The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-18
CLEVELAND OR WHO.
Hills Friends Claim to Hold the
Balance of Power.
MDIANIANs WILL BE FOR GRAY.

York Factions.
CHICAGO, June 19.-Just about cae-
hixth of the 900 men whose votes will
make the Democratic nominee for the
presidency next week, and at the most
acouple of thousand outsiders who are
interested in the political fortunes of
one or the other candidates, slept under
Chicago's roofs last night. This is
small contingent of the whole that is
making and unmaking candidates, figur-
ing up totals with an air of assurance,
prophesying and speculating, and to
their own satisfaction at least outlining
The course Of events for the next few
days.
The views and opinions of so small
contingent would be about as valuable
hs the expressions of mass meeting
were it not for the fact that contrary to
The general rule the early arrivals in
Iclude men of prominence in nearly all
hhe factions, and whose ideas and final
determinations will carry no little weight
ht the vital juncture. The leaders, as q
matter of fact, are on the ground in ad-
vance in the rank and file and actively
Engaged in shaping their prospects and
policies of action. Summed up in
eutshell and as conceded by representa-
Aives of all the elements, the situation is
simply that the adherents of Senator
Hill will hold the balance of power.
Estimating the Strength.
Just what particular number of votes
Ehe supporters of Grover Cleveland will
lnck upon the first ballot is debutable
question. A table carefully prepared
by one of tho anti-snappers and based
npon the actions either of the various
htate conventions gives the ex-president
BOO votes, or 90 less than the total needed
10 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
accepted as reliable, as the ex-president
Is absolutely certain OF at least fourteen
votes from Indiana and twenty from H.
ainois, which will bring the estimate up
DO 534. In the estimate in question six.
ty-eight Hill delegates are credited to
heven southern states, but it is con-
tended by the Clevelandites that the
men so classified are open to auti-con-
yention 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 revo-
luton of sentiment on the part of the
he is bound to run from thirty to forty
less than the number of votes required
ON the first ballot.
The Boics Boom.
Friends of Governor Boies, however,
Who have entered upon a remarkably
active campaign, are not inclined to
think that the ex-president will get even
SEQ votes as starter, although their
fayorite is credited with only the 26
votes Of Iowa. They say they have as
gurances of at least rs votes on the first
ballot. The 8 votes of South Dakota,
which were supposed to be split up be-
tween Cleveland and Hill, will, they
my, be cast solid for tho Iowan. while
they will have support from the south
am states that will upset the calcula-
lions of both the Hill aud Cleveland So
fAr as their southern missionary work is
concerned they are banking considera-
bly on a speech in opposition to the
force bill delivered by Governor Boies
nj Keolsuk in October, 1890, and in
which he took strong ground that the
measure in question was no more neces-
sary in the southern states than in the
north.
Croker Toying with the Iowans.
There was no little significance in o
all made yesterday by number of
ii,
Murphy and others of the Tammany
brigade. The visitors said that they de-
sired the New Workers to understand,
fnasmuch as several Republican news.
papers had questioned the Democracy
Of Governor Boies and others 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
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cumstances. The New Workers re-
Bponded that they had no doubt as to
the Democracy of Governor Boies, that
they were familiar with his career, and
4hat they had studied his speeches and
were satisfied of his Democracy in every
particular.
An hour or two after this some of the
Anew Workers paid fratercal visit to
Che Iowa headquarters.
The Hawkeye contingent is included
ko repudiate with some heat the sug-
gestion that there is anything immedi-
Rtaly behind this Irritation, but at the
same time the opinion prevails that they
were feeling their way toward an al
lance with the Hill fanks in the inter-
mt of their own candidate. A dispatch
From Secretary Argo, of the state league
pf Democratic clubs, says that 10000
members of that organization will leave
for Chicago today and tomorrow morn
Ing.
New York's fractional Fight.
The feeling between the two factions
pf the New Workers is growing intensely
bitter as the result Of the officials state
ment given out last night by Richard
Murphy and the responsive attack on
The latter which emenated from the
anti-snappers' headquarters this morn.
ang, and it would not be surprising, if,
when the rank and file of the enthusias.
&c Tammanyites get on the ground
Ahere should be some personal collisions
between the two elements.
There came near being melee at the
Great Northern hotel when the Buffalo
delegation, wearing Cleveland badges
came in contact with party from
Oneida which was shouting for Hill
Both sides became excited and war ol
words ensued. Some very strong ex
pressions were exchanged, and some ol
Misputants became SO excited that only
the interference Of their friends pre-
vented an exchange of something
stronger than verbal personalities. Al
the headquarters of the anti -Hillites il
The Grand Pacific the talk was very bit
Ter against Murphy and Sheehan.
Among thes late arrivals were Hon
William A. Beach, delegate from th'
Syracuse district; Colonel George NJ
Munroe. Of New York; Secretary of the
State CoiNmittee William S. Macltey
president Of the national Democracy o.
Buffalo, and James A. Hanlon, o.
Medina, delegate from the Thirty frs
district. The latter declared that the
Hill fight was simply liquor fight, ant
!. that the business interests of the stat,
outside of that traffic and with the in
dependents thrown in, were in favor o.
cleveland.
Delegate Beach was bitter in denuncia
tion of the machine, while Colone
Munroe declare emphatically that Muir
MAhu xunnld mot and cnnld not thrn,,