The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-11
NOW FOR CHICAGO.
THE REPUBLICAN, CONTENTION RAP
IDLY ORA WING on.

body's Fight just at Present-A situation
without a Parallel - Earnest Search for
| an Available Man.
New YORK, June 10 "A special to the
New York Herald states that in a little
more than week the Republican Ma
tionsl Convention will be held, but at
present II Is
ANYBoDY's FIGHT
and will so remain until some presiden
iial rod catches the lightning. Where
this lightning will strike has been the
theme OF political conjectG'e for many
months, and It would be as safe to count
upon one man as another so far as VIC
tory is concerned.
Contrary to rule which has hereto
fore had no exception, there is no Repub
| lcan polticsn who will not talk but no
reliance can be placed upon what is said,
though there is no question of varacity
involed. Every man talks according TO
what he thinks he knows and does not
base his opinion upon actual knowledge
Hence one mans opinion is as good a.
that of another
The situation, so far as the Republi-
cans are concerned, has never had n
parallel. No man is big enough tn prove
a target as yet, and it is not believed thai
any candidate will go into the convention
with two hundred votes, though Sher-
man claims more than that. SO does
| Gresham. The condition OF things, how
ever, does not warrant figuring, except
in speculative way, for which there is
no solid basis.
! SEARCH FOR An AVAILABLE MAN.
So MANY States are debatahle now that
the Republicans are mystiiied - 10 which
way TO turn for an available" man.
| This il why every candidate considers
himself available and why the Allison
men are confident their candidate has
chance. Even the Kansas men express
themselves as feeling reasonably certain
there may he chance for Senator ingalls,,
who for the first time 'ntertains a hope
for the Presidency. Iowa and Kansas are
so strong in the Republican faith they
can be left outdoors o nights, and yet
/
candidate which it is booming with all its
strength and lung power The ingalls,
boom is bandcspped, however, in a mea-
sure by the avowed preference of nearly
every delegate from his State for Ores
| ham as a second choice. Senator ingalls,
would be tie candidate of the bloody
shirt wing of the party but rs the lead
ers generally seem To be of the opinion
/ that this issue has been rather overwOrk
/ ed, and consequently ought to have
resi-, his chances do not appear partcu-
larly fright.
ALGERs BOOM.
Among the distinguished Michigandcrs
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday was
ex. Congressman Roswell c. Horr of
East Saginaw, one of General Ayers
closest friends He is a delegate Ia the
Republican National Convention. lie
says that W orever he has been, especially
found the Republicans having friendly
feelings for Alger. Michigan, Of course,
is solid ana enthusiastic for him. and Mr..
Horr says that Alger, if nominated. will
carry not only Michigan. but New York
and Indiana. Il expect" continued Mr.
Horr, that General Alger will 90 into
the convention with respectable mum
Of votes, and that he will rapidly receive
accessions until he is nominated"
"Who will make the speech nominal
ing General Algerg"
probably Robert Z. Frazier of De
troit prominent lawyer and neigh
Dor He is the gentleman who made
such mark as an orator al the meeting
in this city of the Republican clubs last
winter"
SHERMAN on THE WATCH.
Although Senator Sherman said that
he came TO New York on business, the
fact that he has been engaged in talking
with Republican statesmen and taking
care of his boom in every proper way,
would seem TO indicate that he has com.
bined business and pleasure in his visit.
The Senator and his friends do not con-
ceal their anxiety about the position to
be assumed by the New York State dele
CATION in the Republican National Con-
vention Ex-Governor Foster says that
the Sherman men wanted New York to
get into line with the sentiment in Ohio
in favor Of the Senator. He, as well as
the Sherman men. appreciate the influ
ence which New York will have in the
convention. They believe that this State
will be the presidential battle-ground, and
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