The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-11

was large 70 begin with. and crow
larger every day.
When the National convention meet,
In Chicago d will be embarrassed b,
the number and variety OF the bis
booms and little boomlets that will
there and then rival and compete with
each other for the hcadship Of the
ticket Inspitc Of the fact that within
the past three months more eminent
Republicans have declined to allow the
use Of their names in this heretofore
much-coveted connection than arc 70
corded 10 have run away from posi-
bility o. : Presidential nomination n
the whole twenty-five preceding yearS
there still remains host Of available
men ready and eager to have the
mantle Of Blaine descend upon them.
But the trouble with the desc emit Or
blaine's mantle Il that not one Of
these expectant statesmen appears 70
have shoulders TO which Il can be fitted.
Some Of the Republican brethren are
only just waking up to the fact that
Blaine waS after all . Iarge-sixed
man politically. with an ample chest
measurement and quite spacious be-
tween the shoulders and that the hole
be has left In the leadership Of the
party BY standing on one side Is too
big to be filed up by any Of the am
bilious gentlemen who are volunteer
ing for that service. Now that Blaine
Is out Of the field they are able to
realize that there were certain popu-
lar destinations about his remarkable
personality. and certain political
weights and values to his peculiar in
huence over large classes Of voters,
which il Is difficult to duplicate and
reproduce in naming his successor. Il
may prove by and by that It is not
only difficult but an impossible thing
to do. As the weeks slip BY and the Re
publican National convention APP
proaches il grows to look more and more
q il there was not single leader left
In the party whose name. let Il be shout
I'd never 20 loud and doomed never 30
sealously. could arouse Il to half the
enthusiasm or stimulate it 10 half the
euor' which y put forth In 1894.
There Is John Sherman to begin
with. who is industriously picking up
delegates all over the South, and
threatens to turn up at Chicago g the
first choice Of all the States which have
not single electoral vote to give any
Republican nominee I'VE IKE John
sherman. say the friends OF other
candidates. but ne has no magnetism
ana can not carry New York" True.
enough. ne can not John Sherman Is
covered with nies but this one Is
enough 70 settle the matter. He II
not available
senator Allison has . well-devel-
oped Western support but the friends
q the other aspirants have found the
MES on him. he Is identified with the
lows frohlbitory policy. and the big |
German Republican vote would be
alienated by MS nomination. There
are other Mes on Mr. Allison. but this
one y enough he can not safely be
taken
General Harrison. Of Indiana. looked
q one time like . judicious selection.
but Indiana Is not united for him to
begin with because Of the Gresham
men. and besides that II Is now re-
membered that Harrison has . bad
record on the Chinese question. and
would certainly lose AL the Pacific
States The dies are on Harrison. too.
Indiana's second entry. Judge Gres-
ham. is = man with strong points, but
be has . fly-blown record in the mat
ter u the historic shindy between the
Btalwarts and half-breeds. Gresham
vas : stalwart Of the stalwarts. Z
Grant, Conkling and Arthur man.
This Is not the kind Of man to rally 4
united party, three-fourth's Of whose
rank and file are worshippers OF Blaine. |
The flies on Gresham can not BE-
brushed on.
Ohio has another ambitious son.
Mckinley, 4 man OF solid
parts and snowy orator into the bar
gain. But Mr.. Mckinley Is one Of the |
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