The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-05-19
AS GOOD AS NOMINATED.
1T LOOKS AS IF CLEVELAND WILL
HAVE A WALK OVER.

all the Delegates So Far Elected are In
Favor of Honest Grover.
WASHINGTON, ID. g., May S.-Noth
ing short of political earthquake
can now prevent the nomination
of Grover Cleveland for the Prcsiden
cy by the Democratic party. This is
no mere idle assertion. 1t is Il pre-
dictiOn based on facts and figures and
upon the universal sentiment express
I'd by those familiar with the political
situation. Up to the present time $40
delegates to the Chicago Convention
have been elected. This is almost one
half OF the entire number to be chosen.
what Is tie general expression OF Op!u-
ion regarding Clevelailu as Shpwn--+s-
the action of the various conventions.
Is he being put to one side, ignored, or
Sugared over with faint words of
praise? Let the record speak for it,
self.
Six states have instructed their dele
gates to vote for cleveland at Chicago.
These states are: Kansas, with - votes;
| Michigan, with 2S; Minnesota, with Is;
North Dekota, with i; Rhode Island,
with s, and Wisconsin, with ~. Michi
gan, Minnesota and Wisconsin went 50
Tar as to direct that their delegates
Should vote as a unit. In addition to
these lO4 instructed Delegates 2lO have
been elected from other states, like
| Illinois, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania,
Oregon, Nebraska, Vermont, etc, and
who although not specifically instruct
ed are known to be favorable TO Cleve-
land and will vote for him on the first
and succeeding ballots. Consequently
Cleveland has to-day with the Con-
yentiOn still six weeks distant 81 dele
gates out of the necessary GOO, and this,
| too, without any indecent Scramb Ing
upon his part. All these votes have
come to him as the enthusiastic offer
ing of Democrats who believe he can
lead them to victory.
In addition to these 3lI Cleveland
delegates there have been chosen just
7S other delegates. OF these, - from
New York are, through the mlnipula-
ton Of q machine which did not ex-
press the popular feeling for David B.
Hill. The other are from Wyoming.
They have been put in the Hill column,
but Senator Warren, who used to be
Governor of the State and knows the
predictions of the Democrats as we'll
as of the Republicans. told me to-day
that 1T leaat ) of the delegates were for
Cleveland.
Whatever delegates Hill has thus far
secured have been dragged into his
camp by almost brute force and by the
earnest eXertionS of political strikers.
Directly contrary is the feeling which
actuateS those who are so ardent in
their devotion to Cleveland. Take for
Instance some expressions foom promi-
nent Democratic congressman which
have taken the trouble to gather for
the purpose of satisfying honest curl
oSity as to the extent OF the Cleveland
feeling. L asked Representative Chip
man, of Michigan, a leader on the floor
and distinguished member Of the
foreign affairs committee, whether the
action OF the Democratic Convention
sense. "There is no doubt Of it," he
replied. "When you think for u mo-
ment that in Michigan we have no
Democratic machine with which TO
manipulate the primaries, when you
remember that these Democrats who
are so anxious for Cleveland's numina-
tion have come Of their own free will
to urge his selection, you must realize
that 1T Is popular Outpouring OF feel
ing and not an exhibition of oIe-man
power. tell you, sir, that the Demo-
Gratis in Michigan will crawl to the
polls to vote If Cleveland is nominated.
J. Ou Keep Iilelll away
Representative BeltZhoovcr, Of PEN
nSylvania, who was the chairman of
the recent State Convention, told me
that Cleveland was the first choice Of
all the Democrats IN the state. He be-
heVes that CleVelahd can undoubtedly
he elected. In Massachusetts, Repre-
sentative Andrew says, Cleveland can
poll more votes than Governor RuSS"ll,
while any other Democrat will run BE-,
hind the party ticket. "The noniua.
ton of German and Flower" said Ne,
would be like Il cold blanket tu New
England"
AS for illinois, Senator palmvr adj
mitted to me, despite his own ircai-
Dental aspirations, that the majority
OF the people OF the State were Tor
Cleveland. Representative Bynum, Of
Indiana, says tn It his State, il CleVr-
land is nominated, can be carried by
the Democracy aS against Harrison or
anybody else whom the Republicans
may name. Postmaster Dalton, of the
House, a veteran Indiana Democratic
politician, says that If Harrison is
nominated it will be harder for the
Democrats to carry the State than
otherwise; but if Harrison is not nOmi-
mated and Cleveland IS, he says the
State will go Democratic by $4,000
could repeat by the column such
opinions as these, gathered at random
at the Capitol. | learn from close
friends of Senator Hill that the growth
of the Cleveland sentiment has made
the New York man very despondent,
nor have his spirits been lightcncd by
the rumor that Tammany may throw
him over after all, if he does not begin
to gain more strength. Just now Hill
is making desperate struggle to cap
ture delegates in Virginia, but Repre-
sentative Warner, who went down into
the State to see what progress he was
making, returned day or two ago
with the report that the attempt to
create Hill boom In the Old Dominion
was lamentable failure.
In New Jersey, where it is said that
there is nothing but a Hill sentiment, a |
Cleveland rally Of enormous proper
ti0nS was held a few evenings ago. |
Representative Mckinney, who was
present and made a speech, says that |
he heard the statement that if Cieve- |
land is nominated New Jersey would |
90 Democratic Dy 10000 to Is 600 but |