Daily Republican., 1878-12-31
THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
FNets tn be Looked a. Before the
/, Nomination In Made.

The Cincinnati Gazsttc says:--Th.
discussion Of the probabilities Of the
next Presidential nomination brings
out the fact that some Of tho aspirants
are looking to the vote OF the South to
carry them through. 1t will not be
hard to manipulate that vote. The
Republicans have hardly an organiza
tion in the Southern States, and 1t will
not be difficult 70 pack delegations to
the national conventions; but II an oh.
jectionabie candidate should be forced
upon the party by the votes of States
that would amount to nothing in the
election, the result would be disastrous.
This is something that ought to be con
siderss by party managers in advance.
There are in the Electoral College
1863 votes. or these the Southern
States have the following:
Alabama, 10; Arkansas,6 6; D.laware,3 81
Florida, 4; Georgia. IL; Kentucky, II
Louisiana, s; Virginia IL; Maryland, s;
Mississippi. s; Missouri, Is; North Car.
olina, 10; South Carolina, 7; Tennessee,
II; Texas, 8; West Virginia, s.
These States aggregate vote Of 1888,
and not one of those, as matters now
look, can br expected for Rppu hlican
at the general election. There are,
.herefors, l3S votes certainly Demo,
cratic, against 23l, Of which the Rrpub.
licans are sure or for which there is q
fighting chance.
Fer y six ,o es taken from the North
cru side and added to til. Southern
would make majority. Thus. if a
candidate could control the vote of the
Southern States, ne would requir. only
forty six FROM the North te nominate
The States, therefore, that could do
virtually y nothing toward an election
might coutrol the nomination. This
would be manifstly unfair. 1t might
be disastrous.
Repr- sentation in the Republican
National Convention has been based
on the Electoral vote to which each
State is entitled. Thus q Democratic
state is as powerful in nominating
convention, in proportion to it's El-c-
toral vote, as a RepnbIiran State and in
choosing the candidate Democratic
vot's count as much as Republican
votes. This rule is not adopted in
state conventions, or even in county
conventions, in Ohio. The basis here
is the Republican vote cast at pre-
ceding election. Thus Republican
counties bav. voice in the conven.
tion proportionate to their vote, aud
not in proportion to population. Thi-
is a fair rule, and it tshouli be- adopt d
by the national committee. Of this no
State would have auyright to complain.
1t would give to each a voice in choos
ing the candidate in proportion to the
Republican vote Of the State.
This is a matter that Is in the hands
Of the national comm .tte-, and itshould
be considered and acted upon al ali
early day. The sooner the b-ttrr, bp
cause candidates have not yet laid th-ir
wires. II may b- said, indeed, that
there are 10 candidates in tn" field.
While the Republican party will
nave IL within It's power to choose the
next President, the election of their
candida.- cannot be said to b- a fore
gone conclusion. The result, therefore,
will depend very largely upon what
the candidate, in his person, shall re-.
present. If he shall b- an able, pure
and popular statesman. he will be s
cessIul; but if, on the other hand, the
candidate should offend the conscience
OF large class Of Republicans, he would
b. defeated.