Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-10

rae C!t'-iabd people, il io8 appear
are u nearly y, rfv9t organization. TIE
are visiting tns ou'sids delegations Il
squads aud NOT only keeping the CleVs
lsud lirea from wavering, Int are claim
rug some additional strength, At 3 lst
honr Manning sArs that they will b
= Ia TO accomplish the nomiaation OF Tia
New York governor on the fourth ballo
at fsrthest and probably Oil the third
He la nonfiden. that the second ballot vii
show that Cleveland has more than hal
the convention and nothing will thei
stand in his way.
SUPREMACY Of STATE SOVEREIGNTY.
New York Herald special.
CHICAGO, July Sat last work II be
gun, and we'll begun. The day has hat
one significant development, the downfall
OF John Kelly and the supremacy o
OF state sovereignty, New YoYk's bittel
fight has kept New York's favorite in th,
van Of candidates, and the shades o
night fall upon probability that ere to
morrow's sun sets the cannon Of the party
will announce 70 the nation that Grover
Cleveland is its chosen standard bearer.
This Is the one great point before which
all Others, however great, sink In insignih-
canoe. Chicago Ia wild with excitement.
The west WAS not prepared for so pro.
n0unced an expression Of favor for Cleve-
land and consultations are being held In
scores OF rooms concerning what shall be
done tomorrow with the platform and
the Vice Presidency. It really is the
Republican convention over again, only,
instead of Blaine and anti Blaine, with
Cleveland and anti. Cleveland. There 10
strength enough here to defeat the New
York governor, but II has no guide,
philosopher and friend competent to the
situation. In other works, II fritters
Itself away.
THE LATEST CANVASS.
A careful CANVASS Of the states shows
that Cleveland has now about 400 votes !;
Bayard, 1876; Mcdonald, 70 Thurman,
II; Randall, go; Butler, 20, and Hoadly
rs. Cleveland may have small msjority
Of the votes, but he still lacks more than
100 Of the required number, but there Ia
still chance for the field to combine
against him.
BAYARD's STRENGTH.
The Delaware senator has been dsvel-
opipg considerable strength among the
southern delegates. The question is,
can the field be combined upon him
That is the question over which all the
anti Cleveland men are bordering to-
night. The chances seem to be against
1t. Bayard's Dover speech would give
Blaine the opportunity Of running
bloody shirt campaign, which is just
what the northern leaders want to avoid.
This, apart from the strength Of Clever
land, is the strongest point against him.
Besides thai, there is no particular reason
why the field should combine. RAN
dali and HoadIy have moth
ing 10 GAIN. while Mcdonald
can easily get the second place by train
ing with the New Workers.
Mr.. Bayard's workers are alarming the
friends Of Mr.. Cleveland, who were rely
ing mainly upon his tacit acceptance II
the delegation was united. The united
vote now being assured, the labors Of
Senators MCPHERSON, Jones OF Florida,
German, Lamar, Beck, Hampton, as we'll
as those Of ex-Senators John P. Stockton
and J,hn B. Gordon OF Georgia, continue
unabated in behalf of Mr.. Bayard, who
it Ia claimed, has now 200 votes that can
be relied upon for the first ballot.
now 1T LOOKED AT MIDNIGHT.
New York Sun special.
CHICAGO, July s--Midnight--The efforts
Of the field to beat Cleveland have been
redoubled to night. The Ohio people
have ceased from wrangling, and after a
two hours' meeting all but two have
agreed to support Thurman. A telegram
has been sent to Governor Hoadly asking
him to advise the delegation to go as
unit for Thurman. Humans friends
are working actively with the outside
delegates. Their favorite ticket is Thur
man and Slocnm.
The Butler boom has gone to pieces.
Bayard's friends in the Mas achusetts
delegation say they will give the
Delaware man 20 OF the % votes. Roger
A. Pryor, who has been working for
Butler, is laboring arduously with the
southern delegations for Bayard. The
Bayard men claim that Psnnsylvania
has virtually dropped Randall, and that
Wallace will take a majority Of her
delegation to Bayard. William L. Scott
will carry the rest to Cleveland. Go has
been following close on the heels of the
Bayard men among the southern
delegates. He made a speech TO the
Mississippi men tonight, and tried to
convince them that they were making a
mistake in giving their solid vots to
Bayard. He said that he gave $10J, 900
toward the election Of Hancock, and
would contribute largely to elect
Cleveland. He further said that great
deal more money could be raised for
Cleveland in the east than for any other
candidate.
The Bayard leaders have been visiting
the Indiana men to see II they could not
make the ticket Bsyard and Mcdonald,
but the general feeling that Cleveland
might yet be beaten by Mcdonald seemed
to prevail in the Indiana camp, and the
Hoosiers began to talk strongly Of Mo-
Donald for first place. One of their
eaders said that, as between Bayaid and
Cleveland, majority Of the delegation
would probably 60 to Cleveland.
The Ohio MN say that Bsyard would
get more votes In that state than Cleve.
land, in a test between the two men, but
they intend to keep Thurman as a third
man in the race until they see he cannot
win.
John Kelly retired at O'Clock, tired
out with the exciting days work, and
consequently has taken no part in to-
nights conferences, but his friends say
he will do sill he can for Bayard. The
Tammany men say that the fight to
break the unit rule may be renew ed in
some shape tomorrow, and that they
have not abandoned their efforts to take
part Of New York's vote from Cleve-
land.
The Bayard men are spreading the re.
port that General Butler has declared he
will take the stump against Cleveland il
he is nominated, but will heartily sup
port any other candidate that may bs
nominated.
BETTING ON CLEVELAND.
New York Morning journal special
CHICAGO, July 8.-The feeling tonight
Is still strongly in favor of ticket of
Cleveland for President and Mcdonald for
Vice President, and bets are freely offered,
but seldom taken, that Cleveland will be
nominated on the second ballot. II is
said by Tsmmany's enemies that MIR.
Kelly will fight against time tomorrow in
the hope that some combination to defeat
Cleveland can be made with him. 1t is
anybody to beat Cleveland. His personal
choice is Bayard, but he will accept any
man, barring Cleveland.
EVERYTHING POINTS TO CLEVELAND.
PHILADELPHIA, Record special.
CHICAGO, July 8. -Everything points to
Cleveland's nomination. He Is therefore
growing stronger constantly. The
Louisiana delegation, which came here
for Tilden, is his latest accession. Its
action is typical. Baysrd holds his
strength as none OF the other candidates
do. Randall has steadily lost. The