Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-27
WHO WILL NOMINATE AND BE
NOMINATED AT CHtoAGoP

than the fact that the matter OF nomi-
mating the Republican candidate for the
presidency, has already been taken out
OF the hands. ana removed beyond the
control, OF the people,.
Even the Republican press are almost
unanimous in the assertion that the ac-
ton Of the Pennsylvania Republican
Convention, which has already pledged
the State To, and whose vote IN the Chi
cago Convention Will be- cast for, GRANT,
does not express the will Of the masses
OF the people. All unite in saying that
this action reflects the will and work OF
one man, DoS. CAMERON, rather than
the will Of the people.
la less, but still very marked degree,
it may be said that the action OF the Re
publican Convention Of New York, rep
resenis one ruling spirit, RoScoE CoNE'
LANG, rather than the sentiment OF the
rank and file Of The party in the State,
The New York press arc almost unani
mously opposed to GRANT, and II is sal,
tn conclude that the people are more
faithfully represented by the press than
by the Convention.
Unless all signs and all predictions
shall fail, the Illinois Convention will bC
controlled in much the same way
JouN A. LOGAN. with an adroit aud ex'
perienced force Of the GRAFT managers
will como as near controlling the action
Of that body as have CAMRRoN and
CoSKLSG in their respective States.
The nominee Of the Chicago Cunyen'
ton, then, will not he selection mad,
by the people, directly or indirectly
The people cannot be said to have ex
pressed their will through delegates
chosen by them to the State conven
tons. and the State conventions have
not expressed the will Of either the PEG
pie or the delegates, according 10 til,
Republican press.
Who, then, will make the nomination
for the Republican party at Chicago?
Evidently, three men, with their fol
lowing, will dictate it aud control 1t, and
to all intents and purposes they vii
make IT, The nominee OF that COnycn
ton will represent what may be termed
a political syndicate, composed OF CAM
ERoS, CoNELING, LoGAN a al om1'c yrn"S
This being the case, it is hardly worth
while to enquire whom they will noml
nate. Il is iully to say that SnERNAN
has a shadow OF chance IN that con
yrulion. Ii * even greater FOLLY Ia say
that BLAINE has, although the latter Is
more popular with the masses. The
same men who denounced and fought
him 80 bitterly in the Cincinnati Com
ycntion, will have even greater power
% accomplish his defeat at Chicago,
The fact il that unless the situation
changes very materially the nomination
OF either SHERMAN OF BLAINE at Chicago
is next To an impussibilily.
Will they nominate GRANT? Does
anybody doubt their present purpose tu
nominate him? Docs anybody SEE any
formidable obstacle in the way oi their
nominating hint
We believe this syndicate OF polilI-
Ciaus who are the champions ct GRANT
aud a strong government, aud per
petuatIon Of one power, repre-.
sent the most desperate, un-Amcrican,
uu-rcpubllcan spirit that has ever before
shown itself in the politics OF the coun-
try.
There is ouly one possible condition
that will deter them from cunsummat-
ing their purpose in the nomination OF
GRANT. That is, the possibility uI such
manifestation OF public sentiment
against IT as To brighten them from their
purpose.
hut should they agree tn rclluqulsh
GRANT, this syndicate will never rclIn-
qulsh the other claim To the right OF
naming the man who shall have It II
GRANr does not. That other man, Of
course, will bo their man, indebted to
them Tor the nomination and rs ready
"A GRNNr would he Ca acknowledge the
obligation ii he reached the White
House.
But GENNr Is the (Noritc by large
odds They will not drop him without
the most urgent necessity Compcls It
tie best represents this syndicate IN It's
darkest aud most ultcrlor purposes.
Ills military experience, his military
reputation, his military methods, have
u charm Tor them that no other nsmc
has The game they are playing demands
jus, such u leader, AMI they will have
him, ii possible.
For many reasons, We have been aud
NtNf sun dilNlNAN AlaN Nl'N NNt'AN"NN
should be- succrSsiul IN the nomination
Of GRANT. IL would be OF incstlmablc
benefit to the country ii the people
could have a lair, square opportunity
Of expressing at the polls their estimate
Of GRANrlSN in It's purity, We shall be
disappointed ii they ito not have an OPP
portunity Of stamping it out once and
forever There is but little doubt that
GR,NrISN will be- represented on the
Republican ticket in the campaign, but
We would bc glad ii the chief, himself,
could bc placed at its head, that there
might be no ground for quibbliug Us To
who and what was killed when the
campaign has been summed ny.
TuE statistics relating TO divorce in
Massachusetts show; IN the first place,
that while the number OF marriages is