Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-21
Indiana-A Warning.

We do not understand exactly the con-
6ition Of things which obtains in the polit-
seal world Of Indiana, but it requires no
extraordinary sagacity TO infer from the
news which comes to US from that state
that the Democratic party there is uncom-
Portable and dissatisfied.
We have again and again called attention
90 the fact that the Democrats cannot elect
the next President of the United States
without the aid Of all the States reliably
Democratic. We do not speak now OF
States which may be set down rs certainly
Democratic, but of those which are more
likely to vote the Democratic ticket than
the Republican. 1t will require 223 cleo
toral votes TO choose the next President.
. OF these the solid South is counted on to
furnish i159 certain. whatever any other
States NAV do. This the South will be
compelled to do il it lies within the power
of her white voters. Then the Democratic
nominee must get "a votes from the north
ern States.
In what States are these ca votes TO be
obtained? From New York So: from In
diana. Is; from New Jersey, 10. These
States furnish 81 electoral votes. Still,
there are three votes lacking. These votes
we must get in Michigan or Connecticut.
If we lose New York we shall be defeated ;
and If we 60 into On election with the New
York feud packed upon our shoulders we
shall be ingloriously and ANONYMOUSLY
defeated. If we lose one State in the
South we shall be defeated. If we lose
Indiana we shall be defeated. II we lose
Connecticut we shall be defeated, unless
we can get three votes in Michigan elected
in the electoral districts of that State sup
posed to be Democratic. The Democrats
will be compelled to take ell the
chances" What unspeakable folly to tie
ourselves to any man whose nomination
would perpetuate the discussions IN New
Iorki
Now comes Indiana and begins to play
The same part as New York. Indiana is the
home of President HARRISON. and will cast
Der electoral votes for him unless the
Democrats of that State act wisely and
prudently. We were told last week that
an understanding had been reached be-
tween the GRAY men and the CLEVELAND
men which would quiet all the trouble
there. But yesterdays kilograms dissi-
pate all hopes formed upon that miscalled
understanding. The telegraph tells us
chat on Tuesday night in Indianapolis
s'the fight was squarely between the
CLEVELAND and GRAY factions. and that
GRAY was beaten in every ward in his own
CITY," Not only did the CLEVELAND men
thus press the GRAY men to the wall, but
In the ward in which Governor GRAY re-
eides q resolution was adopted which in eff
feet was CLEVELAND resolution. The
usual result followed. The GRAY men
elected contesting delegates in two wards
and will rely upon the country or county
or other Democrats in the State conven-
ton to do justice "a between the CLEyE-
LAND delegates and the GRAY delegates
from those two wards.
Mr.. VOORHEES,, Indianas great United
States senator. is q GRAY man.
Now. what is the prospec. in Indiana
Nothing else than defeat in November.
One Of the States whose vote the Demo-
Gratis must secure or lose the presidency Is
divided as between GRAY and CLEVELAND,
5ust as New York is divided between HILL
aud CLEVELAND. GRAY's friends may pos
sibly control the Democratic State Conven-
zion. But we do not know that that fact
would induce the CLEVELAND men to rally
TO Cars support. New York State in
structed her seventv-two delegates to the
national convention to vote for HILL-that
is. against CLEVELAND. So GRAY is not yet
30 unfortunately circumstanced in his Own
State as CLEVELAND is in his.
We desire to keep prominently before
our readers the important fact that if we
hope to elect the next President we must
not follow the lead of the man who would
rather march to inevitable defeat under
tine banner of CLEVELAND or HILL than
20 tread the road to success under the
leadership Of some other man.