Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-16
THE POLITICAL POT
1t Bubbles in a Preliminary
Way at Chicago.
TALK OF CONVENTION OHAIRMEN

Clayton Il. Crafts Suggested-Also Ex.
Governor Campbell and Henry Waiter
son-Missouri Men Comment on the
Situations Senator Vests Opinions
An Indiana Mans Remarks-Hin Men
Ohio Democracy Doesn't Instruct
Angus for War Secretary.
CHICAGO, June 15.-The few delegates
who are here to attend the national Demo
cratic convention divide their time in
booming their favorites and talking up
the matter of temporary and permanent
chairman of the convention. The local
Democratic leaders also take a hand in
the latter business The two names most
mentioned now are ex-Gov. Campbell
and Clayton +. Crafts; Henry Watterson
IS also mentioned. Crafts has no national
reputation Yet, his achievements having
been so far confined to the Illinois legisla
ture; but there is no doubt that his selec-
ton would please the Chicago Democracy,
even if it were only for temporary chair
man; and that is the way the talk runs
Crafts for temporary and Campbell for
permanent chairman.
Vest Solid for Cleveland.
81 was going to say | was almost out of
politics" said Senator Vest the Missouri
champion of the ex-president, "but / guess
1t isn't quite as bad as that. But can'G
give you any pointers on the situation. In
fact, am not here to attend the conven-
tion, my presence here at this time being
merely coincidence. But | can tell you
one thing, and that is that Grover Cleve-
land WILL in my opinion, be the Demo
cratic nominee. Everything seems to
point that way. The Missouri delegation
will vote for him solidly first and last. "
The senator said he would not attend the
convention.
Another Missouri Man.
c. F. Cochran, editor OF the St. Joseph,
Mo, Gazette, was at the Grand Pacific
yesterday in advance of the delegation
from his state. There Is not a single pre-
cinct in Missouri that would take Hill as
second choice" he said, in preference to
Palmer, Campbell, German. Boies or any
other possibility. The Missouri delega-
tion is largely i'll favor of Cleveland, but
they can be brought to the support of an
other candidate if they find any good rea-
son why such action should be taken. Nc
power on earth could force them, however,
to aid in the nomination of Hill"
The CIeveInnd-Hin Fight.
Peck the Hill worker from New York
said yesterday: Il have too high an o7in-
ion of Mr.. Cleveland. under the existing
circumstances, to believe that he will al.
low his name to be presented to the con-
veution." 1t goes without saying that the
Cleveland men now here laugh this to
scorn. Enthusiastic followers of Hill are
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seventy-two delegates from the Hill con-
vcntion of New York will arrived here in
a special train of several sections tomor-
row in time to Immediately hold a secret
caucus at the Auditorium in the evening.
The Indiana Delegation.
Austin II. Brown, of Indianapolis, Ind.
an old newspaper editor and at one time
a member of the national Democratic
committee from that state, arrived at the
Palmer house yesterday. Mr.. Brown is a
strong Cleveland man, though he comes
to Chicago TO perform the work allotted
to him bv the committee and not to shout
for any candidate He says: Il believe it
is the feeling now that the Indiana dele
CATION will vote for Gray if there is any
chance for him, and if he has no show the
vote will 20 solidly for Cleveland"
Palmer Has Some Prospects.
Sherwood Dixon is one of the best law.
yers in Illinois, and, though a Morrison
man at heart, said that he considered the
Illinois instructions as calling for vote
for Palmer until it was apparent that he
could not be nominated. Johnny Donnel
ly, who was in from Woodstock yesterday
said that Palmer had twen;y-eight votes
out of the delegation, and the rest are
either Cleveland or Morrison men, whose
interests are Identical