St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-03
Democratic Sentiment Fast
Veering From Eastern
Candidates.
Gov. Boies Gains Strength
With the Country as the
Days Go By.
A Newspaper Poll Of States
Places Hill Ahead Of
Cleveland,
But Neither Man Is In It as
Against a Winner From
the West.


tive Bryan, of Nebraska, one OF the
leading Western members of the ways
and means committee, thinks the West
will be unwilling to accept either Hill
or Cleveland as presidential candidate.
He said today: Mr.. Cleveland is per-
haps the most popular man in the
United States; that is. he has the larg-
est number of personal followers. Some
love him because of his position on the
tariff only, some because of his opposi-
ton to silver, and some. probably the
most, because he Is honest and has al
ways had the courage of his conyic-
tons. People admire moral courage
in man.eyen though they do not agree
with him in opinion. r.
A year ago the nomination of Mr..
Cleveland seemed certain. but the fight
in New York, and the result of the con-
vention there show that he would with
out doubt lose New York, and his posi-
ton on the silver question makes gain
in the West improbable. 1t seems to
me, therefore, that under the circum-
stances his nomination would be un-
wise. Mr.. Hill is man of superior
ability. and has shown great skill as an
organizer. He has complete control of
the party machinery in his own state,
and has besides many warm friends and
ardent admirers scattered over the en-
tire country.
That Killing Contest.
But the contest between his friends
and those of Mr.. Cleveland has been SO
spirited, and SO much bad blood has
been stirred up, that he is by no means
sure of carrying New York. Besides
the possibility of defeat here, he is not
strong in the doubtful states which we
must carry. So that .-on the whole his
chances are no better than those of Mr.
Cleveland, and his nomination also
seems as .unwise.
The sentiment in favor ola Western
man is growing. A number of names
have been mentioned, but,I am of opin-
ion that Gov. Boies Is the most avail
able candidate yet mentioned. he
has twice been. elected governor
of Iowa, and could carry the state again.
He is honest, able, clean and fearless.
He has made a most excellent governor.
He is pronounced tariff reformer, and
presents his views with remarkable
force and clearness.- He is thoroughly
Democratic in sentiment, and so per-
fectly in accord with his party upon
every vital question that it would not
be necessary to apologize for him or to
arrange platform specially for him.
And yet he has not been in position to
antagoniZe any element in the party.
He was born in New York, and state
pride might be of some service to him
there. "a
Gains I'm the West.
The ten states lying west of Pennsyl-
vania. north of Kentucky and east of
Colorado in 1880 gave net Republican
majority oil more than 100000, and oyer
two-thirds of the members of congress
elected were Republicans. In 1890, of
the congressman elected in those states
less than half were Republicans, and
more than half of the states had Demo
cratic governors. Is it not worth while
to encourage the Western Democracy?
Nowhere have the members of the party.
fought more manfully or been more
true to the principles of Jefferson.
We have been laboring for years to
hold few doubtful states, when half.
the effort expended oh them would have
made the Northwest permailentfv
Democratic. 1t is the natural home Of
our party, because the people there
simply ask for equal rights. Dissenslon
among our Eastern friends makes the
time opportune for Western candi-l
date, and as the contest stands today it
seems probable that Mr.. Boies would
be acceptable as compromise candi-
date. He could, believe, carry more
votes in the Eastern states than any
Eastern man now in the field, and in
the West would be immeasurably
stronger than any. If Mr.. Boies IS:
nominated he can be elected, andif.
elected his administration will be credit
able to the country and satisfactory to-
the party.