Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-15
UNRESTRICTED Delegates.

New York and Pennsylvsnia have IN
structed their delegates TO the Democratic
National Convention to vote as unit
that is, TO ascertain the wishes OF the ma
Sority of the delegation on any question
that may arise and cast the whole vote OF
the State as that majority would have !.
cast. One of these States thus instructed
its delegates to vote for MIR. CLEVELAND
and the other instructed its delegates 70
vote for Hull. The Empire State ana the
keystone State both go to Chicago WIN
their hands tied. 1t Is to be said for new
York. however, that II the man for whom
she casts her immense vote OF seventy-'wo
in the national convention shall be nomi-
mated he will probably get the tbirty-sih
votes of New York in the presidential
election; whereas there is no good res-
son for entertaining the hope that the
man for whom Pennsylvania will cast her
immense vote of sixty-four in the national
convention will receive even one vote rrom
her in the presidential election.
We pointed out yesterday the dangers
which lie ahead of the Democratic party.
There are no States in the North which are
now expected to vote the Democratic
ticket next fall except those few States
whose votes we are bound to get or be de-
feated. The 159 electoral votes OF the
solid South must all DO received by our
nominee if he Is to be elected Presidento OF
the United States. He must also receive
the votes of New York, New Jersey
md Indiana. and then either the SIX
votes of Connecticut or three from
MICHIGAN. IL would be wonderful II
three Democratic electoral votes from
Michigan should turn the scale IN
favor of the Democrats. Nevertheless,
the Democrats must either carry Con-
necticut or else get three votes from
Michigan. even after getting the votes OF
all the southern States without single
exception, and all the votes that can by
the most hopeful DO expected from other
States-namely, as We have heretofore
several times stated, New York. New Jer-
sey. and Indiana. Al the chances must
result in our favor. II we lose one of
these States our hopes will be blasted.
aThe force bill will, when it is too late for
US TO correct our mistakes. remind US that
the Republican party stands ready to pass
that bill whenever opportunity offers.
However. we did not set out to repeat
our warnings of yesterday, but to call at
fention to the following paragraph IN the
Washington correspondence OF the Balti-
more Sun, one OF the most influential
CLEVELAND papers In the South. We now
quote it
alt Is anticipated that most, II not all, OF the
southern States will send uniustructed delegates,
and II Is probable this will also be the case with
more of the northern states than had previously
been expected After all, II is best In the belief
OF many, that delegations should go unin-
structed. for unexpected contingencies are
always liable TO occur which make instruc-
tions embarrassing. Delegates are quite apt
20 know the sentiment Of their constituents
whether instructed or not. One Of the most
experienced political observers remarked to-
night that IL seemed to him the Democratic con-
yention Of 1892 would be like the convention OF
sss4-a dcliberatiye body In 1884 popular
sentiment, as now, pointed In advance 10 CLEvE-
LAND, but the majority Of the delegates went
into the convention without pledges, free 70 act
for the best interests Of the party after careful
6essbarasson and consultation with each other
mat convention weighed well tho availability
ana the prospects Of ell the candidates, and
CLgvrLASp was selected really because, In the
best Judgment Of all, he was the strongest candi
date before the people"
All the southern delegates should be left
uninstructed. If these delegates shall be
men qualified to serve the people and the
Democratic party, they ought to be left
free to Judge for themselves at Chicago
what ought there to be done.