The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-01
CREAM OF THE PRESS.
PRESIDENTIAL PROPHECIES FROM
Prominent POLITICIANS.

I No PROPHECY Without any feeling
that The spirit OF prophecy is on us, and
not unmindful Of the worldly wisdom of
Hosea Bglow's advice, Don't never
prophesy onless We know we are still
moved to remark that the two presidential
tickets this year are very likely 10 be:
Democratic.
For President
Grover Cleveland of New York.
For Nice-President
Isaac y. Gray of Indiana.
Republican
For President
Walter q Gresham of Indiana.
For Vice President
! William Walter Phelps of New jersey
! Ofcourse. if the Administration shall
/ insist upon Judge Thurman as running
mate, in spite Of his seventt-iive years,
and the old Roman shall yield to his sense
of party obligations, the first ticket might
be changed. And if the Republicans
should decide to "Open barrel IN New
York they might come here for second
place. But we don't mind posting our
guess As above.-N. J. World
! TIE SILVER LINING An AIT OF ue9-
pondencv YVES inseparable from the annG-
| nj meeting of the National Civil Service
/ Reform League All the proceedings
were pitched in a minor key, and gene.
raj feeling OF gloom and depression was
pfominent-in fact, was the prevailing
| feature. And yet the RefOrmers-in
spite OF the set backs which their cause
| has received in spite of the practically
complete partisan Reconstruction OF
/ the unclassified service which President
! Cleveland has caused; or, az least has moi
prevented: in spite Of the partisan
pressure" 10 which The President is al
mired To have yieldcd-try hard 20 STE
| A silyery lining TO the cloud that over
hang, them, and to think that sIhstan-
/ tial progress has been mndc-N J. Ir-
! DuUf
The New York SIM thinks that the
racing card for the Republicans will be
IS follows "The men of this sort are
/ John Sherman, supported bv the deesa-
ton OF Ohio: William Il Allison, brought
forward by the delegation OF Iowa; Wal
Ter q Gresham, backed by the men Of
/ Illino S benjamin Harrison, leader Of
the Republicans of Indiana; Jeremiah
| I{uss. champion Of Wisconsin William
| r. Alger. the boast OF Michigan William
/ Walter Phelps, the favorite son of New
Jersey. and Chauncey Mitchell Dcpew,
who will haze the votes of New York
seven noted men in all; and there i
no reason 10 doubt that some one Of them
will be the candidate Of the Convention.
\ WESTERN PREsrDENT.-lt will be a
/ Western candidate. No Maine man VIII
ever again be prominent as preslden-
,ial candidate. Nor is New York ibe
dominating force that it has been in poll
ties The Republicans can elect a Presi-
dent without New York. Secretary
Stewards prophecy at Madison, Wis, in
| 1860. is fulfilled The seat of empire
has passed beyond the Allechanies.
1t is now in the great West. The Re
publican party Is largely a Western
marty. II will nominate a Western man
/ for President-N y World.
/ The REPUBLICANS SITUATGON. - Mr..
/ Blaine's second letter comes in time to
spare himself the ordeal OF second can
yass aud the chaCrin OF q second defeat,
| but too late TO allow his party To conceal
or dissemhe It's Cagerness 10 take a its
candidate a man whom the country has
once repudiated because he could not
successfully defend himself against the
charge of official venality and personal
corruption " J. Times
ISSUES. Not PERSONS With Mr.
Blaine out Of the canvass we shall have
| only great national issues to decide That
is function worthy of American citizens.
There is some comfort and enjoyment in
wrestling match OF that kind. Sixty
millions of people discussing the best
means TO improve their condition, start
up a sluggish trade, open new avenues Of
commerce. enlarge the scope Of our manu-
featuring interests, keep our mills going
all the year round, give steady work 10
the labOIing classes-that is something
worth our while.-N J. Herald.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES That Mr.
Blaine's letter brings about a resettng of
the Republican plans is the general con-
clusiOn of leading members OF the party
here to-day.
The general impression is that the stu
alton is simplited that Sherman. Ali
son, Harrison, and Depew will disappear
early in the contest at Chicago, and that
the final struggle viii be between two
iickels-Alger and Morton and Gresham
and Phelps.
Some New York politicians here say,
however, that the first thing in the con
veniOn will be to eliminate Mr. Depew,
and that if he refuses to be eliminated
there may be trouble on that account
Washington Correspondence # the HeraH
DouBTs or BLAISEs SINcERITY.-
Judge Seney of Ohio, Democrat, said
he had read and re read the letter, and
the more he read ii the clearer it was TO
him that Blaine expects the nomination :;
that he will accept it and hopes it will
De rendered him. Il know what he says,"
replied the Judge, " but that is not the
way sincere man would write. Recall
the tenor OF Mr. Childs letter, in which
ne said he would not accept the nOmina-
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