The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-16
POLITICAL YAcTs AxB SIGraEs.

The action Of the Pennsylvania ne
publican CONVENTION, which muz1ed the
republicans Of that state IN their presi-
Dental preferences. and the danger that
the designations Of other states may By
the sheer force Of despotic leadership
be chosen In opposition 10 the desires
Of the masses Of the party, are matters
Of vast moment, not only TO those who
have waited patiently for the time 70
come when the great wrong OF -four
years ago, at Cincinnati. could he re-
dressed, but 10 those thinking men who,
sinking all personal feeling, will also
earnestly labor for the CO Of repub'
lican principles in the coming national
election, irrespective Of personal pref
erence rs TO candidates. A glance AT
the record Of the national convention
Of 1876 should have the effect Of teach
ing political managers the extreme dan.
ger Of trining at this critical period
with the earnest desires Of those Ia
whose suhrages they intend TO commit
the candidate TO be nominated for presi-
dent at Chicago.
The republican voters all over the
country are rising en- saasss TO announces
that they have preferences At no time
since the campaign Of 1886 have they
been more eager TO express their views.
than at this stage OF preliminary action.
They want something more than stolid
marching in rank TO deposit their bal
lots this time. All republicans honor
the hero, ON whom they have lavished
their choicest favors, but there are mil
lions Of them who may prefer 10 dis
tribute honors to others who have led
them with clarion voices TO peaceful
victories, none the less important that
they have been won by peacefnl methods.
To eliminate enthusiasm from the COM
ing canvass is TO deprive the republi-
can organization OF superior vantage
ground.
There Is no statesman nearer the re-
publican heart to-day than james G.
Blaine, whose very name and presence
are an inspiration, and whose persuasive
eloquence has been heard In tho hardest
fought battles in which republicanism
has been victorious. The noble support
he received In 1876 was the result Of the
admiration and confidence accorded him
by those who watched him closest; not
obviously, but with n feeling Of growing
pride nj his success and his rare cour
age. Added to this Is the feeling, in
tensiled by four years. delay, that to
him Of all others the nomination OF 1876
should have been accorded. And the
sentiment 70 long dormant bursts into
expression spontaneously In Pennsylva-
mia, in the east, and the far west, on
the Pacific slope, and In most unexcect-
ed directions, rising like 50 many foam
ing brooks, dashing over all obstruc-
tions, and uniting ina torrent that bids
fair TO overcome all obstacles and carry
the republican party and its acknowl-
edged chieftain TO n victory worthy OF
the days OF its grandest political tri-
umph.
Reference TO the proceedings Of the
national convention OF 1876 affords am
pie food for reflection to those who que
ried why the canvas OF that year was
tame, devoid Of enthusiasm, so coolly
carried on. The combination that de-
feated Mr.. Blaine defeated the wishes
Of n majority Of republican voters, and
disappointed ten fold mort active sup
porters Of republican principles than
any other act could have done. The
election Of November, 1876, showed that
OF the thirty-eight states, twenty-one
had given republican p~luralities, fur
nishing exactly the 1876 electoral votes
necessary for choosing n president and
vice president. And yet, OF the 3Si
votes in the convention which gave the
presidential nomination TO Mr.. Hayes,
but l62 came from delegates represent,
Ing these republican states, while Of
the ISL votes given Mr.. Blaine on thai
decisive seventh ballot, 203 came from
these same twenty zone states. In fact,
Mr.. Hayes nomination was made pos,
sible by the votes Of A per cent. Of thu
number OF delegates from the republi'
can states, and the votes Of 222 dele
gates from states and territories, that
could not possibly aid in the important
matter Of electing the nominee; while
Mr.. Blaine was denied the nomination
although supported by IS per cent. Of
the number Of delegates from these re
publican states, and the votes OF l4s
delegates from the states and terrific
ries, which could not be expected TO bs
OF use in the pending election. From
the twenty-one republican states in thai
convention, Mr.. Bristow received five
votes on the final ballot, from Illinois
Another striking fact n.this connec'
ton is this: President Hayes received
4,o33, 295 votes at the ensuing election
in the thirty-eight states OF the union,
and of these votes, 2,25I,6l9 votes, oil
So per cent. Of the entire republican
vote, was cast in twenty Of the twenty
one republican states that had indicated
Blaine rs their choice in the nominal.
Ing convention. Colorado chose its
electors through the legislature. The