Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-20
CLEVELAND THE CHOICE.
DEMOCRATS ELATED AT THE
RESULT IN NEW YORK.

Republicans BIuer than Ever-NO Doubt
that the Independents will Rally TO
His Standard If He is sNominated-The
Democracy of the Country Expected
to Rally to the New Yorker at Chicago,
SARATOGA, June 19.-The echoes Of the
convention are few, and there are only
few decided expressions from men of
prominence still here. Hou. Nelson J. Wat
erbury said this morning that there will
be strong effort to concentrate on Cleve-
land at Chicago. He did not know how
the far West would regard yesterdays
convention as decisive in placing Cleve-
land as the most available can
didate before the country. Gen. Faulk-
ner, OF Watertown, delegate-at-
large and leader of the Flower campaign.
says that 40 of the 76 delegates TO CHICAGO
are anti-Cleyeland. Mr.. Faulkner con-
tinued: "Our forces did not seek COM
promise with the opposition. They fought
us" Gen. William II. Ludlow. of Suf
folk, said that the result of the convention
is anti-Cleveland. He further claimed
that the Cleveland managers avoided all
test votes.
REJOICING AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The Demo-
Gratis In Congress were as glad to read
the report of the proceedings of the Sara
toga Convention as they were TO hear that
Blaine had been nominated They had
feared a bolt by TammaDy, a divided dele
CATION, and conflicting councils, ending
perhaps in the nomination of man like
Flower. Instead they read of harmony.
OF wise concessions, and a shreWd avoid
ance of all irritating questions, At the
same time they were assured by the DEM
ocratie members of the House, including
one or two of Flowers friends. who
mad Deen in the convention, and who
reached here this afternoon, that the New
ork delegation would vote solidly for
cleveland at Chicago. To cap the climax
came telegram this afternoon from John
hely to Sunset Cox, running: "EYery-
thing has gone off satisfactorily. Our or
ganization has gotten what il wanted, as
you will see by the papers. AS for our
all are enthusiastic" So
TINS anxiety was changed to iOy. The
majority of the Democrats in Congress |
accept the outcome of the Saratoga Com |
yentiOn as indicating the nomination of
Cleveland at Chicago.
THE COUNTRY TO BE SOLID FOR HIM.
They take it that New York will vote |
TOR him solidly, and that from this time |
forward he Will grow in the West and |
south. The friends of Bayard recognizes |
tnat Cleveland is ahead, but they believe |
that II Cleveland is set aside Bavard will |
take his place. The friends of the Nc |
Donald-Slocum ticket are doIeful. SIo- |
cum, who is his own boomer for the Presi- |
1eney, is puzzled, and the disappointed |
friends of Flower do not understand it at
all. But the great majority Of Democrats.
who simply want the best possible
on the best possible platform
Carlisle, Hewitt, Morrison, Randall.
Fucker, S. S. Cox and the other leaders
ncluded-are delighted. So is Col. Theo.
lyman. But the Blaine Republicans are
iisconsolate in spite Of their desperate at
.empts to show that the action of the
Convention indicates a Flower
There is a certain class of Re-
1ublicans, too, who are hoping that the
Democrats will nominate a very poor
in order that they may have an
excuse Tor supporting Blaine, who are
outlook.