The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-21
GoRAIAN's ATTITUDE.
He Claims to BIO Devoted to Cleveland, bu
lis Boom is Marching ON.

He Claims TO DO Devoted TO SlcEcIuuuD pub
lis Boom is Marching ON.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-The extravagant
claims aud prctentiouS estimates which
have characterized the campaign of the
Cleveland and Cleveland factions
during the past week arc gradually
giving way TO facts and figures. Dele
gates from every state and territory are
in tie city this morning and the work
OF ascertainins the presidential prefer
ences OF individual delegates is pro-
crossing SO rapidly and the relative
strength OF the Cleveland and anti.
Cleveland ia ctions is SO nearly known
that the only element OF doubt now re-
naming affects THOSE states which are
suspected OF having secret prediIec-
tons for fayorite sons.
The managers OF the ex-Prelidents
campaign this morning display with a
prepared table, which gave Cleveland
$50 votes on the first ballot-iust 10
votes short OF the two-thirds for q
nomination. The anti-Cleveland fac
tions, among which may be included
not only the forces Of Senator Hill, but
also those OF Boies, Gray, and the secret
but very earnest workers OF Senator
German, deride as unreasonably OK
travagant these figures OF the lleYe:
land leaders, and assert that their in
vestigations show that the ex-President
is assured but little over majority
on the first ballot. They still maintain
that the failure OF Cleveland to be
nominated on the first ballot will so
demoralize his forces that arapid dis
intergation of Cleveland's strength
will Immediately follow and the race
will then become one Of tho dark
horses.
GoRMAN's ATTITUDE.
Probably the most uncertain feature
in the whole contest just at this time is
the attitude of Senator German OF
Maryland. He is here as the leader OF
the state delegation as delegate-at-
large, and outwardly maintains that he
is devoted TO the candidacy Of Mr..
Cleveland, but. despite this assertion,
his name is more discussed than that OF
any other as the compromise candidate
around whom must be rallied all the
factions and the scattering delegates
opposed to the denomination OF the ex-
President For seyenty-two hours the
secret emissaries OF Senator German
have been ceaselessly engaged canvass
ing tho various southern delegations to
ascertain the disposition which the
southern people manifest toward Sena-
tor German rs the compromise candi.
date to whose lot is to fall the heritaga
OF the Cleveland forces, but tho Cleve-
land forces in the south, strange to say,
do not seem to be disposed to DO inner
tied by anybody Just now--at least SO
long rs they think there is hopeful
chance for tho ex.President's nomina-
ton. =.
1t was confidently expected by Sena-
tor Germans friends that his record rs
the leader OF the opposition in defeat
ing the Republican force bill in the
United States senate would bring to
him rapid accesslons from those south
ern delegations to whose vision the
force bill still looms up as a political
nightmare whenever its passage is
urged by northern Republican convcn..
tions or orators. Adiligcnt canvass OF
the southern delegates. however, does
not show IN outspoken preference for
German OF more than an average of two
or three men in each delegation, and
the southcrners generally are very en-
phatie in maintaining that their only
choice Just at this time is the great
popular leader, Grover Cleveland, OF
Now York.
DpN,ocp mir prutca
The protestations of Senator German
that he must not be regarded as can
didate are considered quite natural, and
indeed the inevitable declaration OF any
candidate who is on the ground, as 1t Is
nm unwritton law OF Democratic ethics
that no man shall attend q national con,
ycntion asa seeker for tho Presidential
nomination. For this reason the sena-
tors reiteration Of his loyalty to Cleve-
land and his declaration that he is not
a candidate are not received with that
unuuestioned credence which might DO
awarded to the declaration of the great
MARYLAND senator upon nearly any 9TH
or subject; and 80 it is that he who is
the cynosure OF all eyes and whose
movements are eagerly watched to-day
by the leaders of the Cleveland forces,
Is tho senator from the terrapin state.
The LOYALTY Of the Iowa delegation to
tho candidacy OF Governor Boies has
aroused the admiration OF the Demo-
cracy Of the nation. It was natural to
suppose at the beginning that as Cleve-
land had always been popular among
the farmers OF the Hawkeye state the
arrival OF the Cleveland leaders and tho
demonstration that would certainly DO
manifest on the first ballot would cause
tho weakening OF the Boies forces and
result in his following holding out the
olive branch OF Cancellation or compro'
mise to the Cleveland managers.
IOWA FOR BolEs.
But they are doing nothing OF the
kind. Thoy have demonstrated SO ON.
phatically that tho twenty-six votes of
Iowa are immovably welded to the
hopes Of the Hawkeye governor that
the situation OF affairs is now generally
accepted by all tho opposition leaders;
and 40 Iowa occupies the unique posi-
tion Of being the only state in the union
whose delegation Is not claimed IN
whole or part by either Cleveland or
some Of the minor candidates. The
Diplomatic suggestion that Boies would
be good vice presidential candidate
~ the event of Cleveland's selection