The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-06-09
From the Albany Times
REPURLICAN PuSsIRIILTIEa.

A remarkable aggregation of Republican poll
tlcians from all over the United States were in
New York, and the earnest topic of conversation
was: Who shall be the Republican nominee for
President ?"
SHERMAN ~ His nomination is not looked
upon as one Of the contingencies, even by men
who admit that he is likely, as matters now
stand, to present the most formidable front in
the earlier balloting of the Convention. His
friends claim in the neighborhood of 300 votes
and those most pronounced against his selection
concede him 200. But it is impossible to indicate
whence any growth is TO come from, be his orlgi-
nal strength more or less. Senator Sherman
commands, in a remarkable degree, the respect
and confidence of Republicans, but he does not
possess the personal qualities which are deemed
essential in a campaign like the one before us,
and the absence of any pronounced sentiment in
favor Of his nomination in the State of New York
is considered fatal to him at Chicago.
DEPEw.-Mr. Depews prominence In connec-
ton with the canvass is looked upon as one of
the phenomenan of politics. Mr., Depew ap-
preeiates, as fully as any one, that his nomina.
ton would be a blunder, If it should be neces-
sary, to effect it, to antagonize pronounced and
widespread opposition on the part of the North
western States. The best information justhes
!
sent at Chicago, and to a degree which is not at
all anticipated or comprehended in the East. 1t
Will come from the States of Iowa, Minnesota,
Michigan. Wisconsin, Nebraska, Kansas, Tli-
nois, and Indiana and it goes without saving
that the National Convention cannot make a
nomination that meets with the united and de-
| termined opposition of all these States do not
think oyerstate the case in saying that among
! the shrewdest politicians who gathered m New
| York, the name of Chauncey NJ. Depew Is al
/ ready eliminated from the list Of Presiden-
! tial probabilities.
| GREsHAM.-We come now to Walter Gresh-
am, who has become, in some indescrlble way, a
central figure in every calculation now made OF
the Chicago outcome. No one any longer AT,
! tempts to deny that Judge Gresham is a formid-
able candidate. But there is an element of weak.
ness in his candidacy which has grown as Der
eepnbly as his strength has grown, and which
need no longer be concealed, even il conceal.
ment were possible. Judge Gresham is TO be
the target of the concentrated opposition of the
dlstinctiyely Blaine influences in the Convention
Some say that this is due to the super-zealous
alacrity with which his advocates insisted upon
the hnallty Of Blane's Florence letter But that
II Is an nonsense. II has its source In causes
far ante-dating this year; and 1t is the single
evidence OF the present existence of the old fac
tional divisions in the Republican party. Judge
Gresham held two portfolios in President
Arthur's Cabinet aud is to-day Federal Judge
by Auhur's appointment. He IS regarded as
the natural resduary of the strong organization
which appeared In Chicago four years ago tC
urge the nomination of President Arthur and
ioE that reason, II for no other he is looked upon
askance by the original Blaine men. They IN
/ sisi that 20 push Gresham Is 10 attempt to re
new and perpetuate faetional differences IN the
party which circumstances have tended to de
stToy. They criticize Greshams attitude IN the
last presidential campaign; they refer obviously
20 his record on the protection issue; and they
make much Of the fact that although Judge
Gresham Is a citizen Of Indiana the delegates
froIa that state favor another candidate, who