The Forrest City times., 1888-06-23
The Coming Convention.


 In less than week the Republican convention will assemble in the great tempofarv hall in the Auditorium.
 In every patticular it will be in sharp contrast with it's rival, whose work was performed 90 satisfactorily last week at St Louis II will not convene . solid, substantial, harmonious gather. ing. though, if it's action be Wise, IL may possibly adjourn so. But to com. mence with. it will he a gathering of fact on itidulging in personal bitterness toward each other that far trauscends of bounds of generous rivalry. The standing menace it has always had to encounter in the venality of the South ern delegates will this year be still more dangerous, and speaking thus far m advance. t looks as though it would require the utmost good temper and management to prevent discovered convention from carrying it's dlssen- Sions back to a dessevered party Pol ticians have to be wrought into a good deal of frenzy before they will imparil their party by personal quar- rels, and we must needs assume, there fore, that the various factions, after a long contest. will finally wind up with oft of love feast, over their common clore.
 Upon whom, then, does 1t seem like ly that choice will fallp lt is announced and believed that Sherman will lead in the convention with about three hun dred votes. Four hundred and eleven will be necessary to choice, and there seems to he nothing in the situation to indicate that sherman will he able to increase his strength after the first tal'ot On the contrary, he will h- apt tn lose if he cannot make 1t at the inst brnsh. for his followers have never h' en of the thick and thin character. T,ey weeken very easily
 After sherman, it iS difficult to say what candidate stands next in order of nun ,TIe al strength Depew, probably for he reason that he will get New York for a starter, and strong vote rom New England Gresham will rank np and thn the favorite sons w.ll iad a'ong supported by their own states only These three will be numer ical', the strongest candidates at tie dart. apainst whom the 'tailors' and 'fatoute sons will freely use th fnlte
 ~harman's weakness on the Paciis con- and the fact that his main snr. loYt in the convention comes from states that no Republican can ca " will dispose of him. His friends Q sav ng that since the nomination ot I'm man by the Democrats Of Ohio he ma have Inc leading place cn ths i'e n lican ticket hut, however stfous the arg mont in favor of an Ohio man il VII n strengthen the case Of Iohn 'helnan. If the convention finally eoae'r,!ps t must have an Ohio man II will not take President Hayes Sec ;atarv ot the Treasury
 \ ainst Depew the argument is so su',st autial that his vote in convention W F never be anything more than com Fl men,arv, unless he can bring ordeis nnder he sign manual of him who |, he' ond the sea that the Blaine Conven ton all nominate Blaines best trend
 Grpsham's boom has been so badly managed and bro"ght the issue down to c'e sham agai st the field so sharp Iy. ih.t il is not at all likely he can gain rergth m repeated balloting. it is Ia, more likely that his largest vote wlll be en the first ballet
 .s for most of the others who will rf crive votes en tie first ballot. Uawley. Fhelphs II gals, Rusk, they HdNP DtNtI Httif III tHt toiItt,t dt "''' and will not rise to the responsibility y of even being consi cred dark horses Ali on might stand better show, but it does not look like fl.
 With Plaine out of the contest 1t 1 would seem new that one Of three men would let eive he nomination Russell A Alrrr, of Michigan. Benjamin liar. riSon of In 'lana. or William Mckinley of Ohio The boom Of Inc first two have heeh managed so quietly as not to an taeonize the Elaine interest, q very ad- vaniaceouS position in this convention. As fer Mckinley, he is a high protec- tiouiSi. a leader of his party, in Con. c,ess. and man of good record. All the arguments in favor of an Ohio man h hrm letter than any one else. At lhi' moment he looks like one of the coming men.