The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1880-06-22
THE DEMeCRATxc. NATIONAL COW
vENTION.

United States. The Convention is
composed of seven hundred and thirty
eight, delegates, or eighteen less than
the Chicago Convention. AT Cincin-
natl no representation is given the Ter
I;tories, as they have no voice in the
election of President. This accounts
Tor the difference in numbers in the
two Conventions, as the eight Terrific.
Ties and the District of Columbia were
zach allowed two votes at Chicago In
Republican National Conventions a
majority of the delegates nominate
candidate, but in Democratic Conven-
tons it requires twe-t third vote of the
.shole number of delegates. The two
thirds rule was first adopted in Ma
tional Convention In 1874, when Mar
FIN Van Buren,, General Lewis Cass and
- ames X. Polk were candidates for the
Democratic nomination. On the first
Eallot Van Buren, received majority
Of all the votes in the Convention, but
by the operation of the two thirds rule
lie was defeated and James X. Polk
nominated Since that time the rule
Las been adopted by every Democratic
National Convention, and, as many of
t..e delegates to the Cincinnati Conven-
tion are instructed to sustain it, it is
not probable that it will be changed.
Under this rule it requires 492 votes, or
two thirds of the whole number in the
Convention, to nominate. Had this
rule been in force in the Chicago Con-
vention, it is probable that the Conyen-
t.au would still be battling.
Candidates are more numerous at
Cincinnati than they were at Chicago,
but the sentiments of the delegates are
rot 80 pronounced as they were in the
Republican Convention, where the
Hrant men stood in solid phalanx for
their favorite from first to last. Those
whose names are most prominent be-
fore the Convention are Tilden and
Seymour of New York, Thurman of
,Ohio. Davis and Palmer of Illinois,
.hayard of Delaware, Field of Caifor-
la. Hancock of Pennsylvania, aud
Hendricks of Indiana There are be-
sides these several clark horses"
aaang them Randall of Pennsylya-
ma, Payne of Ohio. Morrison of ILL
nois. aud Jewett OF New York. Like
the Republicans, these candidates differ
widely in their views on the two issues
III which this coast is interested, name
~; The silver and Chinese questions.
Tlden accepted. the nomination four
years ago on a platform which declared
!. against unrestricted Chinese immigra-
t,on. but he is not committed on the
silver question. Seymour has also ex-
pressed himself 40 being opposed to the
,cainese. while Thurman is squarely on
HE resord by votes and speeches in the
United States Senate. against Chinese,
and in favor of remonetizing silver.
Rayard. and Garfield the Republican
candidate. sgree on the Chinese and
silver bills, aud voted against both.
ii parties were divided ON principle,
Thurman and Blaine would be arrayed
AGAINST Bayard and Garfield, but, as
they are not, they are arrayed against
each other. on the Deputy Marshals
.a.d other bills. relating to elections
,fld appropriations. Bayard being one
cf the 'souts." favors the appointment
,os deputy fnarshals at elections from
the different parties. while Blaine being
With the fins. wants them all Repub-
Leans. Field, as one of the Judges of
The Supreme Court, has rendered decis-
icus which nave been construed as fav-
,.cgable to the Chinese, though he ex-
Presses himself as being opposed to
,taeir unrestricted immigration. Hen
Tricks occupies the same position as
Tilden on the Chinese question, and is
IA favor of the Silver BILL Hancock is
= Major General in the Army, and has
expressed no opinion on either issue
and Davis, of Illinois, voted. as Sena-
Tor, to restrict Chinese immigration,
-slh.. 1iars hnrsaS With fha axc.,4. r.