Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-06
THE CONTEST AT CHICAGO.
WILL NEW YORK DECIDE ITi


ciai oil the 4th says: Comparatively few
people were about the hotels. The cxpli-
nation was that many wanted 10 remain at
home over the Fourth. The bofel people
say there viii be one third more people
here than were present ut the late Republi-
can Convention. At Daniel Manntng's
room, on the parlor floor of the Palmer,
the dozen or so bright men now here In
charge OF the Cleveland interests were in
and out all the evening. There Is not
much that they can do except 10 counter.
act such work As may be undertaken by
kelly's strikers with outside delegates.
They all understand perfectly well that
enough votes can easily be rallied to Cleye-
land TO give him the nomination II New
York can get his name before tie Conyen-
ton with anything like unanlmity. Work
will he done by the Kelly, Butler, Flower,
and Bayard people on some OF the Stale
delegations. to get them away IL possible.
II they iail In that they will undertake 81
yet pr, misses Of second choice for their T.
vorites. The purpose of the Kelly peolie,
as now shown, l. to make 1t appear tn # 4
Cleveland does Lot have majority OF the
New York delegation, he ought not to BIZ
nominated. because be could not be elected.
II il said by those who assume to have di-
rect Information, that Kelly now con-
cedes that Cleveland will have o majority
OF the New York delegation. That is the
whole point OF interest. and will continue
10 be until the question is decided. This
Is expected to be done at the meeting OF
the delegation tomorrow evening.
The NEW YORK DELEGATION.
Kelly and some OF his friends will not be
present at that meeting, but Manning ex-
poets n considerable majority OF the delega-
ton there and such show OF hands ~ will
convince everybody that New York will 60
for Cleveland under the unit rule. lie
says there are fOrty-fiye to iorty-eight
Cleveland men IN the delegation. Nearly
all the delegations which come here with
Tiiden instructions and preferences would
then turn in for Cleveland. They have
mostly indicated so far that Cleveland Is
their second choice. This is substantially
the position which Ohio is in. With
three candidates OF its own, the
delegation L. for Tilden TO save a
rupture. II will 60 to Cleveland II
he is to he nominated. After Cleve-
land ii would likely go to pieces, with votes
for Thurman. Payne, and Hoadly. The
Mcdonald people also understand, rs do all
friends Of all other candidates. that every
thing depends upon New York and whether
Cleveland comes into the field or not. Wat
terson will follow Hendricks in speech
secOnding the nomination OF McDOnlld,
md everything will be doue to get him be-
fore the Convention in good order. But it
will not avail il Cleveland is in. Nearly
every State which has not a iayorite son
would wheel in for Cleveland, and most OF
the fayOrite sons would suffer IL it came TO
a second ballot.
KEW YORK TO NAME THE NAN.
The feeling that New York should have
the naming OF the candidate is so strong
that il is conceded by many, and particu-
arly By some Of the Indianans. that should
New York fail to agree upon Cleveland and
could agree upon any one else. either in or
out OF the State, that choice will be ratified
by the Convention. The Indiana people
are working this thought with a view to
showing that next to New York Indiada is
the great State. An the same, however,
various claims are already set up for other
candidates.
RANDALL.
Among the scattering southern delegates
here there is an exceedingly good Randall
feeling. They say the South all agree with
Randall about the tariff and that Carlisle
was elected Speaker not on the free-tradc
issue, but because he was a southern candi-
date, against whom southern members
dared not vote in favor Of northern man.
Randall Il expected here on Monday. Nc
Donald and Bayard will not come. Under
meath all the talk about live candidates
is strong Tildcn feeling. Every
body speaks OF the old man, and
while all have about settled down
TO the inevitable there are many who want
to nominate him. It is not at all improba.
bic that the absurd business OF giving him
complimentary nomination, for him to
decline, il he likes, will be undertaken.
Possibly wiser counsels will prevail, but 1t
seems now TO be understood that Tilden
would like something Of tho sort. IL that
impression becomes general, such nomin1-
lion will be made, for nothing IL clearer
than that Tilden can have what he wants
from this Convention.
VIEWS OF PROMINENT MEN.
Judge Edward Harvey, OF Allentown. Is
the only Pennsylvania delegate in the city.
Il believe Tilden is our strongest candi-
date" said he. :" Ii he could be induced
to accept. he would be a platform and an
issue in himself. / am, OF course. for Ram
DALI but AN easy way out OF all our cOntrO-
versies would be Tilden. II looks, how
ever, like Cleveland"
EX-Congressman Daniel Lockwood, OF
Buffalo, Is here. II don't believe JOnn
Kelly is really against Cleveland" he said.
.'He i always a sort OF independent factor
in politics. lie thriyes by opposition, and
that is all there Is in his present fight.
when Cleveland is nominated he will be
for him, and IN dead-earnest contest he
can't take seventeen votes away from the
Governor in the New York delegation"
Dan. Manning, chairman OF the New
York state Central Committee, says: 1--WE
have two thirds OF the delegation for
Cleveland, and firmly believe in his nomi-
nation. We cannot be beaten In the New
York vote"
Dan. MagOOn, chairman IN 1876. says:
4" It's only a question Of majority now.
We have assurances to-day that make
Cleveand's nomination and e.ection sure"
w. L. Smith. OF New York, chairman OF
the last Saratoga Convention, says:
" Cleveland is nominated so far a, New
York has a ssy."
Smith NJ. Weed AYERS: "Cleyeland has
fair field, and is away ahead"
MAKING NO PROGRESS.
The New York Times special snys: The
opponents OF Cleveland have made no pro-
gress to-day, and il they are not more sue
cessful in the days to come the Governor
will be nominated almost without contest.
There are not many delegates In the city.
but those who are absent are represented
by an advance guard OF politicians who can
pretty accurately predict what course the
delegations will take. A majority OF the
delegates decided some time ago TO yoto for
Cleveland, because they regarded him as
the choice OF the party in New York State
and also "a the choice OF Tilden.
They were willing TO be led by New
York, and while they believed that the
Democrats Of that State preferred Cleveland.
they did not by any means ignore the fact
that he would receive the votes OF thou
sands OF boiling Republicans in the East.
at IL true" said a southern politician to-
day, " that Bayard is more ne1rly our ideal,
but the Democrats OF the South are not
fools. We would gladly vote for Bayard,
and we believe that he deserves the votes
OF all good men, but we know that 1t would
be more difficult to elect him than 1t would
be to elect the Governor OF New York,
whose administration has been so satisiac-
tory to the best men in both parties. We
only want TO know that Cleveland IL the
choice Of his State. II it could be con-
clusiyely shown that he Is We are ready to
give him our votes. Attempts have been
made to convince Us that he Is has not
majority OF his delegation, but 1t seems
very plain to me that he has not only ma
jority, but large majority. / am assured
bv private communications from promi-