Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
ORR NEXT NOMINEE.
Party Interests viii Govern The
Action of the Convention.
HILLS LOYALTY TO CLEVELAND
.....,lne Points of Political History
Republican states for "ro'er~""'
VIII capture the Prize at Ch'o'eoF
I'm orr Resnlar correspondont.l

rr....x.roV. April 2i.-Enough states
-. o,readv chosen delegates to the Ma
~ Denocratic Convention at Chicago
..l,l,te strong tendency not to handi-
80. Majority Of those who will assemble
'-. lv instructions for any particular
..-.to Tor President. The outlook is
-'...v..l be anvbody's fight The party
l.-..-, rcioiced 20 know that the signs
....oralm ant conservative gather
...l Tho convention this year will be
.... -ech ike that Of 1884. IL will be
..rl.red that the Chicago convention
....tvt,ch placed Cleveland and Hem
.. ,- nomination was free 10 act for
...t... interests Of the party. Mr.. Glove
ed v.s tlcu Governor OF the state Of
Lr. llo was elected IA 1882 by
-...tr Of about lH GOO over hrs
. opponent and Nj. Hill, who was
Led. ..utcuaut- Governor on the same
...g-.i aplufn,itv over the kepub-
...fia.e % about 10000. At that
.....ui DIS political career Senator
I.rtl superior running qualities.
I... -n 1885 decided 20 vote as unit
-v.ntion. II seems 90 be the Gus
...r allegations sent from the Em-
-.... The party leaders, however.
...t..u- 10 1885 about in8tructiug for
advance. though the State con-
al rrcwously instructed both
..r- and Iiden. or. az any rate,
mistake bv their action that they
...t t...c distinguished Democrats at
... t-,a periods when they were can
.. fr 1855 Tho late Mr.. Manning was
-r4n of the New York Central
... Nr. llldcn was his firm and
friend When the sage of
.... declined. owing TO rapidly
... ...'t.. o. permit tho use of his
&c. Manning. who was regarded as
.r.r arty manager. seemed 20 jump
... t..r Governor Cleveland as the
..... .fIeman. IL Is matter of COM
... among Democrats that Mr. ] IL
.. reluctantly a.s9uted 10 the
.-..n H Mr. Manning % have New
.. insist "a tho nomination of Cleve-
"....-4 "Auu will 1--we 10 regret il s"
.I. words that Mr.. Tilden is said to
fs...t-.rlI.
tvtIIER or HISTORY
t.II....o. 900 1854. u WAS all that Mr..
,...... uli Boo toinduco Iammany and
,.f.-.- county crowd 10 fall into line.
conflict i- q matter OF history. and
--.r sudden action Of the Illinois
.. u swinging over in body 10
...I -o one doubts that Mr.. Hen
rI have headed the ticket. The
... r.. largely for Mr.. Bayard. although
tr.tt.e delegations from that section
r- rHl hy iron-ciad instructions.
...- r.r. lu position 10 DO Whatever
..-.I I,,t for the pariy's Interests and
,. ssh. l- looks as II that Will be the
... aa.u m lss2. nud there appears
.t.ruron than there was IN 1854.
,....r.' j.. nomination was received then
..| GRAND demonstrations all over the
.-, and as Nh Hendricks, the most
,....- Democrat Of ms own State. WAS
','t. .-..et. n0 tear was felt as TO how
I....a would vote. Mr.. Cleveland had
r.--. NeW York bv such great plurall-
.., ---L that 10 was generally accepted
I. Democrats that he could not be beaten
bliss. lr President on his own ground.
f. say was 40 It's zenith. But the shock
,.- t-uUr when tbs returns rolled
rr. for days II was doubtful
whether ta or Blaine had carried New
t-. I.. Ialtry majority Of only l,Oi7
v.- ..-a glg, and that would scarcely
f.s. t..r --oured against Blaine but Tor
Oldham ilroAard's fatal speech, IN which
b. --.l OIL. famous expression, Kun.
undoubtedly infatuated great many
f...r..0 NJ lrish-Americans through the
,rfg.-.a q Patrick Fords irish World /;
t.tf.r.aaris foolish utterancos caused
Stampede back INTO the Democratic
ls-.r. ard that alone saved Mr. Cleveland
rmutter r.ut and political ruin Ia 1854.
