The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-12
Mr.. Conkling,s strength.

As the time approaches for the Cincin-
natl Convention, the attempts of Mr..
BLAINE's friends TO depreciate the
strength Of Mr. CoNKLISG grow more Wig
orous and persistent. They assert that
while the scheming politician OF Maine is
sweeping all before him, the distinguished
statesman of New YORK stands no chance
Of receiving the nomination. There is no
solid basis for this opinion. SO far as del
egates are yet chosen, Mr.. CoNKLING has a
much more powerful backing than Mr.
BLAINE.
However, the figures show that Mr..
CoNKLING's positive and contingent
strength Is formidable. With two OF three
exceptions, he will receive the votes of the
entire New York delegation; and they
will feel bound in honor to adhere to him
hll he is nominated or his name with
drawn from the contest by authority.
These sixty-eight votes from the great
State which is pretty sure to determine
the result in November, will exert pow
erful influence upon other delegations who
are unpledged, or whose allegiance to any
OF Mr.. COMBINES competitors is so frail
rs to be easily shaken.
The support OF Gov. HARTRANFr by the
Pennsylvania delegates is only blind, and
their fifty-eight votes will be given to some
other candidate after two or tlree ballots.
1t is confidently affirmed that when HART
RANT Is dropped, fifty-five of his votes
will go to Mr.. CoNKLING. The Conuecti-
cut delegation may cast complimentary
ballot or two for Mr.. JEWELL; but, rs in
the case of HARTRANFT, they will soon
tl,.a 10, al.
nest business, and, in that event, who is so
likely to receive the twelve votes OF Con-
nectcut as the foremost Republican Of the
adjoining State.
Here, then, we have an aggregate Of one
hundred and thirty-ave votes in these
three States. III addition to these Mr..
CoSKLTNG certainly has n portion of the
delegates thus far chosen IN Virginia and
Georgia, and probably in Rhode Island
and Wisconsin. If New York stands by
him firmly. contingencies are likely to
arise early III the Convention which will
draw to him large share of the delegates
counted for Mr.. MORTON. There are now
nearly one hundred of these. With the
exception of the thirty from Indiana they
are all in Southern States, and mainly
composed OF those floating elements which
have so long ruled in that section OF the
Union. AT the first sign Of weakening in
the lines of the Indiana statesman, these
elements will be quite as likely to drift
TO CoNkLISG rs to cling to MORTON.
Near the end OF the struggle they may
turn the scale in favor of some other can
didate but not in favor of BLAINE.
Upon the whole, has any candidate so
good showing among the delegates al
ready elected as Mr.. CoNKLING7 About
two hundred and fifty remain to be chosen.
Is it not safe to assume that he will get
fair proportion of thcsel Take New Jer-
sey for an example. The Republicans hold
their state Convention next week. IL is
understood that the delegates will not DO
instruc ed for any candidate, but the
friends of Mr. CoNKLING claim that he will
have Ut least two-thrds OF them. So it viii
probably be in some of the other States
which are yet to elect.
We predict that Mr.. CoNKLISG will not
be overshadowed in the Convention by
any of his prominent opponents now in
the field, and certainly not by Mr.. BLAINE.
II, in common with al of them, he is over
thrown by some candidate not now much
spoken of, he will fall rs SEWARD fell at
Chicago, ,ne most eminent of all the AS
pirlnts for the nomination.