The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-06

ton at least, the result OF the extrava.
giant claim made BY the little band OF
antLsilycr Democrats who, ignoring
totally that the bill was really defeated
by tho firm stand taken BY the lepub.
lican minority, claim for themselves and
their candidate, Cleveland, all tho glory
oil. this victory.
WHAT IS THE NATTER WITH I'LL ASD
.o0RMAX?
Another reason for tho sudden renew.
nj OF the Cleveland boom has been the
discovery that not only would New
England send delegations either pledg.
cd or instructed for the patcrnal canli.
date, aud tho significant fIct that Indi.
una Is likely, despite tho friends OF
Governor Gray, TO declare for Cleveland,
but also that those northwestern states
which have always been faithful 10 his.
cause would again come to his support.
Tho movement has also grown all along
tho Mississippi valley, while the refusal
Of tho Texas Legislature TO extend an
invitation to Senator I'LL to visit that
state was Immediately followed by,thc
election Of Mr.. Mills to u seat IN the
United States Senate. AS II tossToll
the Cleveland column this week, that
notorious Democratic boss, who Fis TO
Baltimore. what Dick Croker is to Now
York, Mr.. "Free" ltasin, has declared
that Maryland would send n solid
Cleveland delegation to Chicago. There
Is no news In .his annonneehenbi bc-
cause it has long been known thut Mr..
German, himself a prominent prcsidcn-
tial possibility, has so lar severed his
relations with Hill, Us, exclusively an.
nounccd in this correspondence, rs TO
make it certain that he would throw
his influence to Cleveland; nevertheless
this declaration OF the local Baltimore
boss is q corroborativc. detnil.
Mr.. Hills southern boomers are I'm.
doubtedly seriously alarmed ut the sud-
den rcappearance, OF Mr.. Cleveland's
strength. Mr., Evan Howell, OF Georgia,
who. is ono OF tlieslninorpromotors Of
tho Hill movement mthe south. arrived
here Lust night with ono or two init.
mates and has bceu in frequent confer
ence with Mr.. Hill. Georgia has been
counted as the particularly strong Hill
state. and il is known that Mr.. Hill,
had lie ever reacliedsthe White House,
would have been especially grateful for
Georgia's support. Tho slate would
have included the appointments OF Scna-
tor'Colquitt, Of Georgia, to the secretary
OF the interior. Speaker Crisp was to
succeed Mr.. Coiquitt in the senate, and
Mr.. Howell, Of the Atlanta Constitution,
was to be the boss and distributor OF
all the federal patronage in Georgia.
At these conferences, hold in the last
twenty-four hours, Mr.. IIowell'plainly
told Mr.. Hill thht lie feared the move.
mcnt was about. over, and though MIR.
Hill used all his inilleiice and powers
OF ,persnasjo OF III conTiIteerN r.rllowcll'
that the Clti&lAld:@booih %ill..die rs.
suddenly as4itshas bean RESTRICTED,
Mr. Howell has returned to his home
un%convinccd. There is every. proba-
bility that the third party ticket in
Georgia viii find very strong support.
THE CLEVELAND BooM.
The Cleveland boom has progressed
so fur that already talk is springing up
about his companion on the ticket.
The strength which Governor Boise, OF
Iowa, has developed within the past
week has made his name the most
prominent alholStAuseT mentianGd for
the nomination fot Vice presidenlg.H The
demand for a western candidate is so
strong among leaders OF the Democracy
in Washington that it may DO put down
as n certainty that the second place on
the Democrat, ticket, if not the first,
will be given to.aoile state westsos the
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