Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-03

| ! tn. the new condition
~ " y aso.,a,I,9If are half ,b,os9 dozen
~ dates today where
there was one two weeks ago.
Senator Sherman has numerous wires at
work, and his friends claim for him delega-
tions throughout number of the southern
states They say that his relations with
Mahore, of Virginia, are those of hand and
glove, and that he will have Mississippi
Tennessee and Alabama They claim for
him Ohio solid, and Gen. GroSvenor tells me
that he will get n numoer Of the western
states, but not California
| In the meantime ForaEer's name is quietly
whispered, and there is an evident fear
among the Sherman men that Foraker may
pretend to work for Sherman, while in reality
he is working for himself.
The Blaine men are not at all satisfied to
have Blaine considered as in ill health, and
there is an evident desire among them to
keep him still in the presidential race. There
is little doubt but that he will be some kind
Of horse at the Republican national con-
vention, but whether he is to be a dark one
or not is undecided. One idea advanced is
that he may possibly continue his travels and
| take n trip around the world, arriving in
San Francisco just about the time of the
national convention, and carry out the same
scheme which was mapped out by the Grant
men for Grant some years ago. Blaine'S
Magnetism would make the Pacific coast go
wild with enthusiasm, and his return to the
United States would be a signal for a popular
outburst, whether he is q candidate or not.
Allison, as usual, looks wise and saws moth
ing. He is playing the part of the tar baby
| in Uncle Rcmus, but, like that baby, be will
stick to whatever he gets. and his future is
unsolvable.
Cullom, of Illinois, maintains a discreet
conservatism. He says he is not candidate,
and has no desire for the nomination, but
l don't think, when the convention comes,
that you will find him standing in the rain in
an open field for fear that the presidential
lightning might strike him if he got under
the tree that supports the wigwam.
Gresham, Ben Harrison and Hawley are all
quietly talked of, and Hawley and Sheridan
are, to a certain extalt, opposition candi-
dates. The necessity of carrying New York
has brought Frank HiScock, Chauncey NJ.
Depew and Senator EvartS into public notice,
and if Blaine writes another letter saying that
he will not be a candidate under any circum-
stances, there will be a lively time at the Chi
cago convention.
There is some slight opposition to the presi-
dent manifested among the Democrats, but
the general opinion is that he will be renoIni-
nated and that the party will be harmonious
in his support. His various trips over the
country are helping him with the people, and
he has grown very much in the Democratic
eye since he took his seat in the White House
Mrs. Cleveland has made ten thousand friends
for him here at Washington, and her smiles
will add to his vote. don't think she smiles
from polite motives, but the fact that the
president has such queenly wife, and the
White House such a generous hostess, cannot
but add to his strength.
Speaking Of entertaining, heretofore the
year just preceding d presidential contest
aaS seen great extravaganza i'll wining and
lining by the friends of the candidates This
year the majority of the entertainments of
Tho season have been on the Democratic side
The Republicans, as rule, have not given
receptions, and Mrs. Logan's open house has
hsen much missed. Senator Sherman gave
a'roceptio5' every Mondaynight of the season
while he was acting vice president, but this
rear Mrs. Sherman has given no parties
whatever. Senator Ingalls,, who is looked on
Jy many as a presideutSi possibility, save
nat his hot tongue has scared too many of
lis friends, has not entertained, though Mrs.
ingalls, has had larg calling receptions every
.ionday, and as for tho representatives, mono
Of the Republican members havo kept open
houses. Mrs. Whitney's entertainments have
been the leading ones on the Democratic
side, but all the cabinet ministers, with the
exception of Secretary Villas, whose wife has
been i'll, and Attorney General Garland, who
loes not wear dress suit and never receives,
have had large receptions. Mrs. Don II.
Dickinson has made herself very popular in
Washington society, and her husband, who
has been nicbnamed the Chesterfield Of the
cabinet, has made many friends for Cleve-
land by his Suavity.
Mrs. WhitneyS receptions have been es-
Decially elegant, and. l think, of higher
tone than they were at the beginning of the
presidential term. She has invited but few
hundreds at time, and her parlors have
never been crowded. Size has spent great
deal in entertaining, and she has added many
friends to the number which she has always
had
Secretary Whitnet-is looking remarkably
well, and there is no foundation for the
charge that he is an aspirant to the presi-
dency. While he may not be perfectly in
accord with the president in all his measures,
he is in sympathy with the administration
and is doing all he can to help it.
Just here l want to mention a little Incl
dent that occurred in a cabinet minister's
office last week. The cabinet minister came
from the northwest, and he has been with
Cleveland since the beginning. His visitor
was an ex-congreSsman from Indiana, and
the visitor said: Mr.. Secretary of the In
terror, hope that when l call TO see you
again year from today 1 shall find you
elected vice president of the United States.
You had BETTER" responded this cabinet
officer, ''look for your vice president near
home, for it seems to ne that the vice presi-
iential candidate would naturally come from
your state, or the one adjoining it, and his
'iame may possibly be Dan voorhees,, of In
llama
Whether this utterance is significant or not,
[ leave the reader to judge 1t may have
been facetiouS, or touched with ''tatfy," as
the ex-member spoken to was a great friend
Of voorhees,, or it may be an inkling of what
might possibly come from the White House
itself
As to Blaine not being candidate, hdCla
chat with one of the leading senator's last
night, who reported TO me some talks which
lie had with Blaine at the time of the conven-
ton of 1850, and before that of 1854. This
senator was standing with Blaine in the rear
of the senate chamber on the day when the
telegram was received announcing the uomi-
nation of Garfield, and Blaine then said:
well, tho ticket satisfies me, for I certainly
dld not want the nomination of Grant