Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-13
The Republican Ticket.

The Republican convention at Chicago
ended its work on Friday last 10y the nom
nation of James G. Blaine, of Maine, for
President and John A. Logan, of Illinois,
was effected on the fourth ballot, he receiv-
ing 544 out of the $50 votes of the conven-
ton. He gained steadily from the first
ballot, when he received 334 votes. The
anti Blaine people in the convention were
under vastly inferior leadership to the
Blaine forces and thus failed to effect any
combination agai.st him on dark
horse until it was too late to do so. The
Arthur following entertained hopes of
nominating their man up to the last, and
so failed to take the proper steps to COM
bine upon dark horse before the ballot
ing commenced. Being unable to ascer-
tain Blaine's strength, they desired to go
to one ballot for the purpose of fixing it
and then to get a recess. with a view OF
etfecting combinations, if necessary. In
this tactics they failed, as, owing to the
lack OF organization in the opposition, The
/ Blaine men prevented recess and forced
the balloting until they brought their can
didate out victorious Logan, seeing the
condition of affairs, with q view of seCur
ing second place, telegraphed to his small
| following to reinforce the Blaine column,
which they did and secured his nomina-
ton Logan had little opposition for the
second place, receiving the nomination by
acclamation.
I Both of the men thus chosen to lead the
Republican columns in the coming cam
paign are well known to the public Both
of them have been conspicuous in the Re
publican Congresses during the most event
full period of the party's history, and both
are well known for their vindictive sec
tional hatred of the Sou'h.
| Mr. Blaine was the originator Of the
"bloody shirt" idea. and the boldness, and
unscrupulousness with which lie advocat-
ed this and kindred policies gave to him
the reputation he has acquired tor mag
netism." He is a man of good scholastic
attainments with a clear conception of
public questions and a boldness amount
ing almost 10 recklessness, in carrying out
the policies he conceives. He may be de
nominated as a politician rather than a
statesman. Aside from his obnoxious sec
tionalism, TO which The Northern heart no
longer responds, Mr.. Blaine is hardly such
a man as die conservative business men
of the country would ike To see entrusted
with The reins of government at a time
when Republican policy is already threat
ening a financial crisis. In his long Con
gressional service he has not escaped the
strong suspicion Of completely in some of
the iniquitous jobs and pecu atoms which
have disgraced his party in Congress. 1t
is said 10y some Of the Republican papers
that Mr.. Blaine's checkered personal re-
cord and his reckless public life will put
the Republican party on the defensive
from The start, if the Democrats make a
strong nomination.
Mr.. Logan is man of rather strong
mimi With correspondingly strong pFeju-
diIees. He isslliterare and possesses little
familiarity with affairs of State \
hearty hater Of ''' 49, ''''''.-t--
will find ;i,r,a response from the peop'e in
the present. Ter of things upon this point.
" -. ioSever, popular with the soldier
genera ly; and it is said has clean per
sonal record.
From the several extracts from the Re
publican press which we give elsewhere,
including the New York Times, the most
influential Republican paper in the coun-
try, and three of the leading Republican
papers in the pivotal State of New York,
some idea may be formed of the manner in
which the ticket mas been received. Dem
ocrats should not, however, be deceived
into an exaggera,ion OF the effect OF this
opposition. As formidable as it is. unex-
ampled heretofore in the history of the
Republican patty, the great force OF disci-
pine in that party should not be forgot
ten. 1t should be remembered, too, that
Blaine is bold, inscriptions man. with
whom politics is trade, and endowed by
nature with al the qualifications OF lead
er of men. 1t may be relied upon that he
L. ~ is
political cards for all they are worth -
While it looks like forlorn hope that he
is leading, such men as Blaine sometimes
snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat.