The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-18

the State of New York will vote for Mr..
Cleveland if nominated, and he can poll
an Independent and republican vote of
size never before known in national
campaign. Nobody else can do this nor
come anywhere near it. For that rea-
son, although there are many democrats
whom would have personally preferred
to Cleveland for the Presidential nomi-
nation, l have no doubt but that he is
the most available candidate for the
State of New York"
A table carefully prepared by one of
the anti -snappers and based upon the
actions Of either of the various State con-
ventions, gives the ex-president 500
votes, or 80 less than the total need to
nominate. In this estimate, however,
the 48 votes of Illinois are counted for
Palmer, and the 80 of Indiana for GRAY.
Neither of these calculations can be ac-
cepted as reliable, as the ex-President is
absolutely certain of at least IA votes from
Inniana and 20 from Illinois, which
would bring his estimate up to 534.
In the estimate in question 68 Hill del
egates are credited to seven Southern
States, but it is contended by the Cleve-
landites that the men so classified are
open to anti convention arguments
Whether or not, however, Cleveland s
strength is 500 or over that figure. it is
apparent at this time that unless there
is an entire revolution of sentiment on
the part of the Hill people outside of
the New Workers, he is bound to run
from 80 to 40 less than the number of
votes required on the first ballot.
Friends of Governor Boies, however,
who have entered upon remarkably
active campaign are not inclined to think
that the ex-President will get even 500
votes as starter, although their favorite
is credited with only the 26 votes of
Iowa. They say to- night that they have
assurances of at least IS votes on the
first ballot. The eight votes of South
Dakota, which were supposed to be split
up between Cleveland and Hill, will,
they say, be cast solid for the Iowan,
while they will have a support from
the Southern States that will uproot the
calculations of both Cleveland and Hill.
So far as their Southern missionary work
is concerned, they are banking consider
ably on speech in opposition to the
force bill delivered by Gov Boies at
Keokuk, in October, 1890, and in which
he took strong grounds that the measure
III question was no more necessary in the
Southern States than in the north. There
was no little significance in call meet
ing to-day by a member of Iowa dele
gates upon Crocker, Shehan, Murphy
and others of the Tammany brigade
The visitors said that they desired the
New Workers to understand inasmuch
as several republican newspapers
had questioned the, democracy of
Governor Boies and either insinuated
or charged openly that he had
voted for Blaine, that in the minds of the
Iowa people there was no question as to
his true blue democracy and his faithful
ness to the party under any and all cir
cumstances. The New Workers re-
sponded that they had no doubt as to
the democracy of Gov. Boies, that they
were familiar with his career and had
studied his speeches and were satisfied
of his democracy in every particular. Ar
hour or two after this some of the New
Workers paid fraternal visit to the lowe
headquarters.