The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-05-05
COVERED WITH INSECTS.
Weak Spots In ths Careers OF tho Crol
of Republican Favorite sons


was large to begin with, and grows
larger every day.
When the National convention meets
in Chicago it will be embarrassed by
the number and variety of the big
booms and little boomlcts that will
there and then rival and compete with
each other for the headship OF the
ticket. In spite of the fact that within
the past three months more eminent
Republicans have declined to allow the
use of their names in this heretofore
much-coveted connection than are re-
corded to have run away from possi-
bility of Presidential nomination in
the whole twenty-five preceding years,
there still remains q host of available
men ready and eager to have the
mantle of Blaine descend upon them.
But the trouble with the descent of
Blaine's mantle is that not one of
these expectant statesmen appears to
have shoulders to which it can be fitted.
Some of the Republican brethren are
only Just waking up to the fact that
Blaine was, after all, n large-sized
man politically, with an ample chest
measurement, and quite spacious be-
tween the shoulders, and that the hole
he has left in the leadership of the
party by standing on one side is too
big to be filed up by any of the am
bilious gentlemen who are volunteer
ing for that service. Now that Blaine
is out of the field they are able to
realize that there were certain popu-
lar destinations about his remarkable
personality, and certain political
weights and values to his peculiar in
fluence over large classes of voters,
which it is difficult to duplicate and
reproduce in naming his successor. II
may prove by and by that it is not
only difficult but an impossible thing
to do. AS the weeks slip by and the Re.
publican National convention ap
proaches it grows to look more and more
as if there was not single leader left
in the party whose name, let it be shout
ed never so loud and doomed never Sc
zealously, could arouse it to half the
enthusiasm or stimulate it to half the
effort which it put forth in 1884.
There is John Sherman to begin
with, who is industriously picking uI
delegates all over the South, ant
threatens to turn up at Chicago as the
first choice of all the States which hav,
not a single electoral vote to give any
Republican nominee. 1--WE like Jehr
Sherman" say the friends of othel
candidates, "but he has no magnetism
and can not carry New York" True
enough, he can not. John Sherman il
covered with flies, but this one il
enough to settle the matter. He il
not available.
Senator Allison has well-devel
oped Western support, but the friend
of the other aspirants have found tn
flies on him. He is identified with tn
Iowa Prohibitory policy, and the hi:
German Republican vote would b.
alienated by his nomination, Their
are other flies on Mr. Allison, but thi
one is enough. He can not safely b
taken.
General Harrison, of Indiana, locke
at one time like judicious selection
but Indiana is not united for him t
: begin with, because of the Gresham
men, and besides that 1t is now re
membered that Harrison has II ba
record OH the Chinese question, an
would certainly lose all the Paciti
States. The flies are on Harrison, toe
Indiana's second entry, Judge Gres
| is cfr nj In
he has tly-blown record in the mat
ter of the historic shindy between tn
stalwarts and half-breeds. Gresham
, was a stalwart of the stalwarts,
Grant, Conkling and Arthur man
Ihis is not the kind of man to rally
, united party, three-fourth's of who's
rank and file are worshippers of Blaine
The flies on Gresham can not b
, brushed of,
Ohio has another ambitious sor
, Congressman Mckinley, man of soil
+, parts and snowy orator into the bal
gain. But Mr. Mckinley is one of til
! highest of high protectionists and it
= now developed as positive feature {
the situation that the Northwestern
, Republicans will not swallow higl
!, protection of this radical type an
longer, and can not be relied upon
> support candidate of that compile,
! ion. So that Mckinley is another Cas-
OF flies.
, Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, is bri
a liant man in many ways, sharp d'
batter, lowery orator, with a roug
a and ready tongue which the Repul
lican faithful both in and out of Coz
y gress have on various occasions grea
ly admired and enjoyed. Mr.. Ingall
, too, had promising boom. Where
+ that boom TO dayp Killed by that III
a fortunate speech aspersing the meme
ries of Mcclellan and Hancock. Thel
a are more flies on Ingalls, than ever ca
n be brushed off.
Coming East the sad story of flies
continued. Chauncey M. Depcw al
q pears to be prime local favorite
4 New York. A right smart man he i
. too, with abilities second to none
!. the men already mentioned, and s.
perior to most of them. But the r
publicans outside of New York. al
,s many of the more thoughtful of the
= inside as we'll, are feeling and sayir
,f that it never Will do TO make the Va
n derbilt power. and all that it repr
h sents. the standard. bearer Of the par
fn a National annual to tha MASSES