The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-20
THE CLEVELAND STAR.
All Lesser Luminaries Being Shad...
owed Out of Sight.
DARK HORSES LED TO STABLES.
Wiscensin Has = Man to Oppose Reid
Her Delegation Wants to Put Up Gov.
G. w. Psck for Vice President-Ho
Used 40 Belong to "Big Six"

CHICAGO, June 20.-Ths star of Grover
Cleveland n In the ascendant. Every
shifting,of the political constellation in
the past twenty-four hours has only
tended to make 1t shine forth with great
rr lustre, until its effulgence quite OBJ
scures the lesser lights OF Hill, Boies,
German and Gray.
when thst church bells tolled yesterday
morning, the political leaders were en-
gagged in eager conference In the dark
snsd chambers of the hotels, and when
they tolled for the evening services their
conferences were still in session with un-
abated interest. The opponents OF the
herculean effort to muster from all the
opposition q phalanx delegation to stand
out and prevent Cleveland receiving the
requisite two-thirds vote on the first
ballot.
They are somehow imbued with the
conviction, and this conviction is rather
Fcneral--that IL Cleveland fails to receive
the nomination In the enthusiasm OF the
opening baAlot, he will on the succeeding
ballots show loss instead OF gains, and
the disintegration of his force will be
only Q question Of time.
But the dayih shown that the Cleve-
land forces are swelling rather than di-
minishing, and the rank and file Of the
Cleveland forces are asserting that the
ex- President is the candidate of the ma
tion and that his destiny Is above the
sway of any particular state or faction.
Violent alterations are Of frequent oc-
eurrence In the Iobbies Of the leading
hotels and all the enthusiasm OF the
hour Is with Cleveland. The Tam
many men who have SO constantly
warned the Democrats that the nomina-
tion OF Cleveland means the loss of the
electoral vote OF New York are waved
maiestically away by the Cleveland en-
thusiasts, who declare that the great ex-
ponent OF the tariff can be elected, IL he
must be, without the electoral vote of
the Empire state.
And so in the impetuosity OF the
Cleveland movement, those wavering del
egates who have been inclined to desert
the ex- President and go for . compro-
mise candidate on the ground of party
expediency have been won back to their
first love, and the names OF German,
Morrison, Campbell and Russell so fire.
quently discussed a day or two ago as
dark horses, are scarcely mentioned In
the political predictions.
The only avowed presidential candi-
dates In the field last night were Cleve-
land, Hill and Boies, and the situation 10
cleared up to the extent OF indicating
plainly to all that the dark horses are
not to be ushered into the political arena
unless Cleveland shall fail Of q nomina-
tion on the first ballot.
The Illinois delegation, under the direc-
tion OF Gen. Palmer, will vote for Grover
Cleveland on the first ballot and proba-
bly, on various succeeding ballots, 80 long
a. the ex- President shall be in the race.
This announcement which Is unofficially
A. kD nd Anr opta hos
given great impetus to the cleveland
movement, and the leaders OF the ex-
President are asserting with great conf
dence that they have now assurance of
the two-thirds vote requisite for nomi-
nation.
Indiana has given unmistakable evil
dence that Gray will hardly receive more
than II or IS votes from that state, the
remaining IL or Is being cast for Cleve-
land. As ex-Gov. Campbell has an
nounced that under no circumstances
will he allow his name to enter the list
OF presidential candidates, the Cleveland
people rely upon 13 votes of Ohio being
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio alone, there
seems assured for Cleveland over 20 votes
which have appeared to be wavering.
Kentucky still looms up AZ an uncer-
tain factor in every estimate. The power
of Henry Watterson seems to be having
an influence on that delegation and
while many of its members are friendly
to Cleveland, the constant friends OF the
ex-Prcsident are not relying implicitly
upon very substantial support from the
Blue Grass state. Iowa II still true to
Boies, and even the most sanguine Cleve-
land leaders have abandoned hopes OF re-
ceiving any support from the Hawkeye
state on the first ballot.
The 72 votes of New York are conceded
<o QonofAv Hill and nrn ha III IN
that he may receive a couple of hundred
more from various sections of the union.
The Cleveland people are no longer in
dulging in any hopes that the Hill man
ayers will magnanimously recedo from
their past position and accede to the
using every effort TO placate the Tam
many leaders and induce their loyal sup
port OF the ticket In the event of Cleve-
lands nomination.
Thero Il manifest ono slight change In
the disposition OF the Tammany leaders.
They are no longer talking SO loudly and
30 continuously OF the hopeles:ness OF
carrying New York for Cleveland in the
event OF his nomination, and although
no one doubts their intention to Loyalty
support Hill TO tho end, ex-Secretary
whitney and others express tho belief
that In the event of Cleveland's nomina-
tion Tammany will give the ticket effect
i've support.
The dorman boom budded prematurely
and has been nipped by the early frost OF
adverse criticism. The Cleveland people
of the South rather resented the insinua-
tion that Gorman's past opposition to
Che force bill was destined to attract to
his standard the Cleveland people of tho
South and the result of the two days
campaign Of the Senator's secret workers
has not shown q score of outspoken Cor
man delegates In the whole south out
nide of the Senator's own state of Mary
and. The Senator himself emphatically
denies his candidacy and says the vote Of
Maryland will be cast for Cleveland.
There has been marked subsidence,
too, In the Morrison boom. The friends
of tho ex leader OF the House of Repre-
sentstives maintain that 1t Is the desire
of Col. Morrison that the Illinois delega-
tion should support Grover Cleveland
loyalty, ~ long rs there IL q probability
Of his nomination.
The - votes OF Illinois have been shift
cd from the doubtful to the Cleveland
column In every conservative estimate,
and the Prairie state has been most po-
tential in turning the tide for Cleveland
Just At this jurcture.
The Wisconsin delegation came In and
brough vice. presidential candidate with
thar, An aov 0eorva w peck The idea