The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-04-28
The Political Situation.

AS the selection of delegates to the
Republican and Democratic National
progresses and the time APP
proaches for the meeting of the respect
i've bodies, speculation becomes more
earnest. diversified and confusing as to
the result of each It is given out that
q formidable organization is being eff
fected to defeat President Harrison at
the Minneapolis convention, which
meets on the 18th of June. 1t is reported
that large number of the Republican
United States Senators are opposed to
him and that they are working by con
cert and in harmony with astute and
influential Republicans in New York to
crystalize sentiment which it is alleged
exists in the party throughout the coun-
try We are not surprised at this. Mr..
Harrison has conferred power upon and
taken into his confidence professed Re
publicans, who would take pleasure in
giving him q fatal stab under his fifth
rib, yet protesting the. most loyal
friendship for him, while asking for
recognition Presidents and their con-
fidential advisers are as liable to be de
eeiyed and imposed upon as men in the
common walks OF life. There are men,
passing for political friends, who are
capable of scheming to encompass their
disappointment, while posing as stead
fast adherents to the powers that be.
We recognize in the failure of the Re-
publicans of several large States to in
struct delegates for the denomination
of the President q reservation that
means secret hostility to him, but which
will not be expressed until the crucial
time comes when it can be made effect
i've. If it is found that Harrison has a
decided majority in the convention
and is going to be nominated without
their support, then they will jump tc
the front so as to be on the winning
| side. If they should find that they
have the balance of power, it may be
assumed as fact that they will dictate
the nomination, and that it will not be
Harrison. There is no doubt but thai
the President has offended many
prominent Republicans, who have
been disappointed in not being al
lowed to run his administration
for him. Their highest ambition il
office, and they are in politics for wha1
they can make out of them. This class
is numerous, INSCRIPTIONS, insincere
industrious and revengeful. Enough o
them may get into the convention
through the operation of the machine
to be troublesome, if not potential.
Mr. Cleveland is beset by even more
difficulties He is confronted by {
formidable opposition of outspokel
enemies in his own party. He is encom
passed by horde of camp followers
who will be his friends as long as the.
think he will be nominated. But the,
will turn with the current should it rul
against him, and be in at his funera
should he fail to have a commanding
majority in the convention.
1t has appeared all along to US tina
the Republican convention would nomi
nate Harrison and the Democratic cor
vention Cleveland but of late we have
seen indications and learned facts whi6l
overshadow the situation with doub
and uncertainty. We have no means @
measuring the dimensions of the quie
opposition that has been working unde
cover against both 1t may be strons
enough, in each party, to effect its OBJ
jest, and the logical candidate OF eacl
OF the great parties be defeated in thei
respective conventions.