Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-21
SANTA FE, N. M, TUESDAY, JUNE 2l, 1892.


and Gen. Daniel f. Sickles at their heRt
also came in for hearty welcome, which
called forth recolections of the reception
that was accorded to John Kelly when hi
marched into the exposition building on &
similar occasion eight years ago. The
Indiana delegation looked lonesome
without the once familiar featuI of the
lamented Hendricks. As the delegates
filed in and were seated many familiar
faces were seen among the tbrong. The
clear out, statesmanlike face OF ex-Sec:e
tary Thomas f. Bayard loomed up among
the Delawarians. Ex-Assistant Postmas.
ter General Stevenson was conspicuous
in the Illinois section. Senator Voorhees,,
the tall sycamore of the Wabash, was at
the head of the Hoosier column. The
veteran Democrat, John M. Duncombe,
was almost buried among the Hswkeyes.
From Kansas there was Ex-Governor
George Click. and from Kentucky Henry
Watterson. Senator German and Gov
ernor Brown divided honors among the
Marylanders, and Governor John A.
Russell and Gen. Patrick A. Collins, who
sat side by side among the delegates from
the Hub, attracted more than their share
of attention. Don M. Dickinson slid in
unobserved, and ensconced himself in q
seat among the Michigan men. There
were few in the vast audience who recog-
nized Ex-Governor Hauser, of Montana,
tut mighty cheer followed the recogni-
ton OF Governor Boyd. of Nebraska.
Senator MCPHERSON. of New Jersey, and
Editor William M. Singerly came in for a
note Of welcome. John Ireland, Of Texas,
was one of the late comers, and so was
ex-Secretary William f. Villas, OF Wiscon
sin. The latter was closely followed by
Gen. Z. s. Bragg, he who loved Cleveland
for the enemies he had made, and the re-
appearance in one more convention OF the
eloquent old veteran was signal for
roar of applause. A few minutes before
noon the band started out to render
medley of patriotic airs, and almost i'm
mediately thereafter Senator Calvin Brice,
chairman Of the national committee, ac-
companied by Secretary Simon P. Sheerin,
put in an appearance on the platform. A
few moments after 12 o'clock, and after
the band had run the gamut, Chairman
Bfice brtught his gavel heavily down
upon the desk and demanded order, and
WIN thlo aItOu thO dtlO hhtiohhi
convention was formally opened.
THE NEW MEXICO CONTINGENT.
The national committee at its meet
ing yesterday afternoon decided by a
vote of 28 to 20 to present the name Of
Henry Watterson's candidate, W. @.
Owens, Of Kentucky, as temporary chair
man of the convention.
New Mexico was on deck in the nation
al committee seeking six delegates instead
of two and she succeeded in getting what
she wanted 1t was secured by the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolved, That this committee dis.
claiming the right to dictate to the con-
vention what action it shall take with ref
erence to the claims OF Arizona and New
Mexico to additional representation COM
mended that the claims OF Arizona and
New Mexico be recognized by the conven.
tion to the extent of admission to the con-
vention with representation equal to the
representation of the smallest state.
If this goes through the convention,
and there seems to be no reason why it
should not, the four additional delegates
New Mexico elected will have places in
the convention. This will swell the total
membership to 904 and make 603 votes
necessary in order to secure the nomina-
ton.
Should the above resolution fail to
carry, Seligman and Martinez were Sc
lected as the two delegates to represent
New Mexico in the convention.
The New Mexico delegates have agreed
upon the following appointments on COM
N nj nal nt,,tk-
teeman; credentials, Martinez; resolu-
lutions, Fielder; permanent organization,
Seligman; rules, Chavez; notification,
Long; vice president, Richardson.
THE STATUS AT NOON.
Up to the hour of noon it was still
Cleveland against the field with the
chances favorable to the ex-president.
Palmer, of Illinois, arrived yesterday and
pledged the solid delegation of 4S votes
from his state to Cleveland. Pennsylva-
mia goes solid for Cleveland also, with GA
votes, and this fact has set up Cleveland
stock.
Cleveland's supporters maintain that
he is so far in the lead no one can
point out how he is to be defeated. Last
night his success was practically conceded
in all the camps. His lines were un-
broken save for few struggling losses in |
the south, and to more than compensate
for this trivial detection there were posi-
tive gains over previous estimates, gains
natural and convertible, when cause is
as near victory as Mr.. Cleveland's
seems at this moment.
The Cleveland managers worked until |
an early hour this morning in order to |
secure the most complete reports from
various delegations, and the claim is now
made that, granting to Senator Hill, Sen.
ator German, Gov. Boies ard all the votes
that may be pledged them or are consid- |
cred doubtful, Mr.. Cleveland has $50 to
start with out of total Of S99, necessary
to choice, 500.
The Tribune, as result OF personal can
vass, gives the following figures: Cleve.
land, 5l8la; Hill, l751a; Boies, 35 For
man, So; Morrison, "a.
TIE HILL FOLLOWING
has taken up German and will undertake
to stampede the convention to their man
in case Cleveland's forces break after the
first ballot. Boies and Morrison are much
talked OF and are gaining some ground,
though it is generally conceded that they
are too far in the rear to cut any serious
figure. It looks now as if the Hill faction
will suffer defeat, in which event the Hill.
Cleveland fight will 60 into the campaign |
with more bitterness than ever.
BRIEF SESSION.
The convention assembled in the midst
of driving rain storm. Greatly to the