Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-20

the electoral vote of New York are waved
majcstically away by Cleveland enthusiasts
who declare that the great exponent of
tariff reform can be elected as he must be
without the electoral vote of the empire
state. And so in the impetuositv of the
Cleveland movement. those wayeriug dele
gates who have been inclined 10 desert the
ex-President and 20 for compromise can
iidate on the grounds of party expediency.
have been won back to their first love, and
tonight the names of German, Morrison
Campbell, frequently discussed day or two
ago as dark horses, are scarcely mentioned
in political predictions.
The only avowed Presidential candidates
in the field tonight are Cleveland, Hill and
B0ies, and the situation is cleared up To the
extent of indicating plainly to all that the
dark horses are not to be ushered into the
political arena unless Cleveland shall fail
of nomination on the first ballot The
Illinois delegation under the direction of
Gen. Palmer will vote for Grover Cleveland
on the first ballot and probably on various
1 succeeding ballots as long as the cx-Prcsi-
dent shall be in the race.
/ This announcement, unutficially made
from the Illinois headquarters today, has
given great impetus TO the Cleveland move
ment and the leaders of the cx-rrcsident
are asserting with great confidence that they
have now assurances of the two-thirds vote
requisite for the nomination.
Indiana has given unmistakable evidence
that Gray will hardly receive more than :
to Is votes from that state the remaining
l. or IL being cast for Cleveland, AS ex-
Governor Campbell announced that under
no Circumstances will he allow his name to
enter the list of Presidential candidates
The Cleveland people rely upon the -
votes of Ohio being cast for the ex-presi-
dent. So from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
alone, seems assured for Cleveland over
20 votes which yesterday appeared
wavcrng.
Kentucky still looms up as an uncertain
factor in every estimate. The power of
Henry Watterson seems to be having an
influence on that delegation and while MANY
of its members are friendly to Cleveland
the constant friends of the ex- President are
not yet relying implicitly upon very sub
stantial support from the blue grass state
Iowa is still true to Boies and even the
most sanguine Cleveland leaders have aban-
doned hopes of receiving any support from
the Hawkeye state on the first ballot The
y votes of New York are conceded to
Senator Hill and it appears probable that
he may receive a couple of hundred more
from various sections of the Union. The
Cleveland people are no longer indulging in
any hopes that the Hill managers will mag
unanimously reeetlc from their past position
and acceAe to the nomination OF Cleveland
but are now using every effort to placate the
Tammany leaders AMI induce their Ioyal
support of the ticket in event of CIeyelan.l's
nomination
There is manifest one slight change in
the disposition of the Tammany leaders.
They are no longer talking so loudly and
so continuously of the hopcessness of
carving New York for Cleveland in the
event of his nomination. and although no
one doubts their intention to LOYALTY support
Hill to the end. x-Secrctary Whitney aud
others tonight express the belief that in the
event of CleveIanls nomination. Tammany
will give the ticket effective support.
The German boom bud,lcd prematurelv.
and has been nipped by the early frost of
adverse criticism The Cleveland people
of the South rather resented the insipua-
ton that Gorman's past opposition to the
force bill was destined to attract to his
standard the Cleveland people of the South
and The result of two days campaign of the
Il
score of outspoken German delegates in
the whole South outside of the senator's
own state of MARYLAND. The senator him
self emphaticallv denies his candidacy and
saws the vote of MARYLAND will he cast for
Cleveland.
There has been marked subsistence. too.
in the Morrison boom. s'Yfe friends of the
ex-leader of the House of REPRESENTATIVES
10 tba ,lap;r, ,f roI
Morrison that the Illinois delegation should
support Grover Cleveland iovallv as long
as there is a probability of his nomination.
The Is votes of Illinois shifted from
doubtful to the Cleveland column in very
conservative estimate today, and the Prai-
rie State was most potential in turning the
tide for Cleveland Just at this iuncture.
Delegates to the Democratic National
Convention arrived in great numbers TODAY
and by tomorrow it is expected that the
greater portion of them will he on hand
/ The decorators are hard at work today pre-
pairing headquarters for the various deiega-
tons, and an occasional marching club.
headed by a band. added gaiety to the
scene. The Connecticut delegates arrived
last night, enthusiastic 10 man for Cleve-
land. The Massachusetts delegation ar
rived this evening and reported that the
Cleveland sentiment was almost over
whelmingly preponderant.
Word came to Chicago while the train
was speeding westward that the Gov.
Russell boom was waxing strong with the
delegates and that il would 20 for him on
the first ballet. but the boom was good
deal stronger on the rails, if report be cor
rect, than in Chicago. for nothing was heard
of it here. There are four Hill men in the
delegation, and an effort was made to have
the delegation vote solidly for Cleveland
though the unit is not in force
Adhering to the time-houored custom.
the Massachusetts convention did not
pledge the support of the delegate to Cleve-
land, but declared that its conviction was
that the best interests of the country de-
manded Mr.. Cleveland's nomination. Mayor
Matthews Of Boston sail the delegation
was "a for Cleveland and four for Hill, hut
they hoped TO vote as unit. Two of
the four Hill votes are from Congressman
O'Neilrs district
There are several men in the delegation
b,, b,x., do,rE,ts a. In Mr. fFI,yaI.ud'u al,