The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-18

will know just how much missionary
work remains to be done and where it is
most needed. 1t is likely that leaf
Will be taken out of the book of plans
and policies which was used to such
good effect by the Harrison brigade at
Minneapolis, and that the now famous
market hall conference will be dupli
Gated here in Chicago. Meanwhile,
so Tar as enthusiasm and energy and sim
cerlty are concerned, the Boies boom is
fiourishing like green bay tree. More
activity is displayed at his headquarters
In the Palmer House than at any of the
others that have been opened. The
lowans are making clean CANVASS, at
tacking none of the o,her candidates,
but putting in their best efforts toward
whooping up their own favorite son.
They say that they have nothing against
Cleveland, beyond the fact that he has
once led his party to defeat, and that he
has seriously hurt himself in the West
by his stand on the silver question.
Apart from New York. they say, he is
not nearly as strong in the political af
fections of the great masses of demo-
cratic voters as he was either in 'S4 or
'SS, and his selection tor third term
would be something more than mis-
take. Governor Boies on the other hand,
they say, has been steadily growing ir
strength in the West of late years, and
the only logical outcome of the pres
ent situation is the selection of IVES
tern man. They believe that Boies will
not only carry Iowa, but the entire north
western tier of republican States, and
upon this belief and claim they will
go into the convention. So far only the
twenty six votes of Iowa and the six
teen of Nebraska have been conceded to
Boles. gate senator Shields, however,
insists that the Iowa man will 90 into
the convention with nearly one hundred
votes; and that he has scores of tele-
grams and letters from delegates who
have voluntarily placed themselves on
record as being in favor of Boies as
second choice. The boom for ex-gov-
ernor Gray, of Indiana, is barely in its
budding stage, although gaudily deco
rated headquarters have been opened al
the Palmer House for the Indiana dele
cation. A big consignment of litho-
graphs of the ex-governor were de-
livered at the rooms by an express
company this morning, but they will not
be put out yet awhile, and the only pic
ture that decorates the rallying ground
Is one of the late Thomas A. Hendricks
Whether or not governor Gray's name
shall be formally presented to the con
vention will not be determined until the
full meeting on Sunday If the decision
is in the affirmative, however, Senator
VOORHEES, will be assigned to the orator.
cal honors. Under the instruction!
adopted by the recent State convention
the delegation is to present an Indians
candidate only in the event of the senti
ment drifting in favor of Western man
otherwise it is to stand by Cleveland al
the logical candidate. 1t is noticeable
that there is more talk of Gray for The
second place on the ticket than for tht
first, and delegate at large Sam E. Morse
of indianapolis, who is at the head OF
the Cleveland sentiment in the Hawkeyt
State hauled up the colors of Cleveland
and Gray. Whether or not the name
of Senator John NJ. Palmer will gt
before the convention is so far an unde
cided question. That venerable demo
crat has many friends in the various
delegations, but his possible candidac,
is hampered by the failure of the Illinoi
State convention to instruct in his favor
General Palmer, himself, is an out ant
out supporter of Cleveland and is anx
ious that his friends should not hampe
the prospects of the ex-President. Tn
Illinois delegation will meet to-morroy
and the indications are that it vii
decide to give the entire forty eigh
to Grover Cleveland SO long as the latte
is in the race.
The Cleveland leaders received stron
reinforcements this morning in the arr
val of G. j. Canda, treasurer of the ns
tional committee; E. B. Whitney and +
B. Wood, all three delegates from tn
Syracuse convention; Col. r. G. Munrot
secretary of the State committee az
pointed at Syracuse, and Miles Ross, ns
tional committeeman from New jersey
together with Fred A. Fuller, of Jane!
town, N. Y, a member of the demo
cratic State committee. Immediatel
upon their arrival they held brief cor
ference with exSecretary Fairchiid an
Gen. Tracey, at which plan of actio
for reaching the Southern delegations q
fast as they arrived was discuss
ed. The declarations of Edwar
Murphy, on behalf of the Hill forces
was also talked over. Subsequent
Mr.. Whitney said: According to Nj
Murphy the rank and file of the demo
cratic party are prepared to vote agains
the most popular democrat in the coul
try for the Presidency because they fes
his election would please the Syracus
delegation. To this we say that if Nj
Murphy believes what he says, then b
regards his own followers as mugwumI
rather than democrats. His intervie
is an insult to the regular democracy {
the State of New York There are tw
men prominent in the Hill organizatio
who arc regarded with suspicion by tt
democracy in general. These men al
Murphy himself, and lieutenant governt
Shenan. There is general discussio
in the State of New York that they wei
treacherOus to the national ticket
1888, and l think it not unlikel
that they will be so again tn
year if they do not happen to be please
with the nominations made But the
will not be able to carry with the
as man. democrats as they were befor
and l have yet to find any evidence tn
) they will be supported in their treacl
} cry by Tammany Hall, or the Kin,