New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-21
of European peace and that everything vii
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HOW III LOOKS.

/ HUN II LOVhc'
"Cbaos Mus Blainer is the situation at Chi
cago. according TO Democratic correspond
! emit. The man sees with such eyes as he has
Others who see further record the TACT thai
tbree-ouarters of the Convention would appar-
ently prefer Mr.. Blaine to anybody else, believ-
inc him the strongest candidate, but his OWL
EXPRESSED wishes and sense of justice to Other
| Renublican leaders who are eminently worthy
seem to delegates to require from them an hon
| est effort to solve the problem in another way
II a solution can be found which meets the
needs of the occasion and the convictions OF the
party it will evidently be adopted by the Con-
yention. As THE TRIBUNE said long ago. Mr.
Blaine is not going to be nominated, IL at all,
by any rush or hurrah, or outburst OF excite
ment He will not be selected except as the
deliberate choice of q Convention, after hon
est and reasonably patient efforts to find sat
isfactory ticket without him have convinced
the Convention that such efforts are vain.
Interpreting the proceedings in this light,
the observer will see no cause for disappoint-
ment, and no clear indication of the final re-
suit, in the fact that at first there is little agree
ment. Delegates are widely scattered, because
their first Impressions of the best solution dliler
widely. But it does not follow that personal
consultations may not bring rapid concentra-
ton of opinion and of votes, either upon one
of the candidates now prominent, or upon
some other whose elements of strength have
not yet been generally appreciated. What the
malevolent onlooker calls chaos is in fact con-
ference.
Hot-headed men get reported about Con-
vention time rather more than the cooler think
ers whose judgments in the end nave greater
weight. The shouting for some candidates has
already turned into parting salute over their
political graves, and more than one man might
well have prayed month ago, 90 Save me from
nv friendsu Shrewder and more likely to sue
coed are those who steadily recommend can
didate with the calm, reasonable and dellber-
ate spirit which BELTS the occasion, and though
they make less noise in the dispatches OF many
correspondents, they may accomplish much
more in the end. The frantic assertions that
this man cannot carry Nebraska, or that the
other will be beaten in Ohio, or that third
would make Iowa doubtful State, are not the
statements which have most influence in the
actual deliberations at Chicago. The problem
is to measure accurately the aggregate strength
of candidates, each of whom is strong in some
quarters and weak in others.
All the indications thus far point to harmony
and vigor in the declaration of principles, and
the platform is likely to be one which no one
will misunderstood. This is the more neces-
sary if the Convention decides upon its plat
form before it selects its candidates With
any nominee whose position on important ques-
tions is not widely known by the people,
frank, explicit and strong declaration of prin-
ciples and purposes will be found of the ut
most importance in the campaign. ~