The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-20
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
THE EVENTFUL DAYS At CHICAGO,
AND OPINIONS on THE SANE.

AND OPINIONS ON THE SANE.
Is It Blaine: THE Bandana-Reid on His
MuIe-Republicans on Cleveland go BE-
~iiderment - The Conventions Their
mometer-B lain-'s Diary.
Is IT TO BE BLAINE AT LAST Chaos
plus Blaine. That is the situation at
Chicago in a nutshell, as put by our cor
respondent.
On the surface, conflict, uncertainty
under all, strong, steady, increasing
drift towards Blaine, in spite Of his Paris
and Florence letters, in spite of the loud
protests of his friends that he Is out of
the race.
There is no organization here our
correspondent ,elegrapGs, " so complete
as this movement, which is apparently
without leader and without purpose '
" While there is no definite political
movement affirma;iyely for Blaine, you
will discover that in all the politics Of
this CONVENTION thus far 20 every PROPOSE
ton there is Blaine alternatiye.-N J.
Hordld
The Atlanta GA Consultation puts
three rs in baudana in spite OF our
warning. Too many letters are danger
Gus in politics, and the Democrats should
be sparing of them if they expect TO
make rs meet in November -lSDriHqfeld
Hepudlican.
4 car,oor in the World represented
Whitelaw Reid astride mule, and on
the beasts shoulders sat Blaine, an I'M
willing, woe-begone prisoner. Reds
spurs were CORY, but the mule refused TO
budge; EkiDs rugged and Man.ey pushed,
but he wouldn't bulge Phelps waved
aoft Blaine-Or bust" banner, but
still the criter" stuck. Your candi-
date canno: be- saws Mr. Blaine hut
"Our candidate you must be says The
Elkins syndicate.
The World thinks that the Republicans
will .ay that British manufacturers and
pauper labor Of Europe are OF more
consequence to Cleveland than Amer
can working men with votes in their
/ hands Judge Thurman, too, carries
| red baniana because il was made 10
| England He is roaring Old Anglo
maniac. Just bent Oh destroying AIueri-
can industries and debasiug our work
/ ing men Are the American people fools
/ 10 believe such nonsense, or are the
! high tariff beneiciaries mistaken n as
/ Stunning them to be fools
GEmLpERHD.-ln tie bewlderms ut
/ Of The situation, with their minds daZed
/ rs the retreat Of the candidate on whom
/ their hopes and their affections had been
/ fxed, il is impossible that the Western
delegates may think they are convinced
that Mr. Depew Is safe candidate. \
special revelation could not have con
WINGED them three months ago.-N J.
/ 7iuW
Al CHICAGO -Bet~een the ardent
summer heat and the furious friction Of
conflicting booms the Republicans will
/ have warm time in the convention
which opened yesterday.
Tie situation is still chaos. Even the
| first ballots, which will not be reached
until late to-day, will afford ~ indica-
ton Of the final outcome For the first
time in many years the odds are against
! the Republican party, and its leaders
perceive that they must proceed with
unusual caution and sagacily.-A !
World
The star has the following gems from
Blaire's diary
Il have been abroad now for some
time The thing works My absence las
become cog~picuous. The great vacuum
/ i Itft D1AiuL he is doing better ~oik for
me than could do for myself. Nature
abhors a vacuum. do not, when il is
useful
Later on.
1T works They will have me, nolens
yolens. | am called by the yox populi
California is on fire for me. They are
painting towns red for me- ! cannot re
sist am pOweress. have no voice in
this matter; am literally dragged into
he White House Gentlemen, accept.
Gail, get my carpet-bag and umbrella--
Carnegie hold your horses Alas All
this has fallen upon me because Nature
made me her favorite son. =
The choice for temporary chairman OF
the Chicago Convention is a remarkably
appropriate one John NJ. ThurSton Is
Tie general attorney Of ihe Union Pacific
Railroad company, and the leader OF the
monopoly forces in the State OF Ne
braska He was defeated for The United
States Senatorship by the energetic oppo-
sition of the anti-monopolist and the
damaging attacks made on him by the
| Omaha Bee Scratch Republican Ia
vorite and YOU are sure to find mo-
nopoly pot.-Erchange.
ALL1soNs Boon - 8l.i>ons loyal
| henchmen are said TO he getting some re
Inducements His boom las moi heen
noisy or gaudy, but lie is strong IN tnat
all tie other candidates are bis friends
There may come u contingency in which
other candidates will compromise on
/ him. He would make respectable car
/ ddate and. If elected, q safe President
He has tie respect of all the decent Gle
men,, in all parties This is why Malone
does not respect him -Er