National Republican., 1880-06-23
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS.
An Unprece dented Lack of Interest in the
Convention.

An Unprece dented Lack of Interest in the
Convention.
The democracy have suffered u sad change
The Cincinnati convention has folded wet
blanket around the hopes and the enthusiasmS
of the untcrriied. For the first time in the
history of the world the democratic party in
Washington have failed to display any interest
in the nominations of their presidential con.
vention. The streets aud hotels were very
quiet last night II is mootcd question if
the democracy of the District really realized
the fact that the sachcms of the party were
spreading on their war-paint in Cincinnati
In fact, everything was us calm as at Sun
day.school meeting in democratic neighbor-
hood and the nearest tavern ten miles dis
tant.
If the absence of enthusiasm in Washington
among the "untcirifed" be any indication,
then the democracy throughout the country
will hardly go up to the polls next fall and
vote for the nominees of the Cincinnati con-
vcntion. Within the memory of the oldest in
habtant, nothing like it was ever seen. Even
| tho bar-rooms failed to increase their ex-
| chcqucr by any unusual receipts last night, u
thing absolutely unprecedented in Washing
| ton on the opening night of q democratic
presidential nominating convention. When
| the quadrcnuial choosing Of his standard
bearer fails to make a democrat dry, there is
something rotten in Denmark. Men might
come and men might go, but prior to this oc-
| casion the democrat drank on forever Leaves
had their time to fall aud flowers TO
withcr at the north winds breath, but
drinks, like death, had all seasons for
their own among the democracy. "Hows
tho old man this morning?" asked
on the edge of tho Cypress swamp. "Oh
dads all right, doctor" hopefully answered
| the maiden. Hes joss said gimme mine
straight" And tho doctor agreed with the
daughter. BY parity of reasoning the dc.
mocracy is in bad way. 1t lost its stomach
for whisky last night. And when fellows
innards lose thar grip on thar likker" once
remarked Texan sage "he's done keitum.
muXed, and salt won't save him"
Not even q conversation could be held last
night with democrat on the subject OF the
convention. Only one democrat was found by
! THE REPUBLICAN who lad views on the
situation, aud all he sHid was to offer to bet
Sl5 to Tuckahoe harpin that Sam Tildcn'f
letter of dGcIination didn't decline worth
u cent. Just exactly what kind OF
AN article was Il Tuokuhoe hairpin APP
poared II difficult matter to determine. Su
THE REPUBLICAN's representative was iain
to think that the democratic party was
about to give up politics aud 50 into tho
fancy hardware business.
The Jackson Democratic association assem-
blod ut 2;30 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
parlors at the lmperial hotel, and Immediately
adjourned until tO-night ut 3 o'clock
vague, misty rUmor, II real nohOdy's child of u
report had it that u brass baud was engaged
for to-nighrs performance. This rumor, how
over, could not be run down to its birthplace
aud AS nobody seemed able TO give the parlcu
lars of its census The REPUBLICAN, con
signed it also to tho Tuckahoc hail
pins. After fruitess and fltigunG chase lol
some news to cheer its democratic readers
THE REPUBLICAN, gave up the job believing
the principal cause of the demOcrati,
lack OF interest was their uudouhtci certainty
OF the election of the ticket which is to b,
Andrew Jackson for president and Horace
Greeley for vice-presidcut,