The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-18

erats OF the Empire Sta;e-The Cause Of
the Defeat OF 1888 a. Described by tho
New York worid-The Record of the
Muswumps and Boiters Pre-eated for
the Consideration OF tho Delegate. from
Other Siates-It shows that While They
Always Opposed Nm a.d Predicted His
Defeat, He Kept on Lendisg the Party
to Greater Victories, Catu Now Every
Department OF the New York State Gov.
eminent 10 Ia Democratic Hands-A Fog
OF Cneertaiuty In Chicago as TO the Out
come fthe Csnvention-The Cleveland aad
Aat,-Cleyeland Men 10th Conndent.
CHICAGO. June 1.-THE big hank OF fog
which blew In from Lake Michigan aud
hung over the housctopi Of the freak
city OF the West this afternoon came
along very aptly to typify the political con-
dition on the eve OF the National Demo
cratic Convention. To what else than the big
gray and smoky blanket overhead could it
have been that the politicians referred to as
they kept talking about something that they
always spoke OF as lit" They said they did
not know who lit" would be. and that they
could not guess how 1t" would turn out.
Sometimes their words were more mysterious.
as when they said that perhaps New York
State would not bs lit" or perhaps lit"
would 60 to the West To see all these smart
~ dressed. wide-awake strangers looking up
at the sky and then to the heavy clouds above
them was TO absorb the notion that the fog
was settling on their brain to dim their polit!-
cal vision and to cloud their Judgment
1t Is always SO at this stage Of
the prelim!naries Of National Con-
vention. 1t was Just the same at
inneapolis tho other day. That arch polit-
clan. Harrison. whose shrswdness Is not even
yet understood by the public. sent his men to
the Convention with such hallooinE and
staggering that there med to be no fog
about the situation at all Then came the
Blaine men with more money and brass
bands than Harrison could control. and the
air began to grow hazy. After that the Nc
kinley boom and the Alser boomlet and the
chatter about Dictator Reed. together with
the undertake for sherman. altered the haze
SO that its particles welded together and It
became q fog.
Just SO It is hero In Chicago to-day. The
Cleveland men pretended that tho sky was
perfectly clear and that they could count moro
than COO ponderous and spherical stars ar
ranged in the shape Of the letters g. c. but
in another twenty-fo hours came the mist
that always must shrout the operations Of
great delibera:ive body intent upon SO grand
problem as how to choose a man to win our
Presidency. The mist began with the arrival
Of the Tammany and other New York
leaders. sine saying that New York
State Is for Hill and some that it is
for Cleveland. The Hill men offer " far the
best proofs. In fact. they speak with author
ity. Lu, VIA. are the delegates from cthe-
States 20 think as they hear the noisy dis
pute. and note that twlte to-day L has bred
Gst!cuT encounters. once at the Auditorium
and once at the Grand Pacd, Hotel Tonight.
even. 80 this is being written unterthe ban
ket Il vapor ami Litunan that clouds the viz ".
the dispute wakes Elo:s uest. and the dele
gates from ether States grow more confused.
fog Gen. Field Of ButTa0 Is betting $1,000 10
500 that David y. Hi. wi! not be nominated.
and Civil Service ComrnissioHer Eustacs is
wagering 500 to So that Cleveland won't be
in it when the Democrats arc rounded UP In
the strange corral that Chicago has built
upon the lakeside as a convention hal
Robert Il, Roosevelt o. New York is being
pointed out TO- night as a lisely man for second
choice in case New York gets eft. and the ars.
place goes to Palmer o. Boies or Gray
Of Indiana. hut on tho ether hand the
Illinois delegates have ser.oCs.y oTered AdIai
l. Stevenson As good running mate 70.
Cleveland II he IS chosen The reader tee Z
to see tie FOG bank now almost as !! he wore
here in Chi"aSo. But the big sun blanket
grows thicker the more il is stuffed. Mr. Cor
man II Mary and Is here with Snot oftalka-
tive dev5tees arCun! him. The loSa e,e2a.-s
are max lGG "a mach bother about their favor
lite son. Horace Eo!es. as i: they Thought that
a mar "TRo eats Pie with knife c Ill Ue Pros
iIer.. The Hos iers who are here are hung ID
liketwo cat, over clothes lire. ore zig Cor
man-Gray cat. and tho other little Cleveland
"a Tharp IA pOrLfr- tao m q he,
sees Il all and who listens 10 everything For
such man there Is fog overhead. fog under
foot, 70. Al. around. II he runs across ex-Goy
Campbell o! Ohio he Ends that gentleman Zig
with the idea that he may lie nomlu mated for
President. II he chances upon Waters T. and
Br!cc. usually so cocksurc and otacu.a-. lie
finds them astTtde fence, with no oI.Glon eX-
ceIt that Cleveland cannot win. II.
he meets Bissel Of Buffalo ke hears
that Cleveland will surely win. I.he Is intro
duced 10 Edward Murphy or Richard Croker
he ands them quite positive that Hill Is tho
coming leader. The f.; i over tho w!.J.. sit
ustion. ard all the politicians are guessing a.
!ts shape Ike Ham .er GGd lol3niIs. 1T IJoks
very Ike whale" say all the Cleveland men.
1T certainly Is ou- color" the Indiana men
retort. "It Is shaped Ike Ill.," say all tho
Tammany men.
The freak city o. the West Is q SUNRISE to
its visitors. Before the !oG came Up the clouds
Of soft coal smoke hal way Of Dropping
great Jumps Of 500. OF the shirt fronts .. the
new corners. This and the dirtiness o. the
streets were astonishing TO Mr.. Croker.
II things we're Ike this in New York" he
said. the people would mob Tammany Hall"
Everybody has been down 10 the lake front
10 see the inpromptu Convention hall The
Chicago people calls. q modern Perthenon nj.
the Lakeside Hall ot the SaCes, but It looks
more like one Of the lee houses that the KnlcE-
erbockcr Ice Company build here and there
along the upper Hudson. julius Caesar Lul!y.
using uncommon sel!-restraint. describes i.
as "a holy terror" 1t has no windows In i,
four sheer walls o. rough boards. Il:
would do for a place 10 which 10 fill a
balloon out Of sight OF al except
those who pay % get In. There has been a
great deal OF doubt as to its strength and
safety. and wild panic has seized those who
know they must sit upon its strong sme cling
rss!ncus benches. but there is no basis for
this alarm. 1t Is well built and safe or 10