New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-12
rHlT COMING SYRACUSE CONTENTION

THAT COMING SYRACUSE CONTENTION.
What are the boiling Democrats, who would
have none of Hills Albany midwinter conycn-
ton. going TO do at their Syracuse Convention?
That is the question which curious politicians
are asking these days, but without elcitlng
any satisfactory answer The boilers are sun
determined to hold an indignation meeting
their convention is called for the 3lSt OF TINS
month. at Syracuse. SO much Is known, ana
that is practically all that is known. That the
promoters of the convention are confronted
by serious embarrassment Is evident. They
are Cleveland men-one of the most prominent
of them was one of Cleveland Cabinet officers
and they are all very DESTROYS OF seeing Cleve-
land nominated at Chicago. But how are they
going TO shape the action Of the syracuse Con
yention so as not to excite the deadly hostility
of Hill and his friends? On Tuesday evening
1.-THE Brooklyn Eagle" in an article on the
coming convention, used this far from con-
catory language:
The May movement men are, however AT one with
"A large majority Of the Democrats Of the state In op
position to the action Of the midwlnter convention.
That Democracy not In favor 81 a midwinicr con
vention II IS not In favor Of the commitment OF New
York to tie candidacy OF David Il. HILL IL Is not IN
favor OF tie February platform on silver or on tariff
II Is not in favor OF the silence OF that platform con
corning tie elections IN which Grover Cleveland
was the standard Of the party the four year,
IA which he was the President Of the Republic. IL +
not in favor Of The fraudulent machine primaries pre-
cedng and producing that convention In more TINA two
thirds Of the counties OF the state
The leading organ Of the Democracy at the
other end of the State, The Buffalo Courier"
is equally outspokcn and to the same effect.
1t republshes the article which it printed a
month ago, tiercey protesting against the mid
winter convention and adds: During the
last month nothing has occurred which in any
way affects the truth and the force of the fore
going declaration"
In the circumstances, what will cx-Sccrctary
Fairchild, cx-MayOr Grace and the rest think
it wise to do? Roar as gently as "a sucking
dove against the mdwnter convention and
then hastily adjourn? Excoriatc the Demo-
cratic Committee for calling the convention and
make no mention of Hill? Pass IA series Of
resolutions in which neither Hill nor Cleveland
is alluded to or in which they are both pointed
to with pride? Stoutly assert that the con-
venton does not aim to help the fortunes of
any of the candidates from New York for the
Presidential nomination Dcnounce Hill and
instruct for Cleveland?
There are objections to all these schemes and
to any which may possibly be devised No
matter what course may be pursued the con-
vcnton is predcstincd to be generally regard
ed, the state and country over, as carefully
premeditated anti-llill movement As such,
Hill and every Democrat who swcars by him
will resent it by all the means at their com
mand. So the result may very we'll be that
the Clevelanditcs of New-York will find when
they reach Chicago that they have sacrificed
the man of their choice to-a convention date.
There is only one thing that can be done which
will prevent the Syracuse Convention from
organizing some sort of party disaster. Let
both Cleveland and Hill be sent to it as dele
gates with the understanding that they will
enter the convention hall arm in-arm, and that
one shall be elected temporary and the other
permanent chairman. Ii may be difficult to
bring this about, but without it the convention
| must inevitably achieve brilliant success as