New-York tribune., 1896-09-02

to end In no very satisfactory solution OF 'he
difficulty is the exact wording Of the flnancial
plank In the platform. This is an aI,s.ed aI,osssI
novel and unexpected obstacle in what prolliis%su So
TO be at first straight and easy PAIN ioi 'ne
platform builders to travel. Since the oeie-
gates arrived however, it's found that 'he an
bition Of some TO figure as platform authors @ ai'u
the fear OF others of committing tne pau
rashly and beyond recall to gold stanu'iIu'
has resulted in an embarrassing crop OF I'M
practicable suggestions in the one case anu oi
a flood of more less meaningless straddles III
the other. That at nc late day ana at Noh
vention called for the ostensiblc purpose OF
adopting a gold standard resolution IN its lia,
form. delegates should be found taking VI
concession to silver and "bimctallism or 'he
danger Of going too far and of the FOLLY OF
outdoing the Republicans. may appear strange,
II not alarming TO those accustomed to Watch
the workings of the average Democratic NINA:
II will look only like another manifestation OF
the reluctance with which the party abandohS
always opportunity of saying one thing ana
meaning another the inherent love for com
promising which it exhibits on all occasions
BRAGG AND BUCKNEE.
Out Of the chaotic condition in which the con-
Hicting claims made by friends Of rival candi-
dates left the question of a satisfactory ticket
yesterday there has sprung to-day something
more than an impression that Bragg and Buck
ner may be the nominees of the Convention
Aside from the aitcratve temptation which
the mention of these two names holds out to
Convention not altogether without reason sus-
pected Of being swayed by sentiment rather
than cold and disagrecable facts, there is tnls
10 be said about these two names. that they are
the only ones coming before the convention
with the Endorsement of any OF the states both
States. moreover. are included by some Demo
Gratis in the belt that will constitute the fighting
ground in the coming struggle. While 1t would
probably require some stretch OF the magma
ton upon the part Of Repubncan 10 coiSiuei
Wisconsin as part of the doubtful column In
this campaign the same mental diversion cannot
be INDUCED in in the case of Kentucky ana 'he
tfnx xnrita
that State cannot be looked upon otherwise than
as a wise selection The candidacy OF Colonel
Watterson seems. for some unaccouhtapie reason reason
70 have struck frost and to he langulshing
tonight in the hands of his devoted admirers.
With the firm refusal on the part or senator
Villas to directly or indirectly oppose the pros
meets of his fellow delegate confronting tnehi'
the friends of that amiable ana enterprisiis
statesman appear to have given up all attenP,s
at replacing the props SO ruthlessly knochen 49,; ~,
tine candidate himself from under his own pooiii'
The chances Of Senator Palmer receiving .he
nomination are seen to have been OF .e
very slightest. and as for senator Gray, nv uoe'
NOT aupear to have been possible AT an! 'ihV'
NOT A CLEVELAND CONVENTION
Some fiutter of excitement was. no DOUBT
temporarily aroused this morning when rev
delegates from Eastern States began mys'e'i-
ouslv TO whisper that some one competent TO
sneak for him would announce in the course Oh
the afternoon that Mr.. Cleveland was Wiling
TO accept a nomination If tenderen TO TO MN, -
dilicent search for the competent person
failed to discover him, and If that ln'erestnnS s,1
individual ever existed outside the fahciluI
brain of the one first to start the ruhor INA.
Conservation would be on tap once nor a,e
at the old stand and upon the usual lernIs' ne
mus, keenly regret The lost opporluhl! oi
leaping at a single bound into fame ana spuatS
ting comfortably forever after in the lap vi
nostertty The simple truth is that most ue,e-
gates realize that this is in no sense OF tie
term Cleveland convention. ana tha.. Nor NOR
over. for reasons not necessary 10 ehu'ie,a
hp 6enpnded
to advance the fortunes of Mr. Bryan tnan d
nominatjon of Cleveland by this Convention.