Evening star., 1896-01-14
POLITICIANS SUPERST1TIONS
They Are Cropping Out in Democratic
National Convention Talk.
Some Cities Considered as HOodOOs-
didates May BE Affected.

Politicians have their superstitions, and
some Of these are cropping out now that the
contest is on among the cities competing for
the next democratic national convention.
Ore Of the questions asked of visiting
boomer is, How is your town for luck?''
This invariably follows the question about
hotel accommodations, hotel rates and
guarantee fund. 1t so happens, too, that all
of the competing cities have records in the
matter of national conventions, and these
are being drawn" ore after another on the
different committees as the fight warns up.
Some HoodOO Cities.
New York;" repeat the men who want
the convention held on the other side Of the
AlleghaEies. I'VE mustn't go there. Remem-
ber Seymour and Blair, nominated there in
1863 The ticket was beaten out of sight,
and. the party all but annihilated. Then
think of Wall street, and of how the repub-
Leans would shout all through the campaign
about the Wall street candidate and the
Wall street platform. If New York Is Sc
lected let the funeral be arranged for at
once
''Cincinnati?' repeat the New Workers.
Have You gentlemen forgotten Horace
Greeley and Winfield s. Hancock, both NOM
ipated there? Aren't the fates of those two
men sufficient to proclaim the place hoodoo
town? Don't go to Cincinnati unless you
want to eat crow and wash it down With
Ohio river water"
''St. LOUISE" New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago raise their voices in chorus. we
nominated Tiiden there in 1876, and Cleve-
land there in 1885, Recall the results of
both campaigns, and be wise. st. Louis
couldn't bring us luck with the aid Of four
teen rabbits feet all tied together with a
bolt of yellow ribbon"
The Trouble With Chicago.
"Chicago?" The lake city points to Cle.-e-
lands nomination in 1884 and again in 1892
as evidence of what she cal do for a candi
date who gets his commission within her
gates. Yes reply the other fellows,
but we don't want another close shave
like that of 1854. and as for 1892. the democ-
racy is not clear in her mind today whether
the result that year may be set down as a
winning for her. Things have happened
since that have given her mixed feelings on
the subject. She might not be able to sur
vive another winning ike that. 1t may turn
out that she has not survived that. 1t is a
question in some quarters as to whether or
not We are alive today. We must, of course
affect animation If we have it not, and in
our doubt on that poilt We ought to seek
the best quarters No, no. Not Chicago
lest we be kept in doubt for week, in
1854, about whether We have a majority. or
for three years, as since 1892. in an effort to
decide whether the man we have elected is
democrat
Personal Fortunes of Candidates.
While no mans personal fortunes are be-
ing thrown into the scale to influence the
decision, there is some informal discussion
as 20 that feature of the situation. New
York, 1t is thought, would be favorable to
the candidacy of either Mr.. Oiney, Mr.
Whitney, Mr. Hill, or even Don NJ. Dickin-
son. Col. Morrison and Mr.. Stevenson
would fare equally wei at Chicago 81. Louis
or Cincinnati. Mr.. Carlisle would flourish
Ike a green bay tree at Cincinnati, and eX-
Governor Campbell would be we'll treated
there if he could be produced in fairly good
shape. As for Mr.. Cleveland, Ike the sea
sons, he has all cities for his own If a
fourth nomination Cor him is on the cards,
it is conceded that it can be as effectively
made in one place as another. 1t will come
from influences that no one section could
successfully resist materially advance
1t will be Kismet.