The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-21
A Perfect Understanding Be-
tween German and Hill.
ONE OR THE OTHER WILL RUN.
If German Is Chosen. Ex-Gov. Gray
viii Likely Get Second Place.
Cincinnati and Milwaukee the Leading
Seekers for the Democratic Conven-
tion-Not Likely That the Place and

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 20.-tSpecial. +
The Hill-Gorman men are on top. The
developments of the last tgenty-four hours
indicate that these two astute politicians
have manipulated affairs TO such All ex-
tent that the nomination OF Cleveland IS
practically an impossibilty. They have
done any amount OF political scheming
since yesterday, and have been successful
IN winning over numerous men who have
been friendly to Cleveland in the interest
of one or the other of these two men for
the presidential nomination. The devel-
opnents indicate that Hill has not entirely
given UP the idea that he can capture the
nomination. The combine between Hill
and German still stands, however, and the
plan is that the man who develops the
most strength between now and the time
the convention is held will be pushed for
the nomination. As has already been
stated in Washington City dispatches to
the PosT-INTELLIGENcER.1 1he probabilities
are that German will show the greatest
strength, and in the event that this proves
true he will probably be the nominee.
Inside information secured today shows
that German will receive nearly every
vote from the Southern states east of the
Mississippi. The lever that the Maryland
senator wields in the South will probably
overcome the strength that Hill will re-
ceive in New York and other states.
Hill, however, has not given up the idea
OF having his name presented to the con-
vention if he is successful in capturing the
New York delegation and is able to pull
any strength from other Northern states
east of the Mississippi.
The friends of Cleveland are somewhat
downcast today, but have Hot lost all hope.
and will bitterly contesg every inch of
ground in the interest of their chief
Tamrnany is in Washington City in full
force, and is working With great energy in
the interest of Hill Tamfnany is for Hill
and no other candidate This has been
proved beyond contradiction since the ar
rival of the Tammany braSes yesterday
1t has come from a quaiser very near to
the Democratic senator sfom New York
that if German is nominated for first place
Ex-Governor Gray, of Indiana, will be his
running mate. If the HDi-Gorman COM
bine is successful in placing German at
the head of the ticket, there is no reason
why they will not be abie to dictate the
nomination for second pace. 1t is said
that they are of the opinian that if the ex-
gagerro og of, ndlap a 3<z ssssai Ratssi .hsssaus
carry that state against Harrison if the
present chief executive is lucky enough to
secure denomination. They are not sure,
however, that if Blaine is the nominee,
Indiana will swing into the Democratic
column again. They believe, and wisely,
that Blaine would make stronger fight in
Indiana than even Harrison. The talk
about the nomination of Governor Boies, of
Iowa, for second place on the ticket, is be-
coming very dull and Democrats from the
West who are now in Washington City
do not think that the Iowa governor
stands even the ghost of a show of having
his name presented to the Democratic con-
vention. 1t is said to be the plan of Hill
and German to straddle the free coinage
question, in order that the party may poll
the full free coinage vote in the South and
Southwest and the full vote of the anti
free coinage Democrats in the North and
East. 1t is Hill and German, too, that
have outlined the policy of the Democrats
in the present congress in every direction,
and their plan, as is already well known,
is to prevent any important legislation
during the first session. The Democrats.
under the leadership of Hill and German,
will make an outward show of repeating
some of the schedules in the Mckinley
bill, but they will see to it that no radical
changes are made that are likely to work
against the interests of the party in the
present national campaign. They will
make great hue and cry over the matter
of reducing the appropriations, but all
this will be done for campaign purposes,
and the do-nothing policy decided upon
will be religiously carried out until this
congress takes a recess next spring.