The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
HISTORY MILL
MAKING RECORD
Baltimore Deadlock Recalls
Other Days.
Maryland City Scene Of Other
Important Deadlocks Ia
Party's Record.

baltimore. Nd, June 30-Consider the
Democrats. how they fight. This Is Oh,
bees, time in the world TO Iruse and re-
fleet that we are Ia the midst Of the
gran,iest little convention these United
States have evPr seen. History Il
being made as IL never was mLde ac-
fore. The history factory Is running
= might and day. To wan nnd contan-
plate 1t after ~ Is all over would he
opportunity wasted. To prnphesy the
outcome al this point would be sheer
reckhssneSs. hut reflcction ON what
Is now before and In comparison with
events of years gone by. are p.rGc,'y
safe. proper and interesting activities.
.lWhcn the dqbraates today began gatti' !
lp in the twentias on their ballots
there was every Indication they wore
after a record They did pruIy wtl.
Early in tli. day they kancked o.rr
every high mark established by tn ir
follow Democrats since isGs.
In that year Horato seymour was
nominated on The twenty -sev.us,h BANJO.
Mr.. Seymour was defeated FOR the
presidency by Gen. Grant.
The convention was held in New
York. IL the present convention satisfies
ns,lf with bqaiing the 1SeS RECORD NJ
viii he fairly WI. But II 1t tried -
outho the exercises held right here IN
Baltimore In 1870 gone will be br:h
Joy and enthusiasm. In lsGO III. nspnp-
Gratis held Two conventions. They START
ed In Charleston. expanding u Mas
ant aud prolibtnle eNpcrleno.. Under
The gladstone southern sun they tr,g,in
voting on candidates They voted ana
continued to vote-un.h they had vot-
ed fit,y seven times
Then the impression got about that
such was no way. and they sl,Nt Z;
wsls no tea party affair. II was the
kind that means defeat for presidency.
The two factions held convention IN
Baltimore. one nominating Douglass
and the other Breck, nrdge II happen
'u hiht stbisfltn b'ktN iilftii
both.
The next previous high marx astab-
lishod by the Democrats was in Gin
cnnad. in lsj6 They took siNteon
btEpts without result. ON the seven
teenth James Buchanan was nominl'esi.
He was elected. too.
in oil
the Democrats went up TO TN, fnrtv-
ninth ba.lnt before they choose theip
candidate. Franklin Fierce was the maln
Ralimore was the so.dpe Of the only
ts<tinr DEADLOCK of importanae in ISL,
when 1t took ninr lralots to asonh,ate
James X. Polk.
1t WAS In -Birltimore that the Dem -
Gratis were tied up in 1874; it Was In
Baltimore thaa they were deeibacksi
In lS2; 1t WAS in Baltimore that they
turned the corner and went backwards
In 1860. and 1t is In BWltinrore now
that they are having Trouble.
It's the same old baltimore, Mary
land. II any one can give assurance
that there is nothing In name. now
Is a good time for him 10 step for
wand. Tlie rank and file of the Demo-
b. 4crats-Ahose who are back home now.
playing on the psrlor organ and serving
lemonade ON the front ,poroh-are not
the only ones who view this performance
with regret The delegates themselves
are not the MOST creerful Individuals
In the world. "a
Gone are the paraders. the bands.
and the train.oads of n,ooiers who game
here with horns and banners wrr
large supply of optimism. Gone Is
hope and gone is-money. All that are
left are Delegates, alternates. news
paper correspondents and gloom
A candidate qan be nomiaatad with
out the aid of paratfes, hands and
rooters.
Igsa pinch very short step for
ward might be made without tine CO.
operation Of the naw,spaper corres-
pondents. But no one be he helegsl,.,,
alternate. any one else-uan pspceed with
out money and particularly IN BATH
mora. Where before tine barking tap-
cabs crowded with merry REPRESENTATIVES,
of the people. they are now standing
silent. by the curb. and those who
wene their oec>pants are ppddins pain