The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-21
IT IS DESTINY
Grover Cleveland a
Sure Winner.
GRAY OF INDIANA.
The Ticket That viii Be
Named at Chicago.
TAMMANY STANDS FIRM.
its Leaders Not Yet Ready to Sur
render
TAM5fANY STANDS FIRM.
Its Leaders Not Yet Ready to Sur
render
THERE rs NO OTHER OPPOSITION
Fear of the Great Tariff Reformer
Has Parayzsd An of His
Democratic Enemies.
Special TeIegraphie Correspondence of
&" The Morning Call"

CHICAGO, June 2O-It looks as If the con-
test here was TO be the old Minneapolis bat
lie over again.
There it was Harrison against the field
and here it is Cleveland against the coun-
try, with the ex-PTesident so far in the lead
that it looks now as if no power could pre-
vent his nomination.
The men who came here with knives in
their boots to stab Cleveland and beat him
at all odds have been unable thus far to
unite in their opposition. and the chances are
that no combination will be effected be-
tween now and the time the first ballot is
taken.
Two of the men upon whom the anti
Cleveland men have relied have refused
10 have anything to do with the fight
which is being made, and are standing loyal
in their adherence TO the stuffed prophet"
They are Senator German of Maryland and
Ex-Governor Campbell of Ohio. The former.
it was expected, would.ann0unce himself
this morning as a Presidential candidate,
but thus far he has given no intimati0n Of
his purpose, nor is it believed that he viii al
low his name to 90 before the convention.
Croker Of Iammany, VINO has been trying
to Induce German to allow his name to get
into the fight, has been unsuccessful in his
efforts. and Tonight is all at sea. His fol-
lowers from Tammany Hall are still shout
ing for Hill as only the New York heelers
can, but il is evident their hearts are no
longer in the contest
Tney realize that certain defeat stares
them in tie face if they insist upon cling
ing TO the New York Senator, bu: the
trouble is that they are afraid to let go.
They wanted Flower but the Governor is
evidently not available. Then they turned
% German as q man who would win the
hearts of the Southern delegates, because
OF the fight he made against the force bill
when il was pending in the Senate; but
the willy Senator from Maryland refused to
allow himself 10 be used as a catspaw TO
pull the Tammany chestnuts cut Of the fire.
He saw, in fact that the opportunity of his
life had come to popularza himself with
the great mass Of Democratic voters who
are undoubtedly in favor of Cleveland. AS
a consequence he decid, to cast his lot
with the ex-President and TO take his
chances Of securing a nomination himself
four years hence.
The friends of Mr.. Cleveland now predi ct
that be viii be nominated on the second
ballot. They are making a great deal OF
the fact that the opposition TO Cleveland,
which was concentrated principally on Hill.
Is ready 10 abandon the latter and take up
with any candidate who stands the least
show Of holding enough votes to keep
Cleveland out Of the race. They are Ell
deaYoTing to make bargains with three men,
any one Of which, if cOnsummated. would
probably result in the nomination of the
ex-President on the first ballot. The friends
T1,=o
approached to-day by the Cleveland man.
ayers with the purpose Of ascertainiug what
kind Of bargain could be made for votes in
the West in return for the second place on
the ticket Tie Boies men were inclined to
listen with favor to the proposition which
was made, and the odds are that the
Democracy will 20 before the country with
Cleveland and BOies for the Presidency ana
Viee-Presidency.
The Iowa man, as outlined before In these
dispatches, is not the most po; ;ular man in
the world personally, but those fellows
from Iowa are politicians, every one Of
them, and they realize fully the advantage
to the State, as an advertisement at least Of
securing the second place on the national
ticket.
Then, too, they know that while the Vice
Presidential Office is not much of an honor
after all, the incumbent has more or less to
say in the distribution of patronage, and
they expect, as a natural consequence, in the
event of the ticket CHANGING to pull through,
that several fat plums would fall in their
way This is probably why very little is
being heard of the BOies boom. To all
appearances il is but shadow Of its former
self. The howl has all gone out Of 1t, aud
the Iowa men stand around and look wise,
as If conscious Of the fact that they were
decidedly in it.
One hears, of curse, some desultOry talk
Of Boies having made speeches for Blaine
figure in the fight so far as a candidate for
second place is concerned. With Boies as
a candidate for irst place it was different.
The old Bourbons from the South, who carry
crooked canes and pride themselves on the
fact Of being strict constructionists, were
simply horTifed at the idea Of following a
man who hac been a Democrat for only
few years, but the tail Of the ticket is Of
very little consequence iu their eyes, and as
a result they have ceased their harpngs.
So far as Hill is concerned he has never
been in it at any stage Of the game II
looks as II this convention would absolutely
refuse to nominate him even were it posi-
lively demonstrated that he could be elected.
while it would insist upon placing Cleve-
land at the head Of the ticket with probable
defeat before them. That is the temper of
the gathering and no effort OF the shrewdeT
politicians has been able TO change il.