, 1892-06-18
DEMOCRATIC TALK.
Cleyelands Strength at the Com
ing Convention.
Unless He Wins on the First Bal
lot it Is Said His Forces Will Dis
integrate--The Talk in ChIcag
Among the Faithful.

AOt u - S&Au AAiS OEG6h Will Dla
integrate--The Talk in ChIcag
Among the Faithful.
CHICAGO, June 18.-Late last night afte
consultation the Cleveland leaders frou
parts of the country, in which Cleveland
strength was carefully canvassed, Ex-se-
retary W. G. Whitney, of New York, de
clared in the most positive manner tina
! Cleveland would be nominated on the frs
ballot. The friends of ex-governor Camp
bell, of Ohio, having in mind Mckinley
and the republican convention are some
what alarmed over the proposition to max,
him permanent chairman. They think il
would put him in an embarrassing position
should his name become pronounced BY
prominent democrats for the presidency
They want him to take place quietly in
the delegation and await the drift ofevents
Chairman Fairchild, of the New York
contesting delegation has written a letter
to Calvin S. Brice chairman of the national
committee, demanding seats for the dele.
gates and alternates selected by the Syra.
cuse convention. This is the first formal
step to contest the right of tn
regular delegation to the seat
The political situation begins t1
assume definite form with the arrival
democratic leaders from various sections
the country. As a result of last evening
conference of Cleveland leaders, they ex-
press the greatest confidence as to the ulti.
mate results. Despite this, however, it is
manifest the aggressive attitude assumed
by the forces Of Hill, Boies, Gray and
others have somewhat checked the enthu-
siasm, and it is beginning to be felt. Per.
haps, after all, the ex-president will not re-
ceive the requisite two-thirds vote on the
first ballot. The estimates by all
the leaders of the various can
didates show no material difference from
those already published. Indications
are that Hill will have between 260 and $50
votes. Boies and Gray probably win re-
5eive the solid support of their respective
states. Possibly Carlisle will have the vote
of Kentucky on the first ballot At Cleve-
lands headquarters an effort is being made
to secure a poll of all the delegations, with
the intention of disproving the assertion
that the ex-president cannot be nominated
on the first ballot. Oleveland's opponents
say if he is not nominated on the first bal
lot his force will rapidly disintegrate.
1t is felt that Watterson, German and
Brice's forces practically hold the key to
the situation. These gentlemen are silent
and are in constant communication with
prominent democrats as they arrive. 1t is
believed 0srmas3s zandid5fV is the cplv
thing which can prevent the Maryland def
egatiOn from voting sOlidly for Cleveland.
But it is conceded that Kentucky and Ohio
are considerably divided. In Ohio, Cleve-
land is not sure of more than fourteen to
eighteen Of the forty-six delegates. Briee,
however, maintains that the delegation is
likely to vote as a unit, whether for OF
against Cleveland he does not say. Car.
Isle will probably get the vote of Ken
lucky on the first ballot. Indiana, too, is
an uncertainty and an earnest effort is be-
ing made to find out what she is going to
do. Hon. W. R. Morrison, of Illinois
ex-leader Of the house of rep
resentatives during the tariff
reform contest and now chairman of the
interstate commerce commission, is sud
denly looming into prominence as a com
promise candidate. His strength in the
south and west is seeming to be ASSUMING
A big box was carried up to the Cleve
land headquarters this morning. Hon.
E. E. Anderson said the box contained pro
tests against Hill and the snap convention.
There are two hundred thousand names
signed to them. 1t is the biggest prOtest
ever presented any representative body
The names on these rolls are the solid citi-
zens of New York. We will show the con
yention that the greatest outrage ever per
petrated on American citizens was done at
the February meeting by the Hill machin-
lists, We know Hill is not the choice of the
people Of New York and Grover Cleve-
land is"
1t is reported that Senator Mills, Waiter
son, Carlisle, the Breckinridges of Ken
tucky and Arkansas, and the Texas and
Missouri delegates are preparing to rally to
Morrison's support whenever the nomina-
ton of Cleveland appears impossible. His
friends in this state say, however, that
he is in no sense a candidate
until CleYeland is out. In fact, Illinois is
instructed for General Palmer in case it is
deemed expedient to take a western man
which makes MorTison's candidacy some
what difficult.