The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-28
CLEVELANDAND HILL
Talk About the Ex-President's
Drawing Out of the Race.
THE GOVERNORS POPULARITY
Political Reform Conyention-An Attempt to
Unite the Farmers, Prohibitionists, etc,
for the Presidential Campaign.

lSpecialto THE HERALD-Examlner Dispatch
NEW YORK, Jan. ga World special
from Albany says: The history of the
secret and most recent political movement
in this case, told now for the first time,
confirms in every particular the story
published the other day that ex-President
cleveland has contemplated for some time
writing a letter announcing his withdrawal
as possible candidate for the presidential
nomination by the Democrats. That he
still intends to write such letter is be-
l1eved by some Of his friends; they will not
be surprised if it is made public within
three weeks. Two weeks ago, in the city
of New York, there was a conference of
some of the
MOST PROMINENT CLEVELAND MEN
in the state. They met at dinner given
In honor of Judge Herrick, of this city.
There were present besides Judge Herrick,
| Congressman Tracy and Matthew Hale, of
New Albany; Robert Maxwell, of Genesee
county, formerly superintendent of insur-
| ance; Daniel Magone. of Ogdensburgh,
VINO was collector OF the port under Cleve-
land, Wilson Blssel, the ex- Presidents
former law partner Ill Buffalo; Walter H
Bum, former clerk Of the assembly. and
last, but not by any means least, William
II. Grace, eX- mayor of New York. Others
were also In attendance, if not at the din
ner itself at one CT more of the confer
enceS that took place that day. Since
tnen these gentlemen have had other meet
Ing IN other parts of the state, and a sort
OF agreement was reached to consider what
could be done IN the way of making fight
Tor control of tue New York delegation to
the national convention. There was no ex-
pllclt agreement that a fight should be
made. but they resolved to see what could
DE done, what the prospects were of get
Ing at least a sufficient number of dele
gBtes to refute the claims of the friends of
Hill that New York was unanimously for
his nomination as President AT the very
hrst meeting they were dismayed by the
statement that MIR. Cleveland so far des-
paired of success that he was then think
Ing, nay, had made up his mind, 10 with
draw from the race. At least one personal
friend IN Albany was reported TO have said
that the whole state
SEEMED TO BE AGAINST HIM.
This was the first difficulty that this new
political Iunta had 10 over come. They
sent to the ex-President and begged him
10 reconsider his determination. He took
their advice and accordingly held back his
letter and went hunting in Louisiana.
Ihen began time of activity with MS
friends. The first public man festation of
this was the publication of the letter il,
the club paper of the Reform club. of New
York, signed by E. E. Fiery Anderson.
protesting ainst the holding of an early
state convention. Since then the Cleys
land men have been holding secret confer
snces with each other in most cities of the
state and presumably in some OF the county
towns, and comparing notes as to what
they can DO In the primaries. Mr. Cleve-
land has been quoted as advising them that
II majority of the party seems to be
against lin, they must not seek to create
any fractional differences as he is too good
Democrat not to be willing to cheerfulIy
DOW 10 the will of the majority. Now the
Hill followers are
IN SOMETHING OF FLUTTER
and say that they have no idea of success
for the purpose of deceiving their adver-
sarles and winning by sudden dash on
the primaries from under cover. They ask
why 1t Is. If MIR. Cleveland has given up
hope and left the state, that ais friends are
so active, just now! Why do these men.
they ask, come here to Albany and hold
frequent conferences with each other? 1t
is certain that the Hill men believe that
ORGANIZATION is GOING ON IN SECRET
for contest and that part of the plan is to
deceive them. 1t is hard tn say whether
these fears are well grounded, though they
are probably in ignorance as to the real
intention of the Cleveland men. To all
questions they say they are merely study
Ing the situation, and that if they find they
have little or no chance of success they
will follow Mr.. Clevelaud's advice and not
try to disrupt the party, but let the major
tty control and withdraw their interdic-
ton of Mr.. Cleveland's withdrawal from
the race.