Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-08

CoaFenlfon Wsra held today, - wpssq
he senons .nased ainaosf b aenlarlasipa.
Ard tkess Is - reason - apprslasnd
ths8 Sis ntf6nesh uiE eEss les bssssen
nsu ana 1855. On Ne eonlrarys thsfs
isevnsy rsasen % hsilsss iaat e VA
fnarsaas b he nsnt fwe yeaRa - = 30
increased d ths paat I've and that
B,ains via cas- more led - heRao-
lisan party il 5 Hational eonieai.
Ths 81. I,suEs glote- feuesat has ~
esnsiy been makiag 40 saaEl e discover
ths chaies q Ehs HspublisGn maaaes tol
fhs nsxt nominaslon. Il ~ addEsso
caras e ne delegates y ths vaEiocs
stass conversions, rsqasssina ihst sacA
one fndisafs BE Grsi ohoies for ksa.i.
dat. The resulf hAa bsen s1ch - e
astanlsh even ne nost eataaslasiis aaad
asnauIns admirt1p of shs Plamed
KNIGHT The vast maiaEiiy q those
Who hnsa responded indicated lhsir
prefersnos for ne Maine statesman. 10
eysry Western Stats, exespt Illinois
nnd Ohio, he haa had q decided M
forify. 10 the g1smeF Of thoas aAatsa
81 strength i aimost Is eFeat - ihaA "a
Koean and IL tie lAiisg g i quite as
great e that q sbsfmsa. u Aians.
nsaa, marc than nine tsnths ~ the dsle.
Gates wers for Blaine. and - Pennayl
vania the s0ts for hin vas almost
unanlm0ua. Ihe moel suEpFisisa -
sala. however, waa that festhsd IN Mas
asohnssssa That State has sent anti-
Blains men 20 shFos hatsoual oonsen-
lions. And Il hss eanesaily been fe9ard-
"a q one Of ths States II which tbs 10
ausnnss hostile 20 him we're strongest
Furshss than shis, Senator H0aE, . cisi-
zsn af Massachusetts,, has been mea-
tionsd a. 4 candidate FOR Prsaidsnt,
and il WoaId hase been but natural 4
many Of his party associates bad &
pressed 9 pFofeEenss fog hia. Instead
Of doing this, however, thsy declared
themselves 70 Be for Blaine with =
unaalmliy uhish mual hase aslonished
even shsmselvoa a iaras majority Of
ths deleaaaea allied out ihs blanks ssnt
% then By tie globs- f,smocrat, and o.
thoss Who did 80. moro than nine.tenths
named Blaine a. their 6rst choice. The
proportion ID his favor 10 the Indiana
ooavsntion was almost equally large.
and suoh Of he Southern Ssaisa as have
been oanvasssd In this manner havs
been prnosioaily unanimoua for him.
Bat tho fssuit Of nsWspaper inquiry
Is not she only indicstisn u The rapid
iiy with Which she tide Is rising, There
are ether means Of iudRsnR which
afford equally strong esidsnoe Of the
immennity Of he Blaine boom. II 81.
moas ever STATS ne Republican organ
izaiions are Ia he hands Of Blaine's
friends. Ths Republicans o. New Yorh
held no State convention this year, bai
from every indication, Il - apparent
thai New York viii sena 10 the nexl
national eouvontion q delegation almost
a. solld for Blaine - that Of Pennsyl
yania or California. In the New Jersey
convention. when ex-senator OattelI
spoke Of Blaine as The leader Of the Re
pahiioaaa d iass. = sstna 81 indassEib-
able enthusiasm enaned. The delegates
With absolute unanimity, ehaefed, bowl
ed and esreamod thsir approval and De.
light. ID vas half an boar before The
storm aubsidsd sufiieiontly for the basi,
ness Of ihe convention 70 pressed. In
Ohio. . = Young Mems Blaine Club hal
Just bsen organised IN oineinnati, II
arst meeting having been . damonstFa.
tion long 10 he remembered. SimilaI
clubs viii Be organized throughout ths
State, and through their efforts the real
sentiments Of she Republicans Of Ohio
viii Be expressed. Irrespective Of ths
candidacy o. sherman o. any osheE q
the numerous favorits cans Of Ohio.
Another evidences Of BlAine'a uondar.
ful strength Il % Be seen il The aitiseas
Of hin enemies. Usuaiiy. VIXEN eandi.
daia ior The Presidency i defeated. b
Il looktd upsn a. HAVING been par.
manantiy retired. His political oppo-
nents DO not dream q aaeh = thine e.
maintaining 81 unoeasing warfare
aRainsi hlm. when Seymour. Ifidsn
and Hancock wers dofsaaea. TIE aassn-
iian Of The public was tnrnsd from hen
almost before ne slsoieFai votcs usFs
counted. via BlAinA haueves. ali
Tile b di4srenk He hss been aiseassd
and attached Sizes his dsfsai alaaas q
asnegaily e darsng tAs a@paira- HIS
every aea b esmEents8 spen nna kis
every word b srtliezsA OnM esn
soarasly pisk % . Dsas4sasis - Mas,
uams pepss vssAssi azEa sisAx :
Gnssf a BlAine % a. nsaA1A 1vau sm.
No opportaniiy . afan.k An ) sI.suss
% pas. aad uhsa - agperizz.lF 60
not ocouf. teepsr4ts sHsts \ naar
either % make o. imaRins ere. Rsr
insianoe, When, fsg msnshs -. NJ.
Blaine responded 10 IN iavitatioa sFom
bis Irish fellow ofaiEsna ana delivered !
apeesh IN favor Of hone rula, Il was
promptly asserted b. every Douocraiss
payer from Maine 70 oAnforuia mai b.
vas making = demAeogio appeal for tie
Irish vote and THAI be was forcing him.
aolf into . aisesssion Ia which be eoaia
have ne possible eonsega. In thus a..
taskine blaine. hia Assailania Iosi sssh,
az the fact that be vas uoi toe oaly
American party leader Who had SPOKEN
on shs same side q the same question.
They forgot that Hendricks. Randall,
ioaan. Sherman and almost every
other psomtnsat American haa IRE.
visasiy spoken in favor Of hons rul,
Tor ireland. u vas al right for other.
% think, SPEAK and act - they eAosa
bat when hlaine spoke, be wa dsma
gOeae aud a. aeitator. II. on tha che
hand, be hsd not accepted ths Invita-