New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-04
THE DEMOCRATIC PROBLEM
MIR. CLEvELAND's CANVASS.
.nn,yAt or MANxiNG AND MS nELrERs-HEiLf
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,.tt, t,,, tbe Palmer House this morning ana
..a,.,c,sd the name Daniel Manning. Albany
NeW.Yorkr Instantly he was surroundon Nv .'"1
cratic politicians and heartily shaken oS '"o "'1u' w.
Then there were atectionate inquiries "''"' ~
health of Governor Cleveland MT m"'n'"s -
,i,od that when he left Albany YESTERDAY tho WV
- ,y,. in robust health. Athrcne collected ana
- was whispered about the hotel corridors tha' '"o
evidently distinguished stranger was MI Mahn'uE'
uo manager of the Cleveland canvass, chait
mn of the Democratic state Committee oi
New-York, and the head Cf the New-lorN ue'os"-
tion. MIR Manning was escorted to ms room Dy
a crowd of politicians. lie had taken room ~ VI,
rec,y AZ the head of the stairs on the MAN oo' W
hotel Nodeleg gate W no desires To declare ior Oo'
land will have any difficulty IN finding the room
strung along the same corridor are the rooms Oh MS
ti@f Iortenants Smith NJ Weed Edgar X. Apgar,
David r. Hill. William Z. Smith. Edward Cooper
and Uubert O. Thompson. MIR. Manning barely hag
time duriug the day to brush from his clothes
tho dust Of travel so constant the calls made
on him by Democratic politicians
Nrw.YoRK UNITED FOR CLEVELAND.
Toa TY1BrNE correspo o ldent he said: " All my
information leads me to believe that Governor
Cleveland has the support OF majority OF the new
vi delsqation and that therefore the vote OF the
STATE will be cast as unit for hlm. Inc nlee',us
of the delegation on Saturday night Will prooaoiy
Il. merely for consultation Perhaps 1t VIII not De
held Since nv arrival here | have learned that
several of tie delegates cannot possibly reach mere
in time to attend the meeting. II large
minority should not he in the city on saturday
pirht the meeting will not be held MI CIe'e-
lands friends receive encouraging news from o'her
STATES. He will have a large support III the con-
venton.'
"Snnpose Mr. Manning delegates from other
st,tes should nominate Mr.. Tilden. have YOU sec
ord and more peremptOry letter from him declining
the nomination. = ,.,
.Thavc not. nor do expect any. should think
tie letter he has written Is peremptory enough
l. is singular TO me that people VIII NOT
accept what man says II SUCH ""
,,,oa,,,vocal manner There are circumstances
OF combination of circumstances that Wouid lhu'ce
Mr. Tilden for one moment 10 think OF accepting
t,e nomination The Democratic party and al the
peope of the United states besides could not induce
him TO accept
Desn,te Mr.. Manning's denial that he has a second
letter from Mr. Tiiden, some OF the Democratic poll
tiriaus here believe that such letter Is Id sA!Sl
erce. II is not in Mr. Mannlngs possession IL Is
evident from hls declaration, bat viii be handedto
him politicians believe. if the necessity shoulu arise
il, the conventional stamping out boom for lllden.
The letter 10 L. -umored. Is short one ana Is IN
eject repetition of the liiden famous Gispa'Cn
T. the Democratic National convention Vi looV III
which he reiterated his decllnatOn of the noimha-
tiou. With Manning there came TINS morning d
blac, ewes This man, al hough for many years
one of the ablest wire-pullers IN the DehiocIauc
party M New ork state since 1876 has taken no
part IN the political moy ehehI I'D INA. ,1",e sI;i
IN. Devotion 10 Mr.. Iilden made ms name oultn
Nj. Weed Que OF the Nau"n"l h"loIi1,y' h"l b Al f r,,
movement TO nominate Cleveland ne H"o nv
hitherto taken prominent part. rather A'oring
Randall owing 60 the la'ters tarlh views; M, IL
Need ,s chief owner oi some large IRON mines III
Clinton County, New-lork.
THE rAGuF QUESTION DANGrR
His law partner. William T. Smith, the
chairman of the Ncw-Nork Democratic
State Convention, who also arrived To-
d,v said: d" If We have tauh for revenue
ouly platform; we may well give mp the fight
No candidate could be elected ON that platform.
In Northern Ncw-lork. whore Democratic votes are
scarce. We should lose at least 5000 votes
MIR. Weed however, has decided 20 support Mr..
Cleveland and as one of the New-lork delegates,
will cast his vote for him. In the management OF
MI Ceyclands canvass Mr. Weed and Mr.. Smith
may bc expected to take prominent part Mr.
Manning also had IA ms fompahy, ek. e.
Mavor Edward Cooper of New York and Hubert
q. Thompson Commissioner OF Public Works,
both delegates. Following Mr. Mannings Iead
will receive the vote of every New-l York delegate
There also came 10 " boom Cleveland, the loloN-
ing: judge Truax of New-l Ork; II. L. IecA,
superintendent of the Bureau OF Labor eI3il5tiSs az
Albany, and Charles Macy, of Albany. The OleNe~
land managers say that John kcHys opposition TO
the Governor has strengthened, ana hot "eaAeneu
him. The declare that there is intense hostility
felt toward Kelly IN the southern Staes' Ile De-
lief being prevalent there that be de-
feated Hancock In other states, they say,
Kelly is attempting 20 "buildoze the Democratic
party and that more votes would he lost by at
tempting to conclliate him than by boldly
dsfViug him. The movement OF the
woTkinemeu Of New-York against the
Governor on account OF his veto OF the i've
cent fare bill is feared. There Is dread that
the | o nocrats from other states Will think that
the opposition of the WOTkIngnen Will render 1t
impossible TO elect Cleveland II he shall be nomi-
mated.
Nevertheless" =" said William L. Smith today, I'VE
shall push Cleveland for all he IS worth. We are
rot embarrassed : were IN lNSO by not actually
having a candlda We have received promises OF
support roin every Southern state alter their local
faVOrltsS are out of the way, from all the NeW-
England states except Massachusetts, and from
many of the Western States he opposition 10
Cleveland is much less than the OPT tlOn to III
den II will be said that 1llden was better ac-
Quainted with the Democratic politicians all over
the country. That Is true but we have one thing
with Cleveland that we didn't have with Illden,
have the boom
A DEMOCRATIC FREE TRADE sKIRMISH.