The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-15
WHOM WILL IT Be?
Preferences for the Presidential
Candidate.
VIEWS OF DISTINGUISHED MEN
Harrison, Cleveland, Alger, Hill, German,
Blaine and Others Put Forward by
Their Friends.

Their Friends.
PITTBURG, Pa, March -, 1S91-[ Special
correspondence of THE HERALD. AS the
summer OF 1892 draws nearer and nearer,
the great coming event-the nomination of
a candidate for the Presidency of these
United States by the two prominent politi-
cal parties-already begins to cast its
shadow before. .'Whom do you want in
1S92!' is the question that each man is ask
ing of his neighbor and to which he is
eagerly awaiting a reply. This query is
followed up Immediately by another,
whom do you think the Democrats and
Republicans will nominate in 1S92?' With
a view &c ascertaining the preferences of
large number of voters and by thus an
sWering the first question to approximately
answer the second also, there was recently
propounded to the United States Senators
representing eleven different states, the
following query: "Who, according to the
best of your knowledge and belief, would
be the most congenial Republican nominee
to the Republicans of your state for Presi-
dent in 1892, and who would be the most
SOABSAldl bCi1iOCIdtlC AUlllHSG W lIlC bcul-
ocrats Of the same section?"
This inquiry was made by friend of
mine who is the head of the most powerful
and most secret order ever organized for
political purposes. Its very name is mys-
terry and it already has large membership
in every one of the forty-nine states and
territories composing the Union. 1t is,
therefore, unquestionably destined to eX
ercise powerful influence upon the politi-
cal future of every candidate for national
Office in this country, though its only object
is to carry out the will of the majority of
the whole people, irrespective OF party,
!, race or creed. In compliance with request
from me, my friend has kindly permitted
me to publish the answers he has received
TO his inquiry. They will be found below,
and they certainly present a better and
, more reliable report of the popular feeling
on this all important subject, and better
forecast of the action of the two great nom
mating conventions of 1892 than can posi-
bly, be obtained In any other way, as their
authors are of all others the best qualified
!, to write on these subjects.
GEOFFREY WLLISToN CHRISTINE.
WHOM OREGON WANTS
Hon. Joseph n. Dolph, the senior United
States Senator from Oregon, writes as fol
lows:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WAsHINToN, d. c., Feb. %, 1891. !
Ny Dear SRI am just in receipt of your
: favor of the Oath inst. In reply to your
question with regard to the preference of
: political parties in Oregon as to the Presi-
dental nomination for 1892 would say that
! Secretary Blaine has been for many years
a favorite candidate upon the Pacific coast.
: If ne were to be candidate for the Presi-
: Dental nomination in 1892 | have but little
doubt that majority of the Republicans in
the state represent would very strongly
favor his nomination.
Governor David b. Hill, of New York,
i has numerous admirers among Democrats
D in the state of Oregon, but now that he Is
: wholly out of the Presidential race by his
acceptance Of the United States Senator
ship from New York, think, from all the
expressions | have heard in regard to the
: matter from the Democrats of my state
!, that at present majority OF the Democratic
: party would favor the nomination of ex
7 President Cleveland. Yours very truly
j. N. Dolph.
: WHOM MASSACHUSETTS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
i Hon, George F. Roar, the senior United
States Senator from Massachusetts, con
T tributes the following interesting letter:
= UNITED STATES SENATE.
y WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 81. 1891.
: Ny Dear Sir.-I do not think there is as
S yet any marked feeling of pref erence amons
y the Republicans of Massachusetts as Il
: their candidate for the next Presidency
! The developments of the next year are
d waited with great interest and uncertainty
|, in my state, and the opinion which will de
n termine the next Republican candidate il
), yet to be formed.
|. Massachusetts Democrats feel good dea
of respect for Mr.. Grover Cleveland, bu
o the expressions of that respect are, l thinl
q largely artificial, and do not represent
i very deep seated popularity among the
4 Democratic masses.
- Some of the agricultural papers of my
4 state recently undertook to obtain oh,
- views of the farmers throughout the coun
q try on certain practical, economic and pc
! litical questions, and also desired them Il
- name the man whom they desired TO SCI
q nominated for the Presidency by both thu
h Democrats and Republicans. Thousand
g of answers were received, and when tn
f votes were counted it was found that thu
"a ballot for Republican nominee for Presi
! dent gave Blaine sc, 209 votes: Harrison 81,
;, OILS; Secretary Rusk 20, 746; while 800
i were scattering. The vote for Democrats
- candidates showed 11,7S7 for Cleveland
= E,11S for Hill; HOSP for Congressman
g William H. Hatch of Missouri, Chairman
:, Of the House committee on agriculture, AM
; S,S03 scattering.
~ In the New England states alone the re
n suit was as follows: Republican candidates
n For Blaine II $50; for Harrison 1884; TO
n Secretary Rusk 1924; scattering 1881
n Democratic candidates: Cleveland %, 529
Hill 3,4S4: Hatch 1866; scattering 2,O3l
l am faithfully yours, George F. Hoar.
" MAINE WILL SHOUT FOR BLAINE AND CLEvE
" LAND.
l. Hon. VIM. p. Frye may be called tn
, junior United States Senator from Main
10 by just fourteen days, having taken his sea
., in the Senate on March Is, 1881, Will
l. Eugene Hale, the other Maine Senator ha
first taken his on March 4 of the same yeal
u He gives the news from the Pine Ire
5, state in the following words:
III UNITED STATES SENATE
= WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 10, 1891 {
IL My Dear Sir.-In reply to yours of tn
: other day would say, that in my opinio
the administration of President Harriso
IS has N every regard commended itself t
/ the Republicans of Maine But they ar
IS very loyal to Mr.. Blaine and would prob
X ably prefer his candidacy to that Of an
other man IN the country.
I | believe the Democratic preference
le would be decidedly for Mr. Cleveland. Yer
lg truly. VIM. P. FRYE
MICHIGAN FOR ALGER AND CLEVELAND
Hon. James Mcmillan. the Junior Unite
States Senator from Michigan, thinks ths
N his state will continue loyal to her favorit
IS son, Governor Alger, as will be seen fror
ID his letter.
If UNITED STATES SENATE.
rs WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. e. 1891.
Is Dear Sir.-In reply to your letter inoni,