Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-30
AN UNCERTAIN CONDITION.
Cleveland Cannot Garry New York-A Car
didate Badly Wanted.

| Cleveland Cannot Garry New York-A Can
| didate Badly Wanted.
New York, June 27-The secret demo-
cratic conference which has been going
on at the Fifth Avenue hotel for two
days, about completed its labors last
night. Its origin was the discovery OF
the fact by statesmen of the party out.
side of New York that Grover Cleveland
cannot carry New York state. This has
been well known here for two weeks, but
state conventions, governed entirely by
sentiment, have been instructing for
Cleveland up to date. Connecticut and
New Jersey democrats, who understood
the situation, determined to move in the
matter and discover the best way out of
the difficulty. There were three ways
out-frst, to support Cleveland and run
the risk of Tammany's bolt; secondly,
to revive the old ticket, and thirdly, to
discover some man who could carry
New York. There was present
ex-senator Barnum, of connecticut;
Senator Mcpherson, OF New Jersey; ex.
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, and
others of lesser note. It was agreed very
early that it would not do to nominate
Cleveland, and that the old ticket was
out of the question. Senator McPher.
son. ex-senator DAVIS and Senator Cor
man, of Maryland, declared themselves
openly for Bayard, ex-senator VIM. H.
Barnum still believed Tilden the man,
and was for him first, last and all time,
but did not favor the "old ticket" in it's
entirety, Mcdonald now being the prime
favorite in Indiana. Gen. Roger A..
Pryor and John Kelly represented the
city of New York. while Bosses Nc
Laughlin and Kingsley represented
Brooklyn. Other gentlemen, among
whom was Arestes A. Cleveland, of New
Jersey, who favored Mcdonald and Nc.
Pherson as the ticket, were called in at
different times for consultation. 1t is
stated on the authority of the
person most interested in the re-
suit of the conference, that several
of the conferences were strongly in favor
Of ex-senator Thurman of Ohio, and that
the ticket of Butler and Thurman, OF
Thurman and Butler, was discussed and
met with serious consideration. Kelley
Pryor, Mclaughlin and Kingsley were
asked pointedly, "Will Cleveland do ?'
an and their reply was very pointed mo. >
They were told that supreme crisis il
the democratic party had arrived, and
that the bottom facts in the situation ir
: New York must come out. Gen. Butle,
was not in conference with john Kelle,
and Gen. Pryor Wednesday afternoon
but held the relns from high seat ir
the rear, looking on with satisfaction a.
the wearied and almost panic.stricke1
democratic leaders took up on.
candidate after another and dropped
. him in despair. Gen. Buffers mos
trusted lieutenant exhibited to th
: conference copies of the Irish Worl
!, dated July 9th, containing hundreds @
letters from representative Irishmen al
. nouncing their intention to vote for al
. Blaine if the democratic party did no
y nominate Gen. Butler. A million copie
of this newspaper will be scattere
broadcast over the country before til
i Chicago convention meets Anothe
q matter which was discussed at the cor
= ference was tariff plank for the Oh
!. cago convention. They all agree tbs
I. any Wattcrson. Morrison nonsense IN tt
L. platform would lose the state of Ne
II York and throw away the chances
y carrying Connecticut. Mr.. Barnum t
o night declined to say whether |
j. thought Cleveland popular nom
n nee, and evlnced surprising igno
RS ance Of undoubted facts in regard
,t the conference which others in atten
- ance have spoken of freely. 1t ",
e. known that Butler was brought in
to friendly relations with Bayards man
re- gers, and there is current in the corrido
a story that Bayard's friends have offere
'e Butler cabinet position, with contr
r. OF all the New England patronage, if
le will yield to the Delaware statesman
"a claims to the nomination.. There is
~ ~ important movement going on IN ii
'e democratic party of New York state
le concentrate the anti Cleveland sentime
on Senator Bayard. Developments
an important public character may
:. expected before the meeting of the Cl
~ cago convention next week.
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