The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-18

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THE REPUBLICAN NIEw.-Murat Hal {
cad continues To claim about 300 votes
n Sherman at the start. He varies the
atemcnt a, times by saying: Hell
i,cr the Convention with about one
md of It's votes al his back" but even
does not say with how many Mr. ,
herman will leave it. Ben Butter ..
orth is equally hopeful Geaeral Gros.
NOR looks for not more ,lkGn four per \
'ps five, hallciSA to determine the issue,
IA u .at IT will be favorable to Sherman
me- doesn't doubt for a single moment.
Governor Foraker arrived this morning
and bis talk il "a loyal to Sherman a.
the friends OF the latter could possibly
desire from a man who still regards him
self as possibility. Mr. Payn of New
York il an outspokcn advocate of
Blainc's nomination DiSpatci 10 tie 7ri-
6uHe
CALIFORSIA FOR BLAISE.-The sensa-
ton tonight is the announcement that
California means 10 nominate James e..
Blaine on the first ballot. They say
Blaine ~ Maine has written one or two
letters declining the nomination, but jim
Blaine of California will accept
II this plan is carried out it will upset
the plans of the leaders. They all have
recognized the tremendous inducement
to run the man of Maine. hut none have
mentioned that he should be nominated
unless there was deadlock but here
comes man who declares that he pro-
poses To place torch under the powder
magazine -Dispatch 10 tie Ne,o York Hcr-
ald
Referring 10 the meeting of all the
National League of Democratic Clubs on
the 4th of July at Baltimore, the " y
STIR says Let not the splendid enthu
siasm Of IT. Louis encourage the idea
that further exeriion is superillous. The
mass of voters who are not directly affilis
aied with the regular party organizations
must be interested In the great national
debate and must bc brought to the right
side. The assemhlagc at Baltimore will
be an ecumenical council in politics,
from which there will be sent forth
apostles and missionaries 10 every dis
trict in the land"
THE LOST ART OF ACTISG. 1T is
rather amusing To read an article upon
the Lost Art of Acting" written by that
prince of paste.po' dramatisls, Don Bou.
cicault He calmly shoulders the whole
responsibility for The said loss, stating
that he alone introduced the idea Of tour
ing the country with what is now known
AS the combination system" which has
been the cause OF the artistic downfall Of
the stage. The ready lrishman then pro-
ceeds to set forth that he intends to re-
pair damages by starting school of act.
ing in conjunction with a veteran New
York manager Baltimore Herald.
PARIS, June l6-lt is useless TO DENY
that under cover of assumed confidence
the death of Emperor Frederick has
caused feeling here very much like dis
may. 1t was impossible not To notice
the silent agitation which pervaded the
Chamber of Deputies when the death was
announced. Ii is worthy of remark that
not single journal published an exag.
gerated statement or premature ac-
account of the death of Emperor Fred.
erick.
THE New EMPEROR The New York
Times, after review Of the long line of
the Hohenzollerns, says THE personal
qualities of its sovereigns have thus con.
Cured with the military organization to
build up and 10 entrench in Prussia
system OF bureaucratic government and
OF dynasiic politics. What Is known OF
the new Emperor warrants Us in saving
that whatever relaxation of this system
is obtained during his reign will be
obtained against his will, that his will is
very strong"
a PROTECTED CANDIDATE One of the
least respectable of the blooms which
have been worked up in advance Of the
Chicago Convention is that of Alger of
Michigan. II is not too much 10 say that
such strength as II has attained outside OF
his own State Is due 10 the fact that he Is
a very rich man. His money has been
made in the lumber business, and the
profits which have enabled him to amass
a large fortune In comparatively few
years has been due in great measure 10
protection against Canadian competition
by the duty on lumber.-N. Y. Times
BARGAINS AND SALEs-There are signs
Of a combination between the Alger
forces and the Illinois delegation which
favors Gresham. The object, 1t is I'M
derstood, is to choke off John Sherman.
who has gained sudden strength, proba-
bly, as the result of the Quay manpuls
ton and the efforts of Senator Frisbie
Hoar of Massachusetts, who is putting
in fine strokes for Sherman in the Mas
sachusetts delegation.