The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-08
NEITHER BLAINE NOR HARRISON.

Yesterdays kilograms from Minneapolis
were sufficiently colored for BLAINE to
satisfy the most enthusiastic supporter of
the ex-secretary of state. The casual
reader would figure it out the gentleman
from Maine would be nominated long be-
fore the call Of states for the first ballot
was concluded. Indeed, the press people
DO not leave the reader the work of dong
the figuring, but attend to that little detail
themselves, thus making the business de-
cidedly easy for those who take the news
papers.
At the same time there viii be those who
VIII not think Mr. BLAINE viii be nomi-
mated. The HERALD is among the doubt
ers. and we doubt with the full knowledge
of the facts that the ex secretary is an
eager bidder for the honor, that he is
perhaps the most popular man in the
Republican party, and that these who are
working in his interest are among the
shrewdest and ablest leaders in the organ
ization; and of the further fact that
BLAINE's chief opponent is cold, repel-
liant man who is not liked by the people
and has offended and antagonized the
bosses. We don't believe Mr.. BLAINE can
get the nomination which he so much
covets. He has been guilty of as gross
treachery as was ever practiced, and we
believe that even among Republicans there
is a sentiment in favor of Furnishing such
conduct as his. 1t was never the intention
Of PLATT, GARRISON & Co. to nominate
BLAINE. They wanted to use his name for
the purpose of defeating HARRISON, all the
time thinking that BLAINE would not
be a candidate. Having overthrown
the president the schemers ex-
pected TO drop BLAINE and name
somebody who would be their man,
body and soul. The Plumed knight, how
ever took their play in earnest, and prac-
ticing treachery against the man to whom
he should have been loyal, actually thinks
he can secure the prize. His life has been
full of disappointments, and we believe
another great one awaits him at Mime
apolis This does not imply the opinion
that Mr.. HARRISON will be nominated. We
think he has as little chance of success as
his formidable opponent In so far as the
CLARKsoN- PLAT crowd set out to play
DIANE W uOACdl tuS pICbluCnAs ~ iOOhc do
If they would succeed, the two foremost
sspirants going down together in favor of
third man upon whom the factions can
unite. The naming of that third man re-
quires good guessing ability. He may be
REED or MCKINLEY or SHERMAN, and prob
ably will be one Of them; but when the
stampede comes. as it will come, and the
bosses have lost control, it win be any
body's race, and great surprises may
develop in Minneapolis.
The best feature of this whole business
is the fact that matters have reached such
state in the Republican party that the
Democrats are reasonably certain of hav-
ing things their own way this year. In
the seemingly improbable event Of the
nomination Of either BLAINE or HARRISON
the following of the other can hardly be
counted upon to give hearty support to the
ticket. and there is no man in the Republi-
can ranks who will satisfy the numerous
factions into which the party is divided.
The BLAINE-HARRIsoN quarrel is mighty
valuable grist for the Democratic mill.