Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-23

president.
But Gray will not be unopposed in
his search for the honor Of an election
with Grover Cleveland. There will be
an effort on the part of Illinois TO get it
for Morrison. Palmer, however, scent
ing the game afar off, has fastened back
to Illinois, and it may be that his
strength may be sufficient to keep the
nomination from Morrison IL he cannot
get II for himself.
Governor Campbell of Ohio might
have 1t If 1t were not for Brice. Brce
has behaved so badly in this convention,
has cyinced SO many of the traits of the
wrecker in politics, that he has excited
a distrust of Ohio, for which Campbell
is without blame or responsibility, but
for which he may suffer. Brice has
been saying, even so late as last night
Eyes, Cleveland will be nominated on
the first ballot, and defeated"
There would be less apprehension in
the popular mind about the fulallment
OF this prediction if Brice were permitted
TO contine his wrecking abilities to rail
roads instead OF exercising them or the
Democratic party.
THE GREAT POPULAR DEMAND.
Surprises are not uncommon in
politics, and they are sometimes sup
Piled by national conventions. The
surprise Of this convention will be the
nomination of anybody except Grover
Cleveland.
All means to bring about that surprise
that could be suggested by the unques-
toned political experience of Senator
German or the alleged political shrewd-
ness Of that insincerc political trickster
Brice of Ohio, every diversion that the
little clique of Democratic senators
could contrive for "anybody 10 beat
Cleyeland;" every temptation that could
he thought of as an inducement to state
pride and personal ambition, has been
tried, and it Is all utterly futile
The Democrats Of the United States
are determined 10 nominate Cleveland,
and they will Insist that he shall be the
nominee of the state ST New York by
the will of the majority.
There was never before anything like
the Cleveland feeling in this convention,
except in the 1883 convention, when he
was named by reclamation. The whole
tide oil popularity sweeps his way You
ma 1t ON the streets, where nine per-
sons out OF ten wearing badges will
have picture of Cleveland upon their
coats. The scarce tenth may wear the
appropriate blue portrait Of Hill or the
benign face of Iowa's favorite Boies.
II has not been thought worth while
10 make badges of the other candidates,
except for German. But Mr. German
is not the sort of politician that our
GLOVER is, or that Springer of Illinois
has repeatedly been. lie does not
derive any qualification from the dis.
play Of headquarters business, badges
manufactured cheers and "whoop Fem
up" He ordered out of sight the
badges brought here by the Maryland
delegation. lie permitted the large
portrait Of himself, full length and life
size, to remain in the Maryland head
quarters, powered in the orange and
black colors of the state and inscribed
with the motto, "Maryland's Favoritc
Son."
All this fair day the opponents OF
Cleveland have been seeking for a speck
of comfort, but have found il not
Col" Brice, the Mephistopheles of tho
party, looking for candidate to heir
him make new wreck, listened To his
own little bee as it buzzed in his bushy
hair, and perhaps got some small grains
of encouragement from that sympath1Z-
ing Blaine Democrat, Henry G. Davis
who beguiled the time that Mr.. Brict
gave to breakfast by pouring into hi.
, ear most confidential communication
of portentious length.
, Perhaps it was mockery of the sacrcd
/, character OF the day, or possibly moth
ing better than an assertion of abicct
deprayity, that led the desperate oppo
nents of Cleveland to begin Sunday b,
II series OF temptations Of the friends d
lesser candidates. With the 72 votes Of
: the state of New York as the bait the,
l. went TO Pennsylvania and, exhibiting
. the gllttering prize, they said:
3 "lf New York will cast its 70 vote,
: for Governor Pattison what will Penn
s sylyania say?"
: 10 this liarrity replied, without hest
- tation or emotion:
q pennsylvania will answer ca vote
q for Grover Cleveland"
When these sabbath day tompter
7 showed their defunct little Hill to Obi,
6 and asked Gov. Campbell what Obi,
: would do if New York should cast il
y ~ votes for Campbell, that slancl
2 Cleveland man responded; go to-
d ll4lh not as promise, but us an in
: junction to the tempters.
: A bad Sunday it has been for the on
: position. Every day has been bad 70
o il, as matter OF course, but the futilit,
= OF the opposition has not been apparen
y to our New York city Democrats unit
& now. They have been led away by falls,
/ teachers, misled by false reports, ant
: have taken too much for granted. Tam
2 many has forgotten that the organiza
y ton has been additionally wrong ol
:, national affairs, and always hated il
y national conventions.
Seeing the signs of the times, how
: ever, ii is not impossible that Tamman,
Z may go out Of this convention NOR
2 popular than II ever passed from such
= gathering. Fammany is plainly not 81
y attached to Hill that the scvering of III,
a tie that binds them will result in scriou
: consequences 10 O body that has sur
/ yiyed many greater shocks.
= There Will not be u row over the tenn
4 ponry chairman. Mr. W. G. Owens !
2 Kentucky will probably get it. 1t an
: pears that Mr.. Wattcrson, by persona
appeals to the members Of the nationa
committee, has secured promises iron
thrty'iiye members to vote for hi
= friend, Mr.. Owens, who seems to b
= otherwise unobjectionable. The Cleye
- land men in the convention could reiec
him, but they are not disposed to disturb
proceedings that promise to be sub
"a stantially unanimous.
Z Inc permanent organization will b
II altogether in the hands of the friend
Of the candidate who leads. Like In
IS Minneapolis convention the shadoy
v viii DC conceded to the ants, who rui
n tile national committee, and the sub
e slance-the committees, the resolution