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4 DECIDING TRIO.
Illinois, Indiana and Ken
tueky Chief Factors Of
Uncertainty.
With Their Votes on First
Ballot Cleveland Would
Win in a Gallop.
By Voting for Favorite Sons
They Can Make His Selee-
tion Doubtful.
Springer, Watterson and
Voorhees, Counseling the
LaLL0P course.
"Inexpediency" of Growers
Nomination Their Main
Argument.
The Illinois Delegation Sud-
denly Looms Into Great
Prominence.
HOOSierS at Present Divided
on Cleveland. Gray and
Palmer.
Kentucky's Position Shaded
-, Mxrcfor1y opd roodopC
"Inexpediency'' of Growers
Nomination Their Main
Argument.
The Illinois Delegation Sud-
denly Looms Into Great
Prominence.
HoOsierS at Present Divided
on Cleveland. Gray and
Palmer.
Kentucky's Position Shaded
in Mystery and Leaders
Not Talking.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The opening of
convention week will find the lines of
battle closely drawn, and every candi-
date seemingly assured of the exact
strength with which he will enter the
contest. Every delegation of the forty
four states of the Union will be ON the
ground, and the chief uncertainty will
be as to the probable action of Illinois,
Indiana and Kentucky.
If all Of these states cast their solid
support for Cleveland Oh the first ballot
there is little doubt but that he will re-
ceiye the two-thirds vote requisite for a
nomination. But should each of these
states, on the other hand, cast the full
strength of its delegation for its favor
ite son, the probabilities of Mr.. Cleye
lands nomination on the opening ballot
would be very remote indeed.
In the estimates given this evening
by some of the Cleveland men purport-
ing to show that the ex-president is sure
of receiving the requisite two-thirds on
the first ballot, it is observed that all of
these states are not credited with allie
gIance to their favorite sons. The ag-
gregate votes of Illinois, Indiana and
Kentucky are 104. and thus the impOr
tance of the vote of these three states
can hardly be overestimated.
Tammany Men Alert.
The Illinois delegation met at s
O'Clock tonight and organized by elect
ing Hon. A. r. Stevenson. delegate-at-
large, as the chairman OF the delegation.
The presidential situation was dis
cussed only to the extent of declaring
the sentiment of the delegates to be
that no formal expression as to presi-
Dental preferences should be given at
such distant period before the conven-
ton.
Representatives of Tammany urged
the Illinois delegation to desert Cleve-
land in advance and vote for Palmer on
the first ballot. 1t is stated that Chief
Croker had intimated to certain Illinois
delegates that in the event of the lii
nois delegation voting for Palmer from
the very beginning, thus aiding in the
early defeat of Cleveland, the New York
delegation would at some time later re-
ciprocate by casting its vote for John M.
Palmer. All this had little or no effect,
however.
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ILLINOIS LOOMING UP.
The Sucker State in a Position
of Peculiar Power.

CHICAGO. June 1S.-Illinois, which in
the past has always been such power
in the Republican convention, is sud-
denly assuming a position of almost
equal prominence in the Democratic
convention. 1t is high up in the alpha
betical list of states, and there are many
who believe that if the forty-eight votes
of Illinois were cast for Cleveland on
the first ballot it would result in such
enthusiasm and substantial gain as to
finally effect his nomination.
For this reason, every resource known
to modern politics is being brought to
bear bv the different factions upon the
delegates of the state to control the in
fluence of the delegation. The anti
Cleveland people are evidently very
anxious that the Illinois delegation
should pronounce it eXpedient to come
West for a presidential candidate and
declare for John NJ. Palmer on the first
ballot.
The person. however. who is most
strongly opposing this plan just at the
present time is Gen. Palmer himself,
who has written to nearly all the men,
bers of the Illinois delegation, advising
them to give Cleveland honest and loyal
support so long as he shall be in the
race. There is no doubt that he is sim
cerely for the nomination of the eX
president, and if Cleveland gets the
vote of Illinois ON the first ballot it may
be due to the influence of Gen. Palmer
the Illinois presidential candidate.
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IN A GALLUS HUMOR.
Cleveland Workers Expect Help
From All Sides.

