The delegates for the Conventions which select candidates for the
American Presidency are still being elected, but there is no indication as yet on whom the choice will fall. Mr. Harrison's friends claim a majority, but it is clear that local 'dislikes to him are very bitter, and the wirepullers are casting about for an alternative candidate. Among those named is Mr. Robert Lincoln, son of the great President, and we venture to predict that before the Republican Convention is over, he will at least approach success. He has two great advantages, being in politics almost a dark horse, yet being known by name to every voter in the Union, besides having a special charm for every Negro voter. On the Democratic side, no name is yet prominent except Mr. Cleveland's ; but he is weighted by the unusual definiteness of his views upon all fiscal subjects. He cannot be represented either as a Protectionist or as an advocate of free coinage.
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