Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-05
the president, and accepted. Of his con-
frmation by the senate there can be no


The calculations made by politicians
and newspapers as to who may be the
nominees of the respective national con
ventions are varied, and are generally
more an expression Of the desires OF those
making them than any thing else. The
Chicago Times has been figuring on the
probabilities as to who the republican
nominee will be, but in this case it must
be said that the wish is not father to the
thought, for The Times is decidedly anti
Grant In its convictions, and would pre-
fer to see almost any other republican
nominated than the distinguished ex-
president The Times views therefore
a'e entitled to more weight than they
would otherwise be. and will be found in
teresting TO say the least. It says "The
Chicago convention will be composed of
756 delegates. A majority Of them
379-will name the party standard
bearer OF the whole number, 40 have
been appointed, leaving 286 yet to be APP
pointed. OF the 40 delegates already
appointed, 282 are labeled " For Grant"
To get the nomination, Grant requires
only 90 additional delegates.
OF the delegates yet to be appointed,
the following may confidently be added
to the Grant column
Tennessee May 5...24 West Virginia. May Il. 10
Mississippi May SIG Illinois Nav 19....42
New Jersey, May els Alabama, May 20.........20
Maryland, May 6...l6 Louisiana, May 24,......16
Delaware, May 6,......6
Florida, May 12.8 Total.
These recruits alone will raise the posi-
tive strength with which Grant will enter
the convention to 45S votes, 70 more than
are required to elect. He can spare the
delegations from Illinois New Jersey and
Maryland, and still hold majority of the
convention. That a majority Of the con
yention will be positively committed to
him at the outset is as certain as ANYTHING
in the future can be- The knowledge Of
this fact will have potent effect upon all
the conventions of his party yet to be
held, in increasing the number of his re-
cruits SO that instead of 45S delegates,
i is not unlikely that the Grant column
will be increased to many more than that
before the last state convention MAY 24)
Is held. At any rate, more than bare
majority of the delegates will give their
voices for the eX-president His nomina-
ton is predetermined fact--a certainty,
if there be any certainty of the future.
In view of this certainty it would not be
surprising if formal balloting should be
dispensed with, and the party ratification
of the ex-president's candidacy be pro
claimed by general concerted yell OF
the assembled multitude Mr. Sherman
is powerless to prevent it. So are Mr.
Blaine and Mr.. Edmunds. All the other
aspirants and their followers in the CON
vention-all the dark horses" and the
whole field of ti-third-termers-will he
unable to muster strength enough in the
Chicago convention to prevent the fulfill
ment of the Grant programme. Grant
will be nominated in spite of all it is, or
will be in the power Of the field to do
so.
VIII he be elected The opposition
divided upon every other subject matter
under heaven seem to be united almost
as one man in the most efficient exercise
Of both their combined and their individ-
ual strength to effect the result Ever
since they captured the capitol they
have been vigorously engaged in the no
BILE work of rendering the restoration Of
the ex-president inevitable Their efforts
to that end have been far mere effective
than all the efforts Of the Grant BOOM
ers'' combined. They have left no means
within their reach unemployed. They
have to do but one thing more to make
certain the fulfillment Of their grand IN
dertaking. That thing is to present, in
opposition to Grant, a maG who stands
for political ideas, policies and practices,
upon which the country has set the seal
Of condemnation. They are making
carefal preparation to do that very thing