Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-03-31
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PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCES.
What Some OF The Leading Men OF the
Nat t'on Think About the Party
Leaders.

CHICAGO, March 30.-The News pub
fishes eleven letters in response to the
following inquiry sent out to United
States senators:
"What nominees for the presidency in
1892 would be most pleasing to the Dem
ocrats and to the Republicans, respect
lively, in your state?"
The following is summary of the re-
plies: They show Blaine and Cleveland
in the lead, with Harrison and Hill next.
Senator Dolph, Of Oregon, saws the Re-
publicans of the Pacific coast strongly
favor Blaine, that the Oregon Democrats
favor David B. Hill, while the California
George f. Hoar, of Massachusetts, says
that there is no marked feeling of prefer
ence among Republicans, while the Dem
ocrats feel good deal of respect for
Cleveland, but this respect is not deep
seated. He adds
In the New England states alone the
result was as follows: Republican can.
didates-for Blaine, 1855; for Harri-
son, 10,924; for Secretary Rusk, 1924 !;
scattering, 4,s37. Democratic candi.
dates-Cleveland, 23,529; Hill, 3,4S4 ;
Hatch, 4,766; scattering, 2,43l. Senator
William P. Frye, of Maine, expresses
himself:
In my opinion the administration of
President Harrison has in every regard
commended itself to the Republicans of
Maine. But they are very loyal to Mr..
Blaine, and would probably prefer his
candidacy to that of any other man in
the country. I believe the Democratic
preference would be decidedly for Cleve-
land.
The Hon. James Mcmillan, of Michigan,
thinks there is no doubt but that the
Michigan Republicans will support Alger
and the Democrats Cleveland in the COM
ing conventions. Hon. Anthony Higgins,
United States senator for Delaware, ven
lures the opinion that the Democrats will
name Cleveland, while the opinion OF
Republicans has not taken definite shape.
| Senator James X. Jones, from Arkansas,
names Cleveland and Blaine as the choice
of Arkansas for their respective party
leaders.
The Hon. P. B. Plumb, senior United
States senator from Kansas, writes thus:
"Blaine and Harrison have. many ad
mirers among the Republicans, and
Cleveland and Hill many among the
Democrats. Whether the Republican
delegates will vote for either of the two
former, or whether the Democratic dele
gates will vote for either of the two latter,
or whether either or both will favor some
dark horse it is now impossible to tell"
The Hon. James F. Wilson, of Iowa,
speaker for his state: "Blaine and Har-
risop, Cleveland and Hill, are the names
most frequently mentioned.
That shrewd politician, Matthew Quay,
chairman of the national Republican COM
mittee, speaks with authority for Penn
sylvania in the appended letter:
Il believe that Blaine is the presidential
candidate desired by the Republicans OF
my state ior 1892 and that Cleveland oc-
cupies the same position among the Dem
ocrats.'
The Hon. Joseph G. S. Blackburn, Ken
tucky's senior senator, has thus given his
views: However popular Mr.. Cleve-
land may have been with Democrats gen.
orally, / think him no longer available as
candidate by reason of his letter on the
silver question.