The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-21
Cleveland Against the Field.

There are no signs that Mr.. Cleveland is
losing ground. All the Indications are that
the delegates who favor him are as fixed
in their determination to support him as
they we're the day they were chosen by
their respective state conventions The
arguments OF the Tammsny crowd do not
influence them in the least. On the con-
trsry, they have the effect OF making them
more firm in their purpose to stand by Mr..
Cleveland. 1t looks very much as if the
great majority OF the delegates have made
up their minds that it is about
time that Tammany understood that it
cannot dictate to the national Democratic
party as it dictates to the Democratic party
of New York
1t is great surprise to a great many
Tammany men that the situation In New
York is so we'll understood by democrats Of
other states. They are asked on all sides
why it is that. If Tammsny purposes to be
loyal TO the ticket, Mr.. Cleveland's chances
are not as good as those OF Senator Hill for
carrying New York, If not better. and
Tammany cannot give satisfactory an
swer, because there is not a Tammany
man who does not know that
Mr.. Cleveland would get
very large independent vote that Senator
Hill could not get. And when it is men
toned that Senator Hill was elected gov
ernor of New ork and Mr.. Cleveland lost
that state in 1888, the Tammany men are
old that very large number of Tammauy-
ties voted for Harrison, in order to get
votes for Hill. This charge may not be
true, Of course, but there are many among
the delegates who believe it. Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends at Chicago know how to take
care of his interests, and they are doing it
successfully.
The chief effort Of the opposition to
Mr.. Cleveland is to prevent him from get
ting the nomination on the first ballot,
believing II they can accomplish that they
can prevent him from getting the nomins-
ton. But the difficulty with their plan
thus far is to find candidate upon whom
they can unite. 1t is absolutely
certain that it will not unite
upon Senator Hill, and it does
not seem probable that it will unite upon
German, or Palmer, or Boies, or Gray. or
any other man whose name has yet been
AAAObeAShO0 Al COAhOObAOn Will tuo
ton. There is absolutely no general senti-
ment in favor Of any one of them. But for
Mr.. Cleveland there is an exceedingly
strong sentiment in every part of
the country. The democratic masses
feel that he is the man to lead
them In the. national campaign.
He has hold upon the hearts of the people
such as few public men have had. This the
delegates recognize and it has a powerful
influence with them. II, therefore. Mr.
Cleveland should not be nominated on the
first ballot he will be, in all probability, on
the second, because the votes that may be
cast for Gray and Boies and Carlisle
and others on the first ballot will go to him
in preference to any other candidate.
The convention ought to be able to reach
ballot tomorrow. There are only a few
contests and none Of them present any diff
cult features. The regular delegations
from Alabama and New York will be
seated, without doubt. The contesting
delegations from those states will be given
a respectful hearing, but that is all the con-
sideration they will get. There does not
now, therefore, appear to be any good
reason why ballot should not be taken
some time tomorrow.