Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-06

sct the popular sentiment n tasei "a
tie renomlnAtlon Of President HArfl-
son. They fina themselves kandicspped
because OF the fact thai the oppostsoa
10 the presldent, with few excepliens,
comes from notorious political bosses
like Piau and Quay, who n no sense
represent the sentiment of their party
IN their respective ststes- kserybo5y
conyeTsant with the situation Ia New
York realized that the tremendous de-
feat the republicans suffered IN tina;
stste iast year was due 10 the proml-
nenoe OF Boss Plsti and the general be-
lief IN the rural districts that ne played
= sharp trick and dictated the repub-
llcan nomination Tor governor. In
Pennsylvania the republicans lest the
governor from similar cause. because
Boss Quay dictated the nominatlon OF
Delamater. Whatever may be the
cause IN Iowa Of republican defeat,
Chairman Cisrkson certainly can not
claim very much for republican man
agement IN that state. As 10 The sllyer
states the opposition 10 the president -
due wholly 10 his courageous opposition
20 free coinage OF silver. ExSpesker
Reed has grievance against the pres
dent growing out of the distribution of
patronage which, while many believe IL
to be just grievance. does not add
strength 10 his opposition. Colonel
Dudley from Indiana 10 cooperating
with the opponets of the president, ss
is Mr.. Farweli OF Illinois. All OF those
men are thorough politicians and COM
prise some OF the best organizers In the
republican party. The opinion has
been growing here Of late that, owing to
the large number Of uninstucted dele
gates, the situation is one that might
be turned against the president.
A Misunderstanding.
But there Is 3 Misunderstanding in
the public mind concerning the instruc-
ton of delegates. Because the New
York state convention did not instruct
the four deiegates-at-iarge that state 10
put down as sending an uninstructed
delegation. The same Is true OF Penn
sylvania and other states. But under
the rules OF the republican national
committee y state convention has no
authority whatever over delegates
elected from q congressional district
and there have been a considerable
number of delegates instructed at diff
ferent conventions IN states which have
not linstructed the delegates-at-Isrge.
Some Of the presidents friends admit,
however that the movement directed
against him may prove formidable. In
view of this, strange as IL may seem,
the suggestion is renewed that IL is stlll
possible that Mr.. Blaine may be noml-
mated. One Of the most prominent
members of the house, warm friend
of the president from q western state,
speaking of the situation, tonight said:
al have thought until quite recently
that the president would be renomi-
mated practically by Acciamation. i
do not feel certain of that fact now. !
realize that among the presidents op-
ponents are some very shrewd poll
tlcians and that the large number of
uninstructed delegates TO Minneapolis
will afford them . coneiderable field 10
work upon. Then il must be admitted
that there is 8 sentiment in this country
worthy TO be taken into account against
the denomination Of president for
second term.
president Harrison has made a good
many enemies IN the party. The fierce
opposition of the silver men is a source
of eome weakness. All there things
considered, in connection with what i
know TO be going on among has oppo-
nents, lead me 10 think that hls pcml-
nation is by no means assured"