Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-04
THE PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK.
New York Tribune. !

Senator CullOm, of Illinois, with
draws from the Presidential can
vass, announcing in Published
letter that he is not a candidate
While the field is thus gradually
mario wing, it cannot be said tina
the Repub lean party is lacking IN
worthy and popular candidates.
There still remain half a dozen or
more who are favored by consider
able bodies Of Republicans. Sena.
tor Sherman, in addition to the del
egatiOn from Ohio, will have a
large support from the South and
elsewhere, and merits the most
kindly consideration for his emf
nent services. Apparently h is
strength at the outset may prove
greater than that Of any other sin
gle candidate, though some of his
enthusiastic friends make q mis-
take IN policy, in seeking to pro.
duce the impression that the Sen.
ator already has assured vote
nearly sufficient to nominate him.
Such representations are apt to
unite in action the supporters Of
other candidates who are together
a majority. Next to Mr.. Sherman
in visible strength, perhaps, is Mr..
Depew, the genial, witty aud able
orator whose conspicuous success
as executive officer of a great cor
pOratiOn does not hide the fact
that he is also a statesman in his
grasp of national questions. He
seems likely to have some support
besides that from this state. Sen
atOr Harrison goes to the cOnven.
ton with the vote of Indiana, and
some outside support at the West
and in the South. Senator Allison
will haze the vote OF Iowa, and a
considerable support from other
Western States. Governor Alger,
OF Michigan, is by no means to be
ignored, with the delegation from
his state heartily in his favor, and
while Judge Gresham does not
start with the delegation from In
diana, he will have numerous sup
porters.
Besides these, several other can
dldates will have some earnest sup
porters who sincerely believe them
better fitted to develop popularity
in a Presidential contest than either
of the leaders already named
Their friends, because they only
look for success in case the cOnven-
ton fails to agree upon either Of
the candidates originally more
prominent, are likely to cling to
their first choice persistently. Some
of them, Mr. Phelps, OF New Jersey,
for instance, may be heartily sup
ported by the entire delegations
from their states, not as an empty
compliment, but in the conviction
that the electoral votes which are
most doubtful could be more surely
secured by their nomination than
by the selection of candidate from
a strong Republican state. Thus it
is clear that the field of choice,
though considerably narrowed with
in the past three months, is still
broad enough to make the selection
a matter of some difficulty. 1t will
not be forgotten that, if Senator
Sherman should not be preferred
by the majority OF the convention,
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, will
have MANY ardent supporters, and
that Mr.. Lincoln may start with
most of the votes from Illinois, and
will certainly nave some from other
states, il his name is presented.
1t is not possible now, perhaps it
may not be possible until the con
vention has been some time IN SEES.
sion, to Judge how many of the
delegates who favor the candidates
already mentioned would rather
see Mr.. Blaine nominated than
anybody else. His declination has
had most desirable effect; 1t has
impelled all Republicans to con
slider carefully and dlspassiOnately
the merits of all other possible can
dldates, and 10 realize how many
there are whose selection may be
advocated with strong reasoning.
1t appears every day, in notices of
meetings or expressions OF lndlyid'
ual on.ii"%,on, mat some Republicans
have been led by their survey to
stronger belief that Mr.. blaine
ought to 6e the candidate Of the
party. But no estimate of the ex-
cent of that belief can be made
until the convention has brought
delegates together for personal con-
ference.
There is seen scarcely trace of
the heated personal devotion OF
feeling which sometimes renders 1t
hard, IN a Presidential canvass, for
men to unite in the hearty support
of the candidate. While elements
of strength and weakness have
been freely discussed, it has been
in so reasonable and kindly spir-
it, with rare exceptions, that the
deliberate Judgment of Republi-
cans rather than their passionate
likings or antipathies has been
elected. After such discussion,