The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-05
At Chicago.

AT Chicago. a
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Political interest is now centered at b
Chicago. The representatives of the S
faithful are already on hand. and the L
usual skirmishing is going on. The Ii
irummers for each of the rival chief t
tains are busy executing orders and {
sending out bulletins. Notwithstand- i
ing the wide divergence of statement, I
the fact seems to be clear already that c
the race is practically between Blaine
and the president, with advantages t
plainly in Blaines favor. If, however, {
Arthur develops unexpected strength, ]
or only little more than he already s
has, dead lock may occur,which will
chuck the. plum to the dark horse
The imminency of the Tilden nomin-
alton by the democratic convention
will exercise a powerful influence
upon the result Of the republican con-
sultation, and it may result in giving
the nomination to Blaine after but
few ballots. It seems to be conceded
already at Chicago, that before the
people there Is no man in all the hosts
of the faithful who can hope to mix
it with Blaine. He is the popular re-
publican idol of the day, and undoubt-
edly stands with the masses, where
no other republican can hope to
stand, and least of all, Arthur. There
is another consideration. 1t is this:
With Mr.. Tilden as the standard
bearer of the democracy, we may ex-
pect the coming struggle to be based
largely upon sentiment. 1t will in
dictate the partial withdrawal of the
issue of issues fol the time being.
Personal influence, personal feeling,
sentiment, popularity, magnetism
and bearing will enter into the race
as elements of strength, and their lack
as an element of fatal weakness.
With this sort of a prospect before
them the delegates at Chicago feel
that the vast personal popularity of
Blaine points to him as possible
absolute necessity. There Is wide
and deep feeling in all this country
that Tilden has been badly
treated personally. and as the banner
man of the triumphant but badly
tricked democracy, he is the embodi-
ment of all the Indignation honest
men have been piling up and nursing
ever since the electoral commission
crowned the infamy of republicanism
with down right robbery. This fact
! Joined to the grand personal character
of the man, his blameless and spotless
life, gives him personal standing
head and shoulders above all other
democrats. His nomination would be
but simple walk over confronted by
anyother republican, land we belive that
even with Blaine, 1t would result
in one of the grandest victories ever
won under the banners of the peo-
, pie.
f Lincoln on the republican ticket, as
second to Blaine, would be persuing
y this idea of sentiment still further
: In case of deadlock between Blaine
!. and Arthur, Lincoln will prove to be
J. the dark horse-still on this theory OF
q sentiment-but little more revealed
r than was Garfield on that memorable
e occasion when he threw Sherman over
r for the place he was to make illustri
g Gus, not with his brains, but by
, his blood. Logan is not to be des
3 pissed, however, his column Is
Y as yet but mere forlorn hope
t a desperate and bloody incident in 6
s fight it cannot seriously affect, much
d less determine. We regard Logan.
). candidacy as altogether in Blaine.
favor, however, little the swart
warrior may intend it. 1t certainl.
b does withdraw good deal of admins
e tration or official strength in tn
j. northwest from Arthur which Blain
IS could not have upon any terms what
e ever. Logan has just enough strength
e of this kind to keep him on the tract
q and thus prevent the seriou
q consequences to Blaine of
n withdrawal and the concentration
20 of this force upon Arthur. 1t is
Il delicately organized and nicely poise'
" affair, and 1t must put all the organ
~ izing dizziness of the patriots to
q severe strain to enable them to main
g tain the conditions without the thin,
4 topping over.
% There is one thing quite observabl
% already at Chicago, which goes IA
towards establishing the view W
have taken of the situation. AS YET
Ii there has been no single allusion t
N the principles upon which the cam
IS paign is to be waged. They do no
: propose to fight the real or suppose
y free trade doctrines and purposes O
Is the democracy. Not a bit of it
B Nor will single mothers son among
y the aspirants want to express himsel
IL on the subject in any way until afte
% the nominations have been made. w
IS are on the eve of exciting events. w
IL stand at the threshold of an expert
IL ence which is, as yet, a novel one Il
a our political history. 1t will show u
IL new phase of the American politica
8, machine, and the country will hea
more of Blaine and Tilden in the mex
d few months than it ever heard of tw
q other men before in all of its previou
e history, in like term.
e Political Cleanliness.