Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-28
aErr1NG INro LINE FoR lsso.

Pennsylvania was formerly the
starting point in Presidential cam
paigns. Now it is Ohio. The Repub-
lican State convention to be held in
Cincinnati to-day has more reference
to the next Presidential election than
to the gubernatOrial race and honors
to be won. Ohio steps to the front
to-day, and all other States look on
with deep interest. Secretary Sher-
man has mildly declined the nomina-
ton for governor in advance, but with
a tacit understanding all around that
he is entitled to the benefit of a big
msntal reservation with a capital r.
1t is not unlikely that Ohio will
furnish two candidates for the Presi-
dency next year, Mr.. Thurman on
the Democratic side, and who.
ever gets the nomination to-day
or to-morroE for governor on
The Republican side. Until very
recently il was understood that Grant
was to be the Republican candidate.
hut since Mr.. John Sherman, secre-
tary Of the treasury, went home to
look after his hired mai on The farm
and his broken down fences, quite a.
change has come 0ver the spirit Of
Republican, dremsrs. Sherman +
friends beliye that he can be numi-
naten for governor and that II elected
he would standn good ehunee f8r the
Presidential nUmmatiun Unless Sher-
nlan Is nominated for governor 1t II
Likely that CRAM viii he the choice Of.
1he sualwarf Repuhliauns n ONO 8m
President They huTenD Ereaf adm
ratiUn fDf Blaine ~ 0onkEmg On any
other man outside m their uwn Stu-s
8R Rrskidsui except GrHut Sber-
mnu nlEh7 aietEls the D-8uinuiiBn 10
has pGrsy, but II Is prstty Fsl uB5er
STOOD iEni b would oyBoss Taft
vs. ist he fne1d q Grant AID hid
two esbisst positions under him The
convention Ufto-dsy is fraught with
greater importance than ordinary en-
ventiOns because it Is the opening
skirmish Of the next Presidential
campaign. 1t il the first move on the
great political chess-board. and the
whole country is anxious to see what
sort Of a knight, bishop, or pawn will
be put forward, and is still more inter
ested in the next move to be made on
the Democratic side. The latest news
is that Senator:Thurman is not ayerse
TO entering the race for governor Of
Ohio, expecting, Of course, that this
will bring him forward more %conspicu-
ously as a possible candidate for the
first place on the national Democratic
ticket. The Cincinnati Enquirer Of
Monday, speaking Of this col.
yention, says. 1.-The Sherman
candidacy cOnfronts enormous diff.
culties. Its work is but begun
when Ohio is captured, should Ohio
be captured, There are thirty-seyen
other States to seize, and they are all
for Grant. If Sherman should take
Ohio on Wednesday, Blaine and Conk-
ling and the usual number of adj
ditional aspirants would begin to dis
tract the Republican councils by their
own ambitions. They would acoui.
esce in the unanimous nomination Of
Grant, but to no nomination Of Sher.
man. 1t is easy to see that there i.
mischief brewing. Sherman and Gar.
field and Foster all admit that the
people of the Republican party Of
Ohio are spontaneously in favor ofthc
nomination Of Grant. General Grant
is net in the country, and no man i,
now putting him in the pool. Tn,
struggle Of Wednesday, therefore. /,
one between the people and the poll
ticians Of the Republican party. |
viii be watched with national eager
ness"