, 1879-07-31
REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES FOR pEEsI.
DENT,

Thero will never bo moro favorable &C.
casion than thero is now for speculation
aa to tho next Republican candidate for
President. The peculiar advantage in cast
ing the Presidential horoscope at the present
time is, that the timo OF ths Convention is
go far removed TINT false predictions will not
bo charged up against the false prophet.
Encouraged largely by this circumstance,
TuE Tn1nusE is moved to observe that the
Gnasr "booEn" is by no moans SO loud and
resonant as It was few months ago. It
started with aa energy altogether too active
to be enduring. It may DO revived Mt the
proper time, md enough now life may be
infusod into it to carry tho Convention with
hurrah, but just now 1t Is in comatoso
condition. Con. CHANT himself has ro-
strained the eIorycsoing enthusiasm Of Lis
moro indiscroot partisona. It is possible
that ho has boon prompted to do 30
by the conviction that tho aggrossiyo
campaign in his behalf will excite loo
much nntagouisn, but his present atttudo is
calculated 10 discourage his particular friends,
Tho popu!ar sontimont IN favor Of GRANT
received i.s first notable impulse In tue ro-
coption ho mot with abroad, and was
strengthened afterwards by tho Democratic
thrents in the cxtra session Of Congress,
Doth these conditions aro removed now, and
only ono Of them cnn DO restored. II q
spirit of revolution or nullilcation shall goY-
o1n the next regular session, the people may
again turn to GRANT; otherwise the tradi-
tional opposition to third term, tho recol-
lection OF tho crrors md abuaes Of GnAAr's
second torn, and tho apprehension TINT ho
might agnin surround himself with bad nd
visera nnd Objectionable intilnates will prob
ably prevail against hts strong personal
attachments md his military prestige, which
ore tho main supports Of his candidacy.
| With CHANT out Of Tho way, there arc
many rsasons for regarding Senator 1}AA1sz
az the most formidable aspirant for tho Re-
publican nomination. Tho first OF these
roasons is to be found in the strength he do.
voloped In tho Inst Convention. lie waH
only defeated as Cincinnati by consolidating
MI tho delegations TINT supported his various
rlvals+ such as MoGrox, Da1aTow, CoKk.
LIMO, HARTnAsrT, HAYES, IAwLEx, otc,
Then le barely failed Of majority. II
may not be possible to solldify tho opposition
another time. Had BLAINE fallen back afte1
tcfeat, his strength at that time would moi
be fair Indication Of what It Is likely 10 be
In 1880. But BLAINE has not retrogralei
lIo III the sane bold, brilliant audacious, anl
aggressive man now that lo was theu. lii
careor In tho sennte, Il less sensational Thar
TINT In tho uouse, haa mado moro endur
Ing impression upon the pooplo than Ills pre-
yious earoer, He commands to-day the SAINT
popular admiration for pluck, and Mertncss
and ability whioh he lad formerly, aud K
this he has added the claim q
eteadfastuoEs Of purpose, aud the dig
pity Of Senatorial presence. Th'
financial scandals with which bis name wa
CONSEQUENTLY associated just before tho Gin
cinnati Convention have not pursued him
lime has softened their influence, aud NOR
deliberate examination has scarcely juatiAc'
the blanc that was then put upon him. II
IL still the candidate Of tho young 1nen ho
still the "plumed knight "whom 1Nazaso1
eulogized 10 eloguensly he ia attll radical i
hta politics, still m uneonpromislpg foo t
the Dourbons, still sk'llfu! debatar, and
ready, original, and vigorous thinker; au
to al! this hs hns adaod valuable ssputa!io
for conservatism iu tho ordinary politics
and financial relations OF Government.
Ne1t to BLAINE, Secretary SHERMAN soen,
to be the most conspicuous candidate on til
: llepublicaa side, Mz. SuxaMAa lacks all til
personal magnetism OF tho Senator f1oI
| Maine, and ho Gaa made epamieg' BY his III