Show INGALLS AND THE republican nominations during the contest over the nomination of the republican stan standard dard bearer for the campaign of SS one of the kansas delegation received a very significant letter from senator ingalls which we here reproduce VICE presidents 14 TS CHAMBER WASU washington INGTON june 16 at hand it does not liot make much difference who is nominated in my judgement jud gement the candidates will cut cat but a small figure in the light we can elect any body or we shall fall the least conspicuous and therefore the least complicated man will be the best somebody like hayes in 1876 among all the men named there is not one leader no one whose personal or historical relations to the people would make a difference of 1000 votes in the canvass sherman Sher raan allison Harrison etc have records that would be awkward on the tariff the currency the chinese question etc connection with railroads and c corporations would be a heavy load E especially in the agricultural State sWe might as well nominate gould or vanderbilt at once my impression is that alger or cresham come nearer tilling the bill than any of the others with same some fellow like phelps of new jersey who could teach reach the conservative forces of the east and get contributions from froin the manufacturers and wall st street reet but you can judge much better than I 1 what is best after consul consulting tin with the tae delegates f v I 1 have the use of the wires during the convention by the courtesy of thy the company and you can therefore telegraph me fully at all times if anything of interest transpires truly yours JOHN J INGALLS the space indicated in the foregoing by stars was occupied with private and personal matter not connected with the political question the ane letter is cant of the facts that among the republican nominees there was none who could be called a leader and that a man was chosen for his bis negative rather than positive qualifications somebody like hayes in 1876 hari Harki sous strength lies in his bis weakness he is not known for a positive position on any great public question or preeminent pre eminent quality to lift him above the crowd of politicians eligible for ordinary offices he is eminently respectable ile he comes of distinguished stok this will be worked for all it is worth in the campaign but his bis opponents will have the advantage of the argument in showing that like a respectable beet the best an and d most noted part of his stock is under auder the ground while it is true that this struggle le will be largely on vrin principle ciple the question of the tariff at the fame ame time there is a good dealina deal in a name and a reputation and cleveland with his record for success will no doubt arouse more enthusiasm among the masses than harrison arrison II who has to 10 blank on his bis ancestry for political capital another potent forc ein the campaign will be the mighty oarl this will be measurable supplied by the wealthy morton and made up as senator ingalls suggests as a cation of phelps Phelp of new J jersey erbey from the manufacturers and wall street it is probable however that these will both be divided many manufacturers have spoken in favor of tariff reduction and the mills bill and there are not a few wall street men who are emphatically for cleveland the 11 goodites gold ites 11 leaning ng perceptibly in his dire direction atio altogether it will be a very close contest both the republican nominees are men of reputation with little to peck at harrisons views on the chinese question are not likely to give him very hearty support on the pacific coast but apart from this he be tills fills the ingalls quality of ty and noa nea complication while morton has money and moneyed friends the republican nominees were chosen to catch indiana and new york the democrats can do without indiana as they could have done in 1884 and morton as against cleveland in new york does not offer very encouraging signs to the republican cause however there will be an immense effort put forth on either side and no one senses better than the republican leaders the f fact act that on OB the vote of new york in 88 turns the fate of their party for very many years to come ingalls policy seems to have been followed and respectability and cash will be the two great forces in the fight against democratic domination |