The Convention of the American Republican Party has been sitting
all the week at Minneapolis, but it is improbable that a nomination will be made before Monday at the earliest. The struggle between the parties behind the scenes is very fierce, and up to Friday nothing was certainly foreseen as to the result. Five names are before the Convention,—namely, Presi- dent Harrison, Mr. Blaine, Mr. McKinley, Governor Alger,. and Mr. Reed, the latter the well-known Chairman of Com- mittees, and popular with his party on account of his strength of will. It is possible that either Mr. Harrison or Mr. Blaine may be chosen by a sort of acclaim, but it is more probable. that each will be rejected, lest the friends of his rival should vote against him. Mr. McKinley, though exceedingly popular, will, it is rumoured, be passed over, the Protec- tionists fearing to make Protection the sole issue ; and Mr. Reed remains the dark horse with most chances. A new name may, however, be added at the last moment, and if so, it will probably be that of Mr. Robert Lincoln, who would receive the entire Negro vote, and probably that of the whole generation of Republicans who adored his father. It should be added that the comparative lists of delegates in favour of each candidate are not trustworthy. They repre- sent, for the most part, only conditional adhesions.
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