Show BLAINE DBFLSITJELY OCT 0V THE RACE I Mr ELAINE has at last definitely declared de-clared himself as he did this month four years ago on tho aubject of the Presidential i Presi-dential nomination Ho will not be a candidate I can-didate ho siiys and his name will not go before tho convention That is tho regu lation manner of forbidding any friend to look upon him as willing to be nominated and a notification to leaders of his party to look out for some one else as likewise an Implied promise to whomsoever may seek the honor that ho will not bs in the way It would bo uncandid not to say whilst I THE HEIIALD believes the nominee of the Minneapolis coavaniion without excepting I anyone will surely be defeated that JAJXS G BLAINB would probably have 1 orion tho Democracy more uneasiness I than any other Republican who has been I I mentioned He is a wary shrewd ag grsssive politician retaining many of tbo I elements of popularity which once made him a great power before tho people Compared with him the rest sirs scrubs HARRISON is probably by virtue of his Incumbency of the Presidential office tho most formidable candidate on tho Republican Republi-can side He is avowedly the administration administra-tion favorite and will not provoke opposition opposi-tion from the officeholding element The I I machine is being used for all it is worth in this direction and from now on heads will go off instanter upon the least show of reluctance to do its will by those in power I HAKKIHOX himself is popular with neither politicians nor people His administration whilst as radical as could be desired by the most extreme of his party has exhibited originality no selfmsortiva qualities and i i has been to the last degree perfunctory and mechanical But toe cohesive power of public plunder tae hope of continuing to draw sustunanco from the government will keep thus postmasters marshals custom cus-tom house officials and other hatigorson inline in-line and secure many a delegation HEHMAS is perhaps best equloped as the saying is of all the Republican leaders to fill the office of President and yet one of the poorest for the candidacy Though recently reelect to the Senate it is ox I trcmely doubtful whother ho could carry i the delegation 1011 f Ohio against the opposition oppo-sition of FORAKEK and the great influence of BLAISB If nominated we believe he would prove tha weakest candidate whom the Republicans could choose There has bon some talk of ALOEU In this connection All thoro is about him is his money together with his connection with Use Grand Army of the Republic Asa As-a beneficiary of the Republican tariff on lumber his wealth would be more disadvantageous disad-vantageous taaa helpful and as to cis soldier record the military spirit as connected con-nected with the war of the rebellion has about died out Senator CHLLOM is a respectable gentleman gentle-man who has been In politics from boyhood boy-hood and accomplished nothing with which his name is associated but the offices bo has held and some railroad legislation Senator ALLISON sometimes named and who received a respectable vote In the Chicago Chi-cago conventien of ISbS has the advantage of being in u doubtful tae Ha ig too mild a tariff man to suit tbo bigh proluc I tloalsts hit financial views are not pro nounood enough for the west anti tU identification with the quecliun ol cor va I temperance und prohibitory suuptuary laws is such as to ruin him with the German Ger-man element Mr RO JuT LIXCOLX has been mentioned men-tioned but it is very doubtful if he could carry the Illinois delegation against Cut aunt He is not in touch with either politicians or people and although he has been secretary of war and is now minbter to Great Britain these distinctions have come to him more from Being R son of his father than from any transcendent merit of his own Yet it can be confessecPho has I some negative qualities that make him equal in the race to any other Republican L Against any one of these the Democratic I party will win the election in November leasing out CLKvrLAND and HILL altogether I alto-gether There are WniTSct of New York MCPHERSOK or ABBETT of Now Jersey BxrAKD of Dwaware GAULISIE of Ken tacky PALMEU or MOKKIEOK of Illinois GnAT of Indiana BOIES of Iowa and several others upon whom the party could unite with success With the BLAINT pro j j I nunclamcnto out at least the campaign will be on at once and a very interesting i contest it promises to be indeed |