The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-17
MURPHYS MANIFESTO.
II May Kill of Both Hill and Cleve-
land.
"AN0THER POLK" TALKED OF.
VIII His Name be Boiesf-The Cleveland
People Come Out with Hurrsh and
Hullsbaloo OF Counter Demonstration
Dark Horses Being Groomed.

CHICAGO, H., June 1.-THE sensation
caused by the manifesto issued by Croker,
Murphy. Sheehan g. Co., which practi-
party has not subsided. This uncalled
for act of Tammany means war to the
knife from now out. The object of Tam
many's denunciation Is clearly to infu-
ence Western and Southern delegates.
who, while instructed for Cleveland, may
be convinced that he cannot carry New
York State, and that, therefore, he mu st
not be nominated.
The effect will be hardly to increase Hills
strength. The lines between the two
leading candidates will simply be deeper
drawn, and the struggle between them
will become so Titanic that delegates re-
moved from the bitterness and acrimony
Of New York State politics, will be apt to
cry. "A plague on both your houses" and
will strike to nominate some man, who
can heal all differences and whose nomi
nation will present some prospects for
victory.
It is true that there are not many dele
gates here now, but 1t is also true that
the few who are here declare almost to a
man that victory lies In the selection of a
dark horse and the retirement Of those
who to further their personal ambition
would hazard the fortune of the party.
II this desire for the nomination of q
candidate as yet comparatively unknown
Is pressed when the bulk of delegates ar
rive in the same proportion it is expressed
now, neither Hill nor Cleveland will Sc
cure the prize and the nomination will
60 to the West.
Such are the signs of the hour. The de-
velopments of the next few days will tell
whether they will fail or be realized.
1t is well known that no candidate In a
Democratic national convention, with the
exception Of Martin Van Buren, ever re-
ceived a majority Of the votes and failed
of nomination. The chances for another
are great. MIR. cleveland will have the
majority on the first ballot, but 1t is very
difficult to show how he can hold his
strength.
1t is far more likely that some of the
delegates instructed fer him VIII break
away than that those who have resisted
instructions will come to him after his
failure TO show more than bare majority
on the first ballot. Those who break
away will naturally 60 to Hill, raising
his total so that he will have nearly a
majority. but not quite so many votes az
ludt tho uIBJ tWO OdiIOCS VIII CAUSE
this situation Is the belief of the best
posted men on the ground, and they
hazard the prediction that Hill and
Cleveland will then see-saw for several
ballots until the possibility of nominat-
ing either one shall become apparent, and
then another James X. Polk will be
found, and Van Buren and Cass will be
repeated In the two ex-Governors of New
York.
Boies just now seems to many the name
of the great unknown of 1892.
Morrison Is dark enough to give Joy to
his friends, and Palmer and Campbell are
also sufficiently dark as to their chances
TO encourage those who are urging them.
The Cleveland men are excessively jubi-
liant, aid il enthusiasm and hurrah can
do il. he will he nominated. His friends
are complacently defensive, while Hills
warriors are vindictiyely aggressive. The
situation changes with every hour, aud the
convention promises to be intensely in
teresting, full Of surprises and Of great
import to the future OF the party.