The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-12


Nevada ....,.. ..,..,,,,,,.,...... b..
New liant shire ......,.,......... =
New York ..... .....,...,.....,.. p 4!
Ono. .,.. ...,........... .,.,...... l q
Oregon. ...,...-,,.....,........
Pennsylvania. .,..,.. ..,.......... 10 a.
Rhode Island.
Vermont .......-......,.,,........
WisconsE .............,....,,...., " u
Total. .........................aa5 2oa
In other words. the three States wherein
the Republican party Is strongest. New
York. Pennsylvania. AMI Ohio. voted
against tho denomination Of the Prnsilcut
So did the close and important State of
Connecticut. 50 did most OF the silver
States. nov more than over shaken in their
allegiance to the Republican party.
To what states. then, does thu President
owe his reao,nnation! He had Is moro
votes than w"r" required, and these six
CtuteJ Of tho Democratic South. through
the vot"5 ot thr.r Federal oiiicchoders,
gaze him - ballots in excess Of his op-
pcncnt, They nominated HARRISON:
Texas which wen. asa'ns. Inn in 1888 By l4eGo3
majority.
Al,h,na. which went against him in 1888 by 81, lI3
ma.orlty.
Georgia. which went against him In 1888 by o5.375
majority.
South Carolina which went against him in sss by
62os9 majority.
Artarssa which went against him In 1888 BY 81 2lo
majority.
The Territories too. which have no cleo
toral votes. wero pretty solid for the dis
penser OF Federal patronage. Alaska. Utah.
New Mexico. Oklahoma. were for him In
force. Arizona and tho Indian Territory
ha Inv. l.,n
good thing when they have it.
There is in this brazrn and reckless def
anco OF sound politics and representative
rule in the Republican Convention an
ample fund of encouragement and good
cheer to all Democrats. Federal officers
may nominate. but they cannot elect Pres
idents Of the United States. Democrats
know that. II was taught some Of them
afrcsh in 1888. when c!amOrous officehoders
from Republican States drowned with their
seliish opportunities the warning voices Of
thoughtful Democrats.
Tho delegates from the Territories.
however hard they may try and however
diligently they may labor, cannot add one
vote to the Republican electoral column
In yielding TO the behest of the oillcehold-
ers. therefore. the Republican managers
have committed an error for which their
predecessors in other National Conventions
We're never responsible. They have made u
nomination. or rather the oiiiceholdcrs
have made nomination. to which the astute
unL sagacous Republican ch!cttans out
Side OF Indiana were opposed. and which is
against all seGso OF prudGrce and all the
teachings of precedent. II flies flush in the
face OF defeat.
1t does not follow as n matter Of course
that tho blunder Of the Republican Convcn-
tion will be destructive Of tho prospects of
Republican success this year. Errors as
great. though of different kind. have been
made by past Republican Conventions: and
while temporarily impcriling. they have
not fatally injured tho candidates. But one
certain eject Of Fridays work in Minneap-
oils is 10 enlarge the chance Of Democratic
success and to deprive such political blum
dcrers us attach themselves to the Democ-
raIy of the last possible prctaXt for going
out OF tho Democratic column for a can
didatc whose nomination Is opposed in
every Democratic State. The road to DEM
ocra.ic victory since Friday Is not only
clearly marked. but is also open and unen-
cuilbered. The one thing requisite Is the
nomination of n Democrat strong and pop
ular in the doubtful and Democratic States
New York must at ali hazards be carried
by the Democracy, and it will be easily car
riad for the Democracy against HARRISON
by the candidate whom the Democrats OF
New Cork, with unanimity and enthusi-
asn. nave put forward as their first and
only choice.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN pointed out sixteen
years ago tho very danger which has over
taken the Republicans. In the organiza-
ton Of the Official class into body of polit-
ical mcrccnaries. governing tho caucuses
aud debating the nominations Of their own
party. and attempting to carry the election
OF the people by undue influence" no dis
ccrncd ono OF the two great evils which
then infested tho Federal Government. and
which would. IL unchecked. undermine the
sound public spirit Of the people. Tho OIL
cial class. against which his sentiments of
Democracy revolted has been kept ut bay
by the party OF which he was SO ilustrious
amcn.ber; but 1t has recklessly and defiant
~ asserted itself and brCoked no objection
W It's ruie-and-ruin control among tho Re-
puI!lcans. Thus is presented an issue which
VIC democracy must take up and hold up
IN the approaching canvass.
Inns can DO done. and can be done well,
ohly ny the nomination OF tho Democratic
successor OF IILDEN, the apt and Intelligent
pupil IN the precepts and principles Of tho
po11tlch philosophy OF that statesman,
agreed to and believed In by thousands of
earnest and patriotic Republicans, to whom