The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-19
The Plain Facts.

A trapspareutly dishonest and entirely
discredtab.e attempt has been made In
Chicago to make it appear that there Is
among the representatives OF tho State Of
New York there assembled a division Of
sentiment and OF preference. similar. in
ori,;in and in character. tn some previous
contests Which have perplexed and nisled
other Democratic National Conventions
Ono individual indeed. hailing from the
distant State of Iowa. is quoted as saying:
cit is tue same old contest we have known
from New York for thirty yours"
Now. there Is no contest In the State Of
New York In the National Democratic Con-
vention this year. There is not the shadow
OF one. rhe Democrats OF the Empire
State are heartily aud enthusiastically
united. More tLan that. they usually have
been agreed In their sentiment uf PREFER
encs heretofore. and at only two National
Conventions in thirty years has there been
asubstarLia! divergence. These two Con-
vcutious were those Of 1876 and 1894.
LII the st. Louis National Convention Of
1875. the Democrats OF the State Of New
York were solid a. a rock In favor Of the
nomination az SAMUEL TILDEN. In fifty
seven of the sixty counties OF the State he
was the prime fnvojlte. Those who OBJ
jectod TO his nomination were Il portion Of
the delegation from tho city OF New York.
and they entertained and expressed the
opinion that. ON account Of the personal
antagorsms which his courageous war
fare agniIs ST corrupt rings. Stars and locnl.
had created. tie success Of tho party. which
above ali things else they sought, might DO
lmpcrl.ed. There were some sixteen OF
them In IL delegation of seventy. They were
Democrats IN good standing. regularly
elected US delegates. They were not con.
testauts. and what gave their views special
weight with the Delegates from other
Etalcs WAS the fact that majority OF them
came from the Democratic stronghold In
New York city. Their view of the danger
Of Mr.. TrpEN's nomination was erro-
neous. End their fears were groundless.
as Was aitcrward shown: but Ii was q Wow
which these L,'egatas had perfect right
~ hold aid to urge for the consideration OF
their colleagues.
In the Democratic National Convention OF
1884. the Whole machine Of the State under
the leadership OF DANIEL MASAIS1 WAS
firmly set TOR the nomination Of Mr.. CLEvE.
the Convention tho delegates from the
State OF New York had been polled. There
were 70 OF them. aud ~ OF these. represent
Ing various counties. were for CLEVELAND.
The remaining %. less than q third OF the
whole delegation. believed his nomination
to DO porilous and unwisc. and favored
the Cnuire Of some other candidate.
1hese % delegates had a perfect right To
express this vlaw. and they would have b.
tra y'ol their Democratic constituents II.
believing 1t to DO correct, they HAD not
made their associates from other States
rware of their fears and misg"ings. Az 1t
turned out. their apprshensions OF danger
wore uncorEnoniy well fouudeI. for CLEvE-
LAMBS 49,, 000 majority in 1852 for Governor
shrnnk into l.ot7. and democratic success
was got Only by u scratch.
IN 1915 tao 10 votes Of New York were cast
Tor FiLDEN. IN 1894 the 70 votes Of New
loik were cast for CLEVELAND. Both were
nominated. aud carried New York.
what is the situation this year ? There
are again scvonty-two delegates from
the State OF New York and these seventy
two' wilnont an mTent OF difference or dis
Seht' dAc'irs that their preferences. and the
pf"tns"n"e 81 Lh~ whole i,smocracy Of New
iorR S'At", E"sL. last. and all tho tine. is
DAVID Il. HILL A few Muswunp stray
gers kepubit"an allies, and ex-ollcehold-
erS, representing noo''dy. having no title
under Democratic rules 10 represent any,