Cleveland w OrkerS lIXpecC heIp
From All Sides.
CHICAGO. June 1S.-The Cleveland
men in various delegations are in good
spirits. They rely on getting the
Northwest practically solid and
at least three-fourths of the New
En- gland states for Cleveland.
New Jersey under instructions is solid
for him, and the little peach tree state
of Delaware is expected to poll all her
votes the same way, while III Pennsyl-
vania Mr.. Harrity ngures that CleVe-
land OvershadOwS every one else. 1t is
in the South that weakness is feared.
The Cleveland leaders, while confident,
concede that losses are possible there.
Mr.. Whitney put in his first appear
ance at the Palmer today, and to Judge
Stetson, Cleveland's law partner. re-
marked that the eX-presidents stock
was quoted high. In the reply to the
suggestion he SAID it was impossible to
form Western combine that would de-
feat Cleveland.
Mr. Whitnep is out tonight in an in
terYiew in answer to Mr.. Murphy. lie
saws that the substance of the OppoSi-
ton to Mr.. Cleveland among the New
York delegates is opposition TO the
independent vote that follows Mr..
Cleveland, land what you might call
the mugwump in politics" He blames
Murphy, however, for associating
Cleveland with the mugwumps as
though he was not good party man,
and instances the fact that though the
New York Times and Post we're
Hill in 1885, Mr.. Cleveland went to Buff
fala to vote for Gov. Hill and both
Cleveland and his cabinet contributed
to the campaign fund.
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AWAITING HER CANDIDATE.

of the national committee said that
there would be no fight over the tenn
porary organization of the convention,
and that it was intended to avoid any
trouble between the Cleveland and anti
Cleveland men.
Another report asserts that Owens
has been practically selected, but the
subcommittee decided to hold MIR.
Owens namein allegiance until Monday.
1t is not probable. however, that there
will be any change. Mr.. Owens IS said
lucky, crisp, short, eloquent IN style,
and an admirable presiding officer, hav-
ing served three terms as speaker of the
Kentucky house of REPRESENTATIVES.
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KENTUCKY A MYSTERY.
Watterson and Carlisle Are Nom
COmmittal.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The greatest mys-
terry surrounds the Kentucky delegation,
and no one on the outside seems to have
any very positive indication of the way
the state will 60. Henry Watterson,
the great Kentucky editor, has shown
that he can be secretive when he wishes,
ard the taciturn reply which he has
given to all inquiries affords but little
indication of what he and his fellow
leaders of the Blue Grass state intend
to do.
Carlisle has gone to the extent of
saying that he views with great gravity
the situation that will be presented by
the nomination of Cleveland, but he
does not go so far as to express the
opinion that the defeat of Cleveland
would be the penalty of that nomina-
ton. There is no doubt thar, with
Carlisle out of the race, fully half OF the
Kentucky delegates are disposed to
favor Cleveland.
EOnly the iron will of Henry Waiter
son could keep them from casting their
vote for the ex-president. and even
Watterson seems to be so uncertain of
his influence that it is believed he well
comes the candidacy of Carlisle as the
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Hill Managers Make a Clever
Change in Their Method
Of Campaign.
Whitney's Aim Is to Reduce
the eld--Tammany Is
SphinX-Like.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Charles s. Fair
child, chairman of the New York con-
testing delegation. Is written letter
to Calvin 5. Brice, chairman of the ma
tional committee, demanding seats for
tile delegates appointed by the Syracuse
convention, and for the alternates. This
is the first formal step taken to contest
the right OF the regular delegation to
the seat. The letter is as follows:
Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago, June L. 1852
TO Hon. Calvin :. Brice, Chairman National
Democratic Commiuee-Dear Sir: In behalf
Of the New York delegates selected at the
Democratic state convention held at the city
CT Syracuse May 81 last, respectfully re-
qIe tickets fer seals IN the national con
veutiOn for seventy-twO delegates and sew
euty-twO alJernates from the state Of New
York. together with five additional tickets
for each of such delegates. The formal ere
dentials Of this delegation will be presented
to the national Democratic committee in due
time. I an, very respectfully,
CHARLES :. FAIRCHnD.
The response to this letter was a for
nal one. Mr.. Brice acknowledged its
receipt, and said that the matter would
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"ANTIS" AT REST.
They Expect to Do Great Work
Monday.


