The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-26
sKIRM,suINc ALONG THE LINE.


PEN sylgsnii leads of in the presiceni ial
campaign. Some oil the counties have held
their inventions in the last two DAYS 10
select delegates TO the ettte convention for
the election Of delegates to Chicago, and
hove instructed them 10 vote for moro but
RANDALL men 90 Representatives to the
national convention. Thus, t1e sKirmiih
has commenced, which wi culn'nate in Z
great 9 ruggie NJ Chicago on the 9Th ~ July
A gra deal Of quiet worG = now g'ing
on tho trigger, are being GET; tho forces
are being massed, ana the politicians nre
BUS ~ sch- ming and surveying The field
preparatory for The ooup'de'grsce TO BIO
eAaotad at tho national convention only
three months hence. Aad tho nearer We
approach The time OF the meeting OF the con-
vaution, more numerous are the candidates
spr,ugng up until we have scora or more
Of "poasibilitits' and probabilities" from
winch the democracy will choose stand
srd.bearer. First, there's TlLDES, OF New
York, with strong following in every state
in the Uuion; RANDALL, OF PeupsIlvanio,
with ,eeming Indifference, hears the prei'
Dental be buzziog 10 his bonnet; MobRI'
con takes a longing look ut the political
sky, and a c,rns n silver ming in the dim
fro II European shores, aud Ike the old War
Ir.e that he IL, "sni ifs the battle from afar;'
PaYSg, Of Ohio, imagines that he can
serve his country better Us Its CHEF magis-
trats han as sena or. aud hence he is cling
the pub 10 pulse; the wstcnful Holman, OF
Ind ana, desires to test his sirsnsth his
own ate with HKADRIcX, and MCDONALD.
add is nov "in the hands Of his iIieLds."
BAYAaD, grand, hloomy and pecuiiar'
called by his friends AMI sdmirefs ihe
MODEST Il man Of them oil, would lead the
cause Oh democracy TO triumph II the Chi
Gag, convention concludes that he Is the
most available candidate; then there 10
FLOWER, occa ,ioaaliy mentioned. while
few democrats in the east are bold and
brazen en- 3nsh to assert That BEN BUTLER,
the sly, political acrobat OF Ma'sacnusstis'
Is he MesEs of the hour.
Hepcs IL will bs observed tint our party
eau hardly make II blunder in is seize on
OF a candidate fr president, let HIM hail
from whatever section he may, the wet
or the east Among democrats and other
patriotic voters Mr. RANDALL will be al
srong 10 Texas as in Pennsylvania, or MI
TIlpGs's name will DO ss enihus astlca ~
hailed In California 40 In New York. Ia
this contest sec,ionalism must be bursd
from sight and unity Of action must marx
every movement. The democratic state
central committee OF Virginia forcibly tx'
pr sses the duty OF the hour 10 its resola-
ton adopted day before yeserd
w,en |. says that "all dem ocrsts shou d
subordinat all differences In concentration
npon ono srest issue OF rsform In the fov.
eminent, aud its rsstWs'ion to purity an
true const tutioral pr ncl pies" The sdcp
tioa Of platform will have nearly, II not
Quite, Is much to do with the foa result
mex Noven Der as the selection Of . csDdi-
date. TIE people will now watch with ir'
terest every step taken by the leaders o.
the party, and II their actions be guided ny
q high sense Of duty the people will be very
apt 10 give the campaign Q wise and happy
IL rlu In at ION.