New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-07-09
ATWAsHINGTON.
The Bourbons Torn BY Doubts and
Fears---Ben Butler.

The Democrats at Washington are
watching with keen interest at the at
tempted knitting of Governor Cleveland
by the New York brethren, assisted by
some skillful intriguers from the out
side. The opinion is general among
Democrats that Cleveland is rapidly
gaining strength throughout the coun-
try, but that the combinations Of other
leaders against him are at the same
time growing in power. The belief is
as general here that the apparent oppo-
sitiOn to him among labor men has lit
ence in New York there is no doubt
been in consultation for some time.
Butler is known to be working for the
support of the Irish vote, and his
scheming in New York is mainly for
the purpose of completing arrange
ments which will help create the i'm
preston in Chicago that he alone of
the Democratic leaders can prevent the
Irish Democratic vote from going to
Blaine. This is to be the main argu-
ment to support Buffers claim to the
nomination. Thus far the most active
and INSCRIPTIONS work against Govern
or Cleveland has been performed by
Butler himself or in his interest. He
has had Kelly's support up to a certain
point. 1t is a curious fact that the
friends of Western candidates are far
more disposed to give way to Cleveland
than are those of Eastern candidates.
A large majorityOf Western Democrats
do not expect to secure the first place
for their section. This yielding Of the
West seems to have intensified the
scramble at the East. Next to Butler
the Randall men seem to show the
greatest activity against Cleveland,
and next to them are the supporters OF
Bayard. As to the latter, his Southern
support is failing every day. This is
not because they have lost any respect
for or confidence in him. On the con-
trary, these feelings are only quickened
and deepened into something akin to
devotion by the publication Of his Do
yer speech and the one favoring pay
ment for slaves, but at the same time,
on the ground Of expediency, they feel
compelled to take strong ground
against him, and thus it has come to
pass that the Southern members who
really think the most of Bayard are also
the most decided in opposition to se-
Letting him.
The revival of Tilden talk is attrib-
uted largely to those who begin to fear
that Cleveland cannot be nominated,
and not seeing any chance of uniting
on the other candidates who are the
more generally talked about turn to
Tilden as the name that can save them.
On the inside Of things there seems to
3 be two branches to the Tilden revival.
One is a real desire to nominate him;
the other seems to be the nature of an
intrigue to carry some one through the
convention with Tilden's assistance.
This plan appears to have as its first
step the rushing Of Mr.. Tilden through
the convention, then an adjournment
for q. day to notify him Of the result,
with the expectation that his dispatch
in reply will insist upon declining, and
at the same time do this in such terms
as to make it clear to the convention as
to which one Of the other candidates
would be acceptable to him. All infor-
nation agrees in representing Ben But
Ter as bent on making q row unless he
secures the nomination. In fact, he
said this in plain language to some Of
his intimate friends within few days.