Monday.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The anti-snap-
pers are resting on their oars tonight.
The arrivals of delegates during the
past twenty-four hours have not been
numerous, and so the material upon
which to perform their missionary
operations is scarce. By Monday
morning, however, they will have their
hands full, not so much in holding their
own column as in working for new re-
cruts. Ex-Mayor Grace said this even
ing that he had no fears of any deser-
tions from the Cleveland ranks, but an
other New York anti-snapper delegate
said that the Southerners would bear
watching. and he knew as fact
that Tamnlany had representa-
tiveS away down in the states
to meet trains upon which the
Southern delegates are travelling
in order that they might be inoculated
with the Tammany view of the situa-
ton, and be less liable to be influenced
by the representations of the anti
snappers upon reaching the city. A
number of delegates from various
states paid friendly calls at the head
quarters in the Grand Pacific during the
afternoon. Nearly all of them were in
the Cleveland column, and they were
voluble in their assurances that they
would be found faithful to their candi-
date so long as his leaders kept him in
the field.
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INDIANA BADLY SPLIT.
Gray, Cleveland and Palmer TO Be
Voted For.

CHICAGO, June 1s.-The conferences
of Indiana delegates held during the
afternoon Go not indicate that Gray
can possibly secure the unanimous vote
of that, state on the first ballot-or in
deed on any other ballot until
Grover Cleveland shall have been prac-
ticalIy retired from the race. 1t appears
that Cleveland has about twelve dele
gates in the Hoosier delegation who will
insist on voting for the ex-president
from the beginning, and despite the
great efforts that are being made to in
duce them to go with the other eighteen
men of the delegation and vote solidly
for an Indiana candidate, they show no
signs of weakening up 10 this time.
And so it is not unlikely that this con-
yention luay develop one of the old-tims
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REDUCING THE FIELD.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-The arrival of
Mr.. Whitney has been marked by more
methOdical work for the Cleveland
movement. One evidence of the work of
the Cleveland men is shown today in the
efforts that are being made to reduce the
size of field to be entered against tine
leader. In each state where there has
been talk of the entry of favorite sons,
Cleveland men would be put at work to
prevent nomination of dark horses. Mr..
Whitney believes in organization, and
which. it is said, makes Mr.. Cleveland
Ocrat
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fights which have been so common in
the past among the Indiana leaders, and
that the result may be that the delega-
ton from the state will go to pieces on
the first ballot, giving Cleveland twelve
votes. Gray seventeen,s and Palmer.
of Illinois, one, as one of the North
ern Indiana delegates, who is great
admirer of Gen. Palmer and has been
waiting many years to vote for him for
the presidency, seems to consider it his
religious duty to support him at this
fima
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Cleveland men that it viii be political
suicide for you to force Cleveland upon
the party after he has been thrown over
board by the Democrats of New York.
He is simply not the choice of the DEM
ocrats of that state. and their candidate
is another man.
ave will be disappointed if Senator
Hill is not nominated for the presidency,
but we admit that the convention is free
to pass upon his availability, but if it
should force Cleveland upon US, after
he has been reputiated by the Democracy
of his own state, It would be little short
of an affront to US. He can never carry
the state of New York, and to nominate
him would be equivalent to political
suicide. This is not the voice of Tam
many, but the voice Of the working
Democrats and the regular Democratic
organizations throughout the state of
New York."
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THE WIGWaM.

