St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-12

land came up. They sit On the ends Of
a balanced pole, aud Cleveland Is now
on the upper end. The danger OF Mr..
Cleyeland's nomination is passing away.
lie has for eight years been the party
leader, and his name is stronger with
the Democratic masses throughout the
country than any other name. A host
OF other aspirants sprung up, but with
the single exception Of Senator Hill ev-
cry one of them was afraid 10 show his
hand. The ex-president was naturally
strong with the people of their states,
and the candidates did not want 70 Of
fend these friends. They did not want
to weaken themselves by opposing, or
seeming 10 oppose, the nomination Of
the popular idol. So they talked for
Cleveland while they were working in
half-hearted sort OF way for themselves.
They said they were candidates only I'm
the event that Mr. Cleveland could not
be nominated. but If there was any show
for Cleveland they were for him.
"As result of this sort OF timidity on
the part Of the minor candidates Hill
was left practically alone 10 stem the
tide Of Cleyeland's popularity. The
tllnid leaders talked so much for ClcYe-
land that they convinced the country
Cleveland was the only great man in the
a
an enemy OF tie party for having thrown
obstacles in the way of the ido's nomi-
nation. Having sOwn a great quantity
Of Cleyelandism as a cover 10 their own
ambitions, the minor candidates soon
reaped the consequences, and the con-
sequences were almost certainty OF
ClcYelaud's nomination, despite the OPP
position Of the state Of New York.
There was nobody but Hill 10 stand
against Cleveland, and he did not sat
lsfy the people. Every step which
Hill took toward the nomina-
ton only made tile Cleveland
worshipcrs the more eager and
the less rational; In the reaction
against Hill Cleveland came so rapidly
o the front that the question was, would
he not be nominated by acclamatlOn?
The danger Of this is growing less every
day, and the signs Of the times point in
the direction Of Palmer and Flower.
"The Rhode Island election has had a
tremendous influence upon party opin-
ion here, as it doubtless has had through
out the country. If the Democrats had
carried Rhode Island on the tariff Issue,
| believe nothing could have stopped
the nomination Of Cleveland. He would
have been nominated before the state Of
New York was reached on the call Of
states In the Chicago convention But
the result OF that election, while not
at all unexpected by those who under
stood the situation, has called
halt Men have stopped IN
their mad rush after Cleveland u
think, TO weigh the facts, to try and look
into the future. Rhode Island has
taught us the lesson that this is not
likely TO be good year for rainbow
chasing. | was one of those who We're
charged with rainbow chasing four
years ago, and am not going to repeat
nv error this year. We may as well
face the cold facts of the situation. and
the cold facts are that, to make sure OF
electing president, we must name a
ticket that can carry New York ana
Indiana. We might eject our ticket by
the aid of Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa aud
other Western states. We might carry
Massachusetts,. But these are only pos
siblilies. We will carry those states
if we can, but we must not depend
upon them.
Hill Now Out Of the Question.
Now, when we come to consider can
didates we have queer state of facts.
TO carry New York we must go outside
New York for ouI candidate. Probably
! know New York politics as well as
any man in Washington, and | declare
il would be q miracle were we to nom
mate either Hill or Cleveland and then
carry the Empire state for him. Hill is
now out of the question, anyway, and
so we need only talk Of Cleveland. 10
name him is to throw away the cleo
tOral vote OF the state in which he lives.
This is as certain as that human nature
will be the same November next as 1t Is
today. CleYeland'S own friends admit
this, and talk of electing him without
New DIRK. do not believe the Demo
cratic national convention will name
for president man who cannot gain
the support of the delegation from his
own state and who mas no prospects of
getting the electoral votes OF that state
in November
''Stil there is danger that Cleveland
will be nominated. All New England
is for him. PENNSYLVANIA is for him.
MIR. Germans state Of Maryland is likely
to be for him. Ohio will he in part
favorable to him. Indiana, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota. Kansas and other
Western states are coming in for him.
So are some of the Southern states. The
great stumbling block is the opposition
OF the delegation from New York. There
is Chinese wall for the Cleveland
boom to climb. The convention, If
Cleveland convention, might take the
bit in its teeth and admit the contest
ing or Cleveland delegation from New
York, and in this way secure New
York's consent to the nomination of the
faYOrite. But ii the convention were to
do this the Republican candidate for
president would carry New York state
i'm November by 100000 majority. OF
pourSe the convention will not do any
thing of the sort. 1t will not even adj
nit one of the contestants to be elected
at the May convention, If that conYen-
ton is ever held.
whitney Holds the Key.
~ will now give you some inside po-
litical information bearing on this crlti-
cal situation. The Cleveland managers
think they have it all fixed to secure
part of the New York delegation. You
may not know it, but number of men
are in that delegation who feel very
friendly TO the CX-president, such men
as Mayor Manning, of Albany, and
John Boyd Thatcher. But still more inn
portaut is the peculiar position in which
tie delegations from New York city and
Brooklyn find themselves. 1t is well
known that in the midwinter cOnVen-
ton the Tammany delegates opposed
Iron-clad instructions for the delegates
who were to be sent to Chicago. So did
the Kings county men. Now Kings
county is for Cleveland, and Tammany
hall is for whomsoeyer three or four
men say she shall be for. Who is the
real master OF Tammany hall? Not
Croker, not Mayor Grant, but William
G. Whitney, who was Mr.. Cleve-
lands secretary of the navy. If