The Red Cloud chief., 1892-03-25
A. MARKED
In the Denncratic .-~rSy All Il ConfHsioa
and Uncertainty.

In tho Democratic .1Arsy All Is Conf1sioa
and Uncertainty.
There has seldom been u time in the
history of existing parties when the
situation seemed more assured in re-
gard to the choice of q republican pres.
idential candidate, or more ~perplexing
as to the selection of his democratic
opponent Four al ago the demo-
rats took the initiative at st. Louis on
the 5th of June, and the republicans
rallied two weeks later at the old
stand. Chicago. on June ~. This year
the administration party Lads the way
at Minneapolis on June :, and the dem.
ocrats. after two weeks. interval. con.
rene at Chicago on June II. In 1883
the democratic convention nominate
President Cleveland for reelection,
and in 1892 the republican convention
will again present the name of Presi-
dent Harrison. The effect of Mr..
Blaine's withdrawal fully justifes this
prediction, strengthened As it is by
I6ecretary Blaine's declaration that
President Harrison is the logical IAN.
didate of his party and deserves . re.
nomination. Complimentary votes.
thrown by different states in recogni.
ton of .~.favorite sons" will not mis-
lead the sentiment of the convention
when il converges upon the final ballot
The democratic situation is bewilder-
ing. Mr.. Cleveland's strength is large.
ly dependent upon a weakness OF his
party. lie is great among democrats
because he is the acknowledged first
among a few availables established in
the popular confidence. In 1884 the
presidency was a candidate for Mr..
Cleveland. but the fruits of his victory
were sacrificed in an attempt to adjust
''honest politics" to the demand of
undemocracy. Since then the worst
enemies of Mr.. Cleveland have been
found in the ranks of his w party.
The opposition to his nomination is NO
longer confined to New York. The
radical silver men of the party, who
regard the free and unlimited coinage
of silver as being of greater impor-
lance than the question of tarin re.
form, ar. unfriendly to Mr. Cleveland.
Mr.. German. Mr.. BreckinridRe. Nh.
Blackburn. Nj. Bland, Mr.. Crisp aud
other distinguished southern leaders
are looking for another candidate. As
surances have been given that south.
ern states which seat solid delegations
for Cleveland in 1888. are pledged to
send solid delegations to oppose him in
1892. The west still remains steadfsst
to the ex-president. but the outcrop Of
western candidates. which includes
Palmer and Stevenson and Chief JUS
tice Fuller. of Illinois: Gray. of In.
diana; Boies, of Iowa, and other
promising aspirants, is somewhat de-
pressing to the supporters of the ideal
candidate"
The New York democratic despotism
has found q most fitting champion in
David Il. Hill. WHOSE desperate polit-
zeal methods have cuiminated in the
theft of the Legislature of the empiss
state. and a machine-made democratic
state convention which has throttled
the expression of Cleveland sentiment
in the party and will send a solid Hill
delegation to Chicago. All the shout
ing for Grover Cleveland outside the
walls of the Auditoriu.n will connt for
nothing against the unit vote of New
York for Hill in the convention. Only
the timely and spontaneous awakening
Of the moral sense of the party a res
cue the Chicago convention from the
clutches Of a machine usurpation which
would inevitably destroy the party.
The battle-ground of the coming con.
test will ba President Harrison's state
Of Indiana The spFatic action of Iowa
and Massachusetts in slscting demo-
cratic governors last year need not sms
barrsss political calculations as to tina
attitude Of these states on national
questions. Presumably the republican
states which voted for Harrison in 1883
will, with the possible exception Of
New York and Indiana. vote for tho
republican ticket in 1892, and the states
which voted for Cleveland in 1888 will
vote for the democratic candidates in
1892 In such case the republicans
casN afford to lose New York if they
carried indiana, for that would give
them 225 electoral y9tes- two more
than is necessary to a choice, assuming
that the vote of Michigan will be al.
vided. Hence it would not avail the
democrats to carry New York. and
Montana. too. if. on the other hand,
they eaasos carry Indiana That MF.
Harrison can carry Indiana has been
demonstrated. and, oil other thiaGS be-
Ing equal. in the absence of any excite
ing H~~ controversy, the republicans
may take heapf of hope in presenting
him as the most available presidential
candidate fw the campaign OF 1881 -
Chicago Graphic.
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