Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21


tentions that Cleveland could not carry the
state and that his nomination Was therefor
folly, the nomination by acclamation would
have heen had J. p. NJ.
STRUGGLE OVER TIE PLATFORM.
Cleveland Men Want . Radical Tariff
Plank.
Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star
CHICAGO, H., June 2L-"whitney il the
great chief Of Tammany." This Is the declara-
ton on about every tongue today. He failed
to compel the Hill men 20 stultify themselves
by going over to Cleveland after their declara-
ton Of lasting opposition, but IL is probable
that he did not expect or particularly desire to
do that What he did was 20 exercise that
mysterious power. which is said to be in the
fact that he employs some 1900 democrats OF
the city Of New York on the railroad system Of
that city, 90 ~ to silence the whining OF the
angry tiger and TO make il restrain its savage
nature. Tsmmany has not been popular in
this convention, and the mere idea of being
accused Of yielding to the dictates Of that or
ganization has stiffened up the backs OF some OF
those delegates who might otherwise have
yielded 10 the feeling Of fear that Cleveland
could not carry New York.
Practically all the excitement hss passed ort
Of the crowd this morning, thanks 10 the speedy
solution Of the problem which hss been per
picking many for the past two or three days.
There w.s no time up to 8 O'Clock last even-
ing when IT was not possible for Cleveland 10 bs
defeated, yes the probabilities were at all times
strongly against this being accomplished. Con-
siderably more than q third OF the delegation,
say 400 or more Of the delegates, were ready -
any time on Saturday or Monday morning 10
vote for some other candidate, but ID wss
impossible to bring forward eny one
upon whom they would I'll unite The shadow
on the wan which other possible candidates
could not keep their eye oH bore . strong re-
semblance 10 Mr.. Whitney, and both Morrtson
and Gorman had feeling that the most they
could accomplish by the defessins Of Cleveland
would be the nomination Of Mr.. Whitnsy.
There is considerable quies compliant among
certain men who came here 70 boom 9ormsn,
but they do not make their complaints public
DISAPPOINTED eosnAS NEE.
It appears that . number Of men Of national
prominence, not associated with the Maryland
delegation, came here TO work for ME-. German
at his own request
They believed that they enjoyed she confidence
Of the Maryland Senator. They were con-
stantly in consultation with him IN perfect good
faith, never doubling for . moment that he was
a candidate, and that his only object In keeping
under cover was 10 have the announcement made
at q time when il would be most effective.
number Of these men expected when they came
here Saturday that on Monday night or Tues
day morning the announcement Of bis can
didacy would be made.
They did not expect IL before that time and
we're not uneasy at his silence. They went to
work in earnest, assuming that they we're not
mistaken as TO Mr.. Gormsn's position, and they
succeeded, ss they believed, in corraling very
large minority Of the delegates with the pros
pect Of indefinite number Of Others when
ever Mr.. Cleveland should be out Of the fight.
1t was not until late Monday that they dis
covered thst they could not rely on Mr..
German. Since they made the discovery that
Mr.. German considered eKpediency rather than
anything else In the contest they have been
silent TO the public, but some of them have ex-
pressed their feelings privately to Mr.. German
himself and 10 some Of his intimate friends.
They have not done this in any ugly spirit, but
merely to let the Maryland Senator understand
that their dignity was offended and that they
felt some explanation to be due them So far
as can be learned Mr.. Gorman's only explans-
ton is that he never intended 10 permit himself
to be used ~ . tool
eoRnAN AND snvER.
Mr.. German had another embarrassment In
the way Of his candidacy besides that Of an un-
certainty as to the number Of votes be could
get He desired. Of course, the votes Of the
delegates from the western silver states and
his friends talked these delegates in . way TO
win their support, but. be did not desire
any conspicuous demonstration on their
part which would put him In the atti-
tude Of being the candidate Of the free
coinage faction. But 90 demonstrstive did
these silver men become that IL grew 10 be Q
serious question in the mind Of Mr.. German
whether his nomination, II IL were secured,
might not be credited to an understanding be-
tween him and the free coinage men Of the
south and west. Such IN understanding
throughout the country might have made 10
tion-
At al events Mr.. Gorman ~ smbszr.sssa
by the'support Of the silver people.
One feature that h very prominent In thds
convention, - was in the convention ~ Minns9
apolis, d the controlling inAusnos Of hnsncadY
intsrssts of the country. The conservssav1
business interss6 eave stability 10 M. Had
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