The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-02
rur SYRACUSE CONVENTION.

THE SYRACUSE CON
II ia amusinc 10 hear tho comments OF tho
ornaments Of Mr.. Cleveland on the action OF
the Syracuse Convention. They declare that
the Convention. in sending a contesting' IN
stead of n protesting. delegation to chicago
has ruined Mr.. Cleyeland's chances for the
nomination. and efectualy killed MN on
This sort of talk reminds us strongly OF oy-
cone days. and is scarcely heard now. but
though most Of the Hillites have SURRENDERED
at discretion. and accepted the situation. q
few of them die hard. and these Few stili
grasp desperately at every straw which they
imagine affords them o chance of escape from
the waves of popular sentiment, which are 30
rapidly overwhelming them.
From the first the chief comfort and
amusement Of these hard-headed aud obsti-
nate opponents Of the Democratic man OF
destiny has been TO declare that Cleveland
had no chance When Hill was carrying on
bis still hunt in New York and was silently
and secretly. oiling his machine and getting
IT in running order for swapping UP the DEM
ocratic delegation from that State, the
delighted Hilltes throughout the country.
who, in all likelihood. were kept well posted
about the way things were working were
constantly crying Cleveland is killed by
this silver position" Then when Hill did at
length get his automatic political nominating
machine in order, and scooped up the New
York delegates with II. these exultant Hliltes
began crying: Cleveland is out Of the race
and his name will not be even mentioned at
Chicago" Then. again. when. later on u
wac found that neither the New YORK scoop
nor the hoarse yells and ominous predictions
of the Hill men were needed by the
country. and that the Democracy Of State
after State in the North steadily de-
clared for Cleveland the alarmed Hillites
declared Wat until we hear from some
Democratic States" But again. when Con-
nectcut. indiana and Missouri. all Northern
and Western Democratic States spoke unre-
seryedly for Cleveland, then the frantic Hill
ties said: 1T must be third man; Hill and
Cleveland have killed each other and so
they changed their names from Hill men TO
Ant-Cleveland And still again. when Geor-
gia. Virginia, New Jersey. California and 9TH
ers in rapid succession. all confidently claimed
for Hill. declared against him and for Cleve-
land. the Disguised Hillites opened not their
mouths. because they had sense enough TO
sec that they had already made themselves
foolish by their false prophecies, and that the
only thing left for them to do was TO keep still
and hope for something TO turn up.
At last they think or pretend to think,
that something has turned up. The Syracuse
Convention. " cay the now desperate Hillites,
has done the business. A contesting. bolt
ing delegation from New York means war,
AID will force a division Of the party. which
will certainly prevent Cleveland nomina-
ton" This prophecy has as little foundation
upon which to rest as the others. The tried
and true men who gathered at Syracuse un-
derstand perfectly well the status Of affairs IN
their State and know what they are
doing. They know that they are IN
the right. and that they represent
the real Democracy of the State, while the
Hill delegation represent nothing but the
spolsmen and ofice-holders. They know.
too. that mere protest 10 that effect would
have little weight. but if, as contestants. they
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convention and before the committee on ere
dentials. they can state their case with force
and effect and convince the National Democ-
racy Of the righteousness of their cause.
And now we. in our turn. venture predic-
ton. il Is that at the Chicago Convention
there will be a compromise all around.
Then Cleveland will be nominated : on
the first ballot, and the defunct Hillites
will have nothing to do but pay
their bets be resigned 10 the vanishing Of all
their fond hopes and visions of place and
pelf. and as Democrats work for and vote
for the Cleveland ticket