New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-14
THE PARTY OF OPPOSITION
DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssMEN ANXIOUS.

WONDERING WHAT THE NEw-YoRK CONVENTION
WILL Do-TAIK ABOUT CLEVELAND AND bAfAhD'
,pY TELEGRAPH TO raE TRIBUNE'l
WASHINGTON. June 13.-While the fever Of
Presidential speculation among Democratic Con-
oressmen has reached settled stage and Will not
be broken until after the National Convention
meets il was less active to-day than yesterday IN
forest in the Hlden letter has already given way 10
anxiety in regard to the action OF the new
York Convention next Wednesday, tne
probabilities of which are canvassed with
much earnestness. Almost every Democratic Con
gressman believes that in case New-iork goes to
the National Convention solid for Cleveland, he
will be the Presidential nominee. In that event,
the current of opinion among Democratic poh-
tcians In Washington indicates the nomination OF
William r. Morrison for Vice-Presdent, although
there are symptoms of secret under-current or
feeling against him because he was Union
soldier. One Democrat to-day said: 1t may DO
well enough to place a soldier on the ticket for SEN
tmentai reasons but do not believe it will affect
many votes. even among the old soldiers" lhis
Democrat thinks that if Cleveland is to be nomi-
mated the second place on the ticket ought 10 DC
given to Carlisle as representative OF the
South and West as well of the
Revenue reformers" 1t is not likely, however
that the views above expressed will prevail in the
convention even if Democrat can be found
with the courage TO advocate them.
WORRIED OVER THE FLOWER BOOM"
There is reason to believe that while Colonel
Morrison would be willing to accept the second
place on a ticket with Cleveland, he could not DE
induced 10 do so if Flower should happen TO cap
ture the first place. There is no Disgusting the lact
that the Flower boom Is causing Democratic
politicians in Washington considerable uneasiness
While they affect to believe that 1ilden favors
Cleveland, and that Manning and his machine Will
he able to control the NewYork Convention in his
interest they are disturbed by the daily reports
showing that Flower is picking up great many
delegates as we'll as by intmations that Jonn
Kelly and Tammany Hall are for him. Moreover
some of them have begun to fear that floWer
will develop unexpected strength in the conveh-
ton among delegates from several of the Southern
and Western States. The New-York Democratic
Congressman generally deny the stories about
Flowers strength in his State and declare that
when the State Convention meets his boom Will
suddenly vanish
There was less talk to-day about Bayard as
probable candidate and the general drift OF opln-
ion seemed to favor the nomination of Western
man in case New-York shall be unable to unite on
O candidate from that State. This feeling revived
interest in Mcdonald and Morrison and led to some
talk in favor of Thurman. Senator voorhees,
thinks the candidate must be taken from the
great and growing West" He is for McDon-
aid whose nomination, he declares would make
the electoral vote of Indiana safe for the
Democrats" He thinks the strongest ticket would
be Mcdonald and Cleveland, and that Blame would
carry Indiana against Bayard whose hnanclai
views would make him weak in Indiana and
throughout the West.
BECK FOR CLEVELAND OR BAYARD.
Senator Beck ON the other hand, thinks that
next to Cleveland, Bayard is the strongest man.
The Delaware Senator he believes would carry
Nevada.
which, with the Solid South, would be more than
enough to elect him. To "a Critic reporter Senator
Beck said Looking the whole held over, am
tion to nominate Cleveland or Bayard. am sure
flat Bayard can carry every Southern STATE, 1Or
certainly man in the South, not even 9ehela' h.
because he was friendly to them during the war;
and don't think the people up North, especially IN
New-York New-Jersey and Connectlcut twenty
wears after the war, going to bother themselves
much about how a man sympathized during the
How would Mcdonald and sloc9m do; DO
ticket" Mr.. Beck said If the kepRotcahhs ppht ms
nominating an Eastern man our hight gRt is
transferred from the West to the East. There
The feeling against Blaine in the East is very plu.
ter his own party mvs the oSsr sy than than
had ever supposed. Yet. we want TO be careful
and put forward good man and strong platform
MT. Dorsheimer is an earnest supporter OF Cleve-
land He said: "f delegation III ms favor
shall 90 to Chicago and present his name with iir-
ness and energy he will, i think. be nominated;
AS to the platform, the party should stand
by the declarations of 1875 and 1851 ANY
one who observes the expressions OF dissatisfied
Republicans will notice that reform in the reye-
nue. is the most important of their objects 1t is
the only issue upon which can look for acces;
sions from the Republican party. doubtful and
eyasive declaration upon that subject would, i'll my
opinion, be fatal"
The indications of Blaines popularity among the
Irish American voters giving the democrats
some uneasiness. According TO The Star, " a pronl-
nent Democrat whose course In pubic lie mas oeen
such as to command the confidence of Irish Ameri-
cans to-day said 81 tell you we are In danger
of losing considerable portion of the Irish vote,
and we will lose il unless we nominate man whom
they feel to be friendly TO Ireland. Blaine is
popular with the Irish, and there are over
200, 900 Irish voters IN New-YOrk. They are all
organized, too. and while they say but little, the
time has come when they viii not aid to put in
power men suspected of friendship for England and
the English But the sh-AmcrIcaD is a Democrat
from priaciple and he will not desert his party I'M
less il is put the position of antagonizing other
principles dear TO the Irish heart-thc freedom OF
the Irish at home from the thraldOm OF British
tyranny"
OHIO DEMOCRATS DEMORALIZED.