Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-06-19
A General Outlook.

CHICAGO. June 19-The political situa-
tion has taken on new and 50 far q some
of the favorite sons are concerned decid-
edly unpleasant phase. All doubt and
speculation as to where New York will
stand on the last ballot as well as the first
has been set at rest Depew is the choice
of the delegation from his own stats and it
will present his name to the convention.
That was decided ut yesterdays caucus.
ing to read between the lines in
terpreted this decision as savorins
only of a compliment and went on
figuring as to the candidates upon whom
the delegatinn would split after the first
ballot. Last night they quit their mathe-
NAUTICAL labors in q hurry. In secret and
solemn caucus, Just as the sun was sitting.
the New York delegation decided that
Chauncey NJ. Depew was its first and last
choice: that it would take part nor parcel
in anybody else's candidacy, but
man until the last gun was fired.
To say that the public announcements
of this action created rattling Of dry
bones in the other camps to meagerly dis
scribe the sensation it produced, and when
on top of it came word that Connecticut
had decided to fall in line with New York
and stand by her to the end that support
had been promised from New Jersey and
Pennsylvania as well a. from the South,
the outward and visable signs Of Depsw
boom became quickly apparent Thou
sands of badges with his clean cut features
appeared as if by magic, and there was Q
sudden avalanche of Autographs that told
the throngs in every hotel in the city that
the counterfeit Presentment upon which
they looked was that of THE grangers
friend" The wage workers choice"
THE PEOPLES Leader" and the Protector
of American Labor" Simultaneous with
the issue of the pictures end badges ton
of literature, all of il of high protection
order and addresses in the main to the pro-
ducing classes, especially one leaflet, COM
free trade" and in "the United States un-
der protection" in seventy Of the principal
trades and occupations, was put in circula-
ton.
Last night the Depew enthusiasm and
Depew talk put all the other booms in the
shade. and his adherents are working with
vieor 10 make amends for his late appssp
ance in the field.
Only one opinion was expressed % -
headquarters Of the other candidates. that
was, that Depew was q dangerous eaHdi-
date and that the railroad interest had GER
tainly made up its mind to inaugurate .
hot fight. Both the Sherman and Algsr
Lieutenants had been calculating upon Be-
coming the residuary legates Of the New
York strength. In both camps il
was freely admitted that they were
face to face with . very seri-
ious condition of things. Not only is
New York's u votes . good many, but the
State is pivotal one. With the exception
of Hayes no President has been elected for
the past quarter of . century without it,
and 20 say the ohioans and Iowans, and
the Others when the New Workers 20 into
the convention and say Depew can carry
New York and nobody else can," the
effect is bound to be tremendous. They
admit too, that he will get votes out Of
Nebraska which has four railroad sttor-
neys in its delegation. Some out of Iowa,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, perhaps
Kansas and to say nothing of the southern
States; but they will not admit that he will
come within the 412 votes necessary for the
nomination. They say and it certainly looks
that way now, that when the granger vote
once gets scared at the prospect
of railroad nominee, it will at once run
to shelter behind the strongest man. In
this light the situation ought to be more
pleasing to Sherman than to any Of the
Others. He has been in the lead from the
start and largely 80, and although the De-
pew candidacy lost him some votes that
had been contidentially counted upon, he
gained during the day in other directions.
Alger as well as Allison may still have .
show, but the fact remains that the stua-
ton Is New York and Depew against the
field with the chances Of the latter's COM
bining on Sherman.