Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-23
g The Presidential Canvass.

space to q discussion Of the CHIEF
topic, the coming President. From
a careful reading of them and noting
down of the State delegations tina;
have been elected and instructed or
left to their own will; from watch
ing of the proceedings of the House
and the answers that candidates make
to the charges brought agains, them
from these sources we have to form
conclusion rs to what will probably
be done at Cincinnati and 81: Louis
Bristow is gaining converts with the
press. He now has more power OF
this kind than any other Republican
candidate. There is also strong
undercurrent Of popular feeling in
his favor that grows as the weeks
come and pass. The machine poll
sicians are against him, because he is
not one of them. They will try to
defeat his nomination, for the reason
that if he is chosen they feel that
their source of fat subsistence is
imperiledif not altogether lost. There
may be said to be dividing issue in
the Republican party corresponding
70 the historic Tammany in the
Democratic ranks of New York. The
Independent Republicans Of the lat
ter city, who held conference on the
10th instant, have arrayed them
selves against what they think to I've
the corrupt branch of the party.
They do not want man skilled in
the running of the government ma
chine, but man who gives some evil
dence of possessing the qualities that
Grant sc sorely lacks-ability 10 de-
tect the slightest wrong-,.oing and
perseverance to swiftly suspend the
wrong-doer and bring him.to punish
ment. This assurance they think
they have found in Bristov. They
will support him with all their votes
and influence. The mass Of the people
will also rally around his sta Aaard,
10 iadge from opinions in various
quarters. The Republican ticket
with him at its head would almost lie
sure of success. But will he be
nomina,e,il That is question that
no one can answer. The contest
seems 10 be narrowed down 10 him
and Blaine. The latter is competent
in the highest degree. but scarcely
more SO than the other. Nor is his
availability equal to Bris,o~s. There
would be many Republicans dissa,is-
lied with him. Nh. Adams said in
New York on the 10th, tina; If Iliden
was nominated and Bristov wa. not,
be would vote for the Democrat,
This shows tina. there is = process Of
disintegration =. work among the
leading Republicans which in certain
contingencies might be An advAn-
tage TO ale Democratic ticket. There
was time when il would be safe 70
trust to the prestige Of the party for
success, when its acquired momentum
would carry il over bad nomination,
but that time is gone. The war is
somewhat in the distant past now.
and its grand achievements are not
fresh in the minds Of many voters.
Large numbers al Republicans have
come 10 the voting age since that
grand climax OF Republican princi-
pies was reached, and history. even
our own history. is not read much
in these rushing tmes, The recent
developments ST Washington, the
downfall Of a Secretary of War and
the Presidents private secretary,
have disguised many weak kepabh-
cans @nd strengthened many Demo
Gratis. The spiieful pursui, by the
Democratic House of guiitlcss Of
fcials, including the President him.
self, while j, is plain to the majority
of observers and an injury TO the
Democracy, is scarcely an offset 10
these startling disclosures. 1t viii
not do TO deny the fact Of the weak
ening influence Of these unooverings
of official putridity At the central
point of government, 4 right nomi'
nation is the on,y thing that will
carry the party over the cleo
ton in the fall, notwithstanding that
many leading newspapers think there
will be no extra precaution
or effort needed to do So
There was never time IN
the history of. the country, perhaps
when parties were so chaotic. If the
principal party organs would but