Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
Democratic Convention.
Same Suggestions as to the
Time and Place of Hold
ing 1t.
Don Cameron Orders His Ma
chine to Grind in Logan's
Interest,
While Uncle Jesse Spaulding
Says the Logan Move is
all Wind. ....
John Kelly's Temperance Fight.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
A Well Organized Movement to put
it Off till September and then Hold
il in ST. Louis.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The main
topic of political interest here now is
the democratic national convention.
1t has developed in the last fortnight
that therr 7' rs well-organized move
ment to Ntt till September. 1t
Will / d on the 22d of this
month, y Nlas. he national COMMITTEES
meets here. st Louis will probably
be the place The date is very uncer-
tain, and one consideration suggested
by leading democrat may have
weight IN fixing it.
REASON FOR DELAY.
"The tariff. debate may last long"
he said The bill as reported by the
ways aud means committee may en-
counter many delays. 1t may happen
that the convention shall assemble in
the midst of the debate and before the
tariff bill is either passed or rejected
by the house In that case our people
would be in an embarrassing situa.
ton. The convention would have to
take ground on measure of first-class
Importance, then pending in the house
and pending as democratic measure
Colonel Morrison would probably
take the bull by the horns, like the
brave soldier he was and is, and de-
mand that his bill shall be incorporat-
ed with and made part of the plat
fo,,,, Tf tbaf 10 lopa ba naad =, ~ a. ,..,
much whether tits passed in the house
or not. But we want congress out of
the way before we meet. The last
congress, you know, did not adjourn
until August We may not either If
the convention is called IN September
it will doubtless be called in ST. Louis
which will be cool enough by that
time.
ANOTHER OPINION.
Another prominent democrat said
| am in favor Of postponing the con-
vention till August or September.
Say about the middle of August
But, am strong Chicago man and
shall insist on having it in Chicago
We will gain in many ways by post
poning it till August or September
The republicans inaugurate their cam
paign early IN June, and the demo
Gratis can batter away at their plat
form and candidates for a couple of
months, ane get the country into a
frame of mind decidedly favorable to
a change. The campaign will really
be in progress, but it will place the
democrats permanently on the ag-
gressive for the entire campaign.
The republicans having
MORE SINS
to answer for, and, being in power,
having more anxiety, need to make
an early beginning in order to get
through by the 4th of November, but
the democrats, with clear consciences
can make their fight sharp and de
long enough on the part of the demo
Gratis.
The time of the convention will
have something TO do with deter
mining the place where it should be
held 1t is already claimed that the
choice has narrowed down to
SARATOGA AND CHICAGO.
If it should be held in August, that
would shut out Saratoga, as the fash
ionable on would be at its heighth
and the I'D be no room in the
hotels tar i4c multitude. Cincinnati
and S.. L,us ought to be counted out
in any evext. The only real claim st.
Louis has ever had to the convention
was the talk of tine old ticket" 1t
seemed appropriate, if the ticket of
1876 was TO be selected to repeat the
work in the same city where it orig
mated. But, aside from Mr.. Tllden's S
unwillngness to be candidate, In
diana seems likely to destroy the
charm of ''the old ticket" by urging
Mcdonald for the presidency, thus
shutting out Hendricks.