Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-09
Cleveland's Growing Strength.

! Three important Democratic State
/ Conventions were held during the past
week in the States of New Jersey, Ken,
tucky and Tennessee. These States are
Democratic and it will not be disputed
that neither of them would have in.
| structed for Cleveland for President
All of them had more or less potent To-
cal influences against Cleveland's re
nomination, but the steadily growing
strength of Cleveland among the mass
OF the party made New Jersey and Ten
nessee instruct their delegations to vote
as a unit for CIeveland's nomination,
and Kentucky yielded to WattersOn 5
appeal for a non-instructed delegation.
only to elect three of the four Del
egates-at-large for Cleveland and a
majority Of the district delegates are
committed to Cleveland's cause.
In New jersey. where instructions
for Cleveland were carried in a whirl
Of enthusiasm, it is we'll known that
Governor Albeit. hitherto the confess
ed leader of the party of the State, was
earnestly opposed to Cleveland 1t
was clear case of omnipotent public
sentiment overwhelming a great party
leader, and while Governor Albeit was
sent as one Of the Delegates-at-large to
the National Convention, under in
structions which clearly reflect the
wishes Of the party he will cast his
vote for Cleveland's nomination. Ten
nessee, like most of the Southern States,
was riddled by the Farmers Alliance.
Free Silver and Hill epidemics. but
when the Democrats of the State were
brought to sober consideration of the
subject, their Convention was substan-
TALLY unanimous in instructing the del
egatiOn to vote as a uuit for Cleveland
while his name shall be before the Con-
ventiOn. Tennessee and New Jersey
are therefore anchored firmly in the
Cleveland column by unanimous in
structions. and it is evident from the
personnel of the Kentucky delegation
that the vote of that State will be cast
for Cleveland whenever it can promote
his nomination.
The action of these Conventions held
within few weeks of the time when
Presidential candidate is to be chosen,
Enthusiastically indicates the growing
of Grover Cleveland as the
Democratic cadidate, and it now seems
quite probable that his nomination will
be effected regardless of the attitude
the New York delegation may assume.
There are indications that Hill will
not be able to command implicit obed-
fence from the Tammany leaders, and
it is among the possibilities that when
Cleveland shall receive a majority vote
in the Convention, the New York dele
cation will fall into his support on the |
pretext that the candidate who can
IL majority of the delegates
should be given the necessary two
thirds vote.
1t would be conspicuously good poll
tics for Senator Hill thus to fall in with |
the Cleveland procession, but the man
who has no higher conception of the |
than to attempt to crawl
ntO it by saloon politics, and whose
only craftsmanship Us exhibited in the
Senate consists in lodging the silver
ssue, is not likely to size up to the
great opportunity now offered him to
make himself an hOnOred Democratic
eader by giving cordial support to
Cleveland in 1892. All wise party
eader5 bow to public sentiment when
t is clear and overwhelming, and OF
an no longer be disputed that the ov-
sentiment of the Demo-
rats of the country demands the nom
nation of Grover Cleveland to lead the
rrcat battle of 1892. - PhiIndelJ,hiu
Times