Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-24
Possibilities in the Political worl,

Possibilities IN the Political World
Interesting indeed are the reports which
we printed yesterday and the day before
concerning the proceedings of the Ma
tional Convention of Republican Leagues,
which assembled in Cincinnati on Tuesday
last. There is music in the air." One
notable feature of thosA proceedings was
the manifest impossibility of suppressing
the BLAINE feeling. Since the elections OF
1890 we have never regarded any other Re-
publican than Mr.. BLAINE as live candi-
date. We said when the results of those
elections were first announced that they
showed Mr.. HARRISON 10 be no longer a
possible candidate, or rather that he was
no longer a possibility as a successful can
didate. He may run If Mr.. BLAINE refuses
TO retire from the Cabinet and place him.
self in the hands of his friends, but
he will be handicapped. The peo-
pie have already at the ballot-box
condemned him and his Administra-
ton, and that verdict of condemnation
will never be reversed. We do not by any
means wish to be understood as admitting
that Mr.. BLAINE could beat the Democratic
nominee Of next year. All we mean to
say on that point is that as Mr.. BLAINE is
man Of infinite resources, and is never at
loss as to what he ought to do in order
to accomplish any given object, and Is at
the same time by far the most popular
man in the Republican party, he might
run for President in 1892 without being con-
sidered as engaged in an undertaking abso-
lutely hopeless. There is no knowing
what might happen. President HARRIsoS's
grandfather ran for President in 1886 and
was ANONYMOUSLY defeated; but in 1910
he.ran again and was elected by an over
whelming majority, with the aid OF hard
cider and coon-skins. MIR. BLAINE may
fad something to substitute for these
wonderful electioneering instruments.
II is worthy of notice. too, that in the
Cincinnati Convention Mr.. MCKINLEY
was mentioned as a possible nominee OF
the Republican party next year. 1t would
be taking party cry to make the welkin
ring for BILL MCKINLEY and the McKN-
LEY bill" There is no telling what might
not be accomplished by the use of that
slogan If il we're not for the fact, which
cannot be overslaughed, that the people
have already pronounced Judgment against
both Mckinney and his tariff bill. Any
how, Mr.. MCKINLEY will run for Governor
of Ohio this year. with the understanding
on his part, or perhaps we should say in
the hope, that if successful IN that race he
will be entered for the presidential race
Of next year. BY the way, his opponent
for the Office of Governor of Ohio this year
viii be Mr.. CAMPBELL, the present Cover
no, Of that State, who, like Mr.. MCKINLEY,
will expect higher honors next year if his
brows are crowned with victorious
wreaths" this year. The cry of 1.-THE
CAMrBrLIs are coming" will be heard from
Maine to California in that event.
All these results are not possible. One
of them is. We have left out of sight for
the moment that powerful organization
known as the Farmers Alliance. We have
said nothing as TO the silver question, OF
che rub Treasury question, or the reel
procity questions involved in the demand
for tariff reform. All these will neyerthe.
less be factors in the coming contest be-
tween party creeds and between party can
didates. Nor have we mentioned New
York or her two distinguished sons,
HUI and CLEVELAND, both of whom are so
strong with the Democratic voters that
they can each reasonably hope to be in the
presidential race next wear