Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-06-20
THE DEMOCRAyyC ClNJ,n,rt

The Democrats do not admit to tbei
National convention delegates from the Ter
rtores, aud heoce the gathering which will
soon assemble at Chicago will be sometime
smaller than its Republican Predecessor
The July convention will number 500 dele
gates and as Two thirds are necessary TO 3
choice under the rarty rule, the successful
candidate must receive SOP votes. At the
last Democratic convention thirteen cnudi
dates were voted for on the first ballot, Sen.
ator Bayard receiving 1881 votes, General
Hancock III, Henry b. Payne 81 Justice
Field 10, and Mr. Randall but Q, The
nomination was Effected on the third
ballot. Tho present outlook is tina
nearly or quite bakers dozen Of
candidates will be voted for Gu the first
ballot at the coming convention. Tilden's
lette" OF withdrawal has started up an active
discussion all along the Inc, and candidates
arc being "trotted out" in rich profusion.
one OF the strongest ones is unqucstionably
Governor Cleveland of New York. A New
York congressman is quoted as saying ::
'Our convention next week will give n
majority OF the delegates to him, and Tam.
many VIII be found in line with the remainder
OF the party. Hon. John Kelly has given di.
rect assurances of his hearty support, and as
Governor Cleveland is Mr. Tildens choice, |
fail to see how VIC could nominate stroncor
candidate 50 far as New York is concerned. "
Cleveland of course has his enemies The
most bitter opostion to him, it is said. cen.
tres around William Purcell, editor of tbe
Rochester Union, who was chairman of the
State committee before Manning and who
was beaten for the Democratic nomination
oil Secretary of State two years ago owing
to the effort Of the Cleveland leaders. The
result was that Car, Republican, was elect
ed. Purcell and his friends still feel sore,
and will leave nothing undonc to
defeat Cleveland. Some of these p.ople
favor Roswell P. Flower, whose sole claim
to party prominence, in the opinion of the
outside world, is the fact that he is the re.
joicing possesor of 'balrel," with all that
that implies and it is claimed that the ma.
jority of the New York delegation will be
Flower men. Then again Gen. H. W. Slo-
cum of Brooklyn is candidate for he Pres |
iden'al nomination and will pro6asx cap.
lure rev Delegates and as much can lie
said for the rotund Dorsheimer.
some Of the Western men claim, then
mat the New York delegation will be split
up between Cleveland, Flower, lSlocum and
Dorsheimer, and therefore, favor the idea
OF taking man not citizen
OF New York. Some of these look with
favor upon the candidacy of Stephen j. Field
OF the United States Supreme Court. Hell
has no barrel, to be sure, but then he has
couple of brothers who do possess the desira.
bic article and who would probably tap it I
Literally should the necessity arise. Much
stronger candidates are Bayafd, Thurman.
Carlisle, Randall and Hendricks
The large majority of the Democratic Sepa. 1
tors are said TO favor Mr.. Bayard, though
The fiery uutamed Voorhees, says that the
convention might as well nominate Jeff
Davis or Wade Hampton. His friends, and
hose of all the gentlemen just named, are
'ery sanguinc and hopeful of success. All
u which sufficiently shows that the Demo.
rats are all at sea, There is no degree OF
on any one candidate. I'm.
css all signs fail, there will be a lively
'truggle at Chicago. And the recipient of
he necessary b02 votes will be handsome.
y laid out in November.