The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-08
rnosxxss or THE Convection.

FRONKXss or THE CONVENTION.
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seher sss-. Tns-s 10 probably re rsssoa
NY the majority sAos1 not enusrei The
srRxnsx2rion CO the eosventto.. snt = the
@a.ter we're 1sfsrmsnec there n vorie fol-
lev. % course. GA, fhsy should stAn4
Arniy ~ what shsy eesssvs 10 - right
But shers IL . future to look 20: the
Esnsrfsy b small - . eonven<soa vote. ana
caanos ~ nsors thar cn~<hirs Of tss
total. n II r. ~ much - hat Ssverths-
isss. e the representation - ~ al proper
sserst.. ne representatives Of the minor
fsy wfE carry with then . very consider
sk,ss porssan Of the Democratic party ~
the pcsssL
IL locked for . tire ~ n Senator hi
had sbsensez himself from the mass meet
ing 81 The eese delegates for The purpc-s
or avoiding ire necessity Of being placed
spon r~cs-a before shs convention He -
q very able mar and very sstute poll
sscsxn, ard had he been elected temporary
chairman he might have made such
speech ~ wou. have aroused the admira-
cor os the delegates and naes him very
strong presidential possibility Even un-
der the cssahvaa@ses cs defeat his attitude
has bss. such that he 10 taiksf OF for vice
prexsdsnt. This. 81 course. II out Of the
question: !. might have been urged that
his presence on the ticket would insure
the success Of Democratic electors; and II
New York cvsie be carried. IL would Be
prize worth having.
Senator Hill would never be content with
this. Ne IL comparatively . young man
and can AFFORD TO VAR: and xr. Hill IN not
likely to deliberately bury all his hopes OF
becoming president By accepting the nom
nation this year for vice president He
would have much better opportunities IN
the future BY remaining out OF the senate.
II ~ should be Impossible for him 20 Be re-
turned at the close Of this term He may
have had q sieam Of hepe that By we'll
timed and temperate speech hs could al
most stampede the convention and secure
me presidential nomination. which he IN
doubfsdly would have accepted. This In
very extreme speculation. but ambition
plays SAD havoc with judgment. and the
tsmpsas ton II very great
The point made by one Of the delegates
against permitting Hi 10 speak. that his
speech would have 70 be explained 20 the
Republicans throughout tho whole CAM
paixn. was . good one from political
standpoint. and the probability IL that the
same reasoning win be applied 70 any
other attempt he may make to express
his views.
II Is . rsmarkable coincidence that New
York state should have been Sat upon
by ths couvenconscf both the great parties
ana neither Democrats nor Republicans
VIII have any ocesEon for particular local
HrlG8 N Tn 1rEe<kkSa VI Ns-F f-"'tA'NeA%A
nominees. The Republicans OF New York
HAVING Q man ~ the head Of the ticket.
with whose Views they are In perfect har-
niony and for whose personality they have
q profound admiration. VII not be Affect
I'd by sAe fact that neither OF the nomi-
nees comes from tina, state: but the DEM
oorAts have for 50 long believed that suc-
cess was Impossible unisss one OF the two
places went to that state, that they win
feel mortified. Nor can they have much
enthusiasm for . nominee who VIII be %
srestiy at variance with their views or
enc OF the TIVE great issues OF the cam
psisn-
interesting 60 the ealcoker as the pro
ceedsnrs have been. re have snly seen
the prelude yet. the next tive or three
days will be what Is known In political
vern.eular a. "ree hot" and !, might be
. good plan 70 keep the chaplain On hard
80 that sAesid occasion cali fer Z; ths
chairman may b ahls 70 meet u by an
nouncinw the convention viii rise for
prayer"
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