CHICAGO. June 1S.-Whether the wig
wan built for the Democratic con-
vention will be completed in time
for the opening session Tuesday
morning is problematical. 1t all
depends on the weather. The con-
slant rains of the last few days have
seriously delayed the work of complet-
ing the new roof, and if the. downpour
continues it will be impossible to COM
plete the structure by Tuesday. With
good weather. the roof will be finished
and the building decorated before Mon
day noon.
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BRACES ENTHUSIASM.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-"We can elect
Grover Cleveland without New York. +"
The speaker who made this bold asser-
ton was Gen. Edward S. Braggs.. the
same dapper little man who once made
the remark of the ex-president, 1--WE
love lfim for the enemies he has made. -
Today he stated to a reporter that if
Cleveland were nominated he. would
carry Wisconsin by a larger majority
than Coy. Peck rolled up in 1890.
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CARLISLE FOR GROVER.

The Kentucky Senator Does Not
Niince Words.
CHICAGO, June Ex-senator Carlisle
this afternoon reiterated his statement
early in the day that there was no iiv-
ing man he was more deSirOus of
seeing elected to the presidency
than Cleveland, and that he would not
in any way oppose his nomination.
Everybody knows" said the senator,
''that am heartily in favor of Cleve-
land, and l would put him into the
presidential chair tomorrow if | could.
| am not here to work against Nj. Cleye-
land nor to work for Mr.. Morrison"
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CLEyELAND's LEGATEE.
Palmer's Personal Friends Con-
slider Him the Man.

CHICAGO, June 1S.-Many of the per-
sonal friends of Gen, Palmer believe
that. as he must be nominated as the
legatee of Grover Cleveland, if nomi-
mated at all, it would be wiser
for. the Illinois delegation not
to- support Palmer on the first
ballot, but to remain loyal to Cleveland
until the nomination of the latter shall
have appeared impossible. Then, by
the Illinois delegation voting solidly for
Palmer, they believe the Cleveland
people would be disposed to come to
illinois as their second choice.
1t is manifest, however, that the Nor
rison leaders are also counting upon
the cleveland following for the support
to make their candidate prominent
factor in the race. This is the reason
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drops INTO
t h e Il | |
hea d q u ar
terS and cas-
u a lIy in
quires for in
formation as
to the condi-
ton of the
Empire state
the response
invar a bly,
comes from
some cOun-
try delegate,
who is not a
member of
Tam m a n Y
II a | /, but
"hndn0farnS
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GRACE UNRELENTING.
He Will Not Be Party to Com
promise.

He Will Not Be Party to Com
promise.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-There was re-
port circulated today that the New York
contest had been dropped already. Ex-
Mayor Grace, of New York, said: You
may deny that story most emphatically.
There is not the slightest foundation
for any such report. l am not the
sort of a man to drop anything
before l get through with it. We have
a strong "a very strong-caSe, and we
propose to present it like lawyers and
like gentlemen. Onr contesting delega-
ton will meet at o'clock Monday, to
transact business and to mark out the
work of the convention. think that
Cleveland is going to win this fight with
ease. He will WIN. even though our
contesting delegation be not seated"
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mittees delegated to visit the hotels

mittees delegated to visit the hotels
and do missionary work, but
there was a deal of discussion
on other subjects. Reference was made
to an alleged telegram sent by National
Chairman Brice to newspaper, in
which he stated the Ohio delegation
was for Cleveland as unit. Mr. Shee-
han said the statement was false, and
that Brice had never made any such
statement The Ohio delegation would
cast at least part of its vote for Hill.
The story had been started by Cleve-
land men, but was denied by the man
TO whom it was attributed.
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that they are willing that Morrison
should not be brought forward as can
didate until various ballots are taken,
and the nomination of Cleve-
land appears impossible. And so
the proposition to vote for
Palmer whenever the nomination of
Cleveland shall appear ineXpedient or
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impossible, finds no particular oppo-
sition tonight from the Morrison people,
and it is probable that the great tariff
reformer will only be ushered into the
presidential contest as a dark horse
after Cleveland shall be retired, and
Palmer shall have received the loyal
support of the Illinois delegation for
several ballots,
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OWENS AND STEVENSON
Leading in the Race for Tempo
rary Chairman.

