Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-22
THE FIELD.
Its Aspect as Viewed by Major Ben O.
Truman. as1

Special to the HERALD
CHICAGO, June 21.-It is not generally
those who yell the most vociferously
that are astride the winning horse. The
rebels yelled the loudest at Stone River
and Peach Tree creek, but they were
beaten by their cullen foes in blue. The
roar and tumult OF the Blaine men al
Minneapolis was long and continuous
like the thunder OF Niagara or the Mel
de Glace, but the Harrisonians knocked
out the followers of the plumed knight
in the first round. Will these episodes
be repeated? The bulk of the shouting
is for Cleveland, or has been up to this
evening; not that there is positively q
plurality who favor him, but who be-
lieve he is the only man that can beat
Harrison.
The wigwam is an old-time prayer
meeting compared to the hotels, each Of
which is Bsrnum & Bailey three
rlnged circus and menagerie and all the
side-shows combined. just imagine, if
you can, the noise that can be made by
1000 Tammany braves at the Leland,
every one of them full of 6re-water and
frescoed with the color of internecine
war. Perspiration, palm-leaf fans, Mi
lesian coat-tails, whisky straights and
What dye soys?" till you can't rest.
These are the men who are trying to per-
form hari-kari with Grover. There
isn't one OF them who knows anything
about protection or pigiron. silver or
pensions, imitation measures or civil
service reform. They are here to do as
they are told, and to be on their guard
against Fairchild, Villas, Endicott, young
Thurman, Don Dickinson, Frank Hurd,
and others of the Cleveland outfit.
OF course there was great cry for a
western man, and half dozen western
states had favored sons, but none OF
these favored themselves they were
only here fishing. Are all the western
favored sons good enough Democrats to
be put on guard? If western man,
why not Morrison or Carlisle? Boies
was red-hot Republican up to nine
years ago, but his boomers xt the Palmer
house make almost az much noise as the
sachems at the Leland and Mr.. Martin,
who has mouth like an open widow,
says: New York is divided, sir. Illi-
nois doesn't know whether it wants
Cleveland, Morrison or Palmer. Indi-
ana ia flirting with Grover, and throw
ing its favorite son overheard. But
Iowa, sir, is for Governor Horace Boies,
sir-the lord Harry, sir! |" And then he
and q singular piece Of trestle-work,
named Hunter, refresh themselves with
those stimulants that are forbidden in
the "great Democratic state of Iowa."
Isaac F. Gray turned Democrat in
1872. He left the Republican fold eleven
years before Boies. There was some
thing that did not suit him and he gave
kick and kicked himself into the Dem
ocratic party. Gray does not want the
nomination. II trust that it will not
be forced upon me-" he said but re-
Gently, "for am ardently in favor of
Mr.. Cleveland. Still, am afriad the
old chief will not get''it, on account Of
the disturbing elements in his own
state. Yes, sir, am for Mr.. Cleveland,
the greatest man in the United States
today. But should feel badly to see
his superior record marred by a second
defeat" So you may see at glance
that Mr.. Gray has not been for Mr..
Gray, but it looks now az If he might
get second place, and takeit thankfully.
Now, Boies has been for Boies first, last
and all the time, and his phalanx is 9
solid power.
John M. Palmer was for many years
an uprorious Republican and was Re-
publican governor Of Illinois only few
years ago. knew Palmer intimately
during the war, and was near him in
several battles. He was goad fighter
and commanded q division Stone river.
/ used to regard him thirty years ago as q
war Democrat, like Andy johnson, Jim
Steedman and other loyalists who de-
nounced the abolitionists and the seces-
sionists in the same breath. / do not
know what article Of faith brought Gem
eral Palmer back into the Democratic
party. / had a long talk with the sem
ator the other day, and he said that he
would not let his name 60 before the
convention, and he has kept his
word, He is q grand old man. He
must be good deal over seventy. But
his age does not carry with it intirmity.
The Clevelandites are scattered all
over the town, but the bulk Of them are
at the Palmer and the New Northern.
The delegates al, the Palmer say that
the ex-president is invincible and that