The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-02-02
NEW YORK AND lnN PRE- ,IDEyCY.

Mr.. SAMUEL j. TILDEN, nephew of the
Sage OF Gramercy, who lives at New
Lebanon, n. Y, has engaged quarters at
Chicago for himself and several friends,
from the 10th OF June till after the Demo
cratic National Convention. This cireum-
stance is construed as meaning that MIR
IlLDEN, VINO is very influential IN the Sec
tion where he resides, AID who is an
aVowed adherent of Mr.. CLEvELAND, is
not going to the convention simply 10 look
on.
Since Mr.. CLEVELAND left the White
House, there has been nothing in what he
has said or written, implying desire TO
return. Active he has been in the express
sion of Democratic sentiments in different
parts of the country, and to his appear
ance il tie late campaign in New York
were due much OF the Vigor and confidence
which resulted in FLOwER's great victory.
But he has said in interviews
and by letter that his Presiden-
tial ambition has been more tnan
gratihed and that he is in 10 sense an as
pirant for reelection. However, such is
his sense Of patriotic duty, there is no
doubt, if called to resume the chair be oc-
cupied so ably, he would cheerfully accept
Unquestionably the country has been
surprised by the strength which the Demo
cratic organization of New Cork has civ en-
Governor HILL. His long incumbency Of
the executive Office and the obligations to
him Of the managing politicians, have
doubtless had much to do with this. The
peculiar circumstances surrounding the
election for members of the legislature
gave to Governor Hill, by reason of his Of
fetal position, ''coign of vantage" in vir-
tualiy settling the political character of the
general assembly and, Indirectly, of the
state, for many years ID come. And the
| popularity following these fortutous Incl
dents Is to be used still further by an early
convention to send delegates to Chicago,
which is universally construed as assuring
the delegation to the governor.
This is a condition of affairs akin to a
predicament, as viewed by the partisans of
Mr.. CLEVELAND. Under the circums tances
a defeat of Gov. HILL in the district con-
ventons would be serious, if not an i'm
possible task, and if accomplished would
probably bear results of a disastrous ma.
ture further along in the campaign The
choice Of delegates to Chicago, six or eight
weeks in advance of the usual time, upon
the advice of Gov. Hill, appears, at this
distance, to have been mistake if not q
blunder, and this adds another complica.
ton to the posture Of affairs.
! If the friends of Messrs. HILL and
CLEVELAND, in view Of the differences in
New York, would mutually agree to leave
the determination of the whole question oil
the presidency to the rest of the country
which is certainly as much interested as
any single state or group of states, there
would be no question of harmonious anG
satisfactory settlement. And in that case
each principal acting with perfect gooc
faith in support of the other in the even
of his success, there would be no question
as to how matters would end in November
The Democracy OF the nation desire nj
contention between the leaders, no per-
sonal triumphs of one, nor no humiliation
of another. The Democracy of New York
on the other hand, have no right, will
either HILL or CLEVELAND. to dictate th
nomination to the other states of tn,
Union.