Evening journal., 1892-05-21
BY ACCLAMATION ONLY.
The Minneapolis Winner Must
Thus Be Chosen.
CHAIRMAN cLARKsoEs PREDICTION

Ne Intimstes That Secretary Blaine Is
the Only Man who Can Get the Somi-
nation for the Presidency at the Re
publican Convention la June.
NEW York, May 2i-"It is my opinion
that the presidential candidate Of the Re-
publican party win be named at Minneapo-
lbs by acclamation," i" said General John $.
Clarkson, chairman Of the Republican ma
tional committee to reporter. "No bal
lot win be taken, and there is only one man
In America who can be nominated at that
convention by actlAmat.1n. Each party,
however, thinks that it has one man sufi-
cienty strong TO be named by acclamation.
First of all am for the success OF the Re-
publican party. The election now approach
ing is one Of the utmost importance 10 the
party. The house Of representatives is now
against as. The senate is Republican by an
exceedingly narrow margin, and our posi-
tion with the country at large is such that
the greatest care should be exercised in the
selection Of our national candidate. Any
misstep may prove disastrous.
No Candidate PIeases Them Yet
urhe list Of doubtful statesis greater than
/ ever this year. They include New York
/ New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island
| New Hampshire, Michigan, Indiana, Wis
cousin and my own one time banner state
Of the Republican party, Iowa. We must
name candidate who will be the strongest
possible one with these doubtful states
/ There are a great number Of uninstructed
delegates sent TO the convention. The doubt
full states, the states whose electoral votes
must elect the president, and most of the
surely Republican states have sent their
delegates to the convention without instruc-
tions What does this meant It means
plainly that the party, the rank and file, as
well as the leaders, have not determined
that any of the men who are seeking the
nomination would be wise choice as the
party's standard bearer II can mean moth
ing else"
He Has No Choice Now.
"The result win be that the delegates will
come together at Minneapolis, and deter
mine which will be the wisest nomination
they can make. / am a delegate at large
from Iowa / am uninstructed / have
not vet made up my mind who / win cast
my vote for. When / get to Minneapolis ]
win first consult with all the delegates from
my state a. to the choice they consider TO be
the wisest, and then shall consult with the
delegates from the other doubtful states
The result of these deliberations will deter
mine my action. believe that this will b,
the course pursued by all the other unin
structed delegates. The result Of these de
liberations, believe, win be the agreement
upon candidate who will be named by ao
clamation."
The Detroit Conference.
"What about the consultation at Genera
Alger's house at Detroitp
~ was coming east and had to pas
through Detroit Naturally / was glad I,
fan in with such excellent company and
could not resist the temptation to talk will
them OF course we talked politics vii
( say this much about our discussions. Whei
"a we parted we We're all of the opinion In re
gard to the situation have just expressed
Mr.. Fassett came east with me as far a
Rochester, where he left me TO 20 TO El
E mira. While here / shall consult with Mr.
Platt. ex-senator Warner Miller and al
the other delegates 10 the convention an,
. party leaders whom / can met i shal
reach Minneapolis on June II
{ General Clarhsons declaration that h
believes the nomination win be made b.
acclamation created a sensation in politica
circles last night. Every one agreed tina
it could only mean Blaine. He could no
possibly refer TO any one else, IL was argued
+ for there was no other man in the count
y on whom the convention can unanimousl
d unite. 1t was also argued that the Detro
consultation means that the ticket woul
be Blaine and Alger.