Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-30
THE MOST MAGNIFICENT GENERALSH[P.
Was Displayed by the Leaders Of the Opposing ForcesThe
Fight for Supremacy the Most Dramatic in
History ofAmerican Politics.

balloting was half through Cleveland
had 357 votes and he had the solid pla-
lanX of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and
Texas to come with half a dozen del
egations of Is or more. Still New
York persisted and cast her 72 votes
for David B. Hill amid generous cheers
from all lovers of fair fight. When
Wyoming was reached Cleveland need
ed but two votes to nominate and Don
Dickinson, his red whiskers streaming
with the wind made his progress over
chairs and went for those two votes.
A Fight for Wyoming.
Cochran, Flower, Sheehan and Gro
ker surrounded Wyoming, too, with
gesticulations amid loud appeals for a
stay OF sentence. The Wyoming
spokesman stood up on a chair like pa
thence surveying grief,and then yelled,
Wyoming casts her votes for Grover
Cleveland!' All was over. Wyoming
had three votes for German but these
were not cast until after the whole
convention had arose and saluted the
king. Such a terrific outpour of throat
din was never before heard in a con-
vention. The yells deafened the shout
ers and made the rafters of the tall
Wlgwam tremble. Tammany made
her fight and lost and for the third
time in his life Grover Cleveland is the
choice OF the National Democracy for
the highest honor.
What Brought About the Result:
Some say Whitney's mastery hand
ling OF the Cleveland forces. Others
attribute it to the old cause.-the enc
mics he has made. But neither suf1i-
ces. Whitney did not lead but only
kept up with the Cleveland procession.
Iammany did not create sympathy for
Cleveland by its opposition. 1t never
fought fairer fight OF won so MANY
friends. The result is attributable to
one great and sufficient cause.-the peo-
pie demanded Cleveland and took him
for their own. The vast personal pop
ularlty OF the man and the issue OYER
Whelmed the schemes of politicians and
upset the cold calculations of figuring
mummies, who hoped with a threat
here and promise there to override
the spirit Of freedom which rides ram
pant in the democracy. Such things
can be done in republican conventions.
but in democratic, never.
Harrison could marshal his Office
holders in Minneapolis and with the
touch OF ticker vote the prostitutes of
place and the hungry heirs of great ex-
pectations in drove against the only
man who stood for the life-blood of his
party. If the democratic party had
wanted Blaine as it wanted Cleve-
land it would not have hesitated to tear
down the wigwam to accomplish their
Legitimate hope.
Mr.. Cleveland Was Their Blaine
and they took him. If the republican
party had such civility it would name
the man of it's hearts choice and give
patriotism the chance to elect him.
The two conventions illustrate most
forcibly the difference between the two
great parties. The republican conven-
ton is but sinister freak of aristocra-
cy; the democratic an undisciplined
outburst of freedom. The meaning of
the two meetings is that the republi-
cans have forever surrendered appeals
to impulse and sentiment and gone in
for slovenly dependence upon'leaders.
The democrats have ordained that if
they elect a president at all, they will
elect one who represents the vital i'm
pulse of democracy-freedom of choice.