Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-06-14
THE COMING nan.

lie country stands anxlousiy walt
ing and conjecturing who will be the
fortunate recipient Of the Republican
nomination for President at Cincin-
natl. In the limited period proceed
ing the day for action, the choice
may appear clearly. The consultation
now in progress in the Queen City
may reach certain conclusion be-
fore a ballot is taken, but it is hardly
likely to do so. As we feel, the pub
lie pulse beats strongly for BLAINE.
The last grand charge made upon
him has not lcssened one iota the con-
tidence Of the country in him nor the
hearty affection his friends have for
him. The fact is, that his gallant,
grand and bold defense of himself,
showing that lac has been most infam-
ously hunted by most infamous men,
has warmed the hearts of his friends
for him, they love and admire him all
the more. If careful, candid and
wise view of the situation shall show
mot that he is smirched or tainted in
the least with wrong doing, for this
is plainly out ofthe question, but that
his availability is lessened, the con-
vention may not nominate him AT
this distance, and at this time, We cam
not predict the result with any cer-
tainty. One thing is certain, however,
and that is. if he is not nominated, he
will receive most magnificent en-
dorsement by the convention, and no
name will be hailed with such acclaim
as his preceding the nomination.
| Leaving, then, the question as TO
whether BLAINE will succeed or not,
as we have put il above, we feel will
ling to stake our judgment for fore
sight in saying that neither CoNKLING,
MORTON or BRlsTow will succeed.
There is that in this campaign which
will make the friends of BLAINE
averse to going over to either Of his
prominent competitors. Looking at
the situation in this light, we conf.
IDENTIFY expect that the winning man,
in case of BLAlNE's failure, will be
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, of Ohio. He
is of that material out of which win
ming Presidential candidates arc made
and splendid Presidents, as well.
| When Col. HAYES was in the front at
the head of his regiment, in the dark
hours of the Republic, he was notified
that he had been nominated at home
for Congress. He replied declining
it, saying: at will be time enough
g for me to go to Congress after the
rebellion is crushed" Hisimmense
popularity is shown in Ohio, by ref
crcncc to tho fact that he beat Senator
| THURMAN by a Landscape majority in
holly contested gnbernatorial fight,
and year ago, the Republicans nom.
mated him for Governor to beat old
"Risc Up" against his unequiv.
Deal refusal TO be considered a can1i.
date, and this, too, when Secretary
TAFT avas candidate, in spite Of
HAYES percmptory refusal, tho PEG
pie would not take no for an answer
and TAFT was set aside and HAYES
made to accept the nomination.
! But we will not extend comment
upon Governor HAYES, but will con
clude by simply saying that if BLAINl
fails, he will go down with almos
one-half of that convention standin.
for him with such hearty sympathy
such abiding faith in him, and suci
enthusiasm for him to be carried for
ward into the future, that it will b,
next TO a triumph for him, since he j
yet a young map. And pext, after
BLAINE's failure, if it happens, will
follow the nomination Of HAYES
Having recorded our guess, we avail
the result.