The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-12
THE ADVANCE CANDIDATE GETS
THERE.

National Conventions and the third
time has proven to be 1.-THE charm"
Blaine secured the nomination by the
splendid vote Of 5l4, or 133 more than
the number necessary for Il choice.
Wishing to colla.e for ready refer
ence the views OF the ADVANCE, we
give them below:
From the ADVANCE of March Goth:
Blaine is undoubtedly the choice OF
more Republican voters than any other
man. and if the party could select by
vote 1T some primary election, Blaine
would be the man. Logan is the choice
Of all those Republicans who think that
dash, pluck and ability are about the
only requisites for 4 ruler. Arthur is
the choice Of Il large element of the
party who are conservative business
men and who dislike politics any way.
From the ADVANCE of April 18th:
l. That Blaine is the popular choice
of the Republican voters. lfa primary
or nominating election could he held,
Blaine would command two thirds OF
the Republican vote.
2. Arthur is the choice Of the cOnSer-
vative business men and the capitalists
who like to let well enough alone. They
consider him safe and free from any
my polcy'' which might endanger the
business Of the country.
3. Edmunds has 4 large following in
the East but very little in the West,
and no great hold on the popular heart
generally.
4. Logan is a favorite with many OF
the ''boys' who like dash, pluck and
vim, but the people do not want him
for President. He is a good partizan,
but that is against him.
S. Lincoln has quite Il following for
the first place on the ticket, but it is
not general. lie would suit all classes
for the second place.
AS to our individual preferences, ont
of all who have SO far been prominently
mentioned, we shonld say
Blaine and Lincoln.
From the ADVANCE of April "a:
The opinion expressed by the AD-
VANCE in the issue Of March 10Th, that
''Blaine is undoubtedly the choice of
more Republican voters than any other
man and if the party could select by
vote ut some primary election, Blaine
would be the ,uan,' is shown to be cor.
rect by the recent conventions. Since
our preference expressed last week for
Blaine and Lincoln, IL vast number Of
Republican county. district and state
conventions have been held, and Blaine
and Lincoln lead al the rest. The tx.
preston is general enough to show be-
yond question that they are the popu-
Jar choice ct the party.
So Blaine is again the popular choice.
He was the choice in 1876 and was
beaten by Cameron's break in the
Pennsylvania. delegation. lie was
again the popular ch~ice in 1880, but
the solid Grant ri,a!anX standing for Il
third term, compelled Il compromise on
Garfield. This time there will he no
Grant stone wall to assault, aud proba-
bly, no Cameron to break the united
front of Pennsylvania, and We hope to
see Blaine nominated
In our Judgment james G.. Blaine
combines more of the qualities csstn-
tial to Il good President than any man
who has so far beer! iMrnt ioned for he
place. a broad. .guaGe Elan in every
respect, Il statesman at every point,
and man Of e, eat personal magnetism,
he would, If nominated. arouse an en-
thuSiaSm which 10 other man could
approach.
From the ADVANCE Of May S:
The forecasts IF the ADVANCE con-
cerning the political situation have
been very generally justified by the
State, District and County conventions
which have been held throughout the
country. These were:
l. That Blaine was the popular choice
of the Republicans and that il II nomi-
mating or primary election could be
held, Blaine would undoubtedly be the
nominee.
2. That Lincoln was the almost uni
versal choice for the second place on
the ticket. (This very general desire
to give Lincoln the second place may
result in his securing the first place, if
Blaine cannot be nominated Oh the first
two or three ballots.)
The Lincoln and Iawley ticket urged
10y some is 4 ST treng one, being in almost
every respect available and unobjectioE.
able, and stands an excellent chance of
being nominated in theevent Of Blaine's
failure.
8. That Logan was in no considerable
degree the choice OF the Republicans,
and that he could not he elected. His
boom fell even tlatter than we cx-
pected.)
/. That Arthur was preferred by the
more conservative. nOn-prrtIZan ele.
ment, and that Edmnnds had no large
following in the Vest 1--WE confess.
more strength in securing delegates
than we anticipated.)
From the ADVANCE of May %:
A strong effort has been for some
time put forth to create the impression
that New York is the pivotal State and
that it is necessary to the success Of
any Presidential candidate. The anti
Blaine papers and politicians have been
working this for all there is in it and
continually claiming that ''Blaine can
not carry New York; We notice, too.
that Il great many Blaine Republicans
stand ready to sacrifice him if they can
be convinced that he cannot "carry
New York;
We protest against this whole effort.
We are not willing to make New York
a dictator. A Republican candidate
can be elected without New York, and
Blaine can carry New York rs easily
as Arthur or Edmunds can and easier.
HIS SLIPPERY GLASS EYE.
''The SQUIRE" says the anthor OF
| 1.-The Hoosier SchOOlmaster," ''wCre
one glass eye and wig. The glass eye
was constantly slipping out Of focus,
and the wig turning around sidew,se
on his head whenever he addressed the
people Of the Flat Greek District.' Sad
spectacle. Parker,s Hair Balsam pre-
serves and promotes growth Of the nat.
ural hair. It also restores the natura
color to hair which has faded or become
gray. Clean, elegant, beneficial, highly
perfumed.
Crop Report. Our friend Prime
sends out his blanks for the usual crol
report from this section. We quote:
Wheat Crop coming on finely, stan(
good.
Oat Crop, likewise.