The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-11
THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVEN TON.


day was the arrival of two special
trains with the representatives of Tam
many Hall. The gentlemen were es-
corted to the Palmer house by the New
York County democracy. the Americas
club. and the Sam Randall association
of Philadelphia. Many of the southern
delegates took occasion to say that they
would never vote for Butler. 1t is
deemed probable that ex-governor
Hubbard, of Texas. will be temporary
chairman, and that either Thurman or
Voorhees, will take the chair perma-
nently. Charles III. Wanser, of st.
Louis, is mentioned for chairman Of
the committee on resolutions.
CHICAGO, July TAT $50 o'clock last
evening the nine delegates from Brook
iyn concluded their caucus. I'VE have
decided to cast a majority of the Kings
county votes for Governor Cleveland in
to-morr0w's meeting of the New York
delegation" said MT. Kingsley. ut is
our agreement that the vote by which
this conclusion was reached shall not
be given out, nor names on one side or
the other"
This is the first gun Of the campaign.
1t removes Mr.. Flower from the list OF
candidates, and gives the New York
delegation to Cleveland under the unit
rule, unless the convention shall see fit
to interfere with the unit rule, whichis
improbable.
To the list of "a original Cleveland
men may be added the eight Kings
county delegates, making AZ. The
number Of anti Cleveland votes is still
in doubt. There are about 20 who will
not vote for him unless forced to do so
by the unit rule. The remaining ten
are in doubt. Most Of them have been
waiting to see how the Kings cat
would jump, waiting their chances to
go with the winner. A majority Of
ty of the delegation, and SO the vote to
York will doubtless reach as high as
so. Chairman Manning had in his
room yesterday private list Of forty
FIVE delegates sure for Cleveland, with
nine doubtful. The Cleveland men
claim enough of the doubtful delegates
will come over with the Kings county
men to make the vote more than two
thirds, and thus prevent the opposition
from making one last effort for life by
appealing to the convention to refuse
to recognize the unit rule unless sup
ported by twO-thirds vote of the dele
cation. This is barely a fighting
chance.
So the situation, a mere desert of
talk and noise, with few leaders plan
ming and combining up stairs, away
from the throng, has at last developed
something. New York has a candidate.
His name is Cleveland.
The fight against the favorite is now
on his availability. Were Tammany
the only element making this war it
would not be effective. That organiZa-
ton has been such thorn in the party
side, there is such little respect for its
methods and aims, that there is dis
position to treat its demands lightly.
In the south particularly, there is adis-
hate kicker, and the young Tamma-
nyites who were about the corridors Of
the Palmer house last night loudly de-
claring Cleveland could not carry New
York, and Offering wagers of imprac-
ticable amounts, did no harm to the
governor. Kelly's war on Tilden in
1875 is constantly recalled. and his de-
.claration that Tilden could not carry
New York has nearly ruined his repu-
tation as prophet. So far as Tamma-
ny is concerned, the fangs OF its fight
are drawn by the above recollection.
and by the fact that Kelly has repeat
edly declared that his faction will sup
port the nominee, no matter who he
may be. 1t is plain that the party is
not yet ready to surrender to Tamma-
ny Hall.
But Tammany is making it plain
that the opposition to Cleveland is not
confined to their hall. 1t is the OBJ
vious unpopularity of the Governor in
many parts Of the state, among the
Irish and labor organizations particu-
larly, that is counting in this fight.
The opposition to Cleveland in New
York is serious, and cool.headed
part checkmated the worst phases Of
prominent labor leaders here to talk
for their man, and quite number Of
prominent Irishmen. tits also conced-
ed that Cleveland would draw many
votes from the Independents. The es-
Inmates run from 5000 to $4,000. The
argument is used that Republicans
who voted for him once will find it
easier to do it again than to 60 for a
new man. Further, it is declared the
extent of the quiet detection from
Blaine in New York cannot be esti-.
mated; that it will be surprising, and
all for Cleveland if he is nominated.
There are two sides to this question
of Cleveland's availability, as there are
to most questions. There are plenty
of people here to talk for the Governor
as well as enough to talk against him.
His friends are endeavoring to make
the arguments as to availability a
stand-off. Then they add Tilden's in
fuence to their side, and declare their
candidate to be the strongest in the.
field. The Cleveland men have an adj,
vantage in the large number Of dele
gates who come here favorable to the
New Yorker. These delegates are
easily convinced that he will run as
well as any other. A prejudiced man
isnever good judge.
AS soon as the result in Kings was
announced there was a noticeable
bracing up in the Cleveland lines all
through the list of states. The Flower
campaign is virtually at an end. Its
end has done Cleveland good in more
ways than one. Flower has some
earnest friends who now see, what has
been obvious all along to most observ-
ers, that he has been played upon by
John Kelly. Kelly never expected to
give Flower his earnest support.
Bayard is his choice. Flower has been
used as a rallying point for the fight on