The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-09
LEADING DEMOCRATS
Discuss the Situation with Ref
erence to Their Candidates.
CLEVELAND STANDS AT THE HEAD
He Has Fully Two thirds Of the Delegates
Promised Hlm-If lie Is Nominated New
York and Indiana VIII Give Him
Loyal support.

ISpecialt to THE MISUNDERSTANDING Dispatch.1
NEW YORK, June S.--A special to the
World from Washington says the probable
nomination Of Mr. Blaine is discussed with
the utmost interest by Democratic leaders
with reference to their OWL candidate. II
is admitted by practically every Democrats
of Importance in Washington. with the ex
ception of Senator Hill, that Mr.. Cleye
land now has clear swo-thirds of the dele.
gates allowing for those localities which
are yet to select, but which are known 70
be for him. The only present doubt Of
MIR. cLEvELAND's SoanNATIoN. AT CHICAGO
is that after the arrival of the delegates,
in consulting with each other they viii
come to the conclusion that he is not likely
to be elected, for the reason that they will
be solemnly assured by the entire New
Y ork delegation on the one hand, and by
the most Influential men in Indiana on the
other, that he can not carry either of those
states. 1t is understood to be the pro
gramme of the New York delegation that
they will say this as to their own state with
no heat and no anger, and
NO vITUPERATIoN OR ABUSE.
] Il
one Of the delegates-at- large, and whose
constant success in state politics. begin
ming with his triumphant election in spite
OF Oliver p. MCrton's gerrymanOering, en-
titles his opinion 10 weight, will say the
same IN respect Of his state and with
equally calm emphasis. The New York
delegation, as their present intention is,
will say that if the convention chooses TO
nominate Mr.. Cleveland in spite of their
protest 1t must do so at its own risk, al
though they are prepared to promise him,
if nominated, a most honest and most loyal
support. Tammany, especially. Will give
full assurance Of this on its own part, and
so lar as present appearance go
WILL FULFILL THE PROMISE
to it's utmost ability. The New York dele
cation, however, win point out that Mr..
Cleveland is for whatever reason, curiously
obnoxious tc the Irish Catholic vote of the
party and for better understood reasons,
more obnoxious to the soldier vote OF the
state. This latter hos tility, to him, it will
I be urged, is very much stronger in Indiana,
where a very considerable part Of the
Democratic vote is made up of veterans.
| Il is even said that an undue share Of the
400, 600 or 600 additional names put
upon the pension lists since the late cleo.
| ton at which Mr.. Cleveland was defeated,
has been given to Indiana.
it is TIE opinion OF many careful o5serV-
/ ers that while more than twc-thtrds OF tbs
delegates will arrive in Chicago either
pledged to Mr.. Cleveland or disposed to
vote for him, these represent ations may
prevent his nomination and lead to the Sc
| lection Of q candidate who may reasonably
/ be expected to carry these two.
VITALITY IMPORTANT STATES.
Senator Voorhees, says that either
Palmer or Morrison from Illinois, or So
cum or Whitney or Flower from New
York, can carry Indiana by a great ma
jority against any candidate the Repub-
licans may name - particularly against
President Harrison. The Democracy gen
orally, 50 Ear as represented here, seems
perfectly willing to take any of the three
candidates named from New York, pro-
vided the New York delegation will pre-
sent his name. The general belief seems
to be that Mr.. Whitney could best unite
the two factions IN the Empire state; first,
as practically representing everything de-
sired by Mr.. Cleveland's friends and as
Mr.. Cleveland;s present very warm and
loyal supporter; and second, as being, as faE
as all evidence goes, entirely persona 0rattG
to friends Of Governor Hill. The Tam
MANY representatives here say in private
conversation that he will be more than ac-
ceptable to that organization.