Daily Republican., 1880-06-23
REPUBLICANS TICKET.
Hunting for q Candidate.

Hunting for q Candidate.
The work Of the Cincinnati Conven-
tion got well under way yesterday, and
the prsliminaries, such as temporary
organization, appointing committees on
organisation, on credentials, on rules
and on resolutions have been all gone
through with. The Convention though
having . thorny road to travel have
mot the same kind Of difficulties that
beset the Republicans at Chicago. The
Democrats are hunting the man that
can wrest New York from the Republi
cans, while the Republicans were
selecting the man who is to be The
President of the United States. New
York and Indiana are really the only
States which the Democrats have any
anxiety about, for if they carry them
they will have their President. The
Southern States will 60 through the
usual form and farce of holding some
thing ollled an election, and one hun
dred and thirty eight electoral votes
will be handed over bodily to the DEM
ooratic candidates, no matter who they
may be. No fair election need be look
cd for in the South, only 80 far as to
allow suficiency of Republicans to
vote to preserve the form of holding an
election, and not enough 10 effect the
general result. What troubles the
Democrats the most is, that there will
have to be a fair eli ct!on held in New
York and Indiana, and fair election
generally gives those States to the Re-
publicans. II the same system OF in
timidation and bulldoziDg could be car
ried into practice in these two States
that work 80 advantageously for the
Democrats down South, the Convention
would soon find candidate. ANY one
OF the score or more names mentioned
in connection with the nomination
would answer the purpose for figure
head for the party. But unfortunately
for the Democrats New York and Ildi-
ana are Northern instead of Southern
States, and IN all probabilities a fair
election will be I'D in them. This
is what troubles the soul of the Demo
cratic party. They can get one hun.
dred and thirty eight votes by intimida-
zion, violence, and murder If neceE sary
but forty-seveD more are necessary to
give their candidate. majority of
electoral votes. Where is the man who
can secure them ? Name him, and thai
is the man the Democratic Convention |
is looking for. The Supreme Court of
Indiana is supposed TO have paved the
way to secure fifteen votes, by declaring
the recent election held to adopt the
amendments to the constitution Of the
state unconstitutional. This constitu-
ton be II remembered provided the
proper safeguards for holding fair
election. II prevented repeating at the
polls, at which the Democracy of ssuth
ern Indiana we're adopts, and virtually
declared that citizens Of Indiana should
vote at the elections in Indiana and
not Kentuckians as had been the case.
The partisan Supreme Court of tho
state upon soma fimsy techn'oll cbiec-
tion to which two Of the m'st iptelli-
gent Of the court took exceptions, de-
olared differently, and now go far az
Indiana Is concerned size is fully pre-.
pared 10 give her endorsement to the
Democratic nominee by the votes OF
repeaters and non residents from Ken
lucky who annually make an excur-
sion across the Ohio and do the voting
for the Indiana Democracy. The Demo-
cratic terror however is increased
when they find that the unjust and
partisan decidion has d:teusted large
number Of D, mCcrafs who intend 20
vote the Republican ticket and will Of
set The votes Of the Kentucky ger tie
men. Even should Indiana he secured,
there yet rtnai2s Nsw York in the
way. At the last election with one
Of the largest votes in the state she al.
led hersslf 10 ting Reiutliean party.
New York ia the jewel for which the
Democracy are fighting. If Tildsn can
carry 1t, Re can have the nomination,
John Kelly backed by one hundred
thousand Tammany braves says he