The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-19

having the 26 votes of Kentucky Ii this
prove true, Mr.. Cleveland will fall short
| of a two-thirds vote on the first ballot.
| This is being asserted with considerable
vigor by the anti-Cleveland people today,
and they defiantly ask the friends OF the
ex-presidert te produce the figures to con-
tradict their estimates. The antl-Cleve-
| land men are supplementing this assertion
with second one, and that, too, with
great assurance-that IA failure to receive
| the requisite two-thirds vote in the en-
| thusiasm of the opening ballot means the
| disintegration of the Cleveland following
At the Cleveland headquarters this morn
ing an attempt was being made TO secure
poll of ali of the delegates, with the
view OF disproving this statement.
THE MORRISON BOOM.
William r. Morrison. the leader of the
house of representatives during the great
tariff reform contests of the past, and now
chairman of the interstate commerce COM
mission, is looming into prominence as a
compromise candidate, and his strength In
the south and west seems to be assuming
formidable proportions. The fact that
Mr.. Morrisou's own state is Instructed Tor
General John NJ. Palmer in case 1t shall
be deemed expedlent TO come west Tor d
candidate gives some difficulty to Morri-
sons friends. There has long been rival
ry between Morrison and Palmer, and
bucIC are SUl1e Ol blltel COh-
test at the meeting of the Illinois deiega-
tion before the opening of the convention.
1t is whispered that Senator Mills, Henry
Wattersou, Senator Carlisle, the Breckin.
ridges of kentucky and Arkansas, and the
Missouri delegates are preparing TO rally
TO the support Of the eX-congressman
whenever the nomination Of Mr.. Cleve-
land appears Impossible. congressman
Foreman, Fithian and Gable of Illinois,
however, who are regarded somewhat as
the personal representatives OF Colonel
Morrison, main ain that their favorIte Is
in no sense presidential candidate until
the inexpediency or impossiDillty of Mr..
Cleveland's nomination shall be demon
Etrate0
1t is generally believed that the candi-
dacy of Senator German Is the only thing
which can prevent the Maryland delega-
tion from voting solidly for the ex-presl-
dent. But it is conceded that III Kentucky
and Ohio the delegations are considerably
divided as to their presidential prefer
ences. In Ohio the Cleveland people are
not assured of more than from fourteen to
eighteen out OF the forty-siX delegates.
The fact, however, that Senator Brice
maintains that the Ohio people are likely
TO vote as unit gives particular promi-
neuce TO the position of that delegation, as
it means fOrty-SiX votes either Tor or
against the popular Democratic leader.
Kentucky occupies the somewhat anom-
alous position of being in favor of IL radical
tariff reform plank in the platform, but
disposed to oppose the denomination of eX-
President Cleveland on the ground of
inexpediency. Henry Watterson, who
made such IA stubborn fight III the state
and finally succeeded in de-
feating the Cleveland leaders, seems still
to be supreme in the councils of the Blue
Grass delegation. just at present 1t looks
as if Senator Carlisle would secure the
vote of this delegation on the first ballot.