The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-18
oNE-sfxrH OY rHF wHorY pRrsEST.


oNE-sfxrH 0F THE WHOLE PRTsKSr.
Just about one-sixth Of the nine hundred
men whose votes will make the Denocrssie
nominee for the presidency next week. ana ~
the most couple of thousand outsiders "lo
are interested IN the political fortunes
or one or the other of the candloAses
VIII sieep under Chicago roofs 70
night. This is small contingent "
the whole that Is making and unmaKinR
candidates. hguring up totals with an ar y.
assurance. prophecy and speculation. ana "
their own satisfaction at least outlining tns
course OF events for the next few days. Inc
views and opinions of so small a contingent
would be about as valuable as the expressions
OF u mass-fneeting were IL not for the tact tha
contrary % the general rule tho early arrivals
include men OF prominence Ia nearly All y
the factions. and whose ideas and tina.
determinations will carry DO little weiglt
at the vital juncture. The leaders, as q ma'-
ter Of fact, are on the ground in advance 9
the rank and file and actively engaged ia
shaping their prospective policies OF actlef
Summed up Ia a nutshell and as conceds4
by representatives OF all the elements, the
situation simply is that the adherents "
Senator Hill will hold the balance OF power
WILL CLEVELAND LAcEy
Just what particular number Of votes ne
supporters OF Grover Cleve.and Will lecA
upon the first ballot is a debatable question,
table carefully prepared by one OF thS
anti-snappers and based upon the actions n
any of the various State conventions gives tue
ex-President 500 votes, or 80 less than the to1al
needed TO nominate. In this estimate. how
ever. the A. votes of Illinois arc counted iof
Palmer and the 80 of Indiana for Gray.
Neither of these calculations can be acoeptee
as reliable as the ex-President is absoiuieH,
certain OF at least IA votes from Indiana ana
20 from Illinois. which would bring h's
estimate up 20 5g4. In the estimate
in question 6s Hill delegates arg
credited to seven Southern States. but
It is c0ntended by the Clevelandites that We
men 30 classified are open TO antl-conYer
ton arguments. Whether or not, however
Cieyeland's strength is 800 or over the
figure. it is apparent at thus time that uniess
there IS an entire revolution of sentiment 90
the part Of the Hill people outside OF tne
New Workers he ia bound to run from thirty
10 forty less than the number OF votes ro-
quired on first ballot.
WHAT Is CLAIMED ron Boms.
Friends OF Governor Boies. however. whc
have entered upon a remarkably active cam
paign. are not inclined 10 think that the ex-
President will get even 800 votes as starter
Although their fayorite ia credited with only
the rs votes OF Iowa, they say tonight thai
they have assurances of at least 10 votes
on the nrst ballot. Inc FOlea
of South Dakota, which were sup
posed TO be split up between Cleyo-
land and Hill. will they say. be cast solid for
the lowan. while they Will have support from
the Southern States that will upset the cal
culations of both the Hill and Cleveland
leaders. SO far as their Southern missionary
work is concerned they are banking con-
siderably on q speech IN opposition 70
the Force bin delivered by Governor boles at
Keokuk in October, 1890. and IN which he
took strong grounds that the measure IN
question was no more necessary IN the South
ern States than in the North.
There was no little significance in a call
made to-day by o number of Iowa delegates
upon Croker, Sheehsn. Murphy ID others Of
the Tammany brigade. The visitors sai'
that they desired the New lor6ers 20 under
stand inasmuch as several Republican
newspapers bad questioned the Democracy Of
Governor Boies. and either insulated or
charged openly that he had voted for Blaine,
that in the minds of the Iowa people there
was no question as to his true-blue Democracy
aud his faithfulness 10 the party under any and
all circumstances The New Workers responded
that they had no doubt as TO the Demo-
cracv of Governor BOies; that they We're fa-
miliar with his career. and had studied his
speeches and were satisfied Of his Democracy
in every particular. An hour OF two after this
some Of the New Workers paid q fraternal
wait To tha Iowa headQuartorg