The Republican State Conventions in America have now all chosen
their delegates for the general Convention which will meet at Chicago to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. The number of delegates is 820, and it is stated that while all accept Mr. R. Lincoln as Vice-President, 400 will vote for Mr. Blaine as President, 300 for General Arthur, the present holder of the office, and 100 for Mr. Edmunds, a Senator with great popularity in the West. Under these circumstances, it is thought that none of the three named candidates will be elected, but that the one of them who obtains the most votes will be allowed to propose a candidate of his own. It must not be forgotten that the Republican Reformers have as yet produced no man, or that Mr. Lincoln, with his curious position as son of the greatest President, and universal nominee for the second place, may yet be selected by acclaim. It would take no effort to make him known to the electors, which is the first difficulty of election managers, and he might have the unbroken negro vote ; but it is still more probable that some man not named or generally thought of will be elected. If, however, the Democrats should carry the Morrison Tariff Bill—that is, Free Trade—which will be known in a few days, the Republicans will not elect the President. •
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