Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08

BLAINE's WEAKNESS AS A CAN
DIDATE CLEARLY SEEN.

DIDATE CLEARLY SEEN.
The New York '.Times" and the Boston
Advertiser Refuse to support the
Tieket-Bayard's Ability to Draw the
Independent Republican Vote and
Sweep the Country Generally Admit
ted.
CHICAGO, June IA large numbeRof
delegates left by the late night trains. 1t
is estimated that about half of the entire
number have gone, and the corridors Of
the hotels again look comparatively
dreary and deserted.
The Republican National Committee
held a session to-day and elected John w.
Mason, of West Virginia, temporary
chairman, and George W. Hooper, Of Ver-
mont, temporary secretary, and adjourned
to meet at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New
York, June 2G. 4 committee, composed
OF Messrs. Lawson, Challee, Elkins and
New, was appointed to arrange for perma-
nent headquarters in New York city.
The committee appointed to-day to
notify the Presidential and Vice Presi-
viii meet at the Parker House Boston,
June 20, and viii proceed thence to
Augusta, Maine, the residence Of Mr..
Blaine, and after notifying him they will
proceed at once to Washington, where
they will notify Gen. Logan.
AN INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN TICKET
POSSIBLE.
WASHINGTON, June THE Stars Chi
cagO special says: "The Chicago papers
this morning contain columns Of dis
patches from the West and Northwest
showing that the nomination of Blaine
and Logan has been received everywhere
with great enthusiasm. Some Of the New
York and Massachusetts, delegates are
dissatisfied with the ticket and predict
that an independent Republican ticket
Will be put in the field in the course of the
next month. The ratification last night
developed features Ofthe campaign. There
were professions Of clubs with long white
plumes in their hats, with every man
carrying a torch"
THE NEW YORK PRESS ON THE TICKET.
The New York Times, Republican, says
editOrially to-day that it will not sup
port Mr.. Blaine for the Presidency. 1t
VIII advise no man to vote for him.
The Herdld says that the Republicans
will be sorry before November. for their
fearful blunder in nominating Blaine, and
advises the Democrats to nominate Til
den or Cleveland to insure success.
AHARD FIGHT CERTAIN.
luG sun says n great many IEpuD-
licans are opposed to Blaine on account
Of his record, but those who imagine
that because of such disaffection the coun-
try is now to witness a spiritless cam
paign and an easy triumph for the OppOsi-
tiOn are in our judgment very much in
error. sBlaine is fertile and sensational
politician and he will force the fighting
from the start. Moreover, the party in
power is always hard to beat and the Re-
m faaF rf " 90 in hf1
all others that eYer' 'eXisted outside of
Mexico" The San warns Democrats
that it will be no holiday task to defeat
the Republican ticket, that every advant-
age they may gain will have to be fought
for in tremendous earnest.
PULITZER's VIEWS.
The World says that the nominations
present an extraordinary combination of
corruption and demagOgism, but that
however bad Blaine's reputation actually
is, his character is really better than that
of either Grant, Hayes or Garfield. Dem
Ocratic prudence and unity alone will
lead to Mr.. Blaine's defeat.
The Tribune says: EJames G. Blaine
has been nominated by the people, and
will be elected by the people. For a quar-
ter of century no other candidate has
beenm more clearly preferred by the voters"
REPUBLICANS ALREADY IN GLOOM.
Inc hcpuDllCdUS were SODefeu DIV the
declarations of the New York Times and
the Boston AdGertiSer that they would not
support Blaine. Most of them had pre-
tended to think that tIBse newspapers
would support the ticket. A large num-
Der Of Republican Representatives were
in line waiting for the New York papers
when they came. Everybody bought a
Times and read the leader. Then Messrs.
Miller and Brown, of Pennsylvania, and
other wild Blaine men said that the Times
was free trade Democratic paper. any
how, and that neither it nor
the Boston AdUeriSer had any
influence, and that the only
effect Of their opposition would be to
increase Blaine's popular vote several
hundred thousand. But sensible, fsober-
minded Re publicans suddenly became
silent and sad, and the Democrats smiled
broadly. None of the prominent Repub-
licans who were so willing last night to
predict victory for the ticket were willing
TO say anything about its probable sue
cess after reading the Times to-day. They
began to realize the weakness of the
ticket and the strength of the Independ-
ents.
DEMOCRATS CONTINUE ELATED.
The Democrats regard their chances
as better than ever. They say they fully
appreciate the opportunities. and talk a
great deal of Bayard and of Cleveland, to
be yOked with some good Western man
with a good military record. Tie COM
ments made to-day were of this sort. Col.
Theodore Lyman said that the New York
Times and the Boston AdUertiSer had
made the Republicans very uneasy. The
whole thing now depended upon the DEM
Ocratic nomination. If the Democrats
nominated a good man on a good plat
form Blaine might be beaten. A good
Democrat on good platform would carry
Massachusetts. Mr.. Bayard, he sale, would
draw the independent Republican vote.
Tilden would be the least likely to draw
that vote. Asked whether the indepeu-
dents would nominate an independent
candidate, he said that he thought not.
He thought that it would be better to
vote for the Democrat. 1t is generally be-
lieYed, however, that if the Democratic
nomination is bad one, the Independents
will make a separate nomination.
Leopold Morse was only willing
to say that he thought that the
ticket and the tariff plank put forward
by the Chicago Republican Convention
setts.
Mr.. Lowering, of Lynn, said that
he thought that Blaine could be beaten IN
Massachusetts and in the country by a
good Democrat on good platform.
SENATORIAL COMMENTS.
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, said: 81
like it first rate. 1 am very much
pleased. think we (the Democrats will
beat the ticket all to pieces, but if we
should not we will have a good President
"a good man for the Southland that is
great thing"
THE TICKET LIKE SQUAD.
Senator Voorhees, says the ticket is like
a squa-bbiggest when first born.
Senator Hale SAID that the feeling for
Blaine was spontaneous, and he believed
it would carry him through the polls.
Senator Ingalls, thought that the ticket
was invincible and the platform impreg-
nable.
Senator Lamar said that the nomina-
tiOn was a brilliant one, and that the
Democrats would have to bring out their
strongest man to defeat it. This man, he