Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-02-14
FAVORS SENATOR HILL.
Ex-senator Joseph 3. Brown, Of
Georgia, Writes a Letter
TO THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION"
In Which he Declares That Mr. Cleveland is Not
Available Under the Uages Of the Democratic
Party-A Strong Endorsement For the
Senator-VictOry Within Reach.

ATLANTA, GA, February 12.-Ex-
Senator Joseph E. Brown favors Sena-
tor Hill, of New York, for the Demo-
cratic Presidential nomination. he has
addressed letter to the editor OF the
Constitution regretting the unfortunate
division between the friends Of ex-Pres-
ident Cleveland and Senator Hill, OF
New York, as rival candidates for the
nomination.
He says: '"The Democratic party has
a victory within its grasp in the next
election, if IL makes no unpardonaole
mistake; but to make victory certain,
it is necessary that we have united
Democracy. 1t will be necessary TO
nominate a candidate who can carry all
the Southern Democratic States
and who can carry New
York, Connecticut, New Jersey,
and Indiana. President Cleveland
carried them in 1884, and was elected.
He lost them in 1888 and was defeated.
We should take the earliest steps possi-
BILE to ascertain what is the sentimentof
the States just mentioned. II there is
more certainty that Mr.. Cleveland can
carry them than that Hill can carry
them then he should receive the nomi-
nation.
'If on the other hand developments
have shown, or may show that Senator
Hill will be certain to carry those
States, then the party should not hesi-
tate to make him the standard bearer.
Entertaining this view, do not deem
1t essential that the party make selec-
tiop of a candidate for President at
present, but | would wait until we hear
from New York and the other States
necessary for our success, and as both
the candidates above named Tor the
nomination are men Of great ability,
either can safely be trusted with the
power if he be the most available, and
when we find who is the most available,
then is the time for the Democracy to
make the selection.
"Grover Cleveland has been elected
President and served one term. He has
been nominated by the Democratic
party for second 'erm, and with all
the machinery patronage and power
of the administration in his hands,
had been defeated for a second
term. II Democratic usage amounts to
anything, or Democratic precedent is to
be cons dered, this inevitably disposes
of Mr.. Cleveland for another term, and
it would be more in conformity with the
usage of the Democratic party to nom
mate Senator Hill or some other good
man as the Democratic candidate.
Senator Hill, by his wisdom, in coun-
Gil and his ability in the excessive looms
up as head and shoulders above any
other aspirant. His nomination by the
Democratic convention will be followed
byusuccess at the ballot box which will
cause all the branches Of the Federal
Government to pass again under the
control of the Democratic party.
"At this juncture Of affairs, let me
remark that division attempted to be
gotten up in the Democratic party by
the formation of third party is most
unfortunate and il persisted in and sue
cessful will be most disastrous to the
Democratic party and most unfortunate
to the Southern people, and especially
the white people of the South"