The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-10
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CLEVELAND has 40 wALR-ovER-rIl
OTHER CANDIDATES.


CLEVELAND has 40 wALK-ovLn-riIE
OTHER CANDIDATES.
CmIcAGo. July The exciting event
of the day was the struggle in the New
York delegation and the heavy vot,
polled in fnyor of the unit rule, IL was
agreed. would force the Tammnny op
position % close corners: but notwith
standing what appeared To he a famous
victory OF the Cleveland followers, very
few of the leaders were willing Ia con
cede the untrammeled success of ClcNc'
land In balloting, owing To the fierce na
turc of the struggle and the failure of 1
portion of the delegation TO como om
date, IL has been acknowledged
IL the caucus had ended with II certainty
that New York would east hcr full vote
for Cleveland. sufficient Western uno
Southern strength would be ut hand 1,
make his nomination sure. The fact %
lack OF unanimity Is being used by tn,
friends of other candidates in pushing
their claims for recognition. The tlcve
land managers, however, are in higl
feature, and claim, as u result of TIL,
DAYS work, that the fight has already
been won, and that 1T only r.
quircs the sitting of the convention Il
seal the victory.
Merry few of the States whicl
perfected their organization to-day tool
!, test vote as to thcir preferences. Th,
position of Pennsylvania is known to b,
ior Randall; Delaware for Bayard, ant
Indiana and Kentucky for Mcdonald
II is given out that Connecticut will cas-
her twelve votes for Cleveland. low;
to-day took Il vote and will on an inform
al ballot give Cleveland u, Bayard >. an,
Ti.den votes one blank vote was east
The Georgia delegation to-day was ad
dressed by Gen. Faulkner, Of New York
who presented the
uBJ ECTIoNS IT, cLEvELAND'> CANDt
DACY.
Reply was made for Clevelanc
by Joseph Pulitzer, who spoke a
length and with great earnestncss
Thcimpression onIthe delegation is favor
able to Cleveland. While there was III
formal vote II was understood the vote
of Georgia would be caSt for him. Yer
mont instructed her Chairman 10 cas-
her vote as unit for Cleveland. Massa
chusetts is solid for Butler and in th'
event of his defeat ii is believed the del
egation would be divided rather evenly
between Mcdonald, Thurman and Bay
ard. IT is contendcd that by the split in
Ohio that delegation is in measure di,
vided. Ii is declared Mclean will bt
chosen Chairman unanimously, the ad.
herents of Thurman making this move
but it is claimed at the same time tha
Thurman has twenty-SeNel votes in tl.t
delegation. New Hampshire instructed
its delegates for Cleveland.
The threat which had been vaguely
made heretofore of an attempt to deiea
the unit rule was renewed with grca
vigOr this afternoon. and IL is now be
lieved that fight will he made in thu
convention to be led by Tammany, m {
it is conceded if it wins it will seriously y
cOmplicatc the situation and leave tho
Cleveland opposition in New York free
to act. While Flowers campaign, ap
peared to have ended as Il result Of the
caucus this afternoon, his supporters
contend they are not opposing CleNt'
land, and that ifthe unit rule is defeated
those who went over to Slocum Will re-
turn to Flower and make it rallyina
point for his supporters generally. \
caucus was held to-day in John kelly's
room with the sole purpose oforganizina
IL campaign against the unit rule. Mr..
Kelly contends the National convention
of 1868 ordained that the unit rule could
be dispensed with at any time ut option
AS a result of the caucus. it is. declared
that III massachusetts,, Iowa, Kansas, Della
ware aud other States have decided tC
support the proposition on 1.-THE floor o
the convention.
The Massachusetts delegation held !
meeting this evening, which was ad
dressed by Gen. Butler, in which he
said: II will support the nominee o
this convention, no matter who he may
be-