New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05
THE DEMOCRATIC MUDDLE
WILL TT BE CLEVELAND AND MDoNALD'
THE CHANCES OF THE NEw-YoRK CANDIDATE
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM SHOWN ftI'
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rur CHANCES OF THE NEw-YoRK CANDIDATE
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM SHOWN YET.
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Cu,cAGo July $50 far outward appear
ances are concerned there has been niue cha,so ~
the politics situation here yesterday In the
sarridors aud public rooms of the Palmer house
tbere was more animation aud some parts OF the
dov there were premonitory signs of the great
crowds that will cram the hotels forty-elght houI'
be,ce At intervals one or two excited individuals
delivered impromptu free trade speeches III .n0
main lobby or engaged in wordy controversy WIN
democrats who like Francis Herman, DeileVe III
,s,ting the tariff alone until we elect PRESIDENT
and get possession OF both prahche' VI
Congress Once or twcs there were leeoio "
tennis to raise a cheer for Morrison or Natterso",
Int tbev did not disturb the general atmosphre OF
Gloom that clouds the brains of the Democrats WHO
have already gathered here. Later on there may
no some enthusiasm. but there is an awful lack Oh
ANYTHING that resembles it now. Ii the "unterri-
1ed y had been summoned TO attend the funeral OF
thcir party they could not be more solemn lheH
conversation is not of the kind one hears whch
men have come together TO nominate cahu uiu''c
for the Presidency with the hope expectations OF
electing him.
There is nevertheless every indication OF as
bitter strife over the nomination as though mere
was reason to hope for success-somethIng which
no Democrat will admit to be possible IN case HIS
favorite is not chosen. While Clevelands ah'ag-
onists are bitter and vehement in their oppos'tl'h,
his trje nds are equally determined aud active ana
having the advantage of a thorough and enlcleht
orqsngatlon besides being first on the ground, they
seem 10 be making headway. Whether they VIII
continue TO do so after the arrival OF General BUT
Ter and Randall Carlisle and the remainder OF the
Congressional contingent remains to he seen.
CLAIMS OF CLEVELAND's WORKERS.
To-day the Cleveland men were busy
irving to make everybody believe that theH
favoritels Tlden's political heir, and that pamei
Manning and Manton Marble are the cuStodianS
and executors of his last political Will and teSta-
,neut. This claim is stoutly disputed by the lew
friends of Randall who have arrived; and they
declare they will never believe il until they see II
ont IN writing with "rlden's sign manual" At
t.cbcd II is asserted positively, however tDal
Manton Marble viii he ready tomorrow To uh-
boeom himself and that his revelations will con-
vince the most scepticsl that Cleveland is the
coming man. There is some room TO douol'
however. whether a declaration by lllden III
favor of successor" will greatly beheht
,be latter good many friends of the MoulsoH
hll bel eve that Tden was IN u large measure re-
sponsible tor its defeat aud they may he VIKING 10
tlkc revenge by "knhng the man he locoi''
mCnds.
M'poNAtp RAYARD ANp RANDALL.
The Mcdonald " boom arrived early this morn
me- IN charge of Henry Wattcrson and to night the
Delaware delegation came IN bearing the Bayard
hnom The latter expect TO bc reinforced to-
morrow hv delegates from Ncw-lclscy aud Ken
tucSy. Colonel Stoddard Johnston. ono of the
delegates u, large from Kcutuckcy, who * claimed
60 bo for Bayard. Ia already here and II * asserted
that siv of his colleagues will vote with hun.
Neither the Mcdonald "boom nor the l'ayaW
hoon 4, making much nosc rs yet aud there are
strong suspicious that the former IL ouly designed
10 elevate the Indiana statesman 10 the second place
ON a ticket with Cleveland AZ the head. EN-Con-
rrcssnan Colroth aud one or two other PcnnSylva-
ma delegates arrived this evening and at once
hogan to survey the field W lth a view TO starting
Randall q" BOOM
IA senator Doolitlc is on the ground and IS
active In behalf of Cleveland. Mr.. Doolttle, like
great many other western Democrats who are out
ANA )ut free traders IS heartily IN favor OF the New
York candidate because hls views on the talll thtN
assert are IN harmony with their own. thus the
Iowa delegates are for taritt for revenue only
aud II is given out that all OF theld VIII Nolc loI
Cleveland
Among to-day's arrivals was chairman Barnum,
one of whose friends ght said " Bdrnum IS Tor
the nan who he thinks. will win. lie Is claimed by
The cleveland men. Some of the latter have began
10 whisper that the ticket II II be Cleveland ana
Mcdonald and it * probable that a deal of that
sort Will be made in case the former succeeds IN
carving the New-lOr delegation" " II Cleveland
has "A majority of the delegation and if his friends
can coavince the Convention that he can carry his
own State he will he nominated on the second OF
thirdballot - said sTeWd Democrat who has not
been "A strong partisan OF any man since lHdcAs
letter was published