Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-06-19
IT WILL BE OWENS.
Indications Point to Him as the Temporary Chair
man of the Convention Many Believe Olevs-
land Can be Elected Without New YOrk'S
Vote-Michigan and Kansas to do it
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SpeetdL TELEGRAM TO the Sunddv he0tSteT.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Possibly three
fourths of the delegates are in the city.
Many of them arrived on the late trains
tonight. All the West Virginia dele
gates are present except Messrs, cam
den, Russell, DR.. Carpenter, Chiffon and
Matthews. They are expected to-mor'
row. Alternates Holmes, 1okum ana
Brown got in to-day. So did Charlie
Wells, Major Mitchell and Joseph Scha-
fer, of the Island. Mr.. Schafer is the
strongest Cleveland man in Chicago
to-day. The West Virginia delegation
has done nothing towards organing nor
will it until all are here. Senator D. N
Camden's and General st. Clair's names
have been mentioned In connection Win
the Craftsmanship. This afternoon the
room on the second floor OF the Palmer
House, designated as West Virginia
headouarters, was neatly decorated and
opened up for receiving callers, and there
is no end to them. The comers are mol
confined to strangers. Quite number
of former West Virginians located IN
this big city were among the visitors. II
is surprising how many West Virginia
BOYS have planted their stakes here IoI
good and are among those holding thell
own. They all talk as II
they were dead in love with the town
and no inducement could get them back
to the land OF the mountains.
What of the situation, you ask, in re-
gard to Cleveland and Hill? That's a
poser. Cleveland's forces are claiming
$50 voters, while HIPS lieutenants
concede but 46l. The plan of the oppo-
sition seems to be to scatter the votes
so as to avoid a nomination on the first
ballot. 1t is stoutly maintained that II
q nomination can be prevented for two
or three ballots, Cleveland is doomed,
and a dark horse will be sprung.
Perhaps German or Russell; perhaps a
Western man; Boies, however, is not
thought Of much In the possible shake
I'D. Many of the delegates think Boies
is too young in the Democratic harness;
at any rate Iowa ought to go Demo
cratic at least once at National elec-
tion before asking to be placed at the
b cad of the ticket.
From what l can see and hear am
led to believe that Hill is losing ground,
and that Cleveland is gaining. Secre-
tary Whitney's firm and outspoken
stand has helped Cleveland's cause
greatly. In the lobbies of the hotels,
where discussions are constantly arising
between Hill and Cleveland partisans,
they usually end in the Hill men being
put TO rout by overwhelming numbers.
TTtI-. I n
the Cleveland forces besieging and rout-
ing the Hill men in the latter's
headquarters at the Auditorium.
1t is certain that Cleveland's friends
have the organization Of the convention
in their power, while the opposition as
vet has made no effort to organize. 1
asked a Hill delegate if his delegation
would be would be willing to go outside
of New York for stardard bearer II
Hill were out of the race. He scratch
ed his head a moment and then said:
81 prefer not to answer that question
until I have to-" which leads me to
think that after all Tammany would
rather take Cleveland than to see the
nomination 60 to another State. w. l.
Owens, of Kentucky, will be temporary
chairman of the convention.
The great wigwam is about complet-
ed, and will surely be ready for the
convention. The sudden death of En-
mons Blaine has cast gloom over the
city. He was considered the favorite
son, and, so far as known, ex-Secretary
Blaine was not aware even OF his illness
until the sad occurrence. There is great
sympathy manifested for the bereayed
family.