Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-12
We're the judicial Selection OF
l'' Convention as the Strong
est Possible Ticket.
ans for the Rejection of Other
Candidates High Praise for
Harrison and Morton.
MIR. PHELPS VIEWS.

gvnFesE 60 niLnHGAA DO nCAA pdlAS
irith the conventions work. II sus-
~ "A seemed a little tedious to those
F,'';sa he said, 'but l assure you it
bgsy time on the inside. The con
w. s.;,r was vast hive, and its delegates
,' ... warming night and day in the eff
y. IN exchange and unity their senti-
a,s You see, it WAS not like other
-,antions. They went out to select q
wI,;5ets and that is harder work than
"],sly tn accept ard declare ono. The
- lai. ala not know what candidates
5 Lsl ranted and how could the delegates
M, had to learn; and it takes time to
... The eight hundred delegates
..r,s with honest views, but all shaded
I'm local cooring; so they went to work
~ ,st a clear view. There were several
ro,icesble steps ID the process. The
.,,vsutiou, which was composed largely
gNr. Blaines friends, had first to CON
,r,a itself that it would not do to nomi-
r,ta Blaine against his WILL There we're
nan who wanted to nominate him at any
.,st and there were men who wanted to
animate BIN only when it could be done
.itbout harm to his honor and without
Danger to Republican success at the
mills. lntlT QlnblbhCSD NOAN IAhNhANhilg
m%7romised by the recognition of the
fact that it would not do to nominate Mr..
Blaine until his friendly rivals, whom he
had in the contest were
READY TO UNITE
masking him 10 take the nomination.
That was probable contingency, but as
fact it never came. 1t required, first
Of ALL TIE assent of Senator Sherman, but
his he was not expected to give, and he
ought not to have given, rs his vote was
As highest in the poll, and fell to second
on the moment that General Harrison was
nominated. The next duty was TO dis
cover if the paramount and solid quail
ties Of Mr.. Depew, making him the ideal
candidate, and in that regard the only
rival OF Mir. Blaine, were strong enough
10 the granger States to overcome the
panic which strikes all the Western poll
tcans at the mention of a railway or
railway official Opinions of the most
spacious politicians differed as to the
c0Dyentou's duty in this case. All such
recognized the existence and the impor-
lance of the graugers' prejudice, but
whether, that being admitted, 1T is not
veil to brave it with candidate of such
exceptional merit, whose personal popu'
lsrty would bring to the Republican col
lege the thirty-six electoral votes of
New York. this was a question which only
the united wisdom of the convention
could decide. The convention decided
| lta and decided it on the side of prudence.
trisked no certain States in the effort,
however gallan. and exciting, TO capture
doubtful one. When these questions
we're settled there was still left the task
OF discovering which of the many remain
7g candidates was the best. In deciding
iat superiority, where all we're good-fit-
ing IN character aud capacity to fill the
position, the only question was which
could get the most votes. This, too, re-
CURED time, many interviews, and much
discussion
THE ALLISON DELEGATEs.
lad to learn that there were prejudices
against their candidate which affected
DIS merits as a vote getter. The politi-
Gans of the convention land it was
convention made up exclusiveiy of men
Vao had acquired political knowledge by
sIperieL 81 insisted that State was the
osst Judge of the political strength of its
Own sons; that, if it was a question of
relative strength between two of her sons,
4adlana who knew them best, should
nave them right 10 decide the question.
t1eh, too, the earnest advocacy of Judge
gresham claims by mugwump journals,
'-.oh mad no intention TO support his
candidacy at the pols, was generally
.soggnlzed as danger signal not to be
.''egarded, and they who found pecu-
"af attraction in the lofty character and
Splendid record of Judge Gresham and
we've willing 70 disregard these mere
s'4umenial objections, were checked by
-s admission on his own part that he
-e1 once been Know-nothing. TIE
.Ns'Su vote in New York and New Jersey,
.F"l nearing thae fact, would never wait
H'ieu TO any excuse-that he was
s'-1s that his connection was tenn
g,.s'y one, and that he Indignantly
-~-7fea IL a. soon As he learned of it,
.5' prescription. There was still left
sherman, and AllisI Alger and Harri-
,"' tae defeat Of Senator Sherman
practically settled by the almost
luminous declaration OF New York's
-.5ssnon, that this great leader, ad
..'lJ the best equipped of all candi-
ana The one whose long and valued
,.'sss best entitled him the nomina-
COULD Sor CARLY rHA- STATE.
'9H he beginning there had been a
s-l.lon ot the fact that the foUr
lad 'al States we're, in case of anything
1allmlty TO direct the action Of the
.-~'7atIon' and among these four States
'et-suce Of New York was of course
y4J11t. Even admitting that New
was sincere in its belief that Sen
24t5n mans was the weakest vote given
-e. State, yet at one juncture n was
e'lon Of New York that made the
nation Of Sherman seem an immedi.
~llalnty Mr.. Phelps here remarked
-s New York delegation resolved in
In gency 70 support Mr.. Sherman
man 70 take up some new man.
s3I7eutlon leaned longer and more
On Alger than the ballots indicat-
ssiaier, business man, an e1-Gov-
~ great popularity, of q generosity
srs @lo1n before his political ambition,
49, % Aosts of personal friends in and
49,. 'ae eonvention-had Michigan
~. doubtful State. or even without
.. 4Aa bis graceful friends been more
~sAl IN ex rlpttiuu bsa h;.4 -. i;