The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-07-13
SOME POLITICAL TALK.

SOME POLITICAL TALK.
Mr. James F. JOY, of Detroit, the man who
nominated "James F. Blaine" at the last Chi
cago convention, made a formal announce
ment in New York on Friday that his friend,
Gen. Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, was Il can
didate for the Presidential nomination in 1892
Michigan Representative, who is close
personal friend of Gen. Alger, said at the
Capitol yesterday that he thought Mr.. JOY was
a little premature. 81 know" the Michigan
Congressman said, 'that Gen. Alger will do
nothing toward securing a nomination while
he remains at the head of the Grand Army of
| the Republic. He declared this to me onlv a
few weeks ago at his house in Detroit, and he
meant it. He is devoting himself heart and
soul to the Grand Army, as he does to every
! thing he undertakes, and is determined to
allow politics to creep into his connection
with that organization. But when Gen. Alger
retires from the head of the G.. A. r. at the
annual encampment in August, then [ think he
will turn his attention to 1892 Gen. Alger
wants the nomination., believe He will have
| Michigan solidly behind him, and he has warm
friends who will do anything they can for him
in all parts Of the country. We are all for him,
and il he goes into the fight for the nomination
he VIII ulahe IuluSS livery LOT Une OUner IellOWS.
But it is unjust to say that Gen. Alger is now
! candidate for the nomination.
The belief is growing that the Republicans in
ihe South mean to force the Federal Election
bill through that body in one way or another.
Many who few weeks ago admitted that the
bill could not be passed now take a very diff
ferent view of it. They have discovered how
tba raIi ue;,,
vice and bringing to bear all sorts of pressure to
force the more conservative Senators into line
for the bill, and they already perceive that these
things are having the expected result.
The determination of the Virginia Republicans
to put no ticket in the field this fall was taken
with view to influencing public opinion in
favor of the passage of the law. At the Re-
publican Senatorial caucus the other night
: thirty-one of the thirty-six Senators present
favored changing the rules of the Senate so
that debate can be shut off And even Demo
Gratis have no confidence now that the
g other Republican Senators will hold out
against the caucus dictation. 1t is believed
that at the second caucus, to be held early this
, week, all the Senators will be forced into line
in favor of changing the rules. But even If this
is not done, there are those who hold that Mr..
8 Ingalls, will not hesitate to force closure of
the debate regardless of the rules of the Senate
If that becomes necessary in order to pass the
bill.
g Senator Carlisle is still confident that the
conservative men on the Republican side will
not tolerate such change in the rules as the
. radicals want He says they will not have to
y y change the rules Other Democrats do not
Il take this view of it, and the Southerners feel
y that genuine and great misfortune threatens
IS their section. They believe that all the horrors
e OF the reconstruction period will be reGnacted.
Il 4 y \
e At the Capitol great deal of interest is taken
in the campaign in Pennsylvania. There is
d talk of disaffection both among the Demo
i Gratis and the Republicans Among the latter
- there is undeniable dissatisfaction, which is IL
TO able to result in organized revolt against
* Deamater, Quay's candidate for Governor
IS The talk of disaffection among the Democrats
Ilea grows out of the bitterness of the
" Wallace men at the failure of the ex
le Senator to secure the nomination for Governor
10 The only charge against Pattison is that he il
IT not spokesman. Mr.. Max F. Ihmsen, the
lie Washington correspondent of the Pittsbure
as Post, who went to Scranton to look after the
d. Democratic convention for his paper, returned
III to this city few days ago. He says that i
nomination was ever forced by the people
ny it was that of Pattison. The Wallac,
an men themselves did not realize how
Hu strong the popular sentiment ran to Pattson
3 especially in the western part Of the State
Is. Is, until the delegates began to pour into Scran
"a ton. The Pittsburg Post, which is now rec
On ognized as the strongest straight Democratic
ne ne paper in Pennsylvania, threw all its influence
u u for Pattison, and had great deal to do will
e ne making his nomination SO easy Col. Alber
ss Barr, one of the proprietors and manager of tn
I ~ paper, worked hard for Pattison at the conven
ne ton; but, curiously enough, Ex-Collecto
IS, Barr, who was appointed by Cleveland
ny and held office until a short time ago
er and who has also large interest in the Pos,
en- was a Wallace man. The friends of Wallac
nd are very sore at his defeat, but they are no
likely to bolt the ticket, certainly in no consd
cradle numbers. On the other hand Pattiso
e. is likely to draw considerable number of vote
from Republicans, who want to hit at Qua
ed through Delamater.