Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-11
SATURDAY, JANUARY II. 1905.
lsA DARK HORSE MAY WIN AFTER

i ALL.
rhe skirmlshing preliminary to the
contests In the national conventions
N or the political parties is attracting
great deal of attention In most
states, and all Indications point to n
2 most exciting Republican gathering in
Chicago. Owing to very peculiar 20.
litical conditions unexpected action
may occur In this convention.
Phere Is every prospect at
athe present timo. that there will be
Q bitter fight among the Republicans
for delegates. Already-.ihis ls~ fore,
Sislnbfts from Washington
ssHiiich declare that veteran politicians
are fearful that the Republican party
may l,e shaken to its foundations by
the warning factions.
This Is a "fayorl,e son" year in Re-
publican politics. Several OF the states
which cast a large electoral vote, have
splaccd bona flde candidates in the
field in consequence of the reiterated
statement OF President Roosevelt tina /.
I hs Will not under any clrcum -.vnces
accept denomination. The lsepubli.
can convention. therefore. will resem.
BILE in the activity of candidates and
the struggle for delegates former con-
vehtions where favorite SONS were
aspirarts for the presidency. The
proeeedings in 1880 are so likely 10
he. duplicated that it Is interesting to
recall them. at that time the mos,
exciting struggle ever Witnessed Mt n
national convention was fought at
( Chicago General Grants fighting 30G
} DELEGATES were determined to give him
Il third Term. and the friends of Mr..
4 Blaine were equally convinced they
could nominate him for the preslden.
cyS Beside Grant and Blaine, there
we're q dozen other aspirants. James
a. Garfield had received one vote &C.
castpnnlly during the bnllotng. He
was present in the convention MS a
delegate and as manager of the inter.
eBts of John Sherman. and had been
suspicious figure in the proceed.
81 ~ ttfasss't fNHSi ne euuuchlI SpTaDE INTO
plominence on the 34th ballot the
idea af making him the compromise
candidate met with great favor, On
The 8bth ballot n number of Mr..
Blaine's aiherents threw their votes
the Ohio man. On the next bal.
lot She nomination was given to him
\ lSs "a large vote.
The convention In 1886 illustrates
hoy easily, in the midst of am exceed.
iielS bitter contest between strong
candidates, the unexpected may hap.
Z pets. nc is not unreasonable to believe
TINT with so many conditions existing
similar 10 those prevailing in 1880
E that the Republican convention this
may nominate man for the
pfasidenoy who has ut the present
tiMe as small chance as did Mr..
yield. Secretary Taft is at pres.
emf tie leading candidate for nomna-
1i b5 his party. But can the Presi.
i s.it Eith the fight that is going on
inside fhs party, bend to his will the
men wing control the delegations from
NeN York, New jersey, Pennsylvania
sls5ho;s and Indiana, whose total cleo
so4i vote Is III? The action OF these
has always powerfully innu
a&a tielegates from other common
aealt As Are not the delegates from
t,sess states, II they can not nominate
ss,ss 81 their fayorite sons. adroit
! lst to combine on someone whom
iesira in preference TO a candi
J, fl9ored by the administrations