The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-03-13

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objections are urged against each of
the prominent aspirants by the rival
interests. There's 40 concentration
of public opinion in favor of any one
of the principal candidates. They
are likely 10 kill each other off, and
thus to prepare the way for a COM
promise that all of them will accept.
Arthur will exhibit more numeri-
cal strength in the Convention at the
start, if he finally concludes to go in
earnest for the nomination, than is
now credited to him. But it will not
be strength of an enduring sort. 1t
may depart from him at the first
signal for a change of front. In any
event. he will have done what Tyler,
Fillmore, and johnson failed to do,
by remaining in line with the party
that elected him Vice President, and
by avoiding distracting scandals.
All of Logan's votes will be mus
tered on the first ballot, with the
poss bility of a few accessions from
Arthur's Southern support after the
Iatter's nomination shall appear to be
impracticable. At that point Logan
will stop short, because the East will
never accept him.
John Sherman has no hearty fol-
lowing, but his cratic brother, Gen,
Sherman, may turn up with a large
support, if the Convention should
give way to a paroxysm of senti-
mentality, as sometimes occurs in
large assemblies.
Edmunds has no magnetism as a
leader, although he has no superior
as a shrewd and successful manager
in the Senate, for his party and him.
self. Hence the great West does not
take to him as a candidate. He is
regarded as austere and cold.
Blaine has been playing an adroit
game. He is not formally in the field
as a candidate-that is to say, he has
set up no regular machinery as he did
in 1876 and in 1880, but he has quiet
fly allowed his name to be used as a
rallying point against other avowed
caudidatcs,so asto proven ananifai-
ty in New York, Pennsylya nia, Ohio,
and other States for any one of his
competitors. Thus he has kept a re-
serve for himself. to be used if the
opportunity should offer. By pur.
suing this policy Blaine has saved the
expense of q costly canvass, and has
got the benefit of a professed self
denial that he will be sure.to turn tc
good account. If he fails to win the
prize at Chicago he expects to name
the nominee of the Convention, and
as Warwick to become the chief of the
new Administration in the event o.
success. Weeks before the meeting
of the Convention in 1880 Blaine bar
gained with Garfield to bring about
his nomination by q transfer of votes
at the opportune junction. That in
trigue succeeded, and the results off
are now historical.
Any survey Of the field is incom
plete fit fails to include Judge Ores
ham. He has made a positive i'm
preston in public and political life
here. He has exhibited good quail
ties as II executive officer, and hi:
decision of character challenges re
spect from all sides. Distinguished
as a Judge and as q volunteer sol
der in the rebellion, with a clean re
cord and courage to carry out his
convictions, many observers regard
him as the coming compromise. They
say that Gresham would raise an en-
thusiasm among the younger Repub
licans such as no other candidate
could hope to inspire, and that h,
would command the confidence ofthe
country.