CHICAGO, June 19.-The subcommit-
tee on temporary organization held a
meeting today. but did not decide upon
a temporary chairman for the conven-
ton, the conclusion being reached that,
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quite as emphatically as could Messrs.
Croker, Murphy and Sheehan, that MIR.
Clevela nd cannot possibly receive the
electoral vote Of the state Of New York.
During greater portion of the day
Hon. Edward Hawkins, of JapespOrt, q
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TAMMANY sPHINX-LIKE.

Cleveland Men Bank on Michigan
and Kansas.
CAICAGo, June 1S.-The events of the
day have not been snch as to give any
particular discouragement to the Cleve
land leaders. The Tammany organlza-
ton in the state of New York stands as
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- -
d G e z a t e
fT 0 III t h e
stdiStrict,
w a S e m
phatic in his
declarations 5
against Mr..
Cleveland" II
am not a
member of
L q III m q II Y
Hall, " s aid
h e "a n d
have no con-
nectiOn with
it whatever;
but [ want
to say to you
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as it had until Monday to report to the
full committee the name Of man as
chairman of the temporary organization,
it would take until that time to decide
on whom it would recommend and
would take all the time it could to look
over the field.
Owens, of Kentucky. and Stevens, of
Illinois, continue to the front as posi-
bilities for the office, with some men
ton of Wilson,o West Virginia. Mr.Ste-
venson has the support OF two of the four
members of the subcommittee, but Mr..
Watterson. another member of the COM
the committee. a prominent member
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CLEVER HILL MOVE.

New York Country Delegates En-
list in His Ranks
CHICAGO, June 1S.-The Hill man.
agement made one clever change in
their method Of campaign today, and it
is proving very clever one IN convine-
ing the Western delegates that the
New York opposition to Cleveland
IS not wholly confined to Tammany
Hall. When a strollng Democrat now
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BRToE NEVER SAID IT.

Hill Men Uncover Baseless Re-
port.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Shortly after s
O'Clock the New York state delegates
met, with Edward Murphy presiding,
the presumable business of the session
being reception of reports from the COM
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receive proper consideration in due
time 1t was added that no tickets
would be issued until Monday next. Up
to this afternoon no further formal
steps had been taken, and the national
committee had not received the papers
relating to the case from Mr.. Fairchild.
An Unusual Method.
Mr.. Fairchild's letter to Chairman
Brice is rather out of the usual form in
national conventions. Under the method
of procedure in the Democratic party
there is no occasion for the presentation
OF any contest documents to it, as, Off
cially, it takes no notice Of the exist
ence of contests. Its only official in
formation of a contest comes when the
roll Of states is called and the announce
ment is made on the floor.
The distribution Of tickets rests in
each state with the member of the ma
tional committee from that state. In
New York, Lieut.. Gov. William 4.
Sheehan, Of Buffalo, one of the Hill
"big four" is committeeman, and little
doubt, is entertained as to what Mr..
Sheehan would do in the matter, so
this may have caused MT. Fairchild'S
letter, as well as desire 10 90 formally
on record.
The letter marks the initial step In
formally opening the ground for a
contest. The contest will be "tea"
party. instead OF ''bull fight" as had
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been the expectation. For politiaal
reasons the programme will not be
Hplounced until the last moment. In
deed, it may not be announced at all,
but permitted to make its appearance
from time to time, as the occasion de-
mands. The understanding, however,
is that
No Bitter. Persistent Contest
will be indulged in. The matter will
not be closed, though, and the way will
be left open Tor such action as time and
eIgencies may demand. The Syracuse
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only effective means of keeping the
Kentucky delegates away from Cleye-
land,
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NOFICHTINSICHT
The Syracuse Men Will Not
Indulge in a Persistent,
Bitter Contest.
Their Protest to Be Made for
the Moral Effect on Wa
vering Delegates.
An Understanding Exists as
to Just How Far the Kick
VIII Be Carried.
Ex-Seeretary Fairehild Takes
the First Formal Step for
His Delegation.
Demand Made on Briee for
New York'S Quota Of Ad-
mission Tickets.
The Senator Chairman Sim
ply Signifies Receipt Of
the Request.
Hill Managers Make a Clever
Change in Their Method
Of Campaign.
Whitney's Aim Is to Reduce
the Field--Tammany Is
SphinX-Like.