Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

combination oe made, after the delegates
are gathered OF Chicago.
There iE abuncsnt material for the CON
ventioD to choose from. MIR. Blaine still
looms Gisnt in the background. Re
has beer earnestly and sincerely writing
himself cut OF the race igr these many
months, but neither his Florence ncr his
Paris letter hEs suficet to suodue his
supporters. Trey nutttr yet that he
shsll De forced to take the nomination
Passing M. Bisire, the figure Of Sen.
ator Sherman is probably the most COM
msnding II the melee, By reason Of his
long party service, his pronounced can
didscy and his initial strength. Some OF
his most ssnguine supporters clam for
him over 300 votes on the hrsI ballot, but
il is not easy to discover the source Of
suCh following, nor to believe il It's
permanerce. II is doubtful if his own
state delegation would long Withstand s
popular drift in another direction, snd his
support In Pennsylvania can hardly be
considered Of au abiding character. The
rest Of his estimated votes are IN the
south, ana can hardly be counted on TO
Withstand stampede.
10 point Of character Judge Gresham
merits next consideration. Hs was a
good soldier, and Is said to still csrry
Ave Confederate bullets in his body,
which should give him weight with those
VINO think the wsr is sill in progress.
He has the support Of the Illinois de!ega-
ton, to which the leading Republican
psper of that state in It's farce host!lmy
20 Sherman largely contributed, and
strong contingent in Missouri, together
with scattering votes in many states.
PROBABLY with Harrison ont Of tae way he
Gould have most Of Inaians, also; but
els strength, present or possible,
seems to stop here. The methods OF
his supporters have been suca IS
TO create autsgOnism with the Blaine
forces en- the one hand and those Of Sher-
man on the other, and 1t is not easy 10
zee how he can gather way.
Senator Allison o! Iowa, and ex-Sena-
tor Harrison Of Indians, are bota pressed
oy their respective states, a1d IL is
claimed for each that he is the reslduarY
ieg:tee Of Mr.. Biaine-a claim probably
without warrant on either side. TIE
former has proved his ability, both as
Senator ana Secretary Of the Treasury,
aud has many friends. The latter hiss &
fac ancestral rscord and sn lnslucere
state delegation back of him. There is
no doubt, however, OF very friendly
telling toward MIN upon the p4rt OF very
many Of the Blaine delegates.
There remains OF the candidates. for
mally in the field but one, General A.ger
If Minnesota. His career has been q
worthy one. A good soldier, an able
Governor, the founder Of great fortune
Ia the lumber business, respected as o
0nilknthrGpist and not to be despi3ed as
politiCisn. He has no known initial
supper. outside his own dele CATION.
Ia addition to these, and perhaps more
important than any CT these, ute several
distinguished gentlemen who, while not
formally candidates, are yet fire.
quently spoken OF ss presidential
possibilities, and are at least certain
20 pay an important parS IL the
selection. Pennsylvania has such au one
in Senator Cameron, who would command
a large following if once before the con-
vention; aud New Jersey las another,
William Walter Phelps, the close personal
friend Of Mr.. Blaine, and political row
er In close state.
New York has two other men in Levi
P. Morton ana Chauncey n, DepeW. The
former, while man Of much abll
ity, prominent ana popular in his
party, and vigorously urged by
many friends, is not largely
considered as practical entity. Mr..
Depew, On the other hand, is probably
attracting mere attention just now tasr
any other man in the Republican Tanks.
Is ne a genuine candidate, or is he nol2
VIII his railroad connections hurt him, or
will they not? These are questions heard
on every hand. The facts OF his remark
able popularity and great political
strength 10 the crucial state OF New York
remain conceded on all hands; and the
conclusion is thst If he does not aspire to
be PIantagenet he is likely to ATTEMPT tie
role of Warwick.
And last, but far from lesst, comes
Oaio, with two most prominent presi
Dental possibilities, Mckinley ard Fora
ker. The talk which grows about the
former has its origin chiefly in his Con-
gressionsl record as 8 champion of pro-
lection, while Governor Foraker's
strength has been one Of steady growth,
confined to no isfue and 10 10 locality,
having birth frst in his commanding
Gilh the Republicans OF his own
state, but spreading thence on all sides.
He appears to De considered to-day as
one of the aforementioned dark horses
on the whole list, and as not unlikely to
come 10 the front il ne is ever set running