Daily Republican., 1884-02-18
rne Republican Candidate for tha
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Who will he be ? is question which
grows in significance every day. Any
" ho have been mentioned would make
a popular candidate and good Presi-
dent if elected. The issue is fully made
up for the campaign, and that issue
will be the question of protection TO
American industries. The Republi
cans will inscribe upon their banners
protection, for the sake of protection,
and the Democratic battle cry will be
protection for revenue only The first
means general protection with inciden-
tai free trade, and the Latter means
general free trade with incidental pro-
lection.
The candidate then is the all-import-
ant point. One thing is certain, and
that is that the National Convention
that selects that candidate must be un-
trammelled in its choice, and the man
selected must receive the hearty and
loyal support ofall Republicans, regard.
less of personal preferences or past diff
ferences. The free choice of the party
must be the first choice of every mem.
Der of it. To such an astute and tai
seeing statesman as Edward McPher.
son, the choice seems 10 lay between
Arthur and Edmunds. the choice he
tween the two being as TO which coulc
the more easily carry New York. II
another influential Republican the ten
dency seemed To be towards either Ed
munds or General sherman, Edmund
being stronger in New York.
To an Illinois Congressman the ten
dency seemed TO be between Edmund
and Logan, the latter being very stronl
with the soldier element. To Repre-
sentative Calkins of Indiana, ii looket
as if General Sherman would be th'
man, and he believed he would carr,
all the doubtful States and he would b'
certain Of election. Mr. Calkins think
President Arthur would have bette
chance to carry Indiana than eithe
Ohio or New York. In all the Presi
dental talk the name Of Blaine is NOR,
| frequently used and is undoubtedly th,
choice Of the larger number of iepuhli
cans but it is said that he positively de.
cines being candidate. Senator Har
rison has many friends and 50 haSGrne,
raj Gresham aud General Hawlry, and
Senator Allison Of Iowa, is considered q
strong candidate
1t is a good omen Of Republican sue
cess that every one of these names il
mentioned with the greatest respect.
| Every indication points to harmony,
and the hearty support of any man who
may receive the nomination. With all
these good and available candidates on
hand and with a general feeling Of llar-
mony and unanimity the Republicans
ought TO be successful. But what are
the factshn the case? Are they rea-
sonably sure of success None who
understand the situation will answer
in the affirmative, though there is a
general feeling that they will succeed.
Those Republicans are most valuable to
the party who see danger ahead, and
who assume that the actions Of the
party should be conservative and tenn
perate.
1t must I've admitted even by the
most sanguine Republicans that the
chances between the two parties are
nearly equal, and consequently the
situation is one which implies great
doubt. Enthusiastic Republicans may
ask where the weak points are ? They
are not difficult to see to any one who
wants to see them, The Presidential
election is one to be decided by the
electoral vote of the States OF the 1872
electoral votes of the sixteen Southern
States the Republicans need not count
on single vote, though if fair cleo
ton wa. held they might count on one
fourth OF them anyhow This then
throws the contest entirely in the east
ern, northern and western States. OF
these New Jersey, California and Neva-
da went Democratic III 1850 and have
not changed since. They cannot be
counted differently in the coming cam
paign, Who can count with certainty
on Ohio,on New York, and on Indiana.
The Cand!datrthat can carry New York
and ohio can be elected. He can be
elected without either or both, but that
hinges on Indiana. Tn" man who can
carry either or all Of these three States
is the safe man to take for the Republi.
can candidate. The indications ar,
that with th" tariff question rs n dis
tinctiyr issue the Republicans will carry
not only these three large doubtful
States but the three that gave a Demo
cratic majority in lnSo,
OREGON will be the first State in tn,
Union to hold AN election this summer
at which a Congressman will be clecteO
for the next Congress, and the Legisla
ture then chosen will select Senate
, Slatcrs successor. The election come
f off on the first Monday in June, but tn,
. Eastern Democrats thir K it Of so mucl
importance to carry the State at tha
election that they are already flooding i
with money. Neither their money no
their anxiety will save the State fO
, them.
THE City Republican ExecutiveCom
mittee, composed Of one member from
each ward, seem to have doubts as T.
the efficiency Of the committee, as a