Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-23
CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK.
n Review of the Situation Shows That ne
In Stin Popular In His Own state.


CLEVELAND IN NEW YORK.
A Review OF the Situation Shows That He
Is stu Popular In His Own State.
After the action Of the Democratic State
Committee there is likely to be little further
dispute about the popularity Of the Presi-
dent with his party in this State, says the
New York Eeesiag Post. His supporters
controlled the committee easily, and had
this city fixed upon as the place for holding
the State convention because they regarded
It as the stronghold of Cleveland sentiment
The ballots showed, what was pretty well
known before, that the Couny Democracy
and Tammanv, as well as the Brooklyn
democratic organization, are unitedly and
heartily In favor of the Presidents renomi-
nation. In fact, so prevailing was the senti-
ment in the committee in regard 70 his can
didacy, that the last shadow of the Hill boom
faded away on the spot. 1t is generally be-
heved now that a solid Cleveland delegation
VIII be sent from this Safe to the National
Democratic convention, and that his unani-
nous denomination will follow as q matter
of course.
All the politicians Of the local Demo-
cratic organizations appear to be warmly
In favor of the President. Tammany and
County Democracy leaders vie with one
anotner In their vows of allegiance to him
and In their predictions OF the enormous
majority which united Democracy viii
roll up for him in this city in November.
Paddy Diver goes on the record with
the prediction that the majority will be n
"cold one of 70000.n Others are less
sanguine, but it is very evident that the
party has an unshakable belief in its abil-
ity to poll sufficiently large vote in this
city and Brooklyn to overcome by MANY
thousands any Republican majority which
can be polled in the other parts of the
State. There can be no question that there
is strong basis for this belief 1t is MANY
years since the local Democrats have been
SO thoroughly harmonious as they are at
present In 1874, when they were thor
oughly united in support of Tilden for
Governor, they had a plurality of nearly
$1,000
When they supported him unitedly for
President two years later they increased
this plurality to nearly $4,000. They split
in 1873, when John Kelly ran for Co ~rnor
against Robinson. Tammany then gave
the former $1,000 votes, and Robinson
polled 10000, having plurality in the citv
of 14,000. During Kelly's career as boss
the Tammany strength remained pretty
steadily at about 10000 Both factions
united with more or less heartiness in sup
port of Hancock, and gave him a plurality
of 1900. When Cleveland ran fo- Gov
crnor in 1889 they were also united, and
gave him plurality of T7,000, but their to-
tai vote was only shade larger than it had
been for Hancock. The difference in
plurality was caused by the drop of the Re-
publican vote for Folger, which was nearly
$4,000 less than Garfield received.
John Kelly's quarrel with Cleveland,
which began soon after the accession of the
latter TO the Governorship. was at white
heat when the Presidential campaign of
1854 opened. No competent person can ex-
amino the district returns of votes cast IN
this city for Blaine and Cleveland that year
and not reach the conclusion that the larger
part of Tammany's 10000 votes went di-
rectly to Blaine. As q consequence. the
Democratic plurality in the city went down
to $1,000. Union upon Hill in the following
year carried it only to 5000, there being
still split on local and county nominees.
In 1886 the Labor party put in its appear
ance and drew from the Democrats proba-
bly, 10000 of the $1,000 votes which it polled.
reducing the Democratic plurality to 1000.
Last year the Labor vote dropped to 81 900.
and the Democratic plurality rose to high
er point than it had touched for several
years, $1,000. That was cast for the State
ticket. On the local ticket Colonel Fellows
unsavory candidacy commanded only $4,000
plurality.
....v uner5 is formidable strength In a
united and harmonious Democracy In this
sity no one can deny. AS between two such
candidates as Cleveland and Blaine, without
the treachery practised by Kelly in 1884, it
is not at all rash to suppose THAT plurality
might be rolled up which would approach
very nearly to DIVERS sanguIne figures.
There is no danger whatever of such treach-
anrQrnnt and fhara ic
portant change in the local situation, which
has happened during the past year that
will also greatly help tho Democrats We
refer to the disintegration which has taken
place in the Republican machine That or
ganlzation is the mere shadow of what il
was four years ago, and while a large fund
might restore some of its former vigor.
there is little chance that it can do any thing
like such service in keeping down the Demo-
cratic majority as it did then.
There is ground, therefore, for the high
Democratic hopes of large majority here,
but there is another side to the picture
which it will be wise to consider. There
can be no disguise of the fact that the
warmth with which all the most objection
able elements Of the Democratic party are
supporting the President gives a good many
Of his non-partisan friends unpleasant emo
tions. Especially is this the case when the
facts about the CivilService reform work Of
the Administration are considered. Strong
as the united Democratic organizations in
New York are, they are not invincible.
They have failed more than once to carry
the State without the aid of independent
voters, and they may fail again. 1t would
be grave mistake for the President or any
other candidate to base his hopes entirely
upon their support. With an Objectionable
Republican candidate like Blaine In the
field, there might be little risk, but with a
candidate on that side in whom the inde-
pendent voters had confidence, DIVERS TO-
GOO plurality would suffer q dangerous
shrinkage.