St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-09
CAUSES MUCH COMMENT.
Doubt of Blaine Being Candidate Gre.
ates Speculation.
WILL IT BE SHERIDAN?
A Growing Feeling in Favor Of the Hero
OF Winchester as the Banner Carrier
Of the Republican Party.

NEW YORK, Feb. g. The Herald
prints the following: Politicians had
much food for discussion yesterday i'm
the dispatch from Chicago that was
printed in the Herald, and which init
mated that othere was doubt that
James &. Blaine would be the candidate
of the Republican party for president.
The matter was talked over in many
places where politicians are wont to
congregate-in the city hall. in the As
tor house rOtunda, in the Fifth Avenue
hotel.
''Will Blaine get the nomination.
docs Blaine want the nomination."
IF Blaine is not the candidate, will
1t be Sheridan?'
These were the questions the politi-
clans asked themselves and one an
other.
Il don't believe" said Chauncey NJ
DepeW, that Mr.. Blaine will not be the
next candidate of the Republican party
Tor president. In fact, | feel pretty
certain he will be the candidate. and /
feel pretty certain, too, that he will get
the nomination by aeelamation. There
Will be no balloting at all. None will
be necessary, for Mr.. Blaine will sweep
everything before him. Nor do | be-
lieve that Mr.. Blaine has written LET
ter to Congressman William Walter
Phelps instrueting him to withdraw his
name as candidate whenever he thinks
1t prudent to do so. Of course. | have
no positive Information of that point.
but my inner consciousness tells me
MIR. Blaine has not written any such let
ter. LII, however" MIR. Depew strongly
nmnhnCinnI fl,1 II
written such letter, and if he is deter
termined not to be a candidate. then
zen: Sheridan will get the nOm-
1natiOn and the election. Gen.
Sheridan would make a grand
canvass. His nomination would
mean his election. But [ still maintain
my belief that Mr. Blaine will be the
next nominee of the Republican party,
and also the next president of the
United States"
''Mr. Blaine" said ex-Judge Noah
Davis, will, i'll my opinion-which. by
the way, is not that of all expert poll
tlclan-be the choice of the convention.
L see no reason why he should not re-
ceive and accept the nomination. Gen.
Sheriden would, If Mr.. Blaine were not
the nominee, make a splendid candi-
date, and would, l am confident. be
elected. Still, Mr. Blaine would be
elected, too. He would draw to his sup
port all Republicans and many Demo
erats. The fact that he would cause
dissenslon in the party and weaken its
strength is unfOunded. j don't know
whether he has written such letter to
Congressman Phelps as has been said.
but should be sorry to learn that he
had.'
"Blaine ought not 10 get the noInina-
tion." said gentleman at the Fifth
Avenue hotel last evening. 1T ought
to go to Gen. Sheridan. The RepUb-
lican managers must not try to discount
the movement in favor of Gen. Sheri-
dan. 1t is significant movement and
will grow with every day that passes.
Mr.. Blaine'S nomination would meau
defeat for the party. The Democrats
beat him once and can do it again. l
don't see that MIR. Blaine has done any
thing to make him stronger than he was
four years ago. He is the weakest man
we've got"