The States of the Union are electing their delegates to
the Conventions for nominating Presidential candidates, and great uncertainty appears to prevail. Neither Mr. Harrison on one side, nor Mr. Cleveland on the other, can be said to be uni- versally popular, and in many States the delegates have been left "without instructions,"—that is, at liberty to act according to circumstances. The Republicans of Illinois, who generally show the direction of the wind, have, it is true, selected Mr. Harrison peremptorily; but in other great States, especially New York, there is a lurking dislike of him, and the devotees of silver, who are numerous everywhere, are opposed to all known candidates. Under these circumstances, the ballotings, intrigues, and nominations will be endless, and may end in the selection by both sides of comparatively unknown men.
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