Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-13
AFTER BLAINE, WHO ?
TIE PelpIexity Of the Party
Of Moral Pretense.
az EMBARRASSMENT OF VIEWS.
ggU ResebiHg Eagerly After the
{zpossEble- Magnetism of the
Great Plorentine Mosaic,

I7as Republicans Of this city, ns well
10, tf,,yr Of tho whole Union-the poll
t5eisns nf The pe1y are referred to--af-
lss., 10 lzssb at the unanimity OF senti-
reaut n the Democratic party WHICH has
-Sal rBp 70 Tho nomination Of Mr.. Cleye'
}ssua lor the Presidency. To an ordinary
Tnsn tive tnsk Of discovering what Of the
1.,p,,s,ts.t,le order there is in this universal
hzrFaony cf party is not ON easy one.
Rss matter Of plain, everyday fact
gss Republican party itself is quite as
tsuite1 ca, ore member Of that organiza-
zion With this diiTerence-our man is
sxzsahSs foa us, but theirs will not have
-shai is offered him, the nomination by
reclsirn. &r. Cleveland thinks he can
re elsgsed, and accepts the nom
ivsssion: Mr.. Blaine seems to
3kiuk he cannot be elected and says, in
gai.sa, I rsn once and was defeated, the
asosar u duly appreciated, but | would
rshfY see tlle other fellow got knocked
ap,xp this tine. In spite OF all declara-
a5,rs cad destinations on the part of Mr..
8spiUe, his party still keeps up a
zhaus for him in oil parts OF
klve Union. The other night
when ihe Democrats Of this city, 5000
ziyuuE, Inarehed through the town with
hgvlsacrs flying and the air re-echoing the
pCs.}airn rsiged with SO much enthusiasm
gfr Cleveland and Thurman. here and
saere a discouraged Republican, less
iYiyrveie than his fellows, had the
saDesF4y to raise his bazoo and blow
q feeble hlagt, In all such cases, what
was 10 tenor Of the refrain? Why what
crula II he but, "Hurrah for Blaine !"
70 exc Of these n Democrat in the throng
sssl. WAY, Blaine is dead He has
lSaasaitted political hari kari Was he the
saiy man yom Republican Rome encom-
peRnpd that you still shout for his defunct
manner lie won't have your nomination.
80 shout for some fellow who will"
Al this ibe intelligent elector OF the
parsy of ,6e past with puzzled express
sien ot face, eudgeled his brains like
lAe dull ass oi the grave digger in Ham
Es. and al length, with what he thought
70 he "a seniilla of thought, bawled out,
~Hwrah fer Walter S. Moore. "
E&s ia 'erlocuior of this admirer OF
pie Maine Statesman first and Of the
fihh MhY2 Statesman for second choice
was p HERALD reporter, and this little
eoja5de was suggestive to him. He con-
si6essd how utterly at sea the retirement
oI ,he Florsntine Mosaic had leit the
S. o. p., and he thought what pretty
uscasic Of a political and homemade
a,ra the opinions OF the party in
R.as Angeles would prove, il properly
plaee5, Yo es to show what the choice OF
shs party ia. II would be interesting to
lsArn how many OF them like the one in
sha crowd had transferred his allegiance
fyDyn Mr.. Rlaine 70 Mr.. Moore. To de
fefzaias this The HERALD man set out
yesterday for the purpose Of getting few
Assst interviews with the leaders Of the
party as to which Of the many candidates
is Sae preiesence for President.
WHAT COLONEL BoYcE THINKS.
TIE frst man encountered was Col. II,
II. Boyce. Tho conundrum being duly
HooyoRnasd Colonel, after Blaine,
w2sog'' the Commander of Waterman's
Rssnee SAID:
'6ireah2nl-tbat is, if Blaine is out
Eat ] do not think he is. do not think
Ss7eshaea csn he nominated. l do moi
tlsiRk any enc can be nominated except
lug Bjaine. II will not be Depew
&reshSn viii lead; but the Convention
NI1 get Tired of casting ballot alter
ballot, and the delegates will break tc
Elaine, ard he will be nominated"
Hare was a queer answer to the conun'
drum: After Blaine, who?" Why
ata!,er Blgane, BlaiEe'
Wi,h ColoRel B0yce was standing
JUDGE B. T. WILLIAMS,
IA Nentura county, and him the
FeSosser next accosted with the question
which has echoed from Minnesota tc
Gshfcsnia ten million times in the past
1@o weeks The Judge said:
''s AKA for Harrison, or Governor Porter
rs In3ians"
Az this is a new star, compara-
&igeSy speaking, in the political
SKY, it reminded the reporter OF 1874
when James X. Polk was nominated,
The Democrats expected that the NOM
iaee would have been either Mar
tin Van Buren or John o. Calhoun.
The New Workers we're confident it would
lrs Van Bnren; and in one of the back
eounties in little village the party lead
ess Gsaeinbled 10 ratify the action of the
Convention. After waiting long time
b message WIS brought in and handed to
The Chairman. This dignitary with due
esremnny opened the envelope and read
that James K Polk of Tennessee was the
1nsn. The village politician had never
beard of the Southern statesman, so he
reRched over and asked the Secretary oi
the club. To him, too, the cand date was
9 horse as dark as Erebus,
%'Wen," said the Chairman, "let u;
make the best OF it. Announce that the
nhoice OF the Convention is James X
1'clk, OF Tennessee"
Unfortunately the Secretary was lit
tle hard OF hearing and bawled out the
rsane AS he caught it
NSGentlemen of this Club, l have the
shoasr to announce to ou that the choice
pf The Democratic National Convention
sor cur standard besrer is James Clay
pole, OF Tennessee !"
In an instant rural wiseacre in the
natie0ce ssas on his feet and said:
James ClSypole, OF Genesee He is thC
St-sogast man in The party to-day, an(
be is one OF our near neighbors. Three
Giseers Tor James Olaypole OF Genesee =
Judge Williams claims the reporter
story is not pr0pos OF his man from In
dasna. Col. Boyce thinks 30, too. HI
SKID
|.Albark Gallstin Porter, of Indiana, il
Che NEST available man in that State"
Tbs reporter surmised that as he bear
the ponnea and cognomen of the man VIII,
made the infamous fisheries treaty o
ISIS Shat might kill him. But Judg,
Williams said:
I'VE must get man from the pivota
States. Harrison or Porter will do. Yes
Gresham, think with you is the choic