The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-14
New York and the Candidate.

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 David David B' aIHI'ss HIIi who controls the Demo cratic party in New York outside q the sS:e ssy s anhs9 m s9ySf S G ss Suis oFsson which controls the party in the city. ia ostensibiy in favor of the nomination ck Mir. Cleveland. The upstate people want si s Convention. % Tamany is not in favor of instructing the delegation. I At the recent meeting of the Delno- cratic committee in New York. the Hiil Tamn,any. but this Is not specially slg- teemen may be thought to have reflected If small majority of the members of the State convention shall vote to In struet the delegation to St. Louis It will, under Democratic usage be compelled to least it's entire vote for the person thus favored, no matter what the views of fn- dividual members may be. l Tn view of the sshowing made by Mir: Hilps faction in the State committee and of the fact that Tammany's support cf Mir Cleveland does not contemplate inc structicns for him 1t would not be sur. declare in favor of Judge Parker and in- struct the delegation for him.
 | In that case and considering also his
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 three nominations that he has already re- ceiyed only one was without npposition from New York, that of 1888. In 1884 he at the time the inoniinailion was made iSt 1t was thought that the organization would bolt. In 1892 he was nominated In spite bers of the New York delegation that he could not carry that State, and was elect l ed, receiving a much larger plurality in New York than he did eight years be- It will be nc new thing for New York to come to the Democratic Cvnvcnticn voting as unit but really divided in It's of the situation this year will be the fact that Tammany. always hostile to Mir. Cleveland heretofore. will now. if we may he is the one Democrat In the country who can be elected.
 As there Is a marked disposition in all the | usual W weight to New YorK's wishes this year, 1t is to be regretted that It cannot for once with substantial unani- mitg g agree ss.s.sn upon candidate t is also name is to be before the convention at all his most powerful friends. not only In New York but in the west, were conn pelled by his letter declining to be a can aidste to abandon their efforts in his be- The uncertainty in regard to Mfr. cIsve- the showing that he will make in the convention and at the same time to de- stroy. the influence which his friends candidate.
 It Is ta be remembered that if Mir Clevelands friends in the Chicago con yention of 1e9, had been well informed well united and well led they would have been able to withstand the Bryan stam- pede, and that supremely disgraceful nomination would not have been made There is danger now that some sueh mismanag cement will appear at St. Louis
 The Cleveland men should be ready long before that convention assemblies to meet the situation as they find 1t. If they have an alternative 1t should he agreed upon. If anybody is assuming to take advantage of this revival of ccnserva- | tism in the party by bringing forward candidates whose views may not be in sympathy with it the Cleveland men of
 all others should know the fact and be in position to oppose the movement sue cessfully.
 With New York instructed for some-
 body else the, nomination of MT. Cieve-
 land Is unlikely. If New York shall in- struct for Judge Parker it will devoive upon the Cleveland men to find out exact
 iy what he stands for If they can Some l thing besides David B. Hill's indorsement should be necessary to secure Demo- cratic nomination this year.