The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-20
NOW FOis CHICAGO.
THE REPUBLICANS ALL AT SEA AS no
A CANDIDATE.
Washington Star.

l N SAN DAiAA 80
Washington Star.
The Republicans are no nearer
centering upon a candidate for the
presidency than they have been.
There is no Concurrence OF opinion
as 10 what man is in the lead, Three
or four men seem to have equal
chances Of carrying the conventions,
and all efforts to form Combinations
have failed. With the convention
but ten days off, all the Republicans
at the Capital are thinking, talking,
and working, bu. the most they can
get out of it lisa mixsup. They ex
press great hope of success in the
election, with the issue presented rs
| it is, but who is to lead them is as
| far from settled as it was the day
| after the defeat in 81 The friends
Of 20 candidate will venture 20 de-
clare that he goes to Chicago with 3
majority of the votes.
NO ONE CANDIDATE HAS THE CON-
| vESTIoN.
i For each Of the leading candidates
lis claimed great and increasing
strength, but reasons are painted
out Why each will f,il TO hold the
convention. 1t NAV be that the
Gresham men feel most confident,
but neither the friends Of the re-
tired Maine statesman nor Of Sher-
man are willing to concede anything
lfn that direction. The Sherman men
, and the Blaine men claim 10 hold
, the key to the situation. The one
it Is generally believed cannot quite
carry the convention, and the other
! Is without candidate. Tie Blaine
men, with their minds off Blaine, are
/ scattered among the various csndi'
! dates in such way "a not 20 giyt
i any one controlling strength, rht
i indications appear to be that on thu
irst few ballots Sherman will haH'
the lead, followed by Gresham, Ali
son, DepeW, Harrison, Alger. ans
a one or two others welt armed will
e votes. This situation. it is believed
IS will lead to very long convention
: during which Ill sorts OF attempts a
trade and combinations viii D
e made.
3 TALK OF A POSSIBLE DEADLOCK All
il THEN BLAINE TO THE FRONT.
i 1t is thought by MANY that Their
= will be a deadlock. Those srdep
q Blaine men who still cling to Oh
ne hope that by some intervention 0
er fate or good fortune the conventio.
=. will nominate Blame, WHITTIER or NJ
2 and force the flee upon hin, hop
81 for and expect a Csadiock. The
I'd say that il . long aud desperate fgt
N should break out in convention ~
n ballot after ballot be taken with9r
N result, the name Of Mr.. Blaine woul
or be put forward as tha only key I
u open the ''lock." His name wouI
nv be rresentsd by the delegates fro
New York, Connecticut. New JersC
and Indiana, with Harrison. psrhap
second on the ticket, and with tile
tt four doubtful States for him. al
NO the deadlock on the Other han
IN Blaine would be nominated. Z
prove that
'uI HE WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT
he q transcript has been made Of d
To- proceedings Of the convention IN Il
- State of Maine which nominated u
. Hamlin as Governor Of the Sta
ny Mr.. HamIin then repeatedly refus
,ge the nomination, and Sir. Blai
4 a forced it upon him, declaring III
~ Mr.. HamIin had 10 right to Fpe,
= in the matter. IL This party nomin
IN ted him he .as obliged ~ accept
'ay vas his duty and he coul not ava
er- it. HIS personal wishes bal
all right to prolrude themselves up
:. the party.
ld- A transcript 81 the proceeding.
Og- this convention, with Mr.. BIaih
Of position clearly defined b. hisnst
,ro has been made and placed in /
y" hands Of few Of tie determin
60 Blaine men. With this they exp.
5ht to force his acceptance should BE
est applied u a. the key 70 open p
h;s sible deadlock. OF course, there
very strong element oi oPpo.i.i
mas which most violently discoura.
the any further revival Of Blaine, a
as his friends speak Of him only in
event Of deadlock