Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-16
IN CHICAGO HOTELS
What Democrats Say Before the Con-
vention.
SENATOR GORMAN'S BOOM STARTED.
Mr. Mills Succeeded by a Third
Party Man.
SOME POLITICAL RUMORS
BOOMS AT CHICAGO.
Senator Gorman's Boom Has Arrived-At the
Cleveland Headquarter..


appointment clerk of the treasury under secre-
tary Manning. who gave the civil service re-
formers SO much trouble. Mr.. Higgins wears
a high white hat, white suit Of clothes
a white mustache. white hair, yarn stockings
and a pleasant smile. His coming TO Chicago is
In the interest of Senator German. Mr.. Hig-
gins does not admit the mild Impeachment al
together, but does not go so far TO deny il.
i've always been German man" he said this
morning. II don't know why should change
now. The Senator will leave Baltimore with
the Maryland delegation Thursday evening and
will arrive some time Friday. There will be TO
regular German headquarters. We will simply
assume Micawberish attitude and be ready for
anything that turns up
THE BoIEs MOVEMENT.
Henry c. Shaver of Des Moines sat in tine
Boies headquarters at the Palmer House this
morning shifting the lake breeze that blew in at
the window He retired at midnight last night
and was up at O'Clock talking for his candi-
date "Gov. Boies. said he, us the strongest
candidate that can be nominated by the ma
tional convention. Let me give you briefly. -
he continued, 1.-The reasons why Gov. Boies
should be nominated. He has the loyal and un-
divided support of his party in his state;
he Is opposed by no faction i'm any other state:
he can carry Iowa again this year he has
carried ii three wears in succession: he can do
the best in all the surrounding northwestern
States ana can prODdDlN carry stNer1t OF thcm:
he Is stronger In the pivotal states than any
candidate opposed by any faction. He will
keep the alliance states in the south in line for
! the presidential ticket: his public and private
life need no apology or defense; he has the
prestige of unbroken victory behind him: he is
a statesman in the broadest sense: in short. he
Ii the ideal candidate. the one man whose avail
ability towers above all other aspirants for the
nomination
That's right" interjected Col. Edward
Campbell one Of the delegates-at-large from
the hawkeye state. Its question of avail
ability. I'm tired of this eternal wrangling in
New York state" he declared. For thirty
years and more I've been attending democratic
conventions ana I've never Vet seen the time
when there were not factional differences in
the great eastern states. Let us cut loose from
the effete east Let the dominant star of
democracy westward take her royal course.
I'm a Cleveland man. but l don't mink him
available at the present time The convention
must have absolute assurance that ne can carry
New York before he will be nominated. In
this contingency Gov. Boies is the logical candi-
date"
AT CLEVELAND HEADQUARTERS.
In the Cleveland headquarters there was visi-
BILE nothing but large, serene. confident
smile. four young women pounding at type
writer's and box Of campaign cigars on the
.mantelpiece. The engineers of the Cleveland
boom had taken off their overalls and gone to
breakfast. When Gen. Tracy emerged from
the dining room he waved his hand graciously
and stated that there nothing new. Its
all over but the shouting. my son, he declared
I'VE are doing a little work just to put in the
time, but there's no necessity for it-not the
least necessity. Mr.. Cleveland Will be nomi-
mated on the first ballot"
Austin III. Brown Of Indianapolis Ind an
old newspaper editor and for a long time a
member Of the national democracy from thst
state, is at the Palmer House. Mr.. Brown is
employed by the national committee TO list the
representatives of the country press and see
that they are afforded proper accommodation
in the convention. Mr.. Brown is a strong
Cleveland man. though he comes to Chicago
simply 70 perform the work allotted to him by
the committee and not to shout for any can
didate.
Il shall say. however. that if Cleveland is
nominated he can carry Indiana by Is 900 plural
ity over Harrison" said Mr.. Brown. Harrison
cannot afford TO lose very many votes, because
he did not carry Indiana by more than Z, 500 plu-
rality in 1883. Among the masses OF the demo-
cratic party in Indiana Cleveland sentiment is
paramount to everything else The reason the
Indiana delegation was instructed for ex-Goy.
Isaac p Gray was because Mr.. GRAY is q strong
worker and is able and efficient in connection
with the political machinery Of the state. There
fore 1t was not thought best TO come into any
conflict with him.
II believe it is the feeling now that tine
Indiana delegation will vote for GRAY if there
is any chance for him. and If he has no show
the vote will go solidly for Cleveland. In the
last few days the belief has grown that Gray
ticket. II is generally understood in Indiana
that Mr.. Gray has said he would not refuse such
q position"
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
resume OF the democratic situation in New
York from a republican standpoint was given
this morning by Col. Harrison Hoyt of Syra-
cuse, who is in the city on a pleasure trip. He
is positive that neither Cleveland nor Hill can he
nominated, owing to the factional fight between
their forces. Col Hoyt thinks that the shire wder
class Of New York democrats recognize the folly
OF nominating either Of these leaders, and thus
leaving an opportunity open for the paying of
OF old grievances left over from the campaign
of 'S5 and many that have accumulated since.
and that early in the fight there will be break
toward q compromise candidate, with the
chances in favor Of German or Boies.
ADMISSION TO THE wIewAN.
II is said that there will be trouble at the
conference tomorrow over the question Of the
admission to the wigwam. The charge was
made last night at the headquarters Of the
Cleveland men in the Grand Pacific that IS per
cent Of the tickets had already been gobbled up
by the friends Of Mr.. German, and that to Col
Mcdonald would be delegated the duty Of
seeing that each one Of these tickets would be
used to admit man to the wigwan equipped with
q calliope voice and leather lungs to be used in
sounding the praises Of senator German when
ever the slightest opportunity presented itself.
In this connection there was good deal Of talk
last night and this morning about the wigwam
being unsafe sresult Of q wooden roof being
put on to replace the canvas one that blew away
in Mondays gale. Architect Frederick Bau-
man personally favors the canvas covering, but
stoutly denies that the timber roof will be uu-
safe. "When these supports are completed the
roof will be safe enough" he said. "But
don't like the idea Of no many postA They OBJ
:struct the view. But the roof il safe enough;
mo doubt Of that"
Gen. Winston, who inspected the progress of
the work yesterday, emphatically denies the
statement made in an afternoon paper that the
wigwam h unaafe.. The building" said Mr.
Winston, Twas tried IN the seversst storm ex-
perienced In several years and stood the test
perfectly with the exception Of the canvas
roof, and that has been discarded"
"An this talk about the wigwam being unsafe
= untrue" said Secretary Simon C. 6herin Of
the national dsmocratic committee. s'If ws
we're not surs Il was afs," continued Mr..
ehsria, I've would not hoad u eoavsntss