The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-17
THE GATHERING CLANS.
The Democratic Leaderg Arriving
on the Battle Ground.
THE FIELD AGAINST CLEVELAND.
At Least Six Names will be Presented
to the Convention Mt the start.--rho
Anti-cteveIand Men May Combine
on Gray---Three Headquarters for
tho Clevelandltesi

CHICAGO, June 10. The political situ-
alton is liyening up and like the wealth:
er is getting hotter. A few more poiiti-
calleaders are in town, and with to-
night each train is expected to have its
contingent Of delegates. Around tho
national committee headquarters there
were more signs Of activity and mum.
Der Of callers came in to sec Secretary
sheerin. Henry Watterson, who got
in to town this morning, was ono of
these, and another was National Com.
mittesman Prather, Of Missouri, who
said he was Of the SAND belief as Mr..
Sheerin on the functions OF the nation
al committee and would not mingle in
the fight. Missouri, he acknowledged,
was strong Cleveland state, and he
thought Cleveland would get nearly all
the votes OF the state. Hon. Samuel F..
Morse, delegate-at-large, and Will Eng
lish, a delegate from Indiana, were also
callers on Mr.. Sheerin. Mr.. English
considered there were about four doubt
full delegates and he expected Mr..
Cleveland to get some OF these doubtful
votes. The Indiana delegation will hold
a meeting Saturday, at which will come
up the question whether or not Gray's
name shall be presented.
The anti Cleveland men want to put
Gray in the race aud also every other
man who can be persuaded to enter.
II tho plans Of those opposed to Mr..
Cleveland's nomination succeed tho
woods will be full Of candidates. 1t is
hoped to divide the strength OF the
leader, as all concede Cleveland to be,
and by getting in the race q number OF
favorite sons to prevent Cleveland's
nomination on the first ballot. Ii tho
balloting be prolonged it is believed
show OF developing strength.
The Illinois folks will have to deter
mine whether or not Palner's name
shall be presented. A well informed
Iowa politician said that If Illinois had
candidate Indiana would almost GER
tainly follow suit, but II Illinois did not
show the lead, the matter was uncer-
tain. Boies' name will OF course be pre-
aented, and together with Cleveland,
Hill and possibly Carlisle, q sextette
would BIO entered in the race.
Germans name has been mentioned.
The Cleveland men do not intend
that there shall be any place in town
where some of his followers may not be
found, aud they will have headquarters
in at least three and perhaps more of
the hotels, Wherever there 10 pros
pect OF large number OF delegates
stopping, there the Cleveland man will
have place to advocate their leaders
selection.
Last night large parlor was engaged
at tho Palmer house and tomorrow
morning headquarters will be opened
there. The Cleveland men did not
have any headquarters at the Palmer at
first, but it was found that a majority
of the, state delegations would have
their headquarters at this place and the
Cleveland men succeeded in establish
ing themselves in the same hotel. The
santi.snappeFs,h as the May convention
people call themselves, will generally
stop at the Grand Pacific. Ex-Secre-
tary Whitney aud others, who are Mr..
Cleveland's personal representatives,
will make the Richelieu their stopping
place. u
Lieutenant Governor W. F. sheehan,
Richard Croker and Richard Murphy,
Of New York, registefsd at the Audi
torium this morning and opened up
Headquarters for Hill. They were not
talking much, but said they were in the
fight until Hill was either nominated or
defeated.
Hon. Henry Watterson, the head OF
the Kentucky delegation to the national
convention, arrived in the city this
morning. Mr.. Watterson in IN inter-
view with a city press reporter ex-
pressed himself as pleased with the
outcome of the Arkansas and Ohio con-
ventions yesterday. 1nt Ohio he said
the result indicated Campbell and Nc
Lean had harmonzed their difference,
situation which would greatly
strengthen Campbell as presidential
possibility.
HILL DENIES IT.