The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-26
POLITICAL
Notes Relative to the Coming Presi-
Dental Campaign.

to London, arrived last week in New York.
In an interview he mid: am here on pri-
vate business which will keep me several
weeks. / believe President Harrison will be
renomi mated. and l do not think Blaine's
name will be presented to the Minneapolis
Convention"
Jesse M. Cove, of Boston, the Original
Blaine Man." in an interview IN Holyoke
Mass. on his return from Washington, said
that he had had lengthy conversation with
the Secretary of State, during which he learned
that Harrison and Blaine are on the most
friendly terms, and that Blaine will not seek
the nomination if Harrison can get it.
Edward Murphy, Chairman OF the Demo
cratic State Committee, says that conference
of Senator Hills friends, representing nearly
every State in the Union, was held in wash
ington last week, and the conclusion was
reached that Hills nomination for President
| was as good as certain. He predicts dlifs
nomination on less than four ballots
The friends of Cleveland had an easy victory
in the Georgia Democratic Convention captur-
ing tho organization by large vote. Refer
| ences to Hill and Cleveland were cheered.
Senator Villas, referring to the news from
Georgia. declared that it assured the nomina-
ern State the Hill men expected to get
The California Democratic Convention at
Fresno ratified the nominations of the seven
District Conventions and elected ae delegates
w. w. Foote, Stephen M. White, j. o. Coleman,
and A. B. Butler. The whole delegation is
| expected to vote for Cleveland. :.
The Cleveland men captured the Democratic
Convention at Guthrie, Okla, and remained in
the lead although several attempts were made
to spring dark horse on them The resolu-
tions indorse Cleveland and his Administra-
tion; condemn the Harrison Administrator
and the Mckinley bill; declare for tariff re-
form and Government National banks; for
| home rule in Oklahoma; for free and unlimited
coinage of silver; for Statehood for Oklahoma
within year. and for the election of United
| States Senators by direct vote. Delegates are
| uninstructed.
| The fact that Secretary Blaine has gone to
| New York this week has renewed specuia-
| ton as to his candidacy. AS he is only to stop
| at hotel and not visit his daughter and chlid:
| the Harrisonites are encouraged in the bellef
| that the trip has some connection with tho
| use of his name for the Presidential nomination.
| Both his friends and those of the President
declare that if he does not intend to encourage
| the boom in his favor he ought to make his
statement without delay.
At the Republican Territorial Convention,
held at Salt Lake City, resolutions were
adopted indorsing President Harrison's Admin
istration, free-silver coinage. and the Republi-
can organization of the Territory c. 6. Good
| win, G. w. Wallen, and N. r. Dolliver were
| chosen delegates to Minneapolis.
Senator Gibson, of Maryland is in Talbot Co.
| working to secure uninstructed delegates TO
the District and State Conventions Some of
| the politicians there who have always fought
Gibson have joined hands with the object of
securing delegation to vote for Cleveland.
| The contest Is not 30 much in behalf of the ex-
| President as it is against Gibson and German,
the latter having many enemies in the county.
| A letter has been received in Denver, Colo,
| from B. H. Clover, John Davis, K. Halvorsen,
| John G.. Otis, w. G.. Baker, o. G. KEN and
Jerry Simpson, members of the Peoples party
| in Congress, in favor Of the free and unlimited
| coinage OF silver.
| Gov. Flower of New York, has withdrawn
| his name from the list of those who are to be
discussed in connection with the Democratic
| nomination for President. "My sole desire, y
| said the Governor, when asked about his ambi-
| tions for the Presidency, is to go out OF office
with as good record and reputation as l had
when I came in, and except to that extent
propose to let politics alone"
| The Delaware Democratic State Convention
| last week elected the following delegates to the
National Democratic Convention Hon. Thomas
/ F. Bayard Hiram Z. Boris, Gov. Reynolds,
| Richard H. Ksnney, John w. Causey, and Viii.
| liam l.. Sirman. The resolution denounced
the Mckinley bill, opposed the free coinage OF
| silver, and strongly Endorsed Cleveland. The
| Chicago delegation was not instructed, but all
| favor the nomination OF Cleveland for Presi-
dent.
| The South Carolina Democratic Convention
elected Gov Tillman Senator Irby, President
| Stokes of the Farmers Alliance, and G. w.
Jasper Talbert as delegates to Chicago. They
| denounced Cleveland a representative OF
Wall street and not of Democracy.
The North Carolina District Conventions
elected 16 delegates to Chicago. Of this num-
| Der four are for Cleveland, two oppose him, and
| tho nth for a new man.
The Galveston NeDs (Dem.) says that the
| Democratic majority in Congress has succeeded
| admirably in rendering the election of a Demo.
| cratic President 30 uncertain that even Cleve-
| land may lose if he is nominated. Tho Demo
cratic party is weaker than it was when Con-
| gress met, and seems TO be utterly unable to
| get itself together.
A Now York paper last week published an
| interview with Secretary Elkius, during the
/ course of which he Is quoted as saying that
| there was no reasonable doubt of Harrson's
nomination, and that by reclamation. He
thinks that when the delegates get to Mime
apolis those who now believe in other men will
find the drift toward Harrison too strong to be
| resisted.
Talk has been loud the last week on the part OF
the Cleveland men in Congress in regard to the
Southern Conventions; they claiming every
thing. The cooler. headed Democrats do not
enthuse so much and remind the others that
| Cleveland's inherent weakness Is in his ina
| bility to carry New York. Bourke Cochran,
the recognized Hill leader in Washington, will
admit nothing to the Clevelandites The con.
yentions in the South he regards as equivalent
| to a draw, and he has never seen anything
more complicated and incomprehensible than
the situation at present. He would not say
that the nomination of Cleveland would mean
the loss of New York, but it would be dan.
gerous experiment Mr.. Springer said that il
is becoming clearer every day that neither Hill
nor Cleveland can be nominated. The failure
of the Hill folks in Georgia was a great blow
to Cleveland. The result in Virginia, Georgia
Indiana Iowa and Illinois show that he is not
the unanimous choice of the party, but that the
party is pretty evenly divided. This view is also
held by some Of the shrewdest men in the House
The Elmira Gazette says: Death has played
havoc with the Presidential possibilities Of 1884
On the first ballot in the National Convention
of that year votes were cast for Cleveland, Bay
ard, Mcdonald, Randall, Thurman Carlisle
Hoadly, Hendricks, Tildsn aud Flower. Nc
Donald, Randall, Hendricks and Tilden are
dead. Bayard, Thurman and Hoadly are nc
longer possibili ties. Cleveland has not the sup
port of his own State. Carlisle may receive
few votes and Flower has become Governor o.
New York, and is occasionally cited among the
possibilities"
Walter Damrosch, son-in-law of James G.
Blaine, in Syracuse, n. Y, said In an interview
"Mr. Blaine never discusses politics with me
But believe that heswin not permit his name
to 10 before the COnvsnti0n. His health is ex
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