opinion Is
thatli such at.lon should be taken Depew
w0uld>b6 the man agreed upon. Col. Tuttle
Of Pittsfeld, Is undecided. but is favorable 20
Gresham.
The New Hampshire correspondent Of the
Journal gives the following outline Of pOlit-
ical sentiment in that State Previous to
Mr.. Blaine's second letter, the delegates were
practically decided as to what course they
should take at the National Convention.
That very large majority OF the Republi-
cans Of New Hampshire desired above every
thing else politically to see James q. Blaine
in the Presidential chair, the overwhelming
applause that greeted his name in the recent
Republican State convention in Concord,
proved beyond doubt. Ex-senator Rollins,
the New Hampshire member Of the National
Committee, names as particularly available
Lincoln. He believes that either Of them
can be elected. of the delegates-at-large
Congressman Gallinger continues 10 favor
Harrison, but wants the best man, whoever
ne may De, selected.
Mr.. Blaine and the Party.
The best known Blaine man in Massaehu-
sets received letter from Mr.. Blaine today,
in which the man from Maine states that he
will return to America by the end Of June
and will at once plunge into politics, taking
the stump for the Republican nominee and
doing all he can to advance the interests Of
his party. II have declined TO be a candi-
date" said Mr.. Blaine, "but 1 am still pro-
tection1st, Republican and an American
citizen, and shall do all in my power to help
my party"
Old Stories Retold.
NEW YORK, Jane 3.-Gen. A. r. Lawton,
United States Minister to Austria. accom-
companied by his wife, arrived here ON the
steamship La Gascogne today on a six weeks
leave Of absence. Mr.. Lawton brings rather
diseouTaging news to the friends and admir-
ers of James G. Blaine, who, he says. is rap
idly ageing and by no means presents the
appearance Of well man. Only a month
ago, Mr.. Lawton dined with Mr.. Blaine, In
| Rome, and in conversation with him on
American politics generally. was led 20 be-