The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-24
Combination of Cleveland and
Tammany Against Him.
ADLAi e. STEVENSON WINS.
One Of Grover Cleveland's OfIicehOld-
ers Chosen for Vice President.
Hill, Gray and Boies Angry Over Their
Treatment by the Convention-The
Prophet Issues a Card of Thanks to
His Generals.

CHICAGO, June Z5.-lIllnols, the state
whose forty-eight votes at a critical
stage turned the tide in favor of the nom-
nation OF Grover Cleveland and New York
state, in the face of whose protest the
great popular leader was named
for the presidency. clasped hands
through the intervention of Hon.
William NJ. Springer, of Illinois,
today, and the bonds of friendship be-
tween the Empire and Prairie states were
cemented by the nomination of Adiai +.
stevenson for vice president. Every dele
gate yesterday identified with the opposi-
ton TO Cleveland was found TO be arrayed
In even more vehement opposi-
tion to the candidacy of Isaac +.
Gray, of Indiana, and when Springer
declared that Stevenson should be pre-
sented as vice presidential candidate
he found New York kindly disposed
to give him cooperation. What took place
at the conference with the New York dele
cation, no one knows, but when the dis
tinguished tariff reformer emerged he an
nounced to his fellow Democrats of
Illinois that the seventy-two votes of New
York would be cast for Stevenson, and
victory was assured. To the convention
at large the intention of the New York
delegation was a secret until the state was
reached on the roll call.
The headquarters of General Stevenson
ut the Palmer house was the Mecca to-
night of thousands OF enthusiastic Demo-
Gratis. and the general was forced to repair
to one of the public parlors, were for three
hours he shook hands with the stream of
visitors that passed rapidly through and
were presented to him. During the recep-
ton most of the Tammany delegates called
to pay their respects and all of them gave
words OF cheer. 1t is estimated that fully
10000 people grasped the hand of
the candidate for the vice presi-
dency, and at the conclusion of the
levee General Stevenson was very
much tatigued. To representative of the
Associated Press he expressed himself as
confident Of the success of the ticket He
considered that the platform was very
strong, and one in respect to which there
could be no difference of interpretation
The declaration on the educational ques-
ton, he thought, would add great strength
to the party, particularly in the West, and
he held great hopes of the Democracy car
rying New York next fall. Late tonight
telegrams of congratulation were flowing
IN upon Stevenson by hundreds, including
one from Mr.. Cleveland and dozens from
the neighborhood of Bloomington, ILL.,, re-
gardless of party.
So confident was the Indiana delegation
that Governor Gray would be nominated
for vice president that placards were con-
spicuously displayed about the hotels
before the opening of the convention
this afternoon, which announced a grand
ratification for Cleveland and GRAY tonight.
1--WE believe We have votes enough. if the
pledges are carried out, to give Governor
Gray second place." said S. f. Morse,
chairman of the Indiana delegation. He
declared that there was no deal with the
Cleveland leaders. Some of them were for
him and some against. He understood
that the Tammany men were sore over In
diana's action regarding first place and
are determined to make things unpleasant
for Gray.
Boies' solid Iowa phalanx held a caucus
this afternoon before the convention to
determine what action, if any, was to be
taken on the many tenders of sup
port received for their idol if he
should be entered for second honors.
The chairman of the Alabama
delegation brought the news that Alabama
would be glad to give the votes of that
state. the first on the roll, if assurance
could be had that Boies would be a candl-
date. Iowa was not apparently oyerjoyed,
as no quorum was present. A majority
of the delegates finally adjourned with
out definite answer, After adjournment
Judge kenna, of the Iowa delegation, said
that though no formal action had been
taken, Governor Boies would not be
candidate for the vice-presidency with the
delegations consent. They would carry
the state with him for president, but
might not be able to do SO with him in
second place.