New-York tribune., 1896-09-03

nnensaly effective before an ALREADY Wrouent.up
audience referred to the heart or hopert DRY ,
encased in a silver casket and thrown down nhe
g uawn,iet Of defiance upon a Moorish battle
field by the followers or MS succeseoi GO ~.
scene i'm history well calculated to INSPIRE nls
audience with the responsioia' , ,ord;ans ,mus and
in constituting themselves the guaruians anu
defenders hereafter of all that was lert OF Deih'
cratic principles.
BRAGG STILL IN THE LEAD.
Efforts have been made all day by those OPP
posed to the nomination Of General Bragg 10
secure some available candidate upon whom 'he
field could concentrate rapidly and eHeetNes'
So far these efforts have all failed AL ii c'o'N
tonight General Palmer of Illinois. was sui
considering the advisabiity OF entering the .ls.s
with little or no hope of reaching a conclusion
before tomorrow morning. AS already poih'eu
on, tho Convention is disposed to leave the Sc
lection Of q ticket entirely 10 the Muule western
States Mr.. Palmer is the only candldate from
this section OF the country who holds out any
promise Of Offering successful resistance TO ,eI
crai Rrsgg's advance. Senator Was having posi-
lively declined 10 permit the use oI MS Name as
long as the Generals remains before the ,oh-
yention The opposition to Bragg is based en-
tirclv upon the.wc-krown infirmiues OF temper
with which the old gentleman is afflicted Dur
Ing the campaign ii would require. il is said the
appointment Of a guardian to control his move
ments and the use of a paddock to insure silence
on his part Those disposed to favor his nornina-
tion. on the other hand point out that discretion
In the candidate of a minority which INDUCES in
no Illusions regarding possible victory al the
polls is prerequisite. and that a certain reck-
lessness and candor. rather than being vices to
be deplored can In him more frequently be re-
garded as interesting and useful virtues.
Whether that is 50 or not, the opposition TO
Bragg has not hestatcd TO start rocrbaCkS re-
fec,ng on the Generals financial record the
latest being Of nature revealing only 700
plainly the animus OF its author. 1t was the
statement printed in the second ecition OF
local morning paper to the effect that General
Bragg had as late ae 1893 written letters advO-
eating the free coinage Of silver. This. of course,
was promptly denied by his friends and by the
General himself soon as published. but II
had had its effects. IL kept votes from nm
which originally were pledged 10 Watterson ana
could have gone to him q the proper time, but
now drifted into other camps.
The canvass Of the opposition candidates gain
ing no decided advantage in the course of the
day the Bragg -Buckner ticket must still ne CON
sidered as possessing n strong lead and likely u
become the choice of he Convention. With
Colonel Watterson taken rom the field, Gencta
Buckner's chances to occlpy second place on the
ticket no matter who may lead II. are vastly
improved He is general favorite ana has
made a number of friends since his arrival.
AN END TO THE THlRD-TERM IDEA.
The possibility of Mr.. Cleveland S nomination
Is no longer being discussed. The ConV
may indorse his administration. it may even set
I'D the shrine but the idol will not be taken from
the sanctuary. Some perfunctory applause and
the lighting Of an occasional Joss stick is what
Mr. Cleveland will have TO content himself with.
So have the mighty fallen.