Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-03

they didn't succeed a havise sdopsed
when Colonel Henry watserson got wind
Of what was going on:
As between Hill and Cleveland Congress-
man Kilgore I. still COX the ex-President,
beat Hill" II only the New York
Senator can be downed Colonel XII.
gore viii be happy, and he will be
willing to throw Mr.. Clcvelsnd into
the turcen along with tho senator,
having reached tho conclusion. no says.
that Q cornpromise man will 10 the best
man TO nominate. From what DO ana
other Texans say this seems 70 be the
general sentiment in the Lone Star state.
and while the Cleveland men generally
are counting on the Texas delegation, u Is
believed they will 20 10 the convention
uninstructed, with possibly large ma,
loritv. strongly opposed TO both Hili ana
Cleveland.
nDrsnA's rAvoarrE SON.
Some people havo On idea that ex-scna~
tor Gray. Of Indiana, ia about TO throw up
the sponge. and will not endeayor to cap
ture the Hoosier delegation. Tho Indiana
Democrats here do not talk that way. and
the following extract from q letter written
TO tho DrspATcH correspondent by promi-
pept Democratic member Of the Indiana
Legislature may prove of interest, as the
gentleman who writes it has had long ex-
perience in politics and 10 most popular
man:
II am afraid that the political situation
In New YORK, 30 far as our folks are con-
cernod, Ia bad. and that something must
be done between now and the Chicago
convention 10 settle the differences. There
70 one thing that can be put down az
fixed fact, and that is Ex-Governor Isaac
Pussy GRAY. OF this State. will go to the
Chicago convention with a solid delegation
for hun for frat place. There are O few
political milliners in tho State who
think otherwise, but when the time comes
the Ex-Governor will show outsiders
that he still has some influence IN
Indiana. -Four years ago the national
Democracy made o great mistake when ha
was left of the ticket for Nice-President,
but we propose this year TO have some
thing to say az to the construction OF the
ticket desire to add that no man can be
elected President of the United States who
has antagonized the Democratic ex-sol-
diers OF this country. There are 1900
voters OF that class in Indiana alone"
THE Pension vEroEs.
II will be observed that the last two SEN
fences in the above are aimed ct Mr.. Cleve-
land. II is. unfortunately, too true that
he IL not popular with the ex-soldiers on
account Oh Ills ptIolOu fctOcs. Dy utnul
Nr. Cleveland's pension yetoiug record
while President is regarded rs his greatest
and boldest act. but he undoubtedly lost
in Indiana In 1888 through large defec-
ton in the soldier vote. just as the gen.
tleman notes in his letter. and he would be
more bitterly opposed this year IN the State,
as the old soldiers realize that II ever he
is again President he will go to greater
lengths MIR. Harrison is an ex-soldier,
and when the Grand Army encampment
meets here next fall. just on the eve
of the presidential election, 1t can be dc,
pended upon that the present occupant
of the White House will work the organi-
cation for all il is worth. These are facts
that the Democrats will have TO con-
slider. who want risk the party's chances
in Indiana by again running Mr..
Cleveland. The pension system Is bur
den and shame, but it seems that the
ex-soldiers are wild for pensions. and they
are so massed in Indiana and New YORK
that they could do Mr.. Cleveland great
harm il he were the candidate. They
would be red-hot against hun in Indiana.
and if that State Is again lost, ana the
rainbow-chasers abandon New York, the
party would be In bad way.
IL is a well known fact here that only
two Democratic Senators (Messrs.. Villas and
Palmer) are of the opinion that 1t would
be safe to nominate Mr.. Cleveland. Gene
raj Palmer is regarded as pretty cute In
his position; and it is no secret that the
old man has his weather eye out and hopes
that when Mr.. Cleveland IL abandoned, he
himself may fall heir TO the strength
of the ex-President 1t is SAID. however,
that the great booming of Colonel Morri-
son by the western papers as presiden-
tial possibility is somewhat agitating Cen
eral Palmer, especially as Colonel Morri-
son is so popular in the South and is be-
heyed to be the man on whom the Car
isle Watterson- Mills following will unite
if they are assured Mr.. Cleveland is out of
the race.
THE KEY HERE.
II is generally believed in national capt.
tai political circles that the South holds
the kew TO the situation, and that if the
delegations from that section 90 to Chi
cago uninstructed. and no imprudent or
partial paragraphs are put IN the state
convention resolutions tho Chicago con-
vention Is likely to commit no blunders In
the rosy month OF June.