The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-27

May 6 1910 Baltimore .-.... .Two-hirds.
Mny 27. 1874 Baltimore Two-thirds.
May %. 184a Baltimore Two thirds.
June /. 1859 Baltimore .Two-thirds.
June 2. 1853 Cincinnati 49,. Majority.
April %. 1850 ,Chnrlssto No nomination,
june IL. 1880. Baltimore Majority.
9ayt 11S 49, Sew SyiF@ fork City Maer!y M'9r
July .. 1879 -. Baltimore ..-... ...Two-thirdsa
June n. 1870 .St. Louis -..-... Two thirds.
or eleven National Democratic C,nventIons
for nominating "A candidate for the Presidency.
rule and seven OF the nominees for President
have received a two-thrds vote. only four being
ngmlnated AZ By mere ma,oriy - do,a
Rhtes. the adoption Of the Wo-thirds rule at
Cincinnati IN June would be srnnently fitting
and proper: but under any apportonInsnt
which gave proper voting power TO States
which are to lurntsh the votes to elect the Dem
nnr@tn T1md bS eeTaalny yer Ne
open tho door for the nomination Of the ticket
by anti Democratic States. A majority Of the
Tho aixteen Southern States and Indiana
gave Tilden l.sasb b9s popular vote. a plurality
% q sl27so over Hayes; and q l0a electoral votes
he s nsnt eonsention. and WI almost cs,tainly
sary to elect the Democratic President.
Maine New. Hampshire Vermont. Massa-
chus1ns ne Rhode M,a leland r.nnsyiyania Mishi- M
braska. Kansas New Jersey. Co.orado. Nevada.
California and Oregon gave, Tllden 1.bs4 eA
pDplllHF VOI9S. ana fIhVeS u ptuIhItIy OVeI ulW
Of ast 09s. and Of their lob electoral votes Hayes
received la. These States aiso have sos dele
gates. and OF the 1876 electors required to win
the fight. the Democrats can only hope for those
Of New jersey. Colorado, Nevada. Oaiifornia
and Oregon. tWenty-four. or about - per cont.
Here. then. l find the strength OF seventeen
Democratic States. which Ravs Tildsn over 5000
| votes for each delegate they are to have at Cln-
cnnati off Bst by eighteen B ates. nearly al OF
which are hopeleeely Republican. which latter
will have ono delegate for every sli3 Democratic
votes In 1876.
The Now England States Connecticut exeept-s
ed with nennsgyaua la and the herthWeaterTA
S'ates exclusive Of Ohio and Indiana, have
2G4 delegates, and nndeT the ms jorlty rule thhy
would lack only le6 votes 10 give them cont rol
| n the Nomination. and tho votes OF New Y ork
fI0J ami Ohio tail would give such combdna-
tion fall control with eight votes TO spare But
II 81 two- thirds 7ote be required. the Republican
Sta. SO need to obtain I18 votes to ovefpoWer the
| Democratic Statss. and to secure these must
| ger the undivided vote Of New York Ohio, New
Jsrsey Connecticut. Colorado, Nevada. Onitor-
doubtful. and all of them having l74 dele
gates Ia the next convention, and even them
they would fall short Gf two-thirde lust forty
/ four votes which would have 10 be drawn from
ths Democratic States. The arR1aaent in favor
Of the two thrds rule Is that no nomination
| can be made against the protest of even one
sixth OF the delegates from the Democratic
States: AgMnst tho mao fiy rule It may be
probably urged that thele Republican States,
wlth 20. votes & ean. ny uniting With doubtful 4
states. rear piasforrA and nominate ticket
Ia spite Of the hes OF the Democratic States.
The two-thirds ruiz gives the Democratic states
the balance Of potAer; the majority rule leaves
them at the mercy OF States hoDelessly Repmb-
llcan. SAAET.