Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-08
NEW YORK IN CAUCUS.
Progress of the Fight Which Shove
CIeYeland's Strength at Home.


CleYeIand's Strength at Home.
CHICAGO, July THE New YORK dele
cation met at 8 O'Clock this morning and
continued in session four hours. Great
interest was felt in this meeting as it was
thought to have an important bearing on
the final action. The hallway in front of
the room in which the session was held
was filled with a throng anxious to secure
early tidings of the result. 1t was under
stood at the meeting late last night that
Tammany had decided to insist on two
thirds majority for the enforce
ment of the unit rule, and
the question was whether that
number could be mustered. There was
long, excited discussion, the tenor of
which has not yet been learned, though
rumOrs of the result of the balIOting
crept out from time to time, which could
not be verified. The following are given
as the ballot taken for Presidential can
didates: The first, or informal ballot:
Cleveland 46, Flower %, Thurman l.,
Bayard and Tilden 1.
The second or formal ballot, after
changes: Cleveland AZ, Gen. Slocum Is.
Bayard 0, and Flower 10.
1t is understood that the Flower men
cOmplimented Slocum and Bayard with a
view of winning thereby the votes of
hluRS county the convention.
1t is said that the vote on the enforce
meDt OF the unit rule stood Ga to 4.
CLEvELAND's GREAT VICTORY.
CHICAGO, July Z, P. M.-The exciting
event OF the day was the struggle in the
New York delegation and the heavy vote
polled in favor of the unit rule, and it
was agreed that it would force the Tam
many opposition into close corner. but
Notwithstanding what appeared to be
famous victory Tor Cleveland's followers.
very few of the leaders were willing to
concede the untrammeled success of
Cleveland, owing to the fierce nature eff the
struggle, and the failure of portion of the
delegates to come out openly for the ma
jority candidate. 1t has been acknowledg-
ed that If the caucus had ended with the
certainty that New York would cast her
full vote for Cleveland sufficient Western
and Southern strength would be at hand
to make his nomination sure. The fact
of lack of unanimity in the delegation
is now being used by the friends of the
other candidates in pushing forward their
claims for recognition. The Cleveland
managers are in high feather and claim
as result of the day that the fight has
been won and it only requires the sitting
of the convention to seal the victory.
KELLY's DEATH STRUGGLE.
The daily NelCS has the following addi-
tional points. Having failed to break
the Cleveland column the next move of
his opponents was to smash the unit rule.
1t had already been decided by John Kel-
ly's followers that this should be at
tempted as last resort. When the mo.
tion was made to cast the seventy-two
votes of New York as a unit for CIeVe-
land, it was met by storm of objections,
and the real fight was on. John Kelly,
Senator Grady and others threw them
selves into the breach. They attacked
Cleveland's availability, and intimated
that a bolt might occur if CleYeland's
nomination was forced upon them,
but finally cooled down and said that they
did not mean it. They then declared that
the unit rule was an injustice and that
they would not be bound by it. Senator
Grady declared that State had no right
to instruct district delegates. The CleVe-
land men insisted that the State Conven-
tiOn appointed the delegates and had au-
thority to instruct them upon any and all
questions. 1t was urged that every dele
gate who was attempting to break this
rule had voted for it in the State Conven-
tion and promised to abide by it.
HOW THE REFoRNERS TRIUMPHED.
For over two hours this exciting dis
cussiOn was continued, and then the
Tammany delegation asked for an adj
journment that they might have a chance
to consult. This was granted, and a
recess was taken a few minutes after
wards. Mr.. Grady and Gen. Spinola,
after a hurried talk with John
Kelley, edged their way through the
crowd and were ushered into Chairman
Mannlng's private room, where long
consultation with a view to a eomprO-
mise of the difference failed to result in
an agreement. When the delegation re-
assembled there was another long and
exciting discussion. In the meantime two
more votes had been gained for
Cleveland and be had 40 at his back. 1t
was finally agreed that the State should
vote as unit, but the anti-Cleveland men
insisted that an explanation of the
vote should be given to the conven-
ton. This was conceded and a vote
taken upon the final motion that
the chair shall announce that 40
of the delegates of New York are for
Cleveland and % for Bayard. Flower and
Slocum, but that under the instructions
of the State Convention the y votes are
cast tor Cleveland.
This motion was adopted by vote of
61 to IL, the Tammany delegates and
others voting against it.