The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-14
The Repub,ican Convention.

MIR. Blaine means the dlSruptlon OF inc Ic-
publican party and the almost certain cleo
ton Of democratic President, if the
democrats do not throw away the
chance by folly as great rs that OF
the republicans. The nomination OF
Blaine is the republican party revolving
discipline. What severer accusation can
the democrats make against the republicans
than. would be implied in this reputation
Of Grants administration; this confession,
for confession it would be, OF republican
failure; this admission that every HERALD
criticism Of Cesarism was sound? 1t is not
only revolution in the republican party,
but it is the victory Of the democrats. 1t
is vote of censure upon Lincoln and Grant
in this, that Grant is the natural successor
of Lincoln and as much entitled to the party
confidence. 1t makes the democratic can
vass o walk-over. This threatened result is
said to come from the revolt of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation against Don Cameron. We
believe this theory of revolt is mere moon
shine. Mr.. Cameron is the representative
of the party in the councils OF
the President and any revolt ends his
career Us leader Of political forces in Penn
sylyania. One of our correspondents says
that Mr.. Cameron won one point in the con-
test and still holds his sway. If Mr.. Cam
eron is sincere in his support Of Mr..
Conkling. as we believe him to be, he can
carry all of his points. A successful revolt
in Pennsylvania and the nomination of
q candidate rs weak as Mr.. Blaine
will destroy the republican party as
effectually as the whig party was
destroyed when it abandoned its principles,
its traditions, its discipline and its leaders
and endeavored to crawl into power by the
nomination of General Scott. We do not
deny, even if we accept with reserve these
speculations from Cincinnati, that Mr..
Blaine has commanding strength. He has
now what he had year ago. He has won
great triumph in this, that instead of
standing before the bar Of the House to
answer why he should not be expelled from
the House for tampering with witness and
suppressing testimony he is able to rally
his forces at Cincinnati and enter the Con-
vention as leading candidate for the Presi-
dency.
We repeat that this is great triumph,
and it is due to Mr.. Blaine to say that he
has won it by the persistence and en-
thusiasm Of his friends and by display of
assurance and ability that we have never
seen in an American politician. But this
does not assure him the nomination at Gin
cinnati. We have yet to hear of q vote that
he has won in the canvass. The action of
Pennsylvania is quoted in his favor; but,
rs the HERALD showed week ago in it's in
terviews with the delegates from that State,
Mr.. Blaine had from the beginning warm
and brave friends. The vote in the delega-
ton yesterday shows that the Philadelphia
Ring, which is believed by the best people
of that city to be as bad as Tweed's Ring, is
disposed to insist upon Mr.. Blaine after
Hartranft This is the only change that we
have to note in the situation as far as Blaine
is concerned. His friends are MAX
ing desperate fight. Their policy
is to carry him through on the hurrah
on the first ballot, as ''rebel' martyr and
SO on. 1t is possible that this policy may
succeed, as convention is always curious
body. When a candidate for the Presi-
dency has good solid backing to begin
with he can do good business by promis-
ing Cabinet appointments and other little
perquisites. We are afraid that it was by a
trade like this that our martyr President
won the States of Indiana, Pennsylvania
and Ohio in the Chicago Convention. What
the friends of Lincoln did sixteen years ago
may be done by the friends of Blaine We
can therefore see how the nomination of Mr.
Blaine is possible; but it will surprise us if
the wise men of the party who have the
success of their cause at heart, consent to
the selection of gentleman whose canvass
would be an apology from the beginning
and who would most likely be beaten as
badly as Scott was beaten in 1852.
So far as New York is concerned, Mr..
Blaine would never carry this State. His
nomination will give it as surely to the DEM
ocrats as Maryland or Georgia. There is
not letter in the correspondence captured
from Mulligan that will not require explana-
ton and defence. A man who was so fruit
full with his letters to railway jobbers may
have others in existence which will rise up
to confront him in the hour of trial But
this is the business of the republicans, and
we do not propose to instruct them rs to
what they shall do with the fair canvass
which lies before them, a canvass which may
be won if candidate is named who can
carry the party and not candidate who will
have to be carried from the outset If New
York is necessary element In the success Of
the republicans, as we think it is, then the
man to nominate is Mr. Conkling. We are
free to say that the only republican who can
carry this State against Governor Tildcn is
Mr. Conkling. Mr.. Morton cannot do it on ac-
count Of his financial notions. We are afraid