Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-06-12
Blaine and Logan for President
~aad iViee-President.

Ul8t0U ouS AV6A ~S
Au uSe'T Z
The competitive howlingsapd strug,
glings 81 the Republicans at Chicago
are over r,szBd James; g. Bhines OF
Maine, is nominated as their candi-
date for President of these United
states while Gen. John 4. Logan. Of
ILLINOIS, is gwen tie second placeIup-
on thsticket. Ths" !" Plnmed knight"
as Blaine is called. was elected on the
4sh ballotsreesiyipg, 554 votes, while |
Arthur, the Second man IN the'race,
received .butc 2Q7. Gen.. Logan was
nominated by scelamation.-
The Convention assembled on Tues
day, and sat until Friday night.
A Negro Man as Temporary CHAIR
The Convention assembled at nconi
the orchestra played pGod Save the
Queen" and, after a. prayer by a
young:clergyman, Senator Sabin, tie
Chairman of the National Committee,
proposed Powell Clayton of Arkansas
a. temporary Chairman. Henry Ca
bot Lodge, of Massachusetts, prompt.
ly nominated John r., Lynch, ,tht col
osed e3-C C6Digressmans homsMississp-l
pi. .-A..xigagepss discussion follow ed
as to the obligation upon the Convep-
ton to,accept the Chairman. select d
BY thesNAioha COMMITTEES The Star
route iaahetsHta of The man from
Maine came out strongly, but the
Convention slowly resolved itself into
two sepafats 'pasfss the Blaine pLal-
aax and the, delegates, who feared to
snub the National Committee and the
coalition Of. the Arthur, Edmunds
s1d Sherman delegates. The previ.
ols question was called for, and when
the vote was taken Clayton was de-
fsated-3S7 to A3l for John L. Lynch,
TIE negro. :,
Permanent Chairman.
The Committee appointed to select
a permanent perma nens Chairman elected = g. D.
Henderson, ID * Senator from, Mis-
souri,. This was considered a'victory
for Blaine's enemies, but in the long
r1nsaa prqgeds BY the reault, it had
na aweights S - ~ = - &.
The Nominees. -
In our humble opinion the Repub-
leans hay have nominated 'their-ablest if
not their strongest man. But men
are not always voted for on the score
of their ability; there are many other
considerations that arise to influence
voters and carry or loae an election.
We had all as well acknowledge iu
advance that Blaine is strong man,
q skillful manager, and a trained tao
tioiap, and as such, make our prepara,
tions to meet and vanquish him. II
is never good policy to underrate the
strength or courage Of an adversary.
It throws US off our guard and rem
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when it is too late to remedy it. Let
us rather allow that Greek will meet
Greek, and that we have a foeman
worthy of our steel. y e fFs 8
1t is already bang said By many
that Blaine Willie the easiest man
of all ths % beat. That may
or may not be. 1t will be we'll for
US if we find it so.:y But We had bet
to- not calculate with too much Ger
tainty uponit. He will get no Dem
ocrats.; That is sure, But he will be
about as apt to carry the solid vote
of his party as any Of bis late com
petitors-Arthur, Edmunds or Sher
man. - - = Z - =, :
= Fortunately: we Democrats have
ample time to survey the field, lay
our plans, and calculate the chances,
betwesn, this and, the meeting of our
national Nominating Convention ON
Observation-Disclosures a great
advantage tc give the Republicans
the precedeIce 1in time, as it affords
us a chance to act more knowingly
and aeIberatslyss and stostake. advan5
tage of their blundera, # they should
be 30 unfortunate as TO make sany.
We can have time to find their weak
points, and perhaps, by timely NOM
inaticn and some sharp practice and
skillful mareuvering. be able to cap
ture discontented faction. or, per-
hapd, & Sasefingstate 1t is all in
the-faturer and tine game of politics
is one of the.most caprcious and up-
certain ofSall otherss 2; E
We are not Of thoee who think that
Blaine will be more easy to beat than
anv of his late competitors. He is a
5nsp Of mark, IF brain, tof most IN.
doubted ability and has strong hold
upon the faithg:and seon6deneeof bis
party; and Ne not regard HE
~aomination, as. altog' theg as favorable
<tS:Demoerafic successas fhst;o some
one-else. of lesg force and prominence
might have been. But he is fuilyand
fairly iuahe field, and our business