Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-20


MISTAKEN IDEA.
Soma Of the ardent admirers of Mr..
Cleyeland Who seem to think tnat ne -
again untitled to the presidential nomina-
ton NJ the hands of the Democratic party,
and that no other man has right to con-
test with HIM for that prize, are loudly as
serting that the forcing OF the SILVER ques-
ton to the front IS with the hxsu PURPOSE
of iniuring his chances. Ihey are over.
sensitive. This great question could not
he strancled in the present House
even n MIR. Cleveland had announced
months ago that under no circumstances
would he permit his name to go before the
Chicago convention. When congress hrsV
assembled there were hardly twenty msr
in the House OF the opinion .nat Nj;
Cleveland stood any chance Whatever OF
TIE nomination. His prospects ana the
advisability of again nominating him nave
been talked over here calmly and sensiDiV |
by the abIest leaders OF the Democracy,
and they have long since reached me
conclusion that 1t would DC inc
height of folly to nominate man
who was defeated in his own state IN i iSsc
thereby causing the Democrats 10 ioso
control Of the executive brahch OF the |
General Government. New YORK, the |
Empire State of the Union and the one an- |
solutely essential to Democratic success III
November. has. moreover, lately declared
so far as the Democracy IS concerheu' t iiI
she wants Senator David Bennett Mn
honored this time.
NEVER DEFEATED.
In effect the Empire State saws: Sena-
tor Hill has never been defeated. lie mas
twice been elected Governor, then seha-
tor. and before quitting Albany ne
,orourh his able leadership, lett a Legis- |
lature Democratic in both branrnes' winch
will now redistrict the Stat ooth iOr
legislative and congressional elections, IN
sure another Democratic Un!ted states
senator. and such a gain IN DeinOcratlc
congressman. which, added 10. those tne
party will secure in Michigan ana WIS
consin. will make it almost IMPOSSIBLE Tor
t1n Re'nublicans TO gain control OF the
House or pass the fOrca blll III
the event OF their electlng ire Pres-
Idept next fall" Senator Hllfs sue
cess in the State which MIR. Cleveland lost,
and the lasting benefits that he nas CON
ferred on MS party by MS successtul n2nts
against Republicanlsm IN New lors' rs
well as his bold stand against the 1orce
bill. are accountable for the strong feeilhg
that is sprlngng up for him n all POI
tions of the South, according To the talks
heard among southern men here; ana NO W
that he is the choice Of his own State Tor
the presidency is claimed that the Soutn
is bound to pay heed TO the action OF New
York, when the destinles OF New YORK and
the South are so closely linked .ogetner III
political sense. While ,coinparatNely
few of the southern Senators and
Representatives admit that air. Cleye-
land is any longer formidable presl-
Dental candidate. not many, from the
conversations heard, are prepared TO eX-
press the belief that Mr.. Hill Will be noml-
mated, though they admit That as between
these two men, If the. conyentlon taxes
either, it is bound to be Mr.. Hill IN the
face of the instructions for Inn by the
regularly constituted Democratic conven-
ton of New York, which met at Albany on
the 22d of February.
UNINsTRUCTED DELEGATIONS.
So far as can be ascertained from this
point the southern leaders are advising the
sending of uninstructed delegations TO
Chicago who shall be directed 60 vote as a
unit, and the value of this adiice IL seen
at once when the uncertainty o. the situa-
ton Is considered. That Senator Hill Is
rapidly developing strength IN the South
and Mr. Cleveland losing support
even some of the latters most, ar
dent supporters are compelled 10 ADMIT
but whether any number or thY southern
delegations will in advance declare Tor
Senator Hill is another question. The
trouble with Senator Hill Is that be Is not
as strong IN the West as he should be. and
il is due mainly to the Mugwump mis-
statements that in 1888 he knitted Cleye-
land IN New York. That silly story
the southern Democrats assert has
never been believed TO any great
extent in their section, and II 1t had taken
root IN the South it was not believed after
the New York Democrats III the Leglsla.
ture unanimously elected Governor Hill
to the United States Senate. If he hau
been the political traitor that his Mug
wump enemies declared, he could never
have enjoyed the honor of seat IN the
United States Senate at the hands of the
victorious Democracy OF New YORK.
CAN CARRY NEw YORK.
Prominent New York Democrats with
whom the DISPATCH correspondent has
talked on the subject appear TO be conn
dent that should Senator Hill be nomi-
mated for President there would be no
question as to his carrying his own State.
| he same kIckers who have been making
such nulsances of themselves about calling
an early convention have always opposed
Senator Hlll and very few of them voted
| for him either in 1885 or 1888. when he was
elected Governor. Many of this same
crowd opposed Mr.. Flower last year.
They belong to the Mugwump element,
and the newspaper influence behind them Is
confined at present to the Times, Ecentng
| Post, Hdrper's Weekly, and Puck, all of ex.
| ceedingly limited circulation as compared
with the Sun, the World, the Herald, Day
| Nacs, and two or three evening journals
| of large circulation and influence among
| those who can be relied on 10 vote the
Democratic ticket. None OF the papers IN
New York. aside from the Mugwump col
| lection, are at present upholdlng the I'll
| lerv Andersonites in their mad folly OF
holding convention at Syracuse on the
3lst OF May. The big. influential Demo-
cratic papers of the State are all against
| the boilers.
DEMOCRATIC ABUSE.
Prominent southern men here regret that
| some OF the Democratic papers and party
| leaders cannot discuss the situation with
| out heaplng abuse upon two or three OF
| the gentlemen who are being talked OF TOR
| the presidential nomination. The extent
| of the abuse has never been equalled be-
| fore, and 1t would come with better grace
| from black Republicans. Senator Iorman
comes in for his share, in spite of beng
| the unanimous choice OF the Senate
| Democrats of their party caucus,
| and the successor of the lamented Mr..
| Beck: III spite of his great service To his
| country and the Democracy III crushing,
| through his marvellous leadership, the IN
famous force bill, and IN spite of the con-
| fidence that the Maryland Democracy have
placed in her foremost statesman. 1t is
| freely remarked here that should Sir.
| German or Mr.. Hill be the nominee great
many editors and politicians Will either
have to consume crow In huge chunks,
dodge on election-day, or else supper. the
black Republican nominees.
This system of SANDER and misrepresen-
| tation, in the opinion or real leaders OF the
| Democracy, ought to stop, as 1t bodies no
good to the success of the party. and be-
| cause State prefers one presidential can
| didate over another is no reason why the
friends Of some other man In different
section should villify and even spread
their lies about q Democrat who may per-
chance stand III the way OF the candidate
OF a different set of men.
| where Is the Alliance?
| To The Editor of the Dsp uch: