New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18
THE ALABAMA FUSION.
DEMOCRATS ALARMED By THE RESULT OF
THE CONVENTION.
THE EFFECT on PUBLIC OPINION OF TIE LIKE
VIEW PARK GATHERING REFLECTED IN
THE COMMENTS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
PRE-S-THE FIRST DUTY OF
REPUBLICANS.
INV ,rIyopAPH TO TIE TRIDUSE.1

ipY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiDUNE1
birmingham. Ala. Sept. 1.-THE effect on pun
lie opinion of the remarkable polltlcai s"'i'',"
nt Lake View Park, which adjourned yesterday
after putting an anti Democratic electoral an'
Congressional ticket in the field, "a reflected III
,he altered tone taken toward the convention py
the Democratic press. For tic last two weeks 'ne
Democratic newspapers of the State have ridl-
culed the Joint convention scheme as hoperbs
effort to combine m0ngrcl and dscordant poh'-
ical elements and have predicted nothing ou'
certain failure for the undertaking. The eher2.
and determination shown by the convention. ns
size and representative character, and the sprt OIL
harmony which marked all its proceedings nave
been a most unlooked-for revelation TO these DEM
ocratic critics. and their surprise and alarm eau
now scarcely be concealed.
The Montgomery Advertiser" the bitt"rest ol
all the organs Of the Jones Democracy, attempted
Yesterday morning to discreoit the signiIcance VI
the work OF the conventoc, by pro-
claiming that '"the crowd was small
and there was little enthusiasm The
Birmingham newspapers, however, declined 10
make themselves ridiculous by suoh pervcrslon oil
the facts The Age-lcrad,' though strong
supporter of the Jones Democracy and IN out
spoken opponent of the JciIcrsonian party, admit
ted Yesterday that TIE convention was one Of the
most notable ever held in Alabama, both In point
of numbers and Of representative character. To-
day returning 10 the same topic, II says IN lts
LEADING editorial: The Third party convention
has completed lis work and the delegates have
gone home. IL was the most interesting political
COM ention held III Alabama in many years. In
numbers. in spirit. in enthusiasm II wac cNtraor-
dinary Nearly all the delegates were farmers
Four-iftls of them were men who have never
voted any other than Democratic ticket. Yet
they came TO birmingham members of con-
vention directly and unqunlilicdy opposed to the
Democratic party. II il worse than foolish 10 say
that the crowd was small and there little en-
thusiasm That is not true, and the world
knows it is not The convention was unwisc uil-
timely and absolutely un-Democratic in q party
sense But il was big and it was enthusiastic
These are the facts, and We have got to make
the best Of the situation"
The Democratic managers here are trying 70
break the force of such admissions by declaring
that most Of the nominees chosen yesterday for
electors and Representatives, are not widely known
politically, and add little personal strength to the
ticket No charge, however, hns yet been made
against any nominees character or rcspectablty
The Democratic leaders are also cOnsoling them
selves with the fact that so-called antl-NlOsiey
Republicans have decided 90 run "A full electoral
and Congressional ticket. This small band OF
disappointed oflce-scckcrs, led BY a negro named
Stevens has apparently formed some sort OF
alliance with the Cleveland Democrats, ana .
endeavorinQ TO maintain ticket in the Held Tor
stalking horse purposes. But no genuine Rcpubl
cans are likely 10 b. found encouraging this
assistant Democratic movement. The paramount
issue raised by the Lake View Convcntion-that
Of a free ballot and o fair count for Alabalna-lS
one whose triumph Republican in this State
can afford 10 stand in the way of. The indor~~
mcnt Of the Joint anti-Dcmocratic ticket now
in the field is the first duty OF every Republican,
for its success in this and ncIghboring States
offers the only possible hope OF the permanent
revival Of Rcpublicanlsm in the South.
SO far, fortunately, the straightout Repuhhcan
nominations made have only the mercst traction
of Republican strength behind them, Most Of
them are for advertising purposes only. with ~
Yttlc title 10 regularity and support ~ the f"o-
pc's party nomination for Congress ALLEGED % nav"
been made last n2ht III this-thc lAth-distrlct
John Il. Ware, Peoples party man OF TINS Guy,
who failed to obtain admission az d'lcgat" 10
the Lake View Park convention. got together siA
other outsiders Yesterday after Mr.. Par>ons nom
nation and announced himself as straghtout
Pcoplcs party candidate for Congress No other
county in the IXth District p1rtclpdtcd IN the So
called nomination, and Mr.. Wares following her"
j. now estimated at something less that ten votes.
His candidacy is taken seriously, however and lis
importance is being magnfcd by the DrDocratlc
dent as absolutely the only one 50 far pointing
10 any dlssension in the Peoples party aud JET
fcrsOnlan ranks