Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-03
THE REPUBLICANS SITUATION.

W6 608ll uOt Uo kSpb lOuk III nuEpouEc
about who is the choice of the Repub-
lican party for president. 1t is evident
that Blaine intends to accept the nom
ination if rendered him. If he did not,
he would have made some public Sign to
the contrary before this. Clarkson seems
to know what he is doing, and has
opened Blaine headquarters in Mime
apo!is, which means that the Blaine
boomers have hada satisfactory tip from
their favorite to 60 ahead. No
doubt great use will be made Of
Blaine's letter to Clarkson last February,
in which he said that he would not
be candidate. But at that time Blaine
was sick man. He has since been re-
stored to pristine health. and is assured
by DR.. Pepper that his hygienic condi-
ton is all that could be desired by his
friende. 1t will not be difficult to ex-
plain that letter away. When he wrote
he meant what he said, because he was
then in no condition to stand the wear
and tear of presidential campaign.
But, having become well man, he
would be unjust to his party not to per-
NIT the convention to nominate him if
it believes he is the most available man
before it. "When the devilwas sick, the
devil monk would be; but when the
devil got well, the devil monk was
he," will fit in here with striking appro.
priatenees.
If Clarkson is authorized to say to the
Minneapolis convention that Blaine will
accept the nomination, there will be a
stampede towards him that will make
the hair of John G. New and other of
Harrison's official dependents stand on
end. The entire California delegation
will go over to him with a rush, and the
Pacific coast states will rally around him
like Union leaguers around clam-b bake.
Harrison's pets, who are only his for the
fesh-pots, will melt into "air, thin air."
and every hungry ofice-seeker from
Montauk to Putah creek will yell for
Blaine till their lank jaws are distended
like those Of q Senegambian prize winner
at cake-walk.
In any event. whether the sBlains
boom succeed or not, it will probably
have the effect of killing off Harrison,
Gresham, Alger, and other aspirants
for the prize will probably have fol-
lowing strong enough to prevent nomi-
nation on the first ballot-unlees the
Blaine boomers take it by storm-and
when they see the trend of the fight
they will either throw their strength
over to Blaine or Blaine throw his over
to one of them. Depew thinks that if
the convention coquettes with Blaine
Harrison could not with dignity let
his name remain before it. 1t is
beyond our power to understand this
kind OF prudery. The presidency does
not belong to Harrison, although Platt
SAYS that this is the delusion that gen.
orally seizes upon the minds of presi-
dents who are inflated with their own
self-importance. If Harrison should
unfortunately make the slightest sign to
the convention that he considers be has
right to the nomination, his grand
fathers hat will be crushed down over
his head 60 far that he will have to be
hauled out from under it with hooks and
pulleys.
This seems to be the situation in the
Republican camp at the present writ
ing. We are sorry for it. We had
hoped to have the hero of the Itata
fiasco to measure blades with the Demo.
cratic nominee. That would have been
fight with great deal of successful
outcome to it for the standard bearer OF
the unterrified. We would undertake
to insure California for the Democracy
against Harrison for a very small pre-
MUM. But to carry it against Blaine
lie horse of very different color. The
plumed knight has stood very high in
the esteem of the people of this state
ever since he took up their fight in the
United States senate on the Chinese
question. Californians are nothing ii
not grateful.