Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-31
The Syracuse Convention.


The leading Republican paper in the
United States-the New York Tri6une-said
some time ago that Mr.. CLEVELAND was the
strongest man in the Democratic party be-
cause among his friends there were many
who would not support any other candi-
date for President. whereas the Iammanv
Democrats could always be relied upon to
vote the regular Democratic ticket
whether it was headed by Tammany ia
vorite OF not. In word, our New York
contemporary argued that the true Demo-
Gratis of New York would support the ia
yorite of the assistant Republicans or
Mugwumps whoever he might be. but That
these latter would not support the favorite
of Tammany under any circumstances.
And the Tribune's logic led to the conclu-
sion that the man who was the strongest
candidate, counting the cranks. soreheads,
boilers. and all the other disappointed and
unreliable Democrats. was the man VINO
ought to be nominated for President by
the Democratic National Convention.
The Syracuse convention, which will
assemble today, was founded upon the
theory of the New York Tribune. as we have
lust stated this theory. That body was
called to notify the people of the United
States that the disaifected classes Of Demo-
Gratis, Eereinbefore named, would not sup
port Mr.. Hull for President even If he
we're nominated by the Democratic Ma
tonal Convention. 1t was summoned to
meet not to secure the nomination OF any
particular Democrat, but to insure the
defeat Of q particular Democrat. AT
the time the call for the Syracuse
convention was issued it seemed to o
great many persons besides the Boilers
that the Democratic State Convention
Of New York had killed off Mr. CLEyELaND
by instructing her seventy-two delegates
to Chicago to vote unanimously for the
nomination of DAVID Is. HILL for President
of the United States. So few reckless
Democrats of the FAIRcnILD and GRACE
type got together and determined to kill
off HILL by holding q convention which
should repudiate him and nominate
CLEVELAND, just as it was supposed the
Albany convention had repudiated CLsyE-
LAND and nominated HILL. The Syracuse
convention call shows bow short-sighted
men are. That call planted the tree and
the Boilers will have to eat the fruit there
of. They dug a ditch, they dug it deep'
and wide; but. 10 and behold. that ditch
is now to themselves impossible and to
their opponents laughing-stock.
What will the Syracuse convention do
to-day? What can it do? What weight
will be attached to its utterances? Will 1t
send competing delegation to Chicago ?
Very likely not. If such course we're
allowable in O body claiming to be Demo-
cratic State convention il would be allow
able for Mr.. CLEVELAND to act with the
members of that convention and permit
his influence to DO exercised ON the side OF
the Boilers. This MIR. CLEVELAND has not
done. He has not acted with the Boilers
nor countenanced them in any way. SO far
as we know. Indeed, We do not think that
he has ever been even charged with having
done so. The New York Boilers stand
like political lepers. No man-that il to
saw, no good Democrat-will allow himself
to be brought into contact with them.
They called themselves together, and they
will have only themselves to act for and
represent when they meet.
So the Syracuse convention cannot send
q competing delegation to Chicago with
out turning themselves-not to say their
favorite-out of the Democratic party.
But let us suppose that they will send
competing delegation to Chicago. what
would result? Why, the Chicago conven-
ton would almost, If not quite unanimous
ly. refuse them seats in that body. They
would have no standing before that body
of regular Democrats. regularly called,
and representing only Regulars.
The Syracuse convention will therefore
have to content itself with drawing up an
indictment of the regular Democrats OF
New York.
But supposing that the Boilers send
delegates to Chicago and succeed in de-
feating the candidate named by the regu-
lar New York State convention. will Tam
many be content to accept such an out
come? The true friends of Mr. CLEvE.
LAND must bear this question in mind. II
| the New York Regulars are defeated OF theil
choice at Chicago and q man distastetul
| to them is substituted for the man whom
the Empire State in its regular convention
recommended for President, there may be
such an anti-Syracuse-con demon.
stration IN that State as could be made in
no other State. The suggestion of such q
demonstration is enough for the present.
As long as human nature remains what II
is men who know themselves to be in the
right are not likely to march to tho music
Of men whom they know to be in the
wrong. Let US have no more Boilers IL