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;;.ry Of STATE, viii, IJr. CievcIand's ad-
.?tiI:st"a tier, and since then he has
2aver i.2en spoken CT IS q Presidential
possibility.
The fact IS rot 10 te lost sight Of that
in each oc the National Conventions in
which, in increasing numbers each
time Nr. Eayard received the support
% nanE Southern delegates, the vote
given hin! 1t 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 in a National Con-
vention, by casting complimentary
votes for q Candidate whose prospect of
success IS slight, can hold their strength
until the critical time, and thus make
their support decisive. Although, as
the record shows. tie support Of &
Southern candidate has been more
popular ct each succeeding Democratic
Convention, small he;ldway has been
made in convincing the delegates from
Northern States Of the availability Of
S)utherG candidates.
Thus, in the National Convention Of
1874, the Kentucky delegates, acting
under Instructions. favored the nomi-
nation for President Of Mr.. Carlisle;
and Mr.. 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
dUction:
''It MAY be urged against Mr.. Car
Isle that he comes from the wrong side
Of the Chic River: but if the statute of
limitations ever is to run against that
plea, it ought to begin now. belong
to class OF men who believe that we
have Union in fact as we'll as in name,
and I believe that there is as much
honor, virtue, and patriotism in the
South as there is anywhere within the
broad limits of our common country. I
appeal to the sentiment Of justice and
fairness that pervades this great Con-
vention, representing, as it does, the
intelligence ofthe Democracy Of Anne
RIGA, if come before it with any un-
natural !,!ea when I ask YOU to recog-
niZe that 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 to this eloquent and
ilnpass:oned appeal, one delegate in
the Convention (he was from Wiscon-
sim supported Mr.. Carlisle. The solid
Kentucky delegation Of % stood by
their favorite, but outside of the solita-
~ Wisconsin man lie received no other
encouragement. The superior fame
and celebrity of Gen. Bragg, also of
| Wisconsin, who, at the same Conven-
ton, supported Gir. 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.. McheGzie's remarks,
from receiving the attention which
might otherwise have made him q 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 il National Demo
cratic Conventions, Southern caadi-
dat2s are far less popular than those
belonging north Of Mason and DiXon's
lire. Whether this is due to the fact
that the preju6ices and aSperities ed
kindled by the war and still latent
operate on sectional grounds to the
prejudice ofsuch candidates, or whethe.
the objection to the Southern candi'
dates is merely one Of availability, the
critical and decisive States being in
the North and not in the South, is an
interesting question, and one not easy
to decide.