The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-18
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE POLITICAL FIELD.
Interest Centers in Saratoga, Where
the New York Democracy Meets.
Flower First on the Ground-The
situation as Far as SIS Alleged"
Points Picked Up Here
and There.

NEW YORK, June 1S -Four hundred and
1ty members of the county Democracy have
gone to Saratoga, also 500 of the Tammany
delegation. John Kelly said he expected
quiet and peaceable time; that Tammany
hall has always supported the Democratic
national nomination and always would. One
hundred of the Irving hall delegation also
left On the same train
telegram from Saratoga says: "One
hundred and fifty of the $50 delegates to the
Democratic state convention are now here
The result of the meeting of the state COM
mittee is anxiously looked forward to- The
friends of both Cleveland and Flower are
equally positive in their expressions of belief
in the success Of their candidates The main
point of the friends of Clev Gland is to secure
the vote of the convention for him as state
nominee, so as to send a solid delegation to
the Chicago convention.
Roswell F. Flower came to this place on
Saturday night in apparent good health, and
with his presidential aspirations as fresh as
the untrodden Saratoga lawns. He was ac-
companed by Mrs. Flower and Miss Flower,
the family taking up their temporary resi-
dence in one of the most accessible of the
United States hotel cottages. The hotel
made a special opening to receive the candi-
date whose name thus heads the first page of
the first register of 1884 "
MIR. Flower affects no secrecy about his
canvass. He claims to stand on a level with
the most of the Democratic party, and de-
plores the degeneracy of the Democrats who
set themselves up as better than the tradi-
tional Democrat No man, he argues, can
xxi,N f,.f i- E..lA x.-l,, a., IL,
of reformer Democrats will not, he says,
vote for man who gives notice in advance
that they will not be allowed to share in tho
spoils of political warfare. He claims that his
canvass has been made with the utmost care,
and that he will have from 220 to $50 vote S
ON any test question that may arise.
'Ex- Governor Walker is here and says
Cleveland is undoubtedly the man. Cleve-
land and Flowers partisans greatly exagger-
ate their respective strength. One of Flow
er's managers said: IF we can't get Flower
we are solid for Cleveland 1t is rumored
that a compromise between the two factions
will be effected"
The difficulty feared is that John Kelly
will not endorse the candidacy Of Cleveland
if the convention decides to stand by him.
Matters have not been very harmonious be-
tween Tammany and the governor, and re-
Gently it is alleged the Tammany
men have been growing restive and in
clined to kick. Kelly isl said to have told q
United States senator that while he preferred
Bayard, Tammany would not oppose
Cleveland
The first place in which the trouble may
break out in the convention will be on the
allotment of delegates to Tammany and the
other two New York city lfactions. The
Kelly men want an equal representative and
have made threats Of raising trouble if they
| don't get it.
| A story is current that conference of the
leaders has been held, at which it was decided
| to grant Tammany's demands, which will
make matters move smoothly. If the state
central committee does not allow them thirty
votes, Capill, a Tammany member of tht
state committee says DIT will be
very easy to appeal to the con
vention at Chicago" Well informed
politicians admit that it is easy to appeal
but they also say that the probabilities ol
! John Kelly being admitted to the national
| convention, except as delegate from the
state convention, are very remote. 1t only
r,quiies a majority of one vote Il
adopt a resolution expressing the prefer
ence Of the convention for Cleveland. Tn
delegates can, and declare that they will
a iolt the unit" rule, by which the delega
ton of seventy-two me..bers from New YoIl
to the national convention will be colnpelle,
| to vote as one man for a candidate selected
by majority Of the delegates. If Clevelan
is presented at Chicago as the only candi
date of the Empire slate, it is considere
Likely that there will re little opposition t
| his nomination