The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-21
FACTS AND FIGURES.
The Cleveland Lenders Figure Out "a Very
Encouraging Table.

Encouraging Table.
CHICAGO. June 2o.-lSpecialI- THE
eXtravagant claims and pretentious esti
mates which haze characterized the
campaign of the Cleveland and anti
Cleveland factions during the past week,
are gradually giving way to facts and
figures. Delegates from every State and
territory are in the city this morning
and the work of ascertaining the presi.
Dental preferences of the individual
delegates is progressing so rapidly,
and the relative strength Of the Cleve-
land and Cleveland factions is so
nearly known that the only element of
doubt now remaining affects those
States which are suspected of having
secret predictions for favorite sons.
The managers of the ex.presidents
campaign this morning display, with
great deal OF oStentation, q carefully
prepared table which gives Cleveland
5sS votes on the first ballot. just seven
votes short of the two-thirds necessary
for nomination.
The anti Cleveland factions-among
which may be included not only the
forces OF Senator Hill, but also those of
Boies. Gray and the secret but very
earnest workers OF Senator German
deride 80 unreaSonably eXtravagant
these figures of the Cleveland leaders,
and assert that their investigations
show that the exPresident is assured
OF but little over majority on the first
ballot. They still maintain that the
failure Of Cleveland to be nominated on
the first ballot will so demoralize his
forces that a rapid disintegration of
Cleveland's streng ID will Immediately
follow, and the race will then become
one OF dark horses.
Probably the most uncertain feature
In the whole contest just ut this time,
is the attitude OF Senator German, of
Maryland. He is here as the leader Of
the State delegation as delegate-at-
large, and outwardlY maintains that he
is devoted to the candidacy OF Cleve-
land; but despite this assertion,
his name is more discussed
than that of any other as compromise
candidate around whom must rally all
factions and scattering delegates OBJ
posed to the denomination Of the eX-P Pres.
ldent. For seventy-two hours secret
emissaries of German have been cease
lessly engaged in canvassing the vari-
Gus Southern delegations to ascertain
the disposition which the Southern peo-
pie manifest toward German as com
promise candidate, to whose lot is to
TALL the heritage of the Cleveland
forces. But the Cleveland forces in the
South, strange 10 say, do not seem dis
posed to be inherited by anybody just
now-at least not so long as they think
there is a hopeful chance for the ex-
Presidents nomination.
1t was confidently expected by Cor
mans friends that his record as the
leader of the opposition in defeating the
force bill in the United States Senate
would bring to him rapid accessions from
those Southern delegations to whose
vision the force bill still looms up as 4
political nightmare whenever its pas
sage is urged by Northern Republican
conventions or orators. A diligent can
vass of the Southern delegates, however,
does no. show an outspoken preference
for German of more than an average of
two or three men in each dolegat ton, and
the Southerners generally are very EN-.
phahc in maintaining that their only
choice. just at this time, is the great
popular leader, Grover Cleveland, of
New York.
The protestations OF Senator German
that he must not be regarded as candi
date are considered quite natural, and
as indeed the inevitable declaration OF
any candidate who is on the ground, as
1t is an unwritten law of Dem ocr itic
ethics that no man shall attend a
National convention for the Presidential
nomination. For this reason the Sena-
tors reiteration of his loyalty to Cleve-
land and his declaration that he is not
candidate are not received with that
unquestioned credence which might be
awarded to Il declaration of the great
Maryland Senator upon nearly any
other subject and so tits thai the man
VINO is the cynosure Of all eyes, and
whose movements are eagerly watched
to day by the leaders of the Cleveland
forces, is the senator from the Tcrrapin
State.
TUE UNIT RULE.