New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-17

For a man who had but recently heard from
Ohio and Arkansas this is not strange AZ ALL anu
MANAGER Watterson made no apparent effort 10
disguise his exultatiDn Still he wished to he
COY. and therefore said:
Il cannot talk to you this morning. I've
travelled all night, and am weary ana nccd rcs''
| have decided not TO be interviewed any mort
until after the nominations are made Inc laco
of the matter is, ] have ceased writing editoriois
in my paper and my last effort was In discussing
the work of the Minneapolis Convention. I've
come here TO deliver lecture and attcnd ule
Democratic Convention. Pm on the ground early
bccausa the subcommittee of the National Com
mittee meets tomorrow, and am member OF
that committee 40
The Colonel paused for breath and then, while
the lake breezes played gently with his paJamas'
broke out suddenly: my, but were not the
Cleveland forces scattered in ONO yesterday
They weren't anywhere at any time. wouiuh'
ba surprised 10 see Governor Campbell the nominee
of the convention He wants it, and would un-
oucstionably be strong candidate. we couio
have great hopes of electing Campbell
Colonel WatteIson threw an unmlst2Naple e''i-
nb,sis on Governor CampbelP5 name as Uho"eh
n convey the impression that he had no hope vi
the election Of either Cleveland or Hill.
DO Won think Mr. Campbell would he strong
candidate" s
aMost assuredy He isn't such strong CIeVe-
land man that the opponents OF Cleveaho wo"iu
refuse TO support him. lie is a good cainpa'sher,
and as 7 said, we could have hope that he woura
be elected" o,
"How do you regard the New-York hght
"On that point don't care to be quoted Ny
views pretty well kho"n' al"
changed them recently
Az ,xrrcIEyrLAND CHAIRMAN PROBABLE.
The Kentuckian then talked ABOUT 'he N''io"''
Cormittee and the subcommittee of that COM
mittee The subcommittee names the ,einp'r"iS
chairman Of the convention, and will hoid
meeting tomorrow to perfect the ois""iAa''.I
Inf tho temporary chairman will not be selec'eu
,,a+u Monday The committee is clearly anti
cleveland in its complexion, and Henry Na''er-
son il chairman The other members are oehaUoi'
Erice Of Ohio; Gorman of Maryland, ana Kan
com of North Carolina The late Senator Lar
hn,r of VIRGINIA. was also MEMBER Inc
vacancy caused ny his death will proDapiy N
Gl,l b,, member, of the Virginia deiegatiol'
price Ransom. German and Watterson are openly
hostile IN Cleveland and there is little chihce
r,,t any candidate for the honor OF preslllhe
over thc temporary organization who is CieVe'
land man will lie named.
ST don't know what the committee wlil uo'
.oid Mr. Wotterson In fact / haven't he1ri
any Of the candidates mentioned Inc Natl'h"
Committee however, doesn't contain many Ni0'N
,o,d mon But | do not believe the selection
will be of any significance Inc subcommittee
will doubtless select a man whose VIewS VIII ho'
lao nr,nounced in favor of any particular can
didat..' o,,
DO YOU believe the nominee VIII he elected
"Oh. we must wait and see what the lues OF
November will bring forth. as my friend biiiy
Rreckenrdgc says BY the way. understand
breckenridge intends to nominate MI Oe>eidAia'
II he doesn't make better effort IMAM he hidue
I'm the Kentucky Convention, he VIII fan. Ills
laudafion of Cleveland fell Hat"
Mr. Watteroa evidently talked more freely
than he originally intended. Not only that but
later in the day he served notice on the reporter
who interviewed him that if the matter were
printed he would repudiate it.
HIGGINS CONFIDENT OF THE FUTURE
No Democratic gathering would be compete
without the presence Of Eugene Higgins" ueniai
Gene" as his admirers in Baltimore love 10
call him Gene" is here, arrived IN fact, thlS
morninc. TO look after the Maryland boys, VINO
will make Chicago howl before it rs twenty
four hours older With proie Sionai insight III
things and men, Mr.. Higgins looks with conf
dencc to the future, because. as ne says he hr-
rived ~ o'clock in the afternoon, because the
bus" ,hat conveyed him 10 the hotel WIS labeled
4" because the hoy who showed hlm 10 MS
room bore the number Il, and, finally, because
his room was No IA on the fourth iioor oi the
Palmer House. There's logic for You. 10 Il man
with professional instincts it must seem uh-
answcrahlc and Mr.. Higgins is sport. Never
thce,,. lie Is very quiet and has little to say-lor
the present. lie mentions his chlei, senator
Arthur /. German. only as compromise call
diIatc in the advent of failure to nominate
Scnntor Hill or Mr.. Cleveland. He does not
speak for the Maryland DELEGATION, but, being
,;ornlan man, he is naturally for Mr. lili as
AGAINST Mr. Cleveland in the hrsi great confess,
don't believe" say, Mr.. Higgins. that Mr.
Cleveland can carry Newl ork. AMI every one
knows that Hin can. What has Mr. Cleveland
done for the party since his defeat by President
Harrison? Has he taken any part IN the great
uolifical contests? Has he turned his h'nI IN
rphalf Of III, party? llill couli carry NewN or>
anJ there is no doubt of il. However, when the
convention has finished with both Mr tleVei"hd
and Mr. Hill, ana wants great man from i 'hiau
State MARYLAND can furnish the man III me
person of Arthur +. German. If II should De ms
fortune 10 he nominated he would carry every
Democratic vote in this country. have uech
travelling through the West for the iaSt zen weeks
nnd was astonshcd to find what great strength
senator German possesses ana the friends anu n'i-
mirers he has. He. could unite The New YORK
factions and carry that state soNd ior TIE pelloc-
rocv lie would gct every lill vote and every
vote, if there is any gratitude left in
either of them | don't know how the MaryIana
delegation will go on the first ballot. Dut do
know" concluded Mr. Higgins, that they ar
with German if there's any possibility OF his
nomination. I haven't talked with any Of the
delegates. They left Baltimore AZ o'clock this
afternoon and will reach Chicago during the
afternoon Tomorrow.
TRAvEI4sTAINED BOSSES FROM NEJ YORK
A group Of local politicians surrounded Boss
Croker nj the Auditorium this morning The big
Tammany boss kept his little black eyes on the
floor most of the time, and apparently did n2t
realize what was going on about him. lie was
tired and trave-stained from his journey from
Nev-York but in well-ftting blue business