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taly of State. with Mr.. C!eveIand's ad-
ministT&tion, and since then be has
ncEcr been spoken Of as a Presidential
possibility.
The factis not TO be lost sight OF that
in each Of the National Conventions in
which, ir increasing plumbers each
time Mr.. Bayard received the support
oi many Southern delegates, the vote
given him at the outset OF the ballot
ing was larger than upon subsequent
ballots. This was due 10 the circum-
stance. which has passed almost into
the realm Of political traditions, that
Southern delegates il q National Con-
vention, by casting plimentary
votes for candidate whose prospect Of
Success IS slight, can hold their strey 9Th
until the critical time, and thus axe
their support decisive. Although, as
the record shows, the support Of a
Southern candidate has been more
popular at each succeeding Democratic
Convention, small headway has teen
made i'll convincing the delegates from
Northern States Of the availability CT
Southern candidates.
Thus, in the Nationa! Convention Of
1874, the Kentucky delegates, acting
under instructions, favored the no.ni-
nation for President Of Mr.. Carlisle:
and Elr. Mckenzie Of that State, in
advocating his claims, raised the ques-
ton of locality in the following words,
which, as bearing directly upon the
question still at issue, are worth repro
Guction:
1T may be urged against Mr.. Car
Isle that he comes from the wrong side
OF the Ohio River: but if the statute Of
Limitations ever is to run against that
plea, it ought to begin BOW. belong
TO q class Of men who believe that we
have z Union in fact as we'll as IN name,
and | bel. :e that there is as much
honor, virtue, and patriotism in the
South "a there is anywhere within the
broad limits Of our common country.
appeal to the sentiment OF justice and
fairness that pervadeS this great Con-
vention, representing, as it does, tine
inteiligei ce CT the Democracy OF Ame-
RIGA, if come before it with any un-
natural Plea when I ask you to recog-
nize tina. the arbitrament Of the sword
has settled the war, and to present to
YOU peace Offering in the person Of
John G. Carlisle"
IN response 10 This eloquent and
impassioned appeal, one delegate in
tie Convention (he was from Wiscon-
sin supported 21r. Carlisle. The solid
Kentucky delegation Of % stood by
their favorite, but outside Of the solita-
~ Wisconsin man he received no other
encouragement. The superior fame
aud celebrity Of Gen. Bragg. also Of
Wisconsin, who, at the same Conven-
ton. supported NJ. Cleveland on the
singular ground that he was in favor
of him because OF "the enemies he has
made" prevented the Wisconsin dele
gate whose fraternal sentiments were
stirred by Mr.. MckenZie's remarks,
from receiving the attention which
might otherwise have made him hero,
as it did of Webster Flanagan four
years before However that may be, it
is not to be disputed that, among the
Northern delegates in National Demo-
cratic Conventions, Southern candi-
dates are far less popular than those
belonging north of Mason and DiXon's
line. Whether this is due to the fact
that the prejudices and asperitieS en-
kindled by the war and still latent
operate on sectional grounds to the
prejudice ofsuch candidates. or whether
the objection to the Southern candi-
dates is merely one Of avail; bility, the
critical and decisive States being il
the North and not in the South, is an
interesting question, art! one not easy
to decide.