Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-12
SATURDAY. MARCH IL. 1892
Favorite Sons.

Amongst the favorite sons. so styled,
whose names have been mentioned in con-
hection with the next Democratic nomina-
ton for President Of the United States.
are some who will. in all probability. be
ruled out when the situation" Is fully
understood by tho delegates to the Chi
cago convention.
First. Governor PALMER. OF Illinois, rs
too old. He is rs years Of age. Ii is not
at all likely that he would be nominated.
even il the convention were to decide TO
ego West" for a nominee.
Next, Governor BoIEs. OF Iowa. He is
~ thoroughly identified with the anti-pro-
bition cause in his State as Mr.. CLEVELAND
is with the anti-silver cause in the United
States. Governor BoIZs would drive of
from the Democratic party host OF good
people in every State who, however much
they may be opposed TO sumptusry laws,
and though they hold that the National
Government has nothing TO do with pro-
hibitory legislation, are steadfast friends
Of the cause of abolishing the drink-hnbit.
Prohibition is burning question in Iowa.
A fierce fight is now going on there. The
people in that State regard prohibition as
much more important question than the
tariff or silver. They don't know any,
thing else than the prohibition cause at
this time and are not at ali likely to
know anything else for some years
TO come. Only day before yesterday, by a
vote drawing party lines, the lower house
of the Legislature decided to resubmit
the question of prohibition to the vote OF
The people. The vote in the House of
Delegates was 81 TO &C. There IL to be
fierce fight on prohibition or o kindred
question this very year if the upper house
of the Legislature agrees TO resubmit the
question of prohibition or a similar mea-
sure to tho popular vote. The Senate Is
Democratic; the House of Delegates Re-
publican. 50 we understand the matter.
But whether prohibition be resubmitted
pr not. the rancorous speeches will go on.
THE proposition TO take a candidate for
President out of a community thus di-
vided into unchartable factions will
hardly be considered by the Chicago con-
vention.
Next, Mr.. MoBRIsoS. of Illinois. AS HILL
and CLEVELAND are TO be set aside Off in
deed they are TO be set aside) because
they both hail from the same State and be-
cause their respective friends have become
30 violent in their opposition TO the nomi-
nation of the favorite of the other side
that New York: could not certainly be
counted on to cast her electoral votes for
CLEVELAND or HILL, so Governor PALMER
and Mr.. MoRRIsos will probably divide the
vote Of Illinois between them and so ne
cessitate the dropping of both of them.
Then, Mr.. CARLIsLE-a man of splendid
talents. and absolutely certain to carry his
own State. But. whilst he was Union
man pending the war between the States,
Kentucky was rightfully classed amongst
the "rebel States.
Then. Mr.. WHITNEY. of New York. The
Standard Oil Company may have nothing
20 say in his favor and may not be friendly
70 bis nomination, but for all that his name
is mentioned in connection with that COM
pany too often 10 do him any good. Pos
eibly he might be the very man who ought
TO be nominated if that unpopular mo-
nopoly were out of the way.
But enough. There will be aspirants in
abundance after all those we have named
are counted out" FLOWER, GoRSIAN,
Gray, FULLER, PATTIsoS, and dozens of
Others. are just as good men as HILL and
CLEVELAND. Let us not be uneasy, then,
lest we fail TO get a popular nominee. 1t
Is the popularity OF the party that will
elect the President-not the popularity of
the candidate. The platform will be
stronger than the man.