| Show THE ST LOUIS convention SELDOM if ever has a national conven tion assembled in our co country antry for the purpose of nominating a president under more favorable au auspices than attend the representative democratic body which is in session today at st louis for that object the unanimity which has so far been manifested is ii positively remarkable A hearty good nature characterizes the delegates and proceedings sad aad the active workers tor for the party who seem to be in the great majority in the an zeal indicative of unbounded confidence in the result of the coming struggle there was no attempt at a contest over the temporary organization mr white was made chairman and mr prince secretary amid the greatest reate enthusiasm when the former forme r I 1 in his address mentioned the name of president Clevela cleveland nl the delegates arose en masse and cheered long and loudly presaging his bis re nomination by acclamation on it is predicted and ap apparently parent ly on the t tie best beat grounds that the platform will be quickly framed in a manner to win the R unanimous approval of the convention the only matter of moment concerning which the action of the convent convention ioa seems to be uncertain taia is the selection of vice president the choice appears to lie between gray of ef indiana and thurman of ohio the latter is a grand I 1 jurist arist and statesman whose long and honored career has won the admiration of two generations he is seventy one years old a fact which is urged against his nomination but if he is chosen the republicans e bubli will have to make john S aberman e an their leader or run an imminent risk of losing ohio which would be fatal to them from this distance the chances appear to be in favor of the nomination of judge thurman ifor for second place |
