The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-01
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

The Republican hosts are fas
gathering in Chicago, and on Tues
day the national convention vii
open with very few, if any, of tn
delege les absent. How many day
the politicians will hold them:elve
together epends altogether upor
how soon they will be able to agree
upon nominee for the Presidency
the chief busin ess of the meeting
The "platform" is a matter easily
disposed of, as the Republicans have
less to ssdeclare" at this time than
ever before. OF course they will
s'point with pride" and "view with
alarm" as usual, and adopt the old
resolutions which have done them
service so many years in one form OF
another. There are 800 dele gates in
the convention, and as the votes re-
quire a majority OF all to nominate
the successful man will have at least
All votes. II everybody knew who
would be that man, there would be
less anxiety throughout the land TO-
day, and good deal of disappoint'
ment. While it cannot be told upon
whom the honor will fall, we may
predict that it will not descend upon
certain men who are longing
for it. What is said 10 be
one of the pest apportlonments
of the delegates among the
candidates lie as follows: Blaine 500,
Arthur 295, Edmunds 70, Logan 81,
Sherman %, HaWley 12, doubtful
81. It is believed the first ballot
will be substantially as above, the
doubtful being distributed pro rata
among the gentlemen named. II
this estimate is correct, Mr.. Blaine
should be the nominee, for it shows
him to be the most popular man in
the convention, as he certainly is
among the Republicans generally.
If majorit1es rule in practice as il
theory the Maine statesman
would be nominated on the
second ballot. However, as
such things go, his chances are
less promising than those OF any
other candidate named. While he
will have more strength than any
other man, he will still lack about
80 Of the number necessary to nOmi-
nate, and these will be more difficult
to get than were the 329, from the
fact that they represent Ideas off.
ferent from those of Blaine, or are
committed to candidates radically
opposed to the ex, Secretary. No man
in the list would consent that his
supporters go to Blaine, but any OF
them, discovering that his own no.
mination would be impossible,
would give his strength to an
anti-Blaine man. The prima.
ries and conventions have been
manipulated less with tbs view to
the nomination of any designated
candidate than with the idea OF
"any thing to beat Blaine" and the
convention will be operated in the
same way. Blaine may not be the
enemy to all others, but al others
are the enemies to Blaine, and If he
should be nomin ated past political
and convention methods in such
matters would all be violated. AS
the matter stands he has t2o many
delegates committed to him. His
chances would be greater if he had
only a third or fourth of the
strength, when he might draw from
others. If The HERALD were
to prefer a candidate among
the names above, it would
aesignate Blaine, believing him to
-, re one who could be easiest de-
fea.l by the Democrats, as the wise
conservative, business people of the
country are afraid of his dashing,
progressive and aggressive style of
craftsmanship, which would be
likely to involve the nation in trou-
BILE.
Were THE HERALD to predict az
to the choice of the convention, it
would place its venture upon Ar
thur as the man among those named
most likely to receive the prize; but
we doubt if any Of the six men,
toned will get the nomination, Re
publican conventions being favor
able to the bringing OUT OF "dark
horses"
What makes the Chicago conven-
tion of less interest to the country
than ordinarily, is the quite general