Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-21
rHE RroHMoND prspAroa-sUNDAY FEBRUARY n. 1892.

Union bolters. make q winning fight. As
ex-Congressman Perry Bslm INT said IN I No
Herald interview which we printed yestcr-
day. Senator Hill appeals powerfully 20
the average Democrat "a q leader wac
leads 10 success. " Petersburg Inder-Aplrp'
Some of the Clevelandites OF New York
city have been making themselves ridicu-
Ious in their opposition toran early sta,e
convention. They profess ~ oppose IL
because. they say. Senator liili nnined the
time for the committee IN his own interest.
The leaders of this opposition are almost
without exception ex-off1ce-nOsasis uhue'
CieyelandsR administration frank" ''"s'
SO fer as the meetings in the different
districts have been held. the delegates %
Albany are nearly all for Hill. Cieyeiahu
has not secured a corporaPs guard. CieSe-
land having been repudiated by his own
State cannot hope TO make any snow At tiie
national convention. The true inWarn-
ness OF all tie weeping" meetings IS that
the Mugwumps want 70 rule or rum De-
mocracy. David II. Hill ia a Democrat
and that speaks volumes TO the people
South Boston Times.
Should Senator Hill carry the New York
delegation. as now seems most likely. we
believe he is the man above all others VINO
should bear the Democratic standard N
the great fight this year. and we tnink
there are MANY reasons to justify this con-
clusion. First. be has filed most ably and
acceptably the office of Governor OF the
great State Of New York, aud has proven
himself to he q man OF great executive
ability, and one who has ever been equal
10 any responsibility that deyoived upon
his othce.-fGrmrnie Herald
Do you know whence springs all this
abuse Of the various Democratic candl-
dates? IL all springs from the pen OF Dan:
Lamont. We happened to be resident OF
New York some sixteen years ago. ana so
became acquainted with his general style
of political workmanship and are able 70
recognize il and his writings whenever we
see them. We have no hesitation IN say
| ing that he is either the author or the in-
| spirtr of nearly all such abuse that we
| read in our exchanges. Eastern Shore Her
| AID.
Under the two-thlrds rule the votes OF
| 597 delegates 20 the next Democratic Ma
tiOnal Convention will be necessary for the
nomination OF candidate for President.
| In times Of sharp rivalry it Is not an easy
matter for any candidate 10 obtain 5yI
| votes in national convention. ANY COM
| binatiOn which "a able % muster and hold
| 800 votes ont OF the total 1875 can prevent
| the nomination Of any candidate not salts
| factory 90 the combination. As things
! look now there will be plenty OF fun IN the
| next Democratic National Convention.
| ANeghdny S1dlnd.
In its leading editorial of February 18Th
| HUTd's Uaky whose editor, Dir. George
| William Curtis, j. chief among Mugwump,
| and tariff refOrmcrs, gives the Cooper
| Union protesters a terrible setback. lie
| pronOunces thom illogical. and III ehec'
| says that they are gong biindly into
| movement the end Of which - rank party
treason. " That Is about the SUM of II,
| Saws he Norfolk LIn,iRGrt, " and IN &C
complishing the defeat Of New York
favorite they would assuredly defeat the
very policy which Is the only apology fol
thor not being Republicans. '-Lynctti1'
| hocs.
The Pioneer. with the kind permission o
our readers, places IN nomination tlcke
| which "a certain 10 commend itself to the
people Of Virginia generally, and espe
ciglly to those Of the Eastern Shore. it
but necessary TO name the respective can
didates: and their eminent htness VIII q
once present itself - our readers.
| For Governor. Basil h. Gordon, senate
from Rappahsnnock.
| For iieutenant-GOyernOr. William 7
Rhea, Washington county.
| Acknowledgement, j. W. G.. Blackstone
senator from AecOmac.-Cdpe Charle
| PiOnfer.
lhe presidential boom goes on a'boon
ing. Every faction has its preference, an
the signs lead TO a Hill Strengthening
Senator Barbour is decidedly OF the opir
ion that Hill Is the coming man" an
Senator Daniel is known to regard him 9
| the man to carry New York. We propos
10 follow the lead. but we are I" first, las
and all the time for the strongest man J
the field as against the Republican nom
nee, whoever he may be. and we have te
ever since Hill carried New York whe
| Cleveland didn't that he is the stronger {
the two in that State, and New York Is q
pivot on which hangs the pres.dentl
, chair as fsr as the Democratic candidate
concerned. -STGsb,Tg IrglHdn.