The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-18
CLEVELAND STILLLEADS.
HIS FRIENDS CONFIDENT OF HIS
NOMINATION.

V19lnE bhe 1hInmany Men TO G6t on
the Cleveland Band Wagon.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, June H. - Flattering
Autographs of David B. Hill were posted up
In all the principal hotels this morning. A
wide golden border reminded the silver
men also who saw them of the day when
Senator Hill almost upset Representative
Henry Cabot Lodge in his frantic effort to
dodge the vote on the coinage bill. By the
time the pretty pictures were all up the
fact that, in spite Of all protestations,
Brothers Murphy and Sheehan and the
other anti-C Cleveland men had practically
abandoned Senator Hill and were talking
Flower and Sheehan's consequent promo,
ton to governor TO New orkers and favorite
sons to men from the other states, had
spread from the Tammany headquarters at
the auditorium to the Palmer, the Grand
Pacific and the other political hotels.
''Hill is not In it," was repeated from hotel
70 hotel. 1t was like the spreading of the
news at Minneapolis that the anti-Harri-
son men were only playing with Blaine;
except that nobody seemed surprised, for
the hollowness Of the Hill campaign has
been as perceptible as its hopelessness.
ANYTHING TO BEAT CLEVELAND.
ANYTHING to beat Cleveland, the desire of
the anti-C Cleveland men, excludes from their
purpose any serious attempt TO nominate
Senator Hill. He seems, however, to hang
the New York vote until they can find
some better man for 1t. AL day long they
were working with the advance guard of
each delegation which they thought they
could induce to give some favorite son votes
baG fret ballot n EnQr than from
Mr. Cleveland. There was not very much
delegate material to work upon, but all the
leaders are here and some arrangements
were made with those who were already
anti Cleveland. Senator Daniel Webster
Voorhees,, for example, promised that the
Indianians would cast fifteen or sixteen
votes for ex-Gov. Gray on the first ballot.
Henry Waiter son, with less reason, prom
ised votes from kentucky for Senator
Carlisle. This was about as far as the ar
raugements could go. for Senator Brice,
who is going around saying that Mr..
Cleveland will be nominated but cannot be
elected, would not promise any votes for
himself or Gov. Campbell of Ohio on the
first ballot. Dark Horse German, who
brought in Dark Horse Carlisle in his pri-
vate car, was shy Of giving them any en-
couraging assurances as to Maryland, and
others hastily demolished their hopes as to
Gov. Pattison this afternoon by affirming
that Mr. Cleveland had the solid support of
Pennsylvania.
sEWELLS' INGRATITUDE.
The net result of their days work was
distinctly dscouraging TO the snti-Cleve-
land men except in one remarkable par
tcular, and that was the unexpected as
surance of support in the delegation from
Maine and the other New England states,
which seems to have emanated from Arthur
Sewell, Maine's member of the national
committee, and from his son, Harold Marsh
Sewell, who, after announcingsthat ne re-
signed last week the consulshlp at Samoa to
which President Cleveland appointed and
President Harrison reappointed him in or
der to come here and work against Mr..
Cleveland, has been giving out intins-
tions that there are five Maine
votes against Mr.. Cleveland. and so
on. Heis of course, like all the anti-Cleve-
land men, talking German. Senator Cor
man is the real candidate Of every anti
Cleveland man here, with very few excep-
tions, but how to avail themselves Of what
they regard as his superior availability,
they do not yet see.
TAMMANY's CRY OF WOLF,
1t is apparent that the "wolf," "wolf !"
cry of Tammany will have less effect now
than it had in 1876 and in 1884 Its opposi-
ton is not as bitter and is not as strongly
presented now as it was then. MIR.
Murphy's manifesto of last night fell flat
here to-day, although it was dignified by
association in ex-Secretary Fairchild's
clever remark that TammanysmanifestoeS
were democratic mascots since in 1876 and
in 1884 when Tammany issued manifestoes,
the democratic candidates were elected,
while in 1880 and 1888 Tammany issued no
manifestoes and the democratic candidates
were defeated. Now, as in 1854 and in
1876, there is as strong testimony on one
side as on the other as to the result in New
York in case Tammany's advice IS disre-
garded, and injudicious attacks on inde~
pendent votes are as dangerous here In the
northwest as in the northeast.
CLEVELAND MEN CONFIDENT.
The Cleveland men were as confident and
enthusiastic to-day as they were on yester-
day. There is no doubt that
they regard Mr.. Cleveland's nomina-
their estimates they have been more con-
seryative than is customary at national
conventions, allowing favorite sons all the
votes they can possibly get and adding all
the other doubtful votes under the general
head Of Hill. giving the latter all the votes
OF New York. regardless of either the posst-
bllty that the contestants, who will make a
full formal contest for the sake of getting
their side Of the case presented, are ad-
mitted wholly, and Of the possibility that
the February delegates may get on
the Cleveland band wagon. The Glove
land men are relying largely upon the
popular pressure for Mr.. Cleveland's nomi-
nation, and upon the fact that the anti
Cleveland men have no available candl-
date to put up against him. Its Cleveland
against the field, ~ with no one in the field.
BOIEs ONLY HOLDING HIS OWN.
Gov. Boies holds his Iowa vote, but gains
none. The Minnesota and Wisconsin votes.
upon which it was said Gov. Boies would
draw, are declared solid for Mr.. Cleveland
Iy the representative men who arrived
from Minnesota and Wisconsin to-day. No
one else is ever claimed definitely for Gov.
Boies.
Ex-GQy. Gray has seven out and out fol-
lowers on the Indiana delegation, and there
are eight or nine more In that delegation
VINO would like to compliment him on the
hrst ballot. Twelve Indiana men are out
and out for Mr.. Cleveland and would only
vote for ex-Gov. Gray on the first ballot
upon condition that all thirty votes were
given to Mr.. Cleveland on the second
ballet.
Senator Carlisle Is by no NEAR certain OF
TIE majority of the Kentucky delegation.
There the last Of the favorite SONS ends,
unless Senator Brice succeeds in getting
Ohlo TO vote for him or for Gov. Campbell,
or Senator German allows his name to be
used.
Ex-Secretary Whitney, who is friendly
WIN Iammany as well as with the Cleve