The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-27
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION, .


Regarding the nomination at Chicago
everybody continues at sea. Cleveland's
friends claim that he has a msjority Of the
New York delegation while his opponents
isel confident he ha7 not. Mr.. Cleveland's
private, secretary informed some friends
here day or two ago that Cleveland would
have more than 50 Of the votes from that
State and would of course control the en-.
tire delegation under the unit rule. On
the other hand Flowers men say that
Flower alone has larger number OF votes
than Cleveland and that there are eight or
ten unpledgad to either, but evidently
pledged against Cleveland. It is pretty
evident that all who are counted for Cleve.
land are not supporting him in fact. Gov.
ernor Dorsheimer, for instance, has been
supposed to be supporter OF Cleveland,
but it ia observed that every effort to gel
Dorsheimer on record brings refusal to
gay anything definite IN behalf OF Oleve-
land. Your correspondent had occasion
to call upon him short time since to in.
quire regarding the truth Of the New York
Times that there was scheme to threw the
Cleveland vete to Dorsheimer. The only
response that that virtuous gentleman
deigued to make was that such questions
were very insulting. 1t is suggested that
had Mr.. Dorsheimer really been what he
has claimed to be, a friend, and supporter
Of Cleveland, it would have been quite az
eesy to ssy that the statement that the
Cleveland vote was to be cast for him was
untrue. 1t looks very much as though
Cleveland was going to Chicago in precisely
the same condition that Arthur went, .un.
supported by his own State. ~ =.
=; KELLY FOR pAIAnD. e y.
"a letter which hRs just come to the sur
face here. confirms the statement already
printed that John Kelly iavors Bsyard, and
this letter is written by Mr.. Kelly himself
to Senator Jones, Of Florida, and ives shown
your correspondent by that gentleman. In
it Mr.. Kelly expresses him1slf earnestly
and unequiyocally in iaysr Of Mr.. Bayard,
saying that he considers him the best and
ablest and pureat and most valuable man
for the place in the party, and further, that
he ieels confident that the famous Dover
speech, which would have hurt him eight
years ago, will not injure him now. There
Is something OF boom just now for Gen.
Rosecrans for second place. It is under
stood thst RoseGrans an second place msn
would be an excellent Offset 10 the strength
Of Blaine in California aud Oregon, that
his record as soldier would show well
along side that Of Logan, and that his stand.
as q friend Of tie laboring man would add
greatly to his strength. H. '7ElsE. 81.
L The committee rooms OF tho House and
Senate earsvery busy places now. Your aver
age committee clerk Ia head over heels in
work, sending of speeches and Congress.
ional documents OF a political character.
Tons Of talk go out in tho mails daily. The
tariiriBthe burden Of the literature thus
dispensed. Every member is looking out
for e reelection; every Senator is working
aoms. schems in his State, either personal
or otherwise. Long listl Of names, t'ssfe
Republicans, doubtful s4S sS Democratic -
"wesk kneed Democratic brethren, and
liberal Republicans" are observed in we'll.
worn pigeon holes or waiting on desks for
the busy pen oil the over.worked clerk.
d . Il -lUzA% 80 T. ftt q ~ - A.
lt3} ,.lss tRs THE CUBAN .solRAE. q
Tho interview with Collector Wicker, oi
Florids; given in this correspondence some
time since, in which tha. gentleman indi.
Gated that q part Of Mr.. B!aine's foreign
policyit elscted will be the purchase o.
Cuba, considerably stirred up the Spanish
authorities. Tho fact eeems to be ths
Cuba ia Tor sale and that It's owners wou,d
be very glad. to take a reasonable pirice fol
it One Of the Spanish ambassador Il
Cuha sent recently for tho purpose OF ex
aiming into tho condition OF agairu and act
ting; such facts as would enable its owner
to put d. finite price upon it, is expected
here ina few daye. He comes in answe
to ssumlnons IRON The Spanish minis,e
here and tho consul in New York, who's
attention was specially drawn to the situa
ton by .the interview alluded 10 above
Some doubt 10 expressed regarding th
propriety Of the purchase at 60 b;ph
lprice as Col. Wicker reports Mr.. Blaiu