mL's MAIoRITEs.
rr1--5 SIR. Hul ran tor Governor. He
e.. t-rmriautIv elected by "a majority
s.1-.tnai,rs l2.O0O. and on the very day
III G.,pml Ttzhugh Lee was chosen by
E.rtf-.0u as Governor of Virginia. In
t..- Vr Cleveland was a candidate for re-
...... 90 the presidency, and Mr.. Hill
t..,r running for Governor Of New
r.-k Ils former lost the State by some
,... Ieel8ulO. and Mr. Hill carried II by
D..-l.r1 plurality. There was wonder
IN. difference The Mugwumps and some
r.t.r Democrats charged that the HILL
c-..I auii,3 Cleveland.
It.,. ar4uanted with the situation
Et.Vtlat Mt. Hill Simply was more popu-
.r ..I oltIau Mr.. Cleveland. Senator
I.... colonel Henry Watterson, and d
.r.,raay of the best-p0sted Democrats,
...f..E even eT-Secretary Whitney and
t.-.--a.c Senator Vest, have declared re-
l...rt.t they take no stock IN these
m
D.r.-t. lirut can also throw additional
..t.u . tLIs matter, for during 1855
CD t.- some time previous, the
rr..r Was tie Washington correspondent
OH. ST.. LOUIS Republic, formerly
H.B. pa, the Missouri Republican, the
f.U tlme having been adopted june l.,
.--. Nt,n the returns came IN showing
r.. at .le November election Of lsss
Gave. rl had lost New York and Hill bad
t.rr.,. 1.-The State. the natural suppOsltlOI
r.- that lua-much as the then President
!...rIrl che HauuI4c as one OF his western
.....-. Colonel Jones. the new editor
I-..tl from Flouda. would want
s..tlH, ou the New York result
,l tus iountain-head. Consequently
l... Iau Lamont, 10 whom a0pllca
.. va. made said that he was au-
o. rz.l q. sueak for the President. Sub
t'.lt4., Ls stated that Mr.. Cleveland at
t.t.-.l l- defeat IN New York 10 Ia,
.... .4.t tlat he dad not receive enough
WEES. Ir direct response % tho question
.. whether Mr.. Cleveland IN any way
.a.al Governor Hill. Colonel Lamont
a. Not iu the slightest. The Presi
...t and tine Governor are very goOl
friends. personally aud politically, and b,
t,.u. that Governor Hill worked Loyalty
Oh. faithfully Tor the success OF the ma
t..-l ulhet.'
AnHANr NONSENSE.
DIT. information was telegraphed the ST
.- ..IIIle. aud was published prOmi
:..f.t % tle fifth page of the paper Will
t'4.ue cut out. The same night 1t va
.rt "t..uuel" Jones penned a savag,
editorial. winch he attacked grossly GOV
r.l.. declaring that he had knifeS
t..Fr...i tu New York. Ia the Washing
D.. sp..a. Colonel Daniel Lamont, pr
'-.n t.eI tary % the President, anC
l.'..-l.I to speak for Mr.. Cleye
s. stated that any such charge was ar
r... r..-cu-r Colonel" Jones assumed
.l. Lamont knew what he was talkine
40 tLe came time the disapp ONT
FL, N." olk MUgWumps, through thei
y.-a.. .le Times. were tTgutlcaliy charglnl
'..-l.I Hl.i with having BETRAYED anC
t.I o.t Nr. Cleveland. IL seems TO have
tr. tae- stock IN trade ever since. Tit
ll-. tery TRADES Just after the election
D.L. ii.u the Albany sp0ndent o
i- im.s Ne was where he could gazi
OBJ % tLe features a the Governor almOs
.-.t. all bis raylugs were such that ont
i,.. lave reasonably supposed that MIR
..s very C9uutenancc acted on Tn
A.. .N-mp correspondent like a red IA.
t''.fe bull.
ltt Albany stories % the Times were n
flrl.u-.y Mugwumplau and far-fetche'
.-, .lc day during the winter Of 1883
ir. iclt Cleveland, IN abiding 70 Ia
a'cles, ln conversation with New
th wspapcr-mau who called az tn
"'i. House. said: What can be tn
t-...f with Spinueyl To read mis- attack
|.s Il . nd