The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-19

The POLITICAL situation has cleared
wonderfully within the past week. In
that time no less than twenty state
conventions have been held and the
DRIFT Of opinion In both parties has
heen clearly indicated. OF course,
there Is not room for the slightest
doubt that President Cleveland vii
Be renominated by acclamation At 81.
Louis. Every delegate thu. Tar chosen
to the convention Is for him and. how
ever deep the real feeling Of the con-
vention against him may be, i win be
suppressed and Mr.. Cleveland ~ill be
nominated with . hurrah. There Is
yet no certainty In regard To the
Democratic nomination for the vice
presidency. however, Governor Gray
II Indiana. Commissioner Of Pensions
Black, Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson and Secretary Villas being
the most prominent candidates with
no means Of judging which Of the
four viii develop the greatest strength.
On the Republican side there has
also bern great clearing away 81 the
clouds. state conventions have been
held In Connecticut. Maryland, Della
war;, Virginia. Alabama. Tennessee.
Michigan, Wisconsin. Dakota and New
York. The utteranecs and actions VI
these gatherings have made II evident
that Mr.. Rlaine's refusal 10 be looked
upon ~ q candidate will be disregard
~ end that he viii he triumphansly
Jaolniasted. Unless appearances de-
reive wendsrfully. there is only one
man who can prevent such a result
and that j. Mr.. blaine h,mssH. Ifhe
should publish . letter on the eve q
the convention persmPsorily dssiiai~~
~ accsps . nominatio" .,.,., .,,v a., :
.um..snces, the pa..y would be com
relied 20 seek another leader. This.
hovever. he Is not likely TO do. He Is
too ecod Republican 10 refuse to
listen 10 the call Of his party. The
nomination. IL II comes to him. viii
.,ame not only unsolicited. bu, in
aniss Of Mr.. Hlainc's ehivalreus ahan-
,icnmcnt Of the field 10 those Who are
~r~onally DESTROYS Of the nomination
such nomination no man could re-
fuse.
The Connecticut convention selected
: straight blaine delegation With sam
mel +. ressenien. one Of Mr.. Waine' 5
varmc,t friends and most enthusiasts
admirers. At It's head. The Maryland
convention selected maine sseiesa'
zion sith Waiter Brooks, the Repal'
lican candidate for governor IN the
campaign 81 last year, as its leader
The six delegates Of nele~are ara
without exception favorable 10 Mr.
Rlainc's nomination. Alabama send
= delegation composed almost entirely
~ Rlaine men. The Tennessee desc
cation with twenty four votes j. unil
for Riaine and Is Instructed both by
the state conventions aud by most ii ths
district conventions 10 make every Ct
fort 10 secure his nomination The
Dakota delegation has enc amaeng Is
members Who Is ssid To he opposed d
Mr.. Nlaine's nomination. Al ef hi
colicraes difssr With him ON the sab
;ess. however. and Eve cf paAesA's So
VOTES viii he for Maine en the arss hal
loa. The Minnesosa delegation, ~Ill T.
divided between Rsaine and Gresham
Wisconsin and Michigan viii rEessn
candidates II their ean, the former il
.hr rerson 81 6cs knsk ard 'ssr latte
in the person 81 Gen. Algwr, The dele
xati.as ftem both 81 these states
However. arr prepared 10 swing ansH
snaa,iy insa line for hsaise The IL
~tans that il heeoa,es apparent tia
sh~ir candidate cannot ts nominated
~ Ncx Work delexatssH j. n.