The Portland daily press., 1892-06-18

Declare that 1t Will Stay There-They
Profess Conference.-The Two-Thirds
Rule Their Stumbling Block.
CHICAGO, June 17.-Delegations who
have favorite sons to offer entertain the
opinion that the failure of ex-President
Cleveland to receive the nomination at
the coming convention on the first ballot
means his elimination from the contest
The Cleveland managers maintain that
while they believe their man can be NOM
mated on the first ballot, failure to re-
ceive the requisite two-thirds on the first
ballot will not be an indication of his
subsequent defeat for they expect i'm
portant accessions from the followers of
Boies, Gray and Hill after their states
have paid the complimentary tribute to
favorite sons. The various Presidential
candidates and dark horses discussed to
night are Cleveland Hill, Flower of New
York, Boies of Iowa, Palmer of Illinois,
Gray of Indiana, German of Maryland,
Carlisle of Kentucky, Morrison
of Illinois, Campbell of Ohio
Russell of Massachusetts, and
Pattison of Pennsylvania. Cleveland,
Hill, Boies, Gray and probably Palmer
and German will all have a following on
the first ballot The others figure entire
ly as dark horses and compromise candi-
dates. The German movement received
new impetus this afternoon by the ar
rival of Senator German. The Senator
refused to discuss the political situation.
When asked if he believed Cleveland
i IL
piled II think so.'' 1t is evident great
deal of work is being done for
German chiefly, perhaps, from the
New York headquarters. 1t seems
to be understood at the Cleveland
headquarters that either German, Boies,
Morrison, Palmer or Russell will get the
necessary help from the Tammany direc-
tors to encourage their supporters to
continue the fight. Neither Mr.. German
nor any of his closest friends will admit
that he is candidate, but about the
corridors of the Palmer House and Grand
Pacific, Gorman's name is being discuss
ed on every hand, so much so that in
some quarters the spirit of opposition is
aroused, and the Senator's position on
the tariff made the subject of several
acrimonious and heated debates.
The delegation from the Syracuse con-
day over the Murphy manifesto declar-
ing that Cleveland could not carry New
York. A number have prepared respon-
ses designed to show that Cleveland is not
only the strongest man in the Democratic
party in New York but could carry the
state and would carry large numbers of
independent and Republican votes which
no other Democrat could get.
The Leaders of the Hill Forces
appeared to have received renewed
hopes from the events of the past few
days and are working energetically for
their candidate with apparent conviction
that success will crown their efforts.
Mr.. Croker and Mr.. Sheehan in side
walk conversation both declared that
Mr.. Cleveland could not carry New York.
This is the keynote of their campaign.
1t is noticeable that the Tammanyites
are emphatic in declaring both privately
and publicly that their opposition to Mr.
Cleveland is not based solely upon their
friendship for Mr.. Hill. They say that
they would be against Cleveland even if
Mr.. Hill were not himself a candidate OF
candidate making force. The declare
that their opposition to Mr.. Cleveland is
based solely upon the question of avail
ability.
This position of the Tammany leaders
suggests similarity between the condi- |
tions preceding the Minneapolis conven-
ton and those in advance of the gather
ing of the Democracy at Chicago. In
each case the opponents of renomina-
tion are divided between several posi-
bilities. Here at Chicago it is Boies,
Pattison. Russell, Morrison, Palmer,
Campbell and Gray, with the shadow of |
German looming over all as against |
Cleveland.
The one question is whether the Dem |
Of defeated candidate can command
and hold together 300 delegates
Against the Leader in the Race.
The anti-C Cleveland Democrats have the
great advantage in their favor of the
two-thirds rule, which will require either
sos or a little over 900 votes to nominate,
the exact number needed being vet de-
pendent upon the amount of considera-
ton which the Democrats will give to
delegates from New Mexico, Indian Ter
ritory and Alaska.
Comparatively few delegates have yet
reached Chicago, and even of these few
are able to speak without the assent of
the bosses of their respective states. Ed
ward Curtis of California is a delegate
whofegards Mr.. Clevelands S nomination
on the first ballot as absolutely certain.
Mr.. Curtis says that not only is California
bound by a thirds vote to support Mr.
Cleveland as a unit, but that more than
two-thirds of the delegation are enthu-
siastically for Cleveland aside from in
structions. Mr.. Curtis adds that MI.
Cleveland is also very strong in the other
Pacific coast states-Oregon and Wash
ington-and that the six delegates from
Idaho, while of course strong free silver
men,
Would Rather Trust Cleveland
than any other candidate for the nomina-
ton.
Editor Morse of the Indianapolis SEN
tinel, delegate at large from Indiana,
says that Mr.. Cleveland is certain of re-