Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-22
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4aation of the exp PRESIDENT unanimou$.
This assertion, however, is made by the
rank and file rather than by the leaders of
the Hill forces, and it is still hoped by the
Cleveland people that when the decisive
moment arrives the New York delegation
will gracefully join in making the nomins-
ton Of Cleveland unanimous.
In the midst of all the wordy wars of this
great national conference there is one man
who has made remarkable reputation Of
silence. It is the Hon. Calvin s. Brice,
Senator from Ohio, and the Chairman OF
the National Democratic Committee. Mr..
Brice mas for months been understood to be
opposed to the denomination OF the ex-Pres-
ident, but he has been so discreetly silent
all the past week that no one exactly IN
derstands the part that he has played IN
this great contest. The Senator himself
maintains with much suavity that he is not
participating in any way in the selectlon OF
the Presidential candidate.
A delegate-at-large from the State OF
Ohio, he will have vote 70 cast, ana up 70
this time it was supposed that vote Wouio
be cast against Grover Cleveland. But the
Senator, without giving any lntlmation OF
the accuracy or inaccuracy OF TINS state-
ment. merely states that as Chairman OF
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be indecorous in him 70 attempt to controI
the will of the convention IN the selection
of its Presidential candidate.
Every effort of the Cleveland people 10
persuade the HaWkey people 10 desert
Governor Boies and cast their twenty-slx
votes for the ex-president has proven sig
nally unsuccessful. Despite the lndlcatloh
that Cleveland will be nominated on the
first ballot, the Boies people announce that
their candidate will remain In the race 70
the end. and that the vote Of the Hawkeye
State will be cast for the Governor, not
only as a matter Of fealty and state
pride. but as a protest against the selection
of Presidential candidate who IS
not supported by the delega-
ton of his own State. Indeed
the Boies people are almost as bitter as the
Hill managers in their protestatlons
against the nomination Of Cleveland. Al
most every assertion that has been made
by the Tammany people in the past week as
to the inability of Cleveland TO carry Inc
Empire State finds grateful reception ana
immediate repetition in the Iowa mead
Quarters. 1t will be remembered that the
Hawkeve State convention was so loyal TO
the candidacy Of Gov. Boies that II even
refrained from adopting the customary
resolution on the past services oil Ine eX-
President, so that the name OF Grover
cleveland does not occur in the State plat
form of Iowa.
Its rather significant too, that the casual
INQUIRER at the Boies headquarters IS IN
formed that thereis no reasonable nope
that Cleveland can carry the State OF Iowa.
This is not exactly in keeping with the
declarations Of Democratic exhuoerants
that have been made throughout the coun-
try for the past six months, but the Iowa
people state that while they believe Gov
ernor Boies could carry the Hawkeye
State for the Presidency, as he has carried
it twice for Governor, they think II Will
certainly be lost to the Democracy IL Cleve-
land is nominated for the Presidency.
The Tammany people died hard. Al
midnight after a caucus lasting several
hours, the Hill men practically gave up
the fight. They fourd it no use tghtlnlg
longer. for from east, north and south
there was clamor for the ex-PreSldent,
which no manipulation could suodue or
Circumvent.
AS thew left the hall the prediction was
ON Every lip, as it had been 80 often maze
outside that Cleveland could never carry
the State of New Y ork, bat this prediction
afforded no satisfaction, and they sought
the seclusion of their touches with dis
gust. Although beaten, they will go down
with the Hill colors nailed to the mast IN
harmony with the declaration OF their cnleI
cent ont from Washington this morning