New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-18

OF HILLS FIGHT-E. Ell
LERY ANDFRsoN's
TABLE OF VOTES.
fBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE IKBUSE.l
Chicago. June 1.-THE aggressive anti-Clcve-
land movement started yesterday by the action
Of the Ohio and Arkansas Conventions. and re-
inforced by the prompt appearance here OF the
Ncw-York dcceation Of regulars has aIfeldy
had marked effect And there is little donpt
that the confidence heretofore expressed by Mr.
Clevclnnds friends that he would secure an casy
victory next week, has been rudcly shaken pN
the developments of the last twenty-forr hours
The opponents Of thc perpetual candidate nave
taken fresh courage and are now counting OH
being able 10 organize ami maintain coalition
yhi,h will reduce Mr.. Clevelands strength
much below the two-thiris limit, and VIII fofcc
him ont OF the field after three OF four in'll"
ballots Neccs s,arily. Mr.. Cevcland's Only nope
of success lies in developing at the outset 80 pro
nonnced majority in the convention that MS i''-
lowing will feel bound 10 stand firm ana wait 'or
,hc occc-eions which always come to the candidate
within easy reach of the nomination. failure
,n command more than 800 votes on the first bal
lot will be likely to prove fatal to the eN-ftcSi-
dents chances. for with 100 more votes stli 70
|
smaller loss ON every subsequent ballot, the Ccve-
land column cannot avoid decentralization and dis
Indignation.
Tho rrrat wea sness Of the Cleveland canvaScrs
lies in the fact that they lack entirely the sub
s,antial balis Of a strong and United home sup
mort loyal 10 its chief and single IN ts aim 10
secure its success For the backbone OF follow
inc tbc ex-Prcsident has been forced 10 go into
othr States than NewYork, each with IS own
local interests 70 serve and local am
hilton 10 FOSTER aud each more or lcSs suspicious
of the secret aims ana purp"'H "
rho rcst Many Of the Cleveland delegations mere
have aspiring local favortes giving an open, pu'
halfhenrted support 20 their nominal choice ior
the Presidency. Int impatien'ly awaiting the
failuro OF his candidacy, and the scattering oil
his following in order TO put tleir own chances
and ambitions to the test of fortune
F,yoR.TE Sons WITH THEIR OWN AMbiIloNo
Massachusetts, once the stanchcst OF the al
bcrents 10 the Cleveland caus', has now Ecr
useful and popular Governor re1dy to push INTO
| the breach as soon as the Cleveland c'iorS are
hauled down. The Pennsylvania delegation, WIN
its 81 votes now counted in the Glevelnnd colhinn'
| stands prepared 10 announce IN" chhd'a'N VI
Governor Pattspn the moment thc noh1a lol
~ the p, President is scen l., h. cmbarras ed with
difficulties ana threatened WIN I'hi"i'' ." '>'''
ware Senator GRAY is heing held In reserve TO be
| brought TO the front soon as the way Is
| cleared by thc defeat of Cleveland, and the
| scranbie among the dark-horse candloats ioi t'e
| nominate begins
| Fight Of Maryland's 1s votes may be given TO
Mr. Cleveland on the first ballot. but the whole l6
| and many from neghboring States are sure to
| 10 20 - senator GoG1nan whenever that aStu'c
| manager decides openly to enter the hcld Inc
| Cleveland forces in ohio are led 10y Ex-Governor
| James T.. Campbell, himself an aspiraat Tor the
Presidency and now n supporter Of the perpetual
| candidate in the expectation OF becoming ms
| re,iduary legatee Indiana directed her de e4atlon
| 10 vote for Mr. Cleveland. but at the same
time instructed it 10 present to the convention
| tie name of cx-tiovcrnor Isaac 7. Gray, ana thc
delegation seems disposed TO interpret these para
doxical instructions by dropping Mr. Cleveland
even before the haloting begins
In Illinois whose State Convention instructed
| condtionally for Cleveland. and named senator
| Palmer as a second choice, the delegates stand
2s 10 90 in favor of declaring the eN-rreSi'cn'
an impoesible candidate and voting at the outset
| tor oi,hor Senator Palmer or William X. Nor
! rison.
| All over the South and Southwest. where the
feeling is strongest for third trial OF Clcvelanh
| lcadership there IL latent suSpIc
ion that the bitter faction quarIei'
in New-York have made success with
him or any other New-iork man
grave uncertainty and though great MINORITY
Of the delegates from all par'e OF the country
| will vote for the popular choice IN the co"N'h-
tion, they will do il without enthusiasm anu WIN
| ilLc,nccalcd mi.2ivine
| All. TIE LEADERS ARE ANTI'LiNE NELNNp'
| The task of holding together for the eA-tr'S''
dent this loosely welded and lugewarm ioHo"Hs
I'm the face OF cunning appeals 10 thc many ii'''
ests and ambitions to be promote oy ial'uIc ~
nominate !. one 20 try the best skill of any body OF
Marty managers. rnhappily for Mr. 'lc''I'n"'
,he cleverest and most influential portion "i "'e
Democratic leaders are now comihl'teI u u" az
,.,,,, IN free the party Of the leadership which
,.n, dovn in defeat in 1855. Mr. German and
| Vr Rricc the brains Of the Democratic National
! o-o,,ization: :: Senator Voorhees,, OF Indiana, the
| loader of the old Copperhcad and mosSpacK cie
mcn,s in the North Mr. Watterson AMI senator
| carI;a,. of Kentucky; the Ncw-lork STATE ma
| c,dpe MANAGERS still pulled up with tie triumph
| n, q stolen LEGISLATURE and the credit when S"c'
an achievement invariably carries among me pa'V'
n,rtisan ecmcnt-all thcse forces are array'" hct'
| /, the effort 10 defeat the eX-freSiueh' !"
make the fight against these cilicieh' ui"".s''
are sadly lacking ON the Cleveland sihc ""n'
ming is dead and there is no one, app'leh,ly, ="
fill his place Ex-Secrctary Fauchlid' r. EiriS
AndeTscn and cx-Mayor Grace are TO succeed u
the control and direction of the Cleveland 'orccS
bnt between them and the brilliant ana saga-
cious leader Of 1854, what ilhmitanle gun
For the present, in the matter Of politicai ski
and strategy, the Cleveland people have ote"
nut ON the defensive. They may succeed IN fa'S Ing
when the delegates all arrive and their numerical
strength becomes apparent, but the DRIFT oi opinion
is against them, and the coalition to drive 'nt
lex-President from the field by deadlocking 'n'
convention is hourly becoming hrmer anu more