Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-21

land in the race for Presidential honors,
and few men have the temerity to chal-
lenge the sincerity of their position. Sem
! ator David B. Hill, of New York, with the
72 votes of the Empire State behind him,
and Governor Horace Boies, of Iowa, Sc
cure in the fealty of 26 devoted supporters,
are still indomitable factors in the Presi-
dental contest, be the result of humiliation
what it may.
True, there have been many rumors that
Tamnary has been exerting its seductive
wiles on the favorite sons of other States to
hold secure their wavering forces In the
hope that Tammany would at last come to
the West with its 72 votes for Palmer or
Morrison or Carlisle or Gray; but Tammany
leaders still outwardly profess allegiance to
the cause of Hill, and gradual conviction
! is forcing itself upon every mind that the
nomination of Cleveland, if nominated he
be, will meet an eloquent protest from the
Empire State by the 72 votes of New York
being cast for the distinguished Senator.
The old proverb that history repeats itself
is finding frequent repetition among the
Cleveland people tonight 1t Is remem-
bered that exactly two weeks ago at the
Minneapolis National Convention the anti
Harrison members of the National Com
mittee defeated the Harrison contingent
and decided upon J. Sloat Fassett, of New
York, as Temporary Chairman of the con-
vention.
History Repeats Itself Once More.
Fassett was one of the most earnest of
the anti Harrison people, and yet the Ma
tional Committee decided upon him for
Temporary Chairman, and, in the face of a
convention which was three-ifths for Har
rison, be was allowed to be seated without
protest Two days later, however, on the
first trial test OF strength, the anti Harrison
people were routed, and on the day follow
ing the President was triumphantly renomi-
mated. All this is called to public mind by
the Cleveland people. and it is stated that
the programme will repeat itself in the
present Democratic National Convention.
The selection of Owens by the National
Committee they hold to be but an augur of
the defeat of the politicians by the masses
of the party and predict with great conf
dence the nomination of the ex-President
next Wednesday.
In another respect is there parallel be-
tween the two conventions The delegates
from the silver States two weeks ago allied
themselves with the anti-Harrison forces
ami bitterly opposed the Presidents relom:-
nation. To-day the delegates from the
silver States are for the most part arrayed
against the nomination of ex-Presidert
Cleveland, and have turned to the South
and East in search of combination which
will defeat the nomination of the popular
favorite. In one or two States these over
lures were successful in winning over dele
gates to Boies as opposed to Cleveland
Votes That Are Switching About.
South Carolina this morning decided to
60 for Boies, the Western candidate, as the
best man with whom to beat Cleveland, to
whose nomination they are bitterly hostile.
They met during the day and it was agreed
to give Boies II of its votes on the first bal
lot OF the other six votes three will go to
Hill, two to German and one to Cleveland
on the first ballot On the second ballot
Boies will get five of the remaining votes
and perhaps all six should he stand a good
chance, South Carolina was distinguished
in its State Convention by the adoption of
resolutions denouncing Cleveland. SMem-
bers of the delegation say that though these
resolutions may seem strong to outsiders
they were really the mildest that could
have been drawn and gone through the con-
vention.
The Cleveland men are straining every
nerve to add to their strength on the first
ballot, and wherever it is possible to consol
idate State delegation and have it present
solid front they are doing it. Their great
est work is being exerted in delegations
where the Cleveland sentiment is prepon-
derant A great deal of pressure was brought
by them on Mr. German to prevent the use
of that gentleman's name as one of the op-
posing candidates To-day they employed
every means at their command to induce
Mr. German to publicly announce that he
was not a candidate and would not enter
the field. Senator Carlisle was less doubt
full about Mr.. Cleveland's strength in New
York and is now favorable to his nomi-
nation.
An evidence of the careful method
the Cleveland people are pursuing was af-
forded at the meeting of the Vermont dele
cation, when the unit rule was adopted and
the solitary anti-Cleveland vote therein
made to count for Cleveland