The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-04-06
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The Present State Of the Contest.
.eInstherIace for supremacy in the Chi
csgo CoHyentieb'it is plain that the op-
ponents OF the third term are steadily
gaining upon Grant. II is apparent
that Edmunds and Blaine will divide |
nearly all the New England delegates
between them. OF the eighty from those
elk States, Grant may perhaps pick, up
half dozen. The, contest in New Jer !
sey is sharp, and the precise result is 10
doub'.s Though ,nominslly appointed
by the State Conyention - the delegates
areselecleda according to the proclivia|
ties of the Congress districts. The
north half OF the State is pretty sure to
goffor Blaine. while Sscor Robson and
bis, Ring satellites in Philadelphia may
be able to catch some third-term gudge.
obs in the marshes OF the lower Della
ware.s,, eaf, - ,iatfy ~ if.g ~ ,.as !
The indications. are that Blaine and
Sherman will obtain nearly the whole OF
the forty-tour delegates from Ohio, the
former getting the lions share. Grant
may possibly muster feeble corporal's
guard. thong ID no one seems able TO tell
where the recruits are to come frem AS
to the Stale OF Indiana, Blaine has al-
ready. captured pretty much the entire
delegation OF. thirty. Sherman may get
three or four, and Grant has, a poor
chance OF doing about the same.
Its evident to impartial observers
that if new State Conventions were to be
now summoned in Pennsylvania and
New, York., the, delegations from each
would be OF 9 very different complex
ion from those now chosen, with an at
tempt TO, pass resolutions instrpc:ipg
them to support Grant would be signalll
defeated, This patent fact will deprive
the present delegates of all moral force
in the canvass at Chicago Moreover,
aboutthirty of the. delegates, even as
they now stand, are, very, hostile to1
Grant, and are not unlikely 10 vote in
the Convention according 70 their owD
convictions, rather. than in, obedience to
the dictates of that third-tefm machine.
Here, then, We. have the actual and
probable results in eleven States, reach
ing from Maine 10 the remote East to
Illinois in the Northwest. The Repub,
licahs carried all of these States, at the
late elections, but -some, of them are
close and doubtful. Tie Republicans
are relying upop all Of them for, success
next November, sInlthe aggregate they
will, send 800 delegates to, Chicago, Ac-
cording to- our estimates, the majority
against Grant iu these eleven delegations
will be- at least seventy These figures
make it apparent that If the Republican
opponents OF the third term work as
vigorously dor the coming two montbs
as they have, since the meeting of the
Utica, Convention, Grant will be very
thoroughly beaten at Chicago. .ssos5S1.
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