Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21
ARTFUL ENTICERS.

They Attempt to Perform Missionar
Work Among the State Delegations
Questions That Flower Couldn't An
sver SatisfactoriIy-P Powerful Argu-
ments Brought to Bear.
CHICAGO, June Ex-Governor Flower
has been doing missionary work to-day.
This morning he, with Hon. Amos Cum
mings, Hon. Bourke Cochran, General
Slocum and Speaker Bush, OF the New York
Assembly, met the Tennessee delegation,
which is instructed to vote as q unit for
Cleveland. Governor Flower made a state
ment in behalf of Senator Hill, and then
Delegate George w. Ochs, of Chattanooga,
opened dialogue.
Cannot Mr.. Cleveland command more
independent votes in New York State than
any other Democrat" Thus spoke Mr..
Ochs.
81 think likely he cam" replied Gov
ernor Flower.
sis it not fact, too," pursued Mr.. Ochs,
'that the same influences are now operating
against Mr.. Cleveland in New York that
were opposed to him in 1884 and 1882
Mr. Flower assented.
'Is 1t not true, too, that the contest
against Mr.. Cleveland in New York was
mercer IN 1000 tHdu Ill 1oof.
Mr. Flower was not sure this was not
fact-indeed, he believed it was.
'Then, why did Cleveland in 1888 poll
more votes in New York than in 1SS4?'
Flowers Explanation Fell Flat.
To this Governor Flowers response was
that Tammany always supported the regular
ticket, whereupon the Tennessee men re-
marked that such an explanation scarcely
L.. chn hn
assumed that Tammany did not Support
the regular ticket" so warmly in 1884.
'Did not the voice and influence of Mr..
Cleveland aid very largely to your cleo
tion?" delegate asked of Mr.. Flower, and
the Governor thought they did.
1--WE came away from our conference
with the gentlemen with an impression that
they had begged the question, and met our
inquiries weakly" said delegate.
The Mississippi delegation was also fall
low field tor missionary work during the
day in behalf of the several Presidential
candidates and it is not for lack of argu-
ment and persuasion that they remain In
doubt as to their Presidential preferences.
The State is very. much divided and the
views Of the delegates are radically di-
verse. The fear OF force bill in the event
of Republican success is hanging over
them. They are rendered almost helpless
by this fear and are casting about for the
strongest man they can find to insure sue
cess
Judge Herrick Argues Strongly.
Judge Herrick, of New York, visited
them to-day in behalf of Cleveland, and
met the invariable question, ''Can he carry
New York?' One part of his argument took
them with some force: Zone thing to no
tice is the Cleveland feeling in States around
New York. Connecticut and New Jersey
are States largely peopled by persons with
interests in New York. You heard no talk
that Cleveland cannot carry those States
They are for him. So are New Hampshire,
Vermont ana Massachusetts,, all neighbor-
ing states. Is 1t likely that the sentiment
there that Cleveland is the strongest man
does not hold good across the State lines,
and does it not indicate that but for the
machine New York would be for him?"
Judge Herrick was nonplussed when the
color question came up, and one delegate
asked if Cleveland had not invited Fred