The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-20
The s,lica GO onsentlon

Nchtien ealSpnes ia that cliy 10
morrow the problem TO he solved /
by this convention, as to who shali a
y. tie leG,i.ls candidate, appears tojt
b. just rs psplexing Soy as it dill
three months agd TIN withdraw u
Of Blaiae, who had been confidently
relied up0a as the standard bearer \
despite his Florence letter, has :
thrown the Republican ranks into ii i
disorder which is the precursor of I
a disastrous defelt. With Blaine, )
defeat was morally certain; without
him, it will be panic and rout.
The national committee, the press
dispatches tell us, is hard at work lay
ing out the work of the convention.
Virginia is The worst contested State
on the list. In the matter of the
contested seats III The second, third,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth Virginia district, the COM
mittee recommended that both die
cations be admitted to seats without
votes until the convention deter
mined the right of the matter. In
regard to the delegates at large the
committee voted to recommend that
the delegates headed by Senator
Malone be placed on the roll and
admitted as delegates, and that the
opposing delegation, headed by Y.
d. Groner, be admitted to seat as
Contestants.
Unless something occurs to justify
a change of base on the part of the
California delegation before We'd
nesday, all questions rs to the pro-
liability of the name of james G.
Blaine beingpresented othe nation
al Republican convention on that
day may be set at ieit. They say
that Blaine will not be put in nom-
ination," said Creed Raymond, chair
man of the California delegation in
bis speech in reply TO the address Of
welcome from the local Blaine club:
at the Leland Saturday afternoon
''calfornia" he continued, lis th'
3dState on the roll and the iirst Re
publican State When California i
called. |, if no one else can do SO
viii put James G. Blaine in nomin
alton To say that this extrac
from Delegate Haymond's addres
carried CONSERVATION intothe camp
Of the various fayorite sons is to pu
il mildly. All of them have bee
banking on the idea that il was III
possible to get the name of I'll
Maine man before the convention
Without being able to give an
figures, the Sherman men clam TIL
their candidate will show at Il
start handsome lead, which h
rival will be unable to overcome.
course they expect The entire vote
the oh delegation. They al
hope TO secure a majority of 4
Southern votes. In case New 70
should fail t. unite upon any o
candidate. they see a chance there
securing some votes. On the |
cific slope. too. they hope that n
sherman's course on the Chine
question los won him a number
friends. 4 aon. also, ~ the ran
now held soi.ilg 81 sandry ''fay'
lie sons are b.oa..a. they hope ii
anumber VII ssrsY into the Sh'
man camp.
Against al tliis furry and q
aiet. The Democrats - into |
IN fight ia By the two mot Prpu
men in The country. They
Apn ia and entire harmony preyai
VIII H. Erpa5Iicans have iirs.
fight !nr a .n. i"r. and then with
dssbesTt@niog .o' .msness ii
they canno'. ia aAy event. srcur
lealer who mar at al compare "
Cleveland eitl.rr in popularity or
resource o. gem.
THE Wilmiggton Messenger
u the opinion that the Republi
State Il ket seems to have b
.fa.t asleep since tbe Raleigh 9
yenf,on. aud somebody ough,
d.