New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-20
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION.
w,xv MEET BUT FEW oRDAIN.

MANY MEE1 bUl FEW C'''
s~. or THE pKMocEATlc cHrKFTAINs AT
rsr1n RECENT COUNCIL IN THE ACADEMY OF
-. s,verument Of the people, for the people and
a.. rconlsv said Abraham Lincoln, ana IN saying
:. "a cave expression to one OF those simple ou.
-, continents which, like his personaiits' fun OF
sone,,ess and hndliness and pure acnoo'aes' a,o
mn g. nrcc,ous memory. And yet, when the cold
neA - ,,os.a sousrely in the face, 1t compcls the
u" that the people do not really have
o'S g., % sav IN their affairs. To be sure, 10 is
80 fault that they DON'T and in view OF the
- optraees they permit that the resoiu'e perform
4, their duty would prevent, sympathy Is wasted
-, sxpended in their behalf The systems that
hv. grown up By which they arc cncA'eu ou' VI .ner
ns, no uaich q few men are enabled to control the
hsnss 90 nartles debating platforms policies and
a.,s.rs arc fungi on the great tree of popular
'-o.. which could easily have been stopped In
.,r,e,cy and can even now be cut away
tnelr two conventions held In this State last
in' republican Convention In Buffalo, and a
-s.-.,c convention here Upon irnumeraole oc-
,a,s have hoard Democratic orators reier 10 their
80 49, he,ne IN a peculiar sense the party of the
pars . sa,ert 10 tho will OF the masses intolerant
pe'P. OF bosses and all that sort Of thing.
OF Wv ,nen they came to the momentous business
,oos,nc delegates who should represent the sta'e
VI 80, national Convention, that and all other WORK
~ asormed BIZ less than dozen men, who laid out
80 conventions entire business, who decreed
'"' 49, chose and from whom an appeal would have
- ~ ,rnossiblc as an appeal from Caesar Al
90. over 100000 people had participated In The
. :. chic body OF representatives although ~ was
s.a ~ over 200 men. although the object II had
=, ,a,r was of vital concern TO the party and the
,rv evervthlng that was done would nave Deen
Nth inst the same effect had the 100000 electors
sr beeu called to tho primaries, had nethcr Town,
- .ss.ynbly nor county conventions Deen helu' hau
- 600 state delegates stopped at home, and had the
-, natter been left in form as well as In fact 10
49,. dozen dctaors. What is the use talking ABOUT
- avernmeut when this is the way things are done
-n, u,nst be machine, of course and IL IL Is OF any
80, !, must he strong and well organized dare
-. thu Republican machine at Buffalo exercised
say ,e,e,cc ON the action of the convention there
Dat tSe essential difference between the two machines
,s IN the extent Of their efforts at party con'roL
The Republican Convention did not attempt .he usu.
aa.,on Of popular rights by stating the state del
80. 20 Chicago 1t merely chose four eminent
vsrubl,cans as delegates atarge. The selection OF
49, a,sr,c. delegates left TO the district con-
,.ntons assembling in each OF the thr'S-lou
cnr.ss,onal Districts This brings the choice OF the
49, ho viii compose the Republican delegation In the
N.f,oual Convention much nearer to the people,
The way things were managed at the Academy VI
,otr 1acfI
Sovsr CLEVELAND in the Democratic machine, and the
80, ,h,rc ahout n was that not single man there
,rossssed the slightest personal regard Tor MN VI
cnt,na of admiration for his public record thae WIS
40, nrrev partisan and perfunctory There was hot a
surrestion of enthusiasm, nor did the mschne Pcrn
che ouporunity TO arise in the convention ior Gaining
ort ANYTHING of the kind From the moment :" as
sembed until it adj ourned, the machines hrn grip
w.s IN IFS throat No debate about anything was
maj
,,.r,I natter-ofoourse phrases by the Chairman
and the brief and empty addresses by Daniel Dough
.rtv and Bourko Cochran In response 10 cans
from the crowd when the business was all oonc' Inc
machine wanted no speeches. IL said 10 enc man
You make this notion TO another You maAe tia''
m a third. "You make t'other,' and the motions
being made the chairman like flash declared them
carried and before any one could say 'acA ho'i"-
son the thing done. 1t takes no very shaIP Vi
penetrating eye 70 discover the secret Oh harmonious
subr,lssion 10 a man whom no one likes, few admire
and many hate. He has the gift Of dispensaton In
his house are many mansions, post Offices custom
houses and the Ike In the paucity Of Democratic
leaders and the richness of Federal patronage is TIE
whole secret OF Cleveland's triumph lie mas the
machine and the machine has the party when MI
coudert who usually makes excellent speeches, was
painfully endeavoring 10 round out period al the
close of his address honor of Cleveland that wouio
applause But such aprlausel Among the mon VINO
annlauded was Boure Cochran, who referred to CleVs
land at Chicago four years ago as an obscure man
from Erie County whose nomination would De an act
of insanty.n Among them, too, was George Ii. ster-
live the etn-seller 10 whom Hedden gave place In
the Custom House during those few early moh'hs
when Cleveland corresponding with Dornian b.
Eaton and George william Curtis about Civil Service
rcsorm. Mr. Cleveland compelled Hedden, in defer
ont
moor Sterling had do his share of the applaudlns.
Among the applauders was Benz Downing, the
oueens County DistI1ctAttorney whom Cleveland re-
moved for bribe-takng. He recently went TO WASH
tnrton and returned full Of devotion to the Admins
fration And there he sat, in the front row on the
nlatforn right next to ex-Mayor Grace, clappng his
hands and smiling away as If he really enjoyed IT,
w. l. Muller Governor Hills humble servant, pound
cd the floor desperately with his STICK though sus-
pect he would have pounded harder If the Presidents
ample foot had been under the stick instead Of
board floor These are a few Of many like unto them
who cheered for dear life l once went 10 board
ing school where naughty little boys who had been
feTruled over the knuckes required to repeat
this formula: Please, Miss Tmson, thank you, Miss
Timson, and hope won't be naughty any more"
II was evident from the start that the Cleveland
managers intended not merely 10 snub Governor Hill,
but 10 direct at him studied and positive insult
Unhappy Mr. sheehan, who had so vigorously con-
Quoted the Assembly Democrats for three years was
not even permitted the scsnt courtesy of seat in the
Convention. Everybody's ungracious back was turned
to Muller who when Hill went into Office was courted
rs the next friend OF the Governor and the man who
carried the key to the great mans favor Mckane,
of Kings who had dared 10 raise his hand against
Hugh Mclaughlin, in tue interest of Hin, was ex-
tnguished ignomniously and tipped out of the State
Committee Paddy Gleason in whose capacious
pockets the Democratic of Hunters Point is car
RED albeit with his big red musaches ahying III the
air and his hugo figure inflated with Indignation he
strobe down the aisle amidst the plaudtS OF the gal
iery mob and entered his protests against the Glove
land delegation from his district was buried out Of
sight and rashly defed These incidents were token
of what was coming, but even the Governors most
anxious friend did not imagine the worst His par
sszszls.sl.. a...xa.,rsaea u.he. Mr.