Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-21

tel Great enthusiasm was manifested The following. signed by Chairman Mur phy and Secretary Defreest of the Nev York delegation, was issued tonight: 'Tl reply to inquiries addressed to us by dele
 gates from states instructed to vote fo ) MT. Grover Cleveland of New York, tn,
 delegates of New York, with 8 deep sens,
 of responsibility to the democracy of the United States, are constrained to make an
 swer that in our best judgment MT. Glove
 lands nomination would imperil the sue
 cess of the party and would expose it tt ! the loss of the electoral vote of thu
 state."
 CAUCUS OF THE CLEVELAND LEADERS.
 An informal caucus of the Cleveland leaders was held at ex-Secretsry Whitney, rooms this afternoon at which, on 8 careful examination of all the figures, it was an. nounced that 556 of. the delegates who will go into the convention tomorrow are un. doubtedly for Cleveland, and that 36 more are probably for him, making total of 592 on the first ballot. Meetings at which MT. Whitney has heretofore presided have been informal, but to-day messengers were sent to the different delegations and invi- | tations extended to 8 number of gentle men who were not delegates, but who were known to be in Chicago for Cleveland, and the result was gathering of about two dozen gentlemen in Mir. Whitney, s rooms. MT. Whitney announced the re- suit of the Cleveland poll and explained that before the total of 556 had been | reached every doubtful element had been | eliminated. No man had been counted who was not certainly 8 Cleveland dele | gate. and where any doubt whatever WAS | entertained the person was not counted. A second list was read containing thirty | six names of gentlemen supposed to be | for Cleveland, but not certainly boiled. | It is understood these persons were to be seen during the evening by some of the | gentlemen present, and the list was divid- | ed up, SO that each missionary would have his own work to do. MT. Whit ney urged his friends to see to it that the few additional votes needed to effect MT. Clevelan's nomins- ton be secured before the convention opened tomorrow. In reply to question Mir. Whitney said he was satisfied that Governor Gray's name would not be pre- sented to the convention for the presi- | dency. When asked whether any pledge had been made by Cleveland's friends to the Gray man, he said none had been made, although the logic of the situation would bring the vice-presidency to h. diana. MT. Whitney was understood to say that Indiana proposed to give her full thirty votes to Cleveland, and under the circumstances the facts should be recog nized. One of the gentlemen present said he had assurances that German was not a candidate from the senator himself. This gentleman further stated that he under stood MT. German had told 8 Nebraska delegate that he GGormanl was willing to nominate Cleveland ar fo eaoapl bia nonoin atian AnOfher gentleman exhibited what he said was the anti Cleveland poll read to the silver meet ing at the Marquette club to-day, which claimed 372 votes in the convention against Cleveland if Gray and German could be kept in the field. The fact that Indiana had taken Gray out of the running took seventeen votes away from this estimate. and if German was not presented then about thirty-f four votes more would have to be deducted from it.
 It was stated that the South Carolina, Mississippi and Georgia delegations would certainly give some votes against Cleve- land, with the chances that they would go to Boies, upon whom the Hill men were trying to combine. Senator Bayard of Delaware urged & policy of concilistion towards Hill and Tsmmsny. Mr. Villas of Wisconsin was also in favor of making the Hill mems surrender as easy to them as possible, granting every concession that would possibly be asked which did not affect the main question. After the meet ing one of the participants is said to have met Senator Voorhees, and to have asked him why he had advised Gray to get out of the way. The senator is quoted as say ing: 'I have no longer any doubt about Cleveland's nomination and would be s very poor friend of Governor Gray if did not tell him the truth about the situa- tion. We can make him vice president. More than that we cannot do."
 SILVER MEN FOR GoRMAN.
 Forty-two silver men held a caucus to- day and for three hours discussed the phraseology of the silver plank and meth ods by which it could be pushed through the platform committee. Finally 8 motion to appoint committee of one from each state WAS presented to help frame the plank which was carried. Then T. NJ. Patterson of Denver, after pointing out how much depended upon united action, stated that he had originally been Hill man, but of late had become convinced | that the most available man from @ silver | standpoint was German of Maryland. T. J. Donnelly, another Colorado delegate, proclaimed himself an original German man. Clark of Nevada helped on the boom. The Montana delegates then fell into line and finally after much canvassing of the possibilities the rest of the delegates present declared one after another a preference for Cor | man or a willingness to unite in his sup port. The result, if the pledges made are carried out, was the corrslling of forty | two votes for German on the first ballot. These votes are to come from Colorado, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, New Mex ico, Arizona and Wyoming. Those active | in the caucus claim that its action will di- rectly influence thirty other votes in diff ferent delegations, making total of sev- enty for German as an outcome of the days work by the silver men.
 l CLEVELAND AND GRAY.
 The democratic presidential ticket for 1892 will be Cleveland and Gray; or, at least, such is the general impression of the leading men of all factions at midnight to- night. The program, ss generally under stood around the Cleveland headquarter at tha. hour, was that William NJ. Wilson of West Virginia would be the permanent chairman of the convention, and that no fight would be made in the convention over the temporary chairmanship. Gov ernor Abbott, it is believed, is slated to make the nominating speech for Cleveland. The above result is believed to have been brought about by the en- forcement of the unit rule in the Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Missouri delegations. The Cleveland
 victory is in large measure due to the
 firm stand taken on behalf of the ex,
 president by Senator Palmer, ex-Governoi
 Campbell and Editor Morse of the Indiana
 polls Sentinel.
 URGING SENATOR HILL TO WITHDRAW.
 It is understood that an attempt is being
 made tonight to reconcile the trouble.
 within the democratic party in New York
 It is said members on both sides of tn.
 fight in New York have urged Senator
 Hill to withdraw his name and permit th,
 vote of New York to be given to Mir , Cleveland and the latter's nomination ] practically by exclamation.
 SENSATIONAL MEETING.
 The Illinois delegation had a sensations meeting tonight. resolution was of fe red instructing the chairman to cast tn : vote of the state for Cleveland. Tn resolution was strongly opposed by number of the delegates who wanted tn
 name of Palmer substituted for that O
 Cleveland. Governor Flower and othe ! New Yorkers were admitted and urged tn . Illinois men not to support Cleveland 3 The resolution, however, was carried. t { l PATRICK wALsH's VIEWS. 2 Tonight Hon. Patrick Walsh of Angus l ta, Ga, who has been outspoken in hi
 opposition to Cleveland. said: "There
 no longer any doubt as to the nomination | l-1r- IA