Show THE democratic convention TUB THE enthusiasm over the nomination of grover cleveland by toe the st louis convention was as demonstrative and exuberant as that of any similar body that ever convened for a lite purpose the sentiment in favor of his being the nominee among the delegates biks ha probably never been excelled ip in relation to any other candidate for the highest executive office in the nation since the days daya ot of washington he was also the popular choice of the party long before the holding of the tae convention there was no room for the putting forward of a dark horse in that convention from foin the outset there was no competition the selection has a sound basis the wisdom of the administration of mr cleveland during the term which is drawing to a close cannot be fairly questioned he has exhibited a self poise and a firmness of character in his bis official course that have won the admiration of his party as a whole and cannot well have elicited any other sentiment than that of respect from his political opponents his management of public affairs has been markedly free from jobbery and has therefore inspired the people etli confidence in his bis integrity at this writing it seems deems more mor ethan than probable that judge thurman will be the nominee for second place on the democratic ticket he is a strong man and in case the republican convention should nominate any other candidate than john sherman ohio heretofore republican would be relegated to the category of doubtful states in the event of the nomination of sherman california which went la in favor ot blaine as against cleveland at the election of 1881 1884 would in all probability go democratic mr sher man is a st strong stong ong goldate gol dite and california cannot tolerate a candidate of that stripe it is the rule for each party to pro claim unqualified assurance of vict victory orv this is a part of campaign tactics cB and has tor for its basis the tact fact that del feat is always more likely to follow any admission of weakness than to be the result of exhibiting a bold front hence the public may be prepared to read and listen to the most unqualified assurances ol of a triumphant issue from both sides these assumptions in relation to undetermined results are glyen eves even when in the minds of those who utter them there are strong premonitions of defeat political campal campaigns agns gns are largely impregnated with sham but this is a fact faed so well established that it need not be enunciated the fluctuations ot of political breezes are so frequent and disappointing however that the saying of the late earl of it is the unexpected that happens receives many illustrative confirmations there is such a thing as being overconfident over confident this leads to a tendency to underrate the strength of the foe this is true of political as well as military operations while it may be politic to assert that victory is certain it is the part of wisdom to act a as if there was a large probability of the issue having an opposite termination appearances may point to the probability a of a democratic walk over in the race for the presidency this will certainly not be the case I 1 in a the ensuing struggle the republican party capture of the white house is but one the other la is political existence everybody knows how men fight when their lives are at stake when the survival of their existence is an element of the result they put forth all the energy of which they are capable it to is evident that should the republican party lose in the coming coining contest its demise and burial are almost matters of certainty it does not have the vitality that has been displayed by the democratic party which after a long lone series el at defeats forged ahead and vaulted into the seat of power we look therefore for this campaign to be one of the most stoutly and even fiercely con tested especially by y the republican side of any similar struggle since the republic came into being since the foregoing was la t type ethe the dispatches convey the news oll or ur maws maas nomination at today on the first ballot for vice president cleveland and thurman tharman make as strong a team as the party could have selected the convention has made quick work of disposing of the object before it having adjourned after a session of of two days and a half after the meeting of the tee republican convention at chicago twill come colue the he heat a t of po political 11 t ical battle I 1 |