The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-16
MIR. BILL DEFUNCT.


All the Democratic conventions that
have assembled since the meeting of
Mr.. Hills snap Convention in New
York have given out strong declarations,
formally or informally, in favor of the
nomination of Cleveland TOR President.
1t is now clear that Mr.. Hill, who
called his Albany convention SO early
III the year in order to head off the
Cleveland movement else here, made
a sad mistake in his own interest. II
he had waited, ne would have accom-
pished precisely the same results ard
would have thrown al obstacle in the
way of the Cleveland men which they
could not easily overcome. The "voice
of New York." of which he has had so
much to say, has spoken, and time has
been given to shout it down but if he
had been patient enought TO hold his
forces in check that voice would have
been far more potent one at Chicago
than 1t is now likely to be.
That Cleveland will have a majority
of the delegates in the National Con-
vention and that his friends will be able
to control Its organization is now reas-
onably assured. 1t is true that the
old two-thirds rule is still in force in
Democratic conventions, but from the
present drift of Democratic sentiment
it is by nc means improbable that the
eX President will have even that ma
jority. With the possible exception of
New jersey and Indiana, it is now al
most certain that every Northern and
Western State will be controlle by the
Cleveland interests. The situation in
the South is not so clear, and the
attitude of several OF the Southern
States is likely to depend much on the
wishes OF Senator German. who has
been maintaining a discreet silence,
but who confronted with a formidable
Cleveland sentiment in Maryland is
now reported as leading a general
movement in this State for Mr.. Cleve-.
land, and that every Democratic Club
in Maryland has received instructions
to hang out the Cleveland banner. On
the other hand, there is an active and
pronounced anti-Cleveland feeling
among the Democrats of Georgia,
North Carolina and Mississippi. based
chiefly on his anti silver record; but
taking the South as a whole, the ex-
presslons of the Democratic press and
the general drift OF party scnti'"e"s are
decidedly in his favor.
The attempts which have been made
to organize booms in the interest of
such Democrats as Palmer, Boies and
Gray have not met with much success,
and if the anti Cleveland elements are
to be gathered together IN support of
any candidate outside OF New York,
the tendency would be in the direction
of German, if that shrewd politician
were to signify his willingness to be
candidate. Hills candidacy has
been received with such a storm of
popular disgust that the Democrats
who would otherwise have been glad
to support him have been forced to
abandon him, and his nomination has
passed beyond the range of serious
consideration. He may possibly be
strong enough, if he can hold his New
York forces together at Chicago, to
prevent tie nomination of Cleveland
by frightening the party with the threat
of the loss OF New York and by egging
Oh the free silver men IN the South
but it is certain now that he will have
to play the most desperate tactics even
to maintain his own lines IN New York
in face of the we'll organized onslaught
which the Cleveland men are prepar
ing to make upon them.
The warfare against Hill in New
York is SO bitter that he will be likely TO
exhaust all his resources rather than
yield to the men of his own party who
are Gaily denouncing him as a trickster
and jobber. If he sees, as he now
must, that he cannot be nominated, he |
will turn his whole strength against
Cleveland, with the always potent argu.
ment in the Democratic party that the
candidate to be elected must carry
New York, and that Cleveland cannot.
The average Democrat is very easily
thrown into panic on this question i
and it is obvious that this weapon may
yet be used with tie ling effect in the
National Convention. II Hill should
be in a resentful or belligerent temper
on that occasion, he may succeed in
calling halt on the Cleveland reaction
by holding this club over it. He may
command the situation to this extent
but, If Tammany Hall should look out
for its own interests and patch up an
alliance with the Cleveland interests,
as is not improbable, he will cease to
De factor of any significance in the