New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
NASSACIIU sETTS DELEGATES START.
A GLOOMY GATHERING TAKES TIE TRAlN-DlS-
SENsION IL TIE RANKS.

A GLOOMY CATllEIIND lNhf'' Abi- AAN'i'' -"
,ENsIOS IL TIE RANKS.
poston Juue Is (speciaN.--lf there ever was n dis
,oo,,onod and divided set Of mon, lays The Jour
nal H. Wa the Massachusetts delegation % the Demo
cratic National Convention that LETT Boston 10y 'he
po.,on and Albany Railroad for Chicago this mo1llne
No contrast could be more marked than that 'As"ns
botwoen the scenes attending the recent departure %
the Republican delegation to Minn"pons ana uie
cxodu, Of to-day. 4 crowd OF at least 1'ooo ell
thusi..Ic people witnessed the departure oil the ke
nuhlicon delegation not over 200 saw the Democrats
on Spontaneous and hearty cheers went up Tor the
mi Going Republicans. The faint "hoorays' that
soundcd like the last croak OF expiring frog could
scorc.lv be heard above the clicking Of the wheels as
the train that bore the discouraged Democrat puicd
ont nj the station. A prominent man who was on
IN. ground nut the case In nutshell when he sad to
"The Journal reporter
rThcy were whipped men before they started and
their demeanor and acous plainly showed that mey
knew IT, offered to bet 800 that Harrison would
be elected and coud get TO takers. | was commits
stoned by outside persons 10 wager anything up 10
$1,000 on JIarIlson's election but takers are scarce
The Cleveland idoaters have put forth herculean
efforts IN make the delegation solid for him and have
loudly boastcd that their efforts have been success
fh. The fact is that large part OF the delegation,
possibly one half are aDt-C Cleveland men at heart,
Will work against him and In many cases will vote
acinst\ HIM alter the first ballot some OF them VIII
do 40 on the first ballot. They know that de ma,
chine, WIS openly for Cleveland and that they stood
no chance OF being placed upon the delegation II they
did not profess loyalty 10 him. Having secured the
coveted election, they will do just as they please and
they hive large sized and sharp knives up their
sleeves which instruments OF torture they have been
whetting uCtl they now have succeeded IN getting
an exceedingly fine point on them Take the four
delegates AT large to start with. Flrst comes General
r. A. Collins who started for the scene OF action some
DAYS ago. lie Is not "A Cleveland man nj heart, on
the contrary he Is strongly antlClcveland In the re-
c,rscs Of his soul and there u no reason why ho
shoud not be- This assertion Will be easily credited
by every one who remembers that 10 was largely
through his vigorous speeches at Albany and other
places In the campaign OF 1894 that the stampede OF
Tho Irish- Americans 10 Blaine IN New York was
checked The ngratitude which Is sharper than
serpcnts tooth was plainly exhibited after his elcc.
ton by Cleveland. and General Collins was s'iubbed
ut every opportunity. Why should he favor Cleve-
land Were there not dangling before his eyes the
possible prize OF United states sOatorship he would
undoubtedly be more outspoken In bis remarks than
he Is now. ms adroit speech at the state Conver-
ton slde-tracking Tommy" kecnan's Ilill resolution,
4 fresh I'm the minds OF all but II will also be refnem
bcred that he declared with great warmth that while
there were millions OF Democrats and he would favor
the best he also put In warm word for Governor
Russell
A DELEGATE SHOT ON THE WAY To CHICAGO.