The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-12
LOOKING FOR A CANDIDATE
THE GREAT GATHERING OF REP UB-
LIClN ERS.

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che Growing Conf depce Of Ccnkiine's Friends
I -Fieid Marshal Hststead Hopeful tor
' pr,.tow- Blame Atcad. but Likely 90 be
! Defeated BY the Break In New Easiand.
, CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE Hon. A. u.
Cornell said last nisnt th It everything looked
hyoly for the Onei Ia B gle, and that hts nomt-
nation Is assured. THIS IA rebohoed by Clint.
wheeler and Gen. McD,uRi. In reply to the
suery, "where are the votes TO come from =
Ibey replied. 4" From all around. When the sec
pnd ballot COMES, you will our man go up
high" ~ tell you what It is," said Gen. Mo |
Dousai; "CoDkl ng Ia the coming man. and you |
may bet your bottom dollar on It," But nearer |
than this neither Cornell, Wheeler, nor McDou- |
gal will come to the point IL Is quite certin, |
however. that they have some assurance OF
strength after the second ballot that Il not yet
Perceived by their opponents. They have made
pome iDroads into DlAine's strength In Illinois
and Michigan; in the South they expect to
yet all OF Morton's Strength and they have, II Ia
paid, a coiored man to place him before the
Convention.
Field Marshal Murat II ilste ad sums up the sit
uAtion as 1t appears to him In a few words.
SThers WERE" he said, "scrious apprehensions
o few days ago that the feeling was running so
strong for Blaine that he would be nominated on
Che nrst ballot, but this Is gradually wearing on.
49,
Wade may be able to control sixteen votes and
give them to Blaine on the frat ballot. IL he can
do this and Mcpherson and Tom Scott can de-
liver twenty or thirty from Pennsylvania on the
hurrah, Blaine may possibly 20 through like
whiriwind, but II this does not happen It Is not
possible that ho can make the rif1e.' As for
Conkiing aud Morton, II Hilstead does not regard
their candidacy as really In earnest. Mortons
strength Is almost certain to 20 to Bristow on
the nrst ballot. He will get more strength from
the South than any one dreams OF. I'm short"
says the Field NJ ,rsh Il, "n looks 20 me as
though the fight was between Brlstow aud the
unknown, with the chances largely In favor OF
Brstow. However" added Halstead, Blaine
Is by no means a dead man, anc he may yet sur
prise everybody by his staying powers"
Tho trains that came on this morning
brought large additions to the crowd OF dele
sates and politicians already here, but still
there are mauy delegations only partially rep
resented, aud several without even avant couri-
ers on the ground. by tomorrow morning,
however. nearly all the delegates will have ar
survey OF the neld viii b6 practicable. This is
scarcely possible TO night inough an acute
observer, who has large circle Of acduaint-
snces among Republican politicians, may be
able to make u shrewd guess as 20 the general
fact that Blaine is the most popular OF all the
Candidates who are now booking anxiously to
Cincinnati. He ~ more talked about. lie has
more ardent and enthusiastic supporters in the
crowds az the various hotels than al the rest OF
ali this i,Is and buster, QUE is slways sensioIs
of strons undereurrent OF feeling against the
are aware Of This TACT, and regard il with fear
end trembling. III they are only able TO hoid
their own, aud no serious disanection occurs IN
their ranks before Wednesday next, they feel
tolerably certain OF coming out ahead. linus lar
very hearIIstone. il the New England delecs-
tions presented anything ike solid nrIay Tor
Blaine he would undoubtedly be nominated.
ha Nor hNe H.
dicattons are not favorable to break In this di
soiid to vote Of mi Missouri and Wisconsin,, while
Iowa Kansas NeSrasEs MiInsso.a anu ino,s Yns
% sHosoted. d. cast % tSeif ninety votes for h@.
Naryl md stands as solid as rock for
sn1 there rsS is h'as' hi. .sppor.s, ANY, as
from Virginia aud " est virsinia. thus far the
Jonss-Ssrqeani-G Gorpam eon'blortion, Jstsrr;d
Impression on the Blaine forces from the Pa
Clio coast ana tue Territories. Win the single
their instructions. II TO this array could bc
added sond and enthusiastic New Elgl md,
Blaine would unquestiOnally Oe nominated on
the arst ballot. Bat the only New England
States certain to giye him a unanimous and
Up to this uornlng Bains's friends were uneasy
about even New Hampshire, but the delegation
game via W ashington, where II seems ils wavrr-
Ing lines were reformed ana II will stick solidly
10 Blaine. at least for tue present.
In Vermont II Is conhdCntially claimed by the
Dristpw men to ngnt tnAt Blame Will nave one
vote only, and In Connecticut ana Massacnu-
friends claim eleven Of tue Twelve votes from
connecticut, and are certain that they VIII get
tthods tt1d Island Islam they iise~ise claim to 6e soid
bganst Blaine, ami assert that bris: :ow Will have
yoss s On ens as soneae sa these
10 be well founded, but they admit that
sscs bososs % th. Solo1ins % begins, "a1H msjoits q
OF the Massachusetts, deleRat on against Blaine
for sstow i4es W si9 aa a9sl Ss
will have more votes on the hrst ballot from New
Eng.nd tnsn 81 & me; Tns moral r effect , Of ms =,
be very great. The men VINO lead this op. osi-
tion are the abest and pursst In the Republican
l parry, and they are seconded by men OF llke
Standing from almost every Northern State.
We're they able TO oiyest themselves Of tue
= prejudice which they uuquestjonaby have
ag inst the Southern people, tney would Indeed
be on high pol'tIc-l pam; ms, however. they
their natures, or else they are convinced that
sectional animostie' must be kept awe Tor the
present IN order 10 insure the SUCCESS OF Tue he-
publican ticket this iall.
When one taiks to these men about the de
morslzing tendencies Of our pOhtics he Is
charmed with the frankness with wnich they
admit that something must be done TO check
the evil. They condemn III the sever 81 terms
the corfuptions of Our civil service, and even
applaud tue work OF the DemocIatic House OF
Bepre ,entatives In exposing frauds. 1hey de-
Glare their unalterdble opposition 10 COnkiiug
aud Morton, because,if elmer If them were eec.-
ed President, there would be no radical cnanEe
IN the pres mt adm nistr tive policy OF the Gov
efnment. IL would simpsy oe change oi the
beads OF depdrtInents-a swapping on OF one sci
OF political hacks tor another Of tue same klnd
Their opposition To blaine Is founded on the
same theory, and, in lduition, they say tue rev
Citations Of the past month satisfy them that be
Is JObber and political speculator aud cor
ruptionist WHO has grown rich by the oppOrtu
nties his position has anoI ded TO trdf1c IN
Legislative JobOery. They do mol oppose elthei
Conkiing or Morton any such rounds, but
base their opposition to Them simply on the be.
lief that the election OF either Of tue two would
insure continuation Of tue worst features Of
Grantism.
II Is indeed an encouraging sign In our poll,
tics when 80 larIo and respec aOle u class oi
people as those represented mere by the friends
Of Bristow advocate the choice OF a man foI
the Presidency, simply on the ground that he
| will reform tue .dministTatlUn OF the Govern
| meDt, which they admit Is well nigh bopelessiy
! corrupt. II they would only 40 step further
and say tn Il they support Bristow also because
he Southern man, ana has not been iuen.
tined with any Of the leRs atIon or a tempted
tsgisl 1tiDn which was aimed at the subJecton
OF the whole Southern people, they would be
true patriots aud de ervDg oi the admiration VI
chs whole country but tncy eitner from innate