Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-08

from lne SCUM, Icluse 10 accept IhucI7
letter Of withdi avail as final. and urge his
nomination. The Daily Nelrs will say on
| this subject II may be said autbori;a-
lively that Daniel Manning has in his pocket
a letter from Tilden 10 meet just such
contingency as this. Should Tilden's adj
mircrs insiet on bringing his name before
the Convention, this document will he read,
andit.is safe to say it will reiierate and cm-
phasizc his letter OF defamation. IL Is
further understood that this paper will be
fat declaration for Cleveland. and all Ia
vorabIe to the Sage OF Grey,tOne will &c
asked to transfer their allegiance to ClcYc-
land"
UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION.
The New York Worlds specl,l says:
The Cleveland men seem 10 thoroughly UNI
derstand the situation, aud In each OF the
headquarters two or three Of them can be
iou d taking delegate after delegate OF to
some nook or corner, where q low, earnest,
and temperate discussion takes place,
usually resulting in favor OF the mission
airy. The arrival Of Tammany seems 10
have strengthened the opposition TO Cleve-
Iund very little, owing TO the strong an
tipathy the southern and western delegates
have for Tammany. At midnight the
crowd at the Palmer House, although con-
sianty changing. has hardly pelceptibly
diminished, and a very notable feature is
the large number Of elegantly dressed It.
dies. repres natives OF Chicago society.
who arc moving with their escorts through
the halls, deeply interested in the scene
presented.
AT MIDNIGHT.
At midnight the situation Is decidedly
favorable t. Cleveland. Ills nomination On
the second ar third ballot seems most
probable. His majority in the New York
delegation will he two thirds. new lamp
shire, Connecticut, Maine. Rhode Island,
and Vermont a.c sure and solid Tor him.
This means the total vote oil New England.
except Massachusetts,. Thurman declines
10 be chairman OF the Convention. Cali
fornia will present his name for the Presi-
dcncy, but (, C majority Of his own Sta @
will positively vote against him and vote
for Hoadly. Thurman cannot get more
than ten or fifteen votes out OF the forty
six OF Ohio. Half OF Pennsylvania Is ready
TO come TO Cleveland as soon as Randall is
out OF the way.
KEEPING Up THEIR CLAIMS.
The Philadelphia 7imeS'S special says ::
The Cleveland people are thoroughly inn
pressed with the gravity Of the situation TO
them. They continue on all sides TO ex-
rrcss conviction that Cleveland has de-
cided majority in his own State delegation.
I he Tammany men scout this, aud there
are so many moro Tammany men here to-
night to do this scouting that it throws the
average delegate into confusion. There Is
undisguised anxiety on the part OF y ma
jonty OF the delegations that New York
should unite on Cleveland and put him in
position for the nomination. Many OF those
| who had confidence that this would be done
are now at least doubtful about it. They
believe that il The New York delcgI-
ton has an influential Cleveland ma
jority in it, the fact could have been
established before this time. That it
would have been Of the greatest adj
vantage to Cleveland coull this have been
shown very early IN the tight is undenia-
bic. Manning understood this perfectly
That was his reason for Oellin meeting
OF the delegation last night. That meeting
| failed because the Kings county delegates
had not reached a decision, and because
Kelly and his Tammany delegates refused
to come to town before to-day. So far the
Cleveland managers have manifested much
tmidity about coming TO test OF strength.
This has been marked, and has 10 some eX-
tent weakened confidence. The meeting
Of the delegation, which had been fixed for
tonight, will not now b. held until TO-
morrow morning at IL O'Clock. The test
will probably have to come then. Ii in no
other way, it will turn on the choice OF a
chairman for the delegation.
CLAIMS OF THE MANAGERS.
In the midst Of all this wavering Man
IL nj Ger 4 q
Manning saws to-day that they have forty
| one thick and thin supporters Of Cleveland
| i'm The delegation, not counting the Kings
county delegation. lie claims also that
seven OF the Kings county delegation are
| sure for Cleveland. The impression is
| thrown out that all the caucuNing that has
| been going on among the Kings county
| people has been for the purpose OF making
| il practically solid IN Cleyeltnds behalf
| The impression is quite general, not alone
| with the Cleveland men, but with others,
| that thi, will ultimately be the result. The
| arrival on the ground OF about all
| the New York delegates does not,
| strangely enough, enable anybody to
| get nearer the facts. keIly's claim
| is that Cleveland may have thirty
| four certain votes, while twenty-nine are
| against him, although not all for Flower,
! and there are nine, including the Kings
| county delegates, who are silent. heiiy,
| however. does not believe the nine can be
| had for Cleveland, and even though The
| New York Governor secured majority II
| is likely TO be so small as TO carry no moral
| force with it. Ihere has so far been no
| authorized talk on the part OF the anti
| Cleveland people Of rebclling against the
| rule. This Is regarded by many as signi-
| fcant Of Kclly's confidence. II he can
| manage majority OF the delegation against
| Cleveland he wants the use OF the unit rule
| 10 throw the whole delegation to some one
else. This can hardly be accomplished,
| however. II Cleveland has not control, the
delegation is likely to 20 to sea.
now OPINIONS DIFFER.
| Ex-senator Henry G.. Davis. OF West
| Virginia, concludes that Bayard Is devel
| oping o good deal Of strength. ave be-
| lieye we can nominate him." he said. lie
f. the strongest prominent candidate"
| John X. Mclean, II the Cincinnati En-
ouirer, contends "there is a chance for
iloadly, and II we had united Ohio dele
| cation for him he would be nOmn1ted
We have had Kick, and the Thurman
men will not agree that the majority OF the
| ttltUallOn Su9Ii lulC lts NShb ~ " "N'
asa unit for one or the other. II Thur
man has majority | want him TO have the
whole delegation. Hoadly's name VIII be
presented and he will have more than hal
the votes Of the Ohio men,"
| EX-Congressman John L. Harris says
"Nirglnia has no candidate. nor has tho
South. We want any man who can carry
the three doubtful States OF New YORK
New Jersey, and Connecticut. whoever
they name will be acceptable to IL. W.
can carry our State for the nominee, who
ever he may be-"
Cerro Gordo Williams, OF Kentucky
whom Joe Blackburn Deat for the senator
ship last winter. speaks OF the whole situl
ton as a muddle: a. L. may mean Cievc
land, Bayard, or Thurman"
Amos Cummings, OF the New York Sun
believes " Cleveland will have majority
II the New York delegation and that Tam
many will not fight the unit rule. JONI
| Kelly will accept the situation when beaten
and 60 home and get his revenge aiIer
wards"
Congressman Archie Bliss, OF Brook
iyn, AYERS that Cleveland will have King
county solid, which will give him MS
votes out Of the seyenty-two. He Is a
good as nominated
Attoiney-Gentral Cassidy, OF Pennsyl
vania. thinks that " everything depends OF
the action OF the New York delegation.
they stand by Cleveland he will be nomi
| mated ~