Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-03
ON THE FENCE.
What the Independents Say About Gres-
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What the Independents say ABOUT 0res-
hams 0aaaidseys ----7.' - 49,
NEW YORK, June 2.-Edwin L. Godkin
editor of the Ereaing Post, when asked who
vas likely to be nominated, now that
Blaine was out of the way beyond doubt
or question, replied:
''I think the man who will get the NOM
ination is the man who will make the best
terms with the Blaine people. Blaine hay-
ing got 377 delegates, those delegates will
try to make the best terms they can, and
anyone obtaining the nomination will have
to make an arrangement with Mr. Blaine.
/ don't think that Gresham will be the
man, but some one of the others-Alger,
Allison or Foraker"
''How about Sherman"
81 do not think the Blaine people would
accept Sherman"
show would the Independents stand as
to the candidates named?"
"No man who would come to terms with
the Blaine people would be accepted by
the Independents"
would they accept Sherman"
Distinctly, decidedly not. think the
probabilities are that majority OF the In
dependents will support Cleveland.
Gresham, if nominated, would draw off
good many, but don't think that any
other man likely to be nominated would"
Would Greshsm's nomination, in your
opinion, virtually break up the independ-
ent movement"
Il do not think it would. He would be
nominated, if at all, on high tariff plat
form, and the great mass of Independents
are in favor of some revision OF the tariff on
the line traced out by President Cleveland.
Gresham's nomination would remove the
personal feature and raise the tone OF the
canva 8. 1t would then be purely ques-
ton of tariff reform, 80 far as the lnde-
peDdents are concerned.
''Thep," added Mr.. Godkin, "the Inde-
pendents would take into consideration
that if Gresham should be nominated the
Blaine people would knife him. Gresham
could not be elected for this reason, and
don't think the Independents are prepared
to throw away their votes on man who
isn't going to be elected. | think they
would be influenced very strongly by that
consideration, even although they thought
highly Of Gresham. The Independents
would not care to repeat with Gresham the
experience they had in this State when
Hill was elected Governor. Davenport,
the Republican candidate, was an excellent
ported him, but the Blaine people were de.
termiDed that in the year after Blaine's de-
feat they wouldn't allow Republican to
carry the State; so they knitted him. At
all events, that is the sincere conviction of
the mass of independents"
''Then the Independents are practically
irreconcilable, whatever nomination may
be made by the Republicans"
81 do not think that they are absolutely
irreconcilable, but I,see no prospect Of any
reconciliation being effected"
In reply to the question as to whether
the New York Times would support Judge
Gresham, Charles r. Miller, the editor-in
chief, said: The editorial policy of the
Times will be shown in our columns when
the timecomes; but / do not expect that
Judge Gresham will he the Republican
nominee. He has had strong boom,
it is true, but his friends,
though making q noble fight, have
made a serious technical mistake. They
have pushed Gresham while it was still
uncertain whether or not Blaine was q
candidate. Some of his newspaper sup
porters have doomed Gresham and at
tackled Blaine, and in so doing they have
antagonizsd Blaine's friends. That was a
serious blunder, and at the convention
Blaine's friends will not be favorsbly in
cliped toward Gresham, whether the man
from Maine is candidate or not. OF
course Blaine's friends will be a strong
power at the convection, and it will prob
ably be friend Of Blaine that will be
nominated. For these reasone l do not
think Judge Gresham will be chosen"