New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

commemorative community that It need be o reflection
rpoa them that some few persons took MI Dcimohco
for tramp or crank. did not pierce his necessity
and the disguise OF exposure and dementa We are all
too mt in country places 20 look upon the hOuseess
one as dangerous aud the very children stone crazy
man." To emphasize the need OF discrimination ana
humanity everywhere drew tho picture OF this once
hospitabo gentleman flying from himself and OF his own
receiving him not II he not seen by moro than ono
person there is reporting that guide any moral
lists pen four Ave distinct claimants quoted as
having seen him and having repused him, not merely IN
Orange but wherever his phantom walked ont that
awful night.
The Presidential nomination in both parties. through
tho selfscckns struggles Of many years back has come
be very wary game and those who think they have
chance foi fight hard with their friends to prevent inc
mention Of their until, Ike the tournament ia
Iyanhoc, unknown knight may suddenly appear "','
ride his enemies down. Popular conventions 10 mum
nate Presidents have only been In vogue apou' hi'
years Before that time Presidents were nomha'cu
in the fun caucus OF the members OF both houses q" 'o
grcss and those nominations were approved III INC f'
caucuscs OF the different state Legislatures ana ~ 'o
people directed how 10 cast their baio' =" '9 =" "
I'm line with the party General ackson bche'ed thaV
the caucus had cheated him out of his mced III inc
peoples hands. He right in suppoSns that nc hau
the popular support but II cOud not find expression
through the old caucus system. so he ana Ms ualcrS
invented the popular convention. and like all concessions
made the multitude 1t can never bc taken back thO'gh
some form of selection nomination might bo found
without the evils OF either the the convention
system.
At the close OF his industrious book on tho WORKING OF
our Government. Mr.. Benton remarked OF Ma
tonal conventions: An irresponsible body chiehy
sclf-cOnstitltcd aud mainly dominated ny pro
fcSsOnal onice-scekers and Office holders nave
usurpcd the election of President dor the nomination
is the election far the party is concerned ald
always making it with view to their own prolt Tor te
monopoly of Office and plunder." This saying came
naturally from old Senator who found after he had ac
qcscod in the convention system that it did not choose
his friends for candidates Colonel Benton had been thick
and thin supporter OF General Jackson. but when the
Polk nomination made and his old friends Blair ana
Rycs lost their patronage and he finally lost his place III
the Senate he attacked the convention system without
Offering substitute The last conventions OF both
parties were respectable III their management ana
results. General Hancock received the nomination from
fair, ordinary motives. and beat the money candidates
General Garfield trumphed over the very ellis Mr.
Tenon has portrayed of the Oicehodcrs trying to con
troll the convention. Perhaps the politicians Will some
day find ha; II they have chance at the presidency
they ought not even to whisper il to themselves No
saying has sunk deeper into the minds of our good people
than that the Office must seek the man.