Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-14
What Will Virginia Do?


II is deplorable that the Democrats of
any State should be divided into factions
ms the Democrats of New York are now di-
sided.
Tho antagonism of the CLEVELAND men
IN the State to the regular organization OF
the Democratic party has led them to
lengths to which no good Democrat
should be willing TO 60. The pretence
that the calling of the New York Demo-
cratic State Convention few weeks
sooner than like conventions have been
called in Kansas. Rhode Island, and other
States cannot deceive anybody who is not
willing to be deceived.
What is the real question involved IN the
bolt in New York? II Is purely and sim
ply whether New York shall or shall not
have two competing sets OF delegates at
the Chicago Convention. 1t IS whether
che regular organization OF the Demo-
cratic party shall continue to exercise Its
functions or shall be superseded by an Or
ranization refusing recognition to those
Regularly constituted authorities. II is
whether boiling delegates or delegates TO
ne sent under authority OF the only regular
Democratic organization of New York shall
represent New York in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention.
DON'T tell US that several thousand voters
Aligned the call for the New York meeting
of boilers. There are more than half @
million of votes cast at every election by
the Democrats of New York State. and
more than one hundred and thirty thou
sand by the Democrats OF the city of New
York.
Don't keep repeating to US that same old
list OF New York dissentients from the
action Of the Democratic State Commit
tee-to wit, OswALp 0rIENDoBFER. L. Eli
IERY ANDERSON, G. S. FAIRcHID. Z. j.
CAxpA, @. H. MARSHALL, p. Is. OLNEY,
EDWARD CooprR. and the rest.
Which of the ten thousand signatures
Gre those of men who have distinguished
themselves as laborers in the Democratic
VINEYARD? The Democratic State Com
mittee of New York was PROFESSIONALLY
regularly appointed. Its credentials and
its regularity are not subjects OF dispute
The substance Of all the complaints OF the
boilers is that Governor HILL controls the
State Committee. just as the MALONE pa
pers and speakers used to say OF MIR. BAR
pous.
The charge is an absurd one. The New
: York State Committee Is composed OF JUS
such gentlemen as compose the Virgins
State Committee, and is just as much en-
titled to unlimited recognition and au
thority ms Mr.. BARBouR's State Democratic
committees were in his day, or Genera
IooAN's in his day, or Mayor KEnsY's il
his day, or Mr.. KorSER's in his day, oil
RALEloH 4. DANIELS in his day, or an,
other chairman's in his day, down to that
OF the present chairman. We don't thinl
that Mr.. ANDERSON, or Mr.. FAIRoHID. o.
Mr.. OrrExpogFkR, wonld deny the truth o.
any Of the proportions which we hav'
laid down.
They do not claim to DO the regulars
They merely aver that the regulars arr
ruled by Governor HILL, and therefore
chat Mr.. CLEVELAND viii be compelled Il
70 70 Chicago without the New York dele
cation at his back. Yet they do not admi
{hst they are boltsrs. II not. will the,
support HILL in case he should be nomi
mated by the Chicago Convention? A fey
Of the ten thousand might do SO; but "
doubt that there are many of them VIII
would not prefer defeat with CLEVELAND +
fueeess with HILL
Well, what are you going to do about II
~ may BE- asked.
Nothing except 10 ask tho Democrats o
0treinis 70 ponder Ill the probable cons<