Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-20
Growers star
Seems to Be in the
Ascendant.
Its Luster Obscures Many Of
the Lesser Lights.
The Field Narrowed ito Hill
Cleveland and Boies.
Illinois Will Cast Solid Vote for
the Ex-President.
Palmer Withdraws in Favor Of
Cleveland.
His Nomination Almost Assured On
First Ballot.
The German Boom Nippeds'in tho Bud.
Hill Mon Have Not Given Up
HOpe-George W. Peck
for vice-President.
Illinois Will Cast q Solid Vote for
the Ex-President.
Palmer Withdraws in Favor of
Cleveland.
His Nomination Almost Assured On
First Ballot.
The German Boom Nippeds'in tho Bud.
Hill Men Have Not Given Up
H0pe-Georgo w. Peck
for vice.President.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Ae9oclateu freEe.
CHICAGO, June 19.-The star of Grover
Cleveland is in the ascendency tonight.
Every shifting Of the political constella-
tion in the past twenty-four hours only
tended to make it shine forth with
greater luster. until tohight the efful-
gence of it's rays quite obscures the lesser
lights of Hill, Boies, German and Gray.
The opponents Of the ex-president are
tonight preparing for one final her
culean effort to muster from all opposi-
tion phalanx Of delegates to stand out
and prevent Cleveland from receiving
the requisite two-thirds vote on first
ballot. They are somehow imhued with
the conviction that If Cleveland fails
to receive the nomination in
the enthusiasm Of the opening ballot, ,fbs
will on the succeeding ballots show
losses instead of gains, and that the
disintegration of his forces will be only
q question of time. But the day has
shown that the Cleveland forces are
swelling instead Of diminishing, and to-
night the rank and file of the Cleveland
forces are rejecting with disdain the
counsel Of those conservative leaders
who have warned them against pos
sible defeat in nominating Cleveland in
the face Of Tammany, and reply by
avowing that the ex-president is the
candidate Of the nation. and his des-
tiny ID above the sway of
any particular state or faction.
THE FIELD NARROWED DOWN. .
Tonight the names of German. Morri-
son. Campbell and Russell, which were
so frequently discussed a day or two
ago ~ dark horses, are scarcely mem
toned in political predictions. The
only avowed candidates tonight are
Cleveland, Hill and Boies. 4 FNas
The situation is cleared up to the ex-
tent Of indicating plainly to all that
dark horses are not to be ushered into
the political arena. unless Cleveland
shall fail of nomination on the first
ballot.
ILLINOIS SOLID FOR CLEVELAND.
The Illinois delegation, under the di-
rection of Palmer, will vote for Cleve-
land on the first ballot and probably on
various succeeding ballots az long az the
ex-president is in the race. This an
noupcement, which was made unofi-
cially from Illinois headquarters today,
has given great impetus to the Cleve-
land movement, and the leaders of the
ex-president, with great confidence,
say they have now assurances of the
swo-thirds vote requisite for the nomi-
nation.
HoosIER VOTES FOR GROVER.
Indiana has given unmistakable evil
dence that its delegation will not act as
q unit, and Gray will hardly receive
more than seventeen or eighteen votes
from the state, the, remainder going
to Cleveland.
OHIO FURNISHES A QUOTA.
As Ex-Governor Campbell has taken
particular pains to announce that under
no circumstances will he allow his name
to enter the list Of presidential candi-
dates, the Cleveland people are relying
explicitly on thirteen votes Of Ohio be-
ing cast for the great tariff reform leader,
80 from Indiana, Illinois and Ohio alone
seem to be assured for Cleveland over
seventy votes which yesterday appeared,
to be wavering.
KENTUCKY STILL UNCERTAIN.
Kentucky, the other great doubtful
state, still looms up uncertain. The
power Of Henry Watteraon seems to be
having an influence on the delegation,
and while many Of its members are very
friendly to Cleveland, conservative
friends Of the ex-pfesident are not yet
relying explicitly upon substantial sup
port from there.
Iowa Is still true TO Boies.
New York's seventy-two votes are
conceded 70 Hill, and Il appears proba-
Als that be may receive couple of