Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-22
A LAST ASSAULT.
Ali-ClDVGlald Men Make q
Final Stand
WORKING HARD FOR VOTES.
Permanent Officers Of the
Convention.
The Address of Chairman w. L.
Wilson.
NO RhI IOT TNnAN IKCI
NO BALLOT TODAY LIKELY.


TAMMANY'S LAST ASSAULT.
Another Determined Concentration Of Anti
Clevs',rI Forces.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CHICAGO. June 22.-It is an awfully hard
thing to reform a broken line, especially when
a superior force is pressing hard upon victory
But such things have been done and it is not
impossible for the broken lines Of the anti
Cleveland forces to be brought into some sort
OF shape again. Yesterday, after a series of
disasters, the anti Cleveland people considered
that they were defeated and no one undertook
to express a doubt that Cleveland would be
nominated on the first ballot
The vice presidency and the platform we're
the only things felt to be open to discussion.
Even the vice presidential nomination was re-
graded by most persons as being practically
settled by compact between Whitney and the
Indiana delegation until late in the day, when
the fact was developed that the Cleveland folks
did not want to keep the compact and were
shifting about for some other than GRAY for the
second place.
Up to the hour Of the adjournment Of the
convention yesterday the unti-Cleveland peo-
pie gave no sign of revival. They were hope
less and there was no thought of further oppo-
sit1on to the inevitable except on the part of the
Iowa delegation, who were found to be loyal to
boies as a matter Of pride, and of the New York
delegation, who were in a position where they
had to keep up their opposition. There was
every evidence that ballot taken at any time
during the first day of the convention would
have resulted in the nomination Of Mr.. Ceye-
land by such a vote as to make the opposition
merely formal and insignificant
Last night, however, the anti-Cleveland peo-
pie had rallied 80 far as to throw into the field
an opposition to Mr. Cleveland with more ac-
tvity and more desperate earnestness in it
than there has been heretofore, though not
having the strength in numbers which it had
before Ax. Gornan deserted.
NEW ASSAULT.
The anti-Clevelandites got together and de-
termined to undertake the seemingly impossi.
BILE. The first move in this direction was seri-
ously suggested at o'clock in the afternoon
yesterday, but it took no definite shape until
late at night and it was tending toward morn
ing before it began to assume what appeared to
be serious proportions. Some Of the promi-
nent leaders, not delegates, who had come here
to defeat Mr.. Cleveland, and particularly to
work for German, had packed up their grips.
paid their hotel bills and were about to start for
home, having no further interest in the pro-
ceedings OF the convention, when they were
stopped by the appeals of the New York and
South Carolina delegations with the suggestion
that possibly something might yet be done to
defeat Mr.. Cleveland. Encouragement was
given to the action by the fact that the Cleye-
land people gave intimations of purpose to
press the claims Of the Syracuse delegates be-
fore the committee purpose they had preyi-
or,sly announced the abandonment of-and bv
the indication that the compact with Indiana
might not be kept.
Early in the evening at the meeting of the
committee on credentials resolution Of
cred by Gen. Bragg OF Wisconsin set
ting an hour when the Syracuse delegates would
be heard as to their claims to seats in the con-
vention was adopted. The regular New York
delegation got some Of the leading anti-Cleve-
land men with them at their headquarters at the
Auditorium and began canvass Of. the prospects
OF reviving the opposition to Cleveland. A
large number Of delegates who had hour by
hour become more deeply satisfied with the idea
of being routed before the convention had actu-
ally begun began to rally about the stubborn
New York delegation and the work of reforming
was kept up all night. The scene was one of
great activity and from o'clock until morning
more earnest and hard work was done than has
been before since the battle began.
Delegates by twos, threes and dozens were
marched into the private room Of Mr.. Croker.
where were assembled the great Tammany
chiefs and number Of leading southern men.
Those delegates who were willing to pledge
themselves to stand out against Cleveland to
the end OF the convention signed q roll, and for
q while the list grew very rapidly. Before II
O'Clock within ten votes Of enough to lock the
convention had pledged themselves and they
declared this morning that they were going to
prevent Cleveland's nomination IL these pledged
delegates stand by them.
To reform their lines effectively enough to
defeat Cleveland after such stump as the op-
position experienced night before last and yes
terday seemed Q thing next to impossible; but
even If the move does fail utterly the effort and
the measure Of success which It has certainly
met in rallying men in . desperate case ia Q re-
markable exhibition Of pluck and recuperative
powers and something entirely unusual In
politics.
One thing that has been made certain BY the
revival Of opposition il that Mr.. cleveland's
nomination win never be made unanimous and
that the fight win continue against him in cer-
tain quarters even after the convention.
rAmAxY cLAIHs $50 VOTES.
Southern delegates from anti Cleveland states
declared that Cleveland II nominated would
lose one or two o. the southern states. The re-
viyal Of the opposition TO Mr.. Cleveland Of
course swakened IN interest in the convention,
which was utterly lacking yssterday. Ths claim
put ont BY the Tammany people was that thsy
had $50 votes pledgedtO oppose Clsvsland, and
the Cleveland peopls gave recognition Il the
fAct that TIE hsht was on again By putting out
enough 70 nominate. OF courss one o. ths
other of thses claims b inooEssck
dsusd - ansi-c c1svsland psop,s VIA - did