The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-01

ble. Mr.. Scott, however, is hopeful
that Chicago will draw the prize. as
is Chairman Barnum. whose PROPOSE
ton was to meet at the same time as
in 1884, in the same city. in the same
hall, and nominate the same candi
date for President.
The Territorial delegates are count,
ed on for st. Louis when the break
comes. and it remains to be seen
whether on any question Congress-
man Scott and Messrs German and
Barbour will be found voting the
same way.
1t should be said that the rival
cities are most liberal in their assur-
ances of ample accommodations and
low railway and botel rates. San
Francisco is lavish in its pledges.
and it would easily win if it were
easier of access and nearer to the
centres of population.
Tonight there will be abundant
caucusing and pipe. laying. To NOR
row the anicah!e contest will he re-
sumed. TO e.l appearances Chicago
or st. Louis Will get the Convention,
and it is doubtful that it will be
practicable to Change the date al
ready settled upon. There will prob
ably he an effort to revise the terms
of the official call so as to conform :
10 the present political situation.
The national committee, however. is
nothing if not conservative, not to
put too fine a point upon it.
The adjournment to morrow morn
ing. by the way, was carried over the
votes Of Messrs German and Bar
bour, and was voted for by Mr.. Scott
and those who had usually voted
with him.
St Louis Wins the Prize.
WASHINGTON, February 23.-The
election of the National Democratic
committee to-day means that the
policy Of the Democratic party in the
coming electicai campaign will be
aggressive rather than defensive, and
that the reduction will be fought for
On the lines plainly marked out in
the Presidents recent message.
saw last night it was determined
to make an effort to obtain a recon.
sideration Of the action Of the nation
al committee yesterday in making
July3 the date of The Convention. Il
was the general judgment that the
time was more important than the
place, and this proved to be the key
Of the situation. Considerable mis-
sionary work was accomplished in
the small hours Of the morning,
and when the committee met to-day
it was pretty sure that St. Louis
would be the chosen city and that
tue Democratic Convention would
meet before June 10, the day on
which the Republican Convention
will assemble at Chicago.
This solution Of the difficulty was
rendered easier by the fact that the
objections to San Francisco on the
score of distance grew stronger as
they were popdering. Senator Cor
mans appeal to the supporters Of
San Francisco to join him in voting
for a more accessible place and the
subsequent withdrawal of Chicago,
gave St. Louis an easy victory. In.
deed, when Mr.. W. L. Scott and
those who had voted with him for
Chicago went over to St. Louis, the
result was certain. The motion to
recons,d der was carried by q round
majority, though Maryland. Georgia,
Virginia. California, Florida and
Colorado continued to oppose any
change of date BY rather larger
majority June 5 was then selected as
the day for the Democratic gather.
ing.
no OPPOSITION TO CLEVELAND.
The current report that the vote
on the date yesterday had been re-
garded as defeat Of the Admins
tration, was alluded to during the
session of the coz mittee, but on ev-
cry side there was the earnest decla-
ration that no such meaning could
properly be given to the committees
action. Mr.. German was especially
emphatic in announcing himself to
be IAN Administration man., and
every committeeman who had voted
for July meeting spoke in the same
strain.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
II is safe to conclude that every
member Of the national committee is
for Cleveland. first and last, but sew
eral members representing states that
are not Democratic, but which must
be carried to ensure success in No.
vember. think thst the Presiden;
went too far, and was unnecessarily
definite in his tariff message They
preferred. there fore. 20 await some
tariff legislation by the House of
Representatives. with TIE idea, ap.
parently, that this action would not
cut as deep as the Presidents recon-.
lnendations. The national platform
could then be brought to it's level.
Those who. on the other hand, &C.
cept the President message. as the
fighting proved, believe that the Ma.
tional Convention can and will bring
the Democrats in Congress to more
liberal standard Of tax reduction