The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-24
THE DEFEAT OF GRAY.

~ " hAtheJ was only tne agent OF the
democratic masses in nominating Mr.
Cleveland than his well. meant but uuad-
vlsaole attempt to nominate Gov, Gray Of
Indiana for Vice President The nomiua-
tlon or MIR. Stevenson was a complete sur
prise to Mr.. Whitney. He had mistaken or
ignored the will of the party, aud it was
expressed regardless Of him and his efforts
TO suppress 1t. Mr.. Stevenson was nom
mated, not by his personal popularity, but
by the general recognition Of the fact that
led TO Gov. Boies, whom Mr.. Cleveland
wanted but who would not take it, prefer
ring TO make popular contest for United
States senator, that Mr.. Stevenson was the
most suitable man to 60 with Mr.. Cleveland
on the ticket,
GRAY's POPULARITY.
Ex-Gov. Gray was selected by Mr.. Whit
ney partly because of the support given Mr.
cleveland by the Indiana delegation
(although that was 18 votes less than the
support OF Illinois,, but mainly with an eve
20 Indiana, where ex-Gov. Gray in spite OF
his obvious "outs," or perhaps because of
tnemI Is apparently the successor of Vice
PRESIDENT Hendricks in popularity. Ex-
GOV Gray was known to be unacceptable
70 Mr.. Cleveland personally now as he was
In 1883. and Mr.. Stevenson, clean, honest,
courageous, and though a western man.
conserVatively so, in his views was known
- PoAoChniJ aOSSpbdDIo W OleNe@
land, so the Cleveland forces decided, ex-
secretary Villas putting up young million
alre Mitchell Of Wisconsin, chairman of the
democratic congressional COMMITTEES, and
ex-Postmaster General Dickinson Chief
Justice Morse of Michigan by way Of divert
ing votes from ex-Gov. Gray to hold for
Mr.. Stevenson.
GAVE WHITNEY A SLAP.
1t was pity that the New York and
Ohio delegates and other anti-C Clevelanders,
seeing the division in the Cleveland ranks,
could and did, by voting for Mr.. Stevenson,
take advantage of it TO slap both ex-Gov.
Gray and Mr.. Whitney at once. But they
cannot claim the credit Of nominating Mr.
Stevenson, for he would havs been nomi-
mated without them. From Mr. Whituey's
point Of view the failure to nominate ex-
Coy. Gray was a tactical mistake, but the
Indiana Cleveland men, many of whom
discouraged the idea of putting ex-Gov.
Gray on the ticket, say that 10 is not, so far
as Indiana is concerned, insisting that Mr..
Cleveland ia stronger than ex-Gov. Gray or
any other man in Indiana and that be will
carry Indiana, ex-Gov. Gray being faithful
as they say he will have TO be in spite Of
his second disappointment They will not
have half so much money to fight either,
they think. as il ex-Gov. Gray had been
nominated.
THE TICKET POPULAR IN THE WEST.
The delegates from Illinois, Wisconsin
and Michigan are all delighted with the
ticket. Mr.. Stevenson is popular and sx-
Gov. Gray is not popular i'll all these states
Mr.. Stevenson adds strength, they say, to
the ticket in all their states and makes them
more confident than ever of CARRYING
Illinois and Wisconsin and getting eight or
nine electoral votes in Michigan, The Ger
mans. both the Lutheraus and the more
worldly ones, In Illinois and Wisconsin are
favorable TO Mr.. Cleveland, and are
counted upon to help win the electoral
votes In those states. In Illinois
Judge AltReld, the democratic candidate
for governor, who is rich, but most popular
and prominent with the Germans, will
strengthen the ticket. Massachusetts, un-
der Gov. Russell, is looked 10 by the west
ern democrats to redeem her pledges to Mr..
Cleveland. Connecticut and New Jersey
are counted as equally democratic states
this year, go that leaving New York quite
out OF question the democrats are hopeful.
None of them expects any southern state to
vote for the force bill by voting against
Cleveland aud Stevenson.
WHAT STEVENSON LOOKS LIKE.
Eastern readers who have never seen
Clevelands companion on the democratic
ticket, may like to know that Gen. Steven
son, as most public men call him ever since
ne was First Assistant postmaster General
or "Adley." as all his friends out here cali
him, is a tine-looking man. When he rose
in the convention last night as chairman Of
the Illinois delegation to cast the 48 votes
for Grover Cleveland, the 10000 eyes,
directed at the delegation, saw a
tall, well proportioned. rather
spare man with good face,
round rather than long, light hair getting
sparse just above his well-shaped forehead
and q light colored mustaohe and blue eyes.
His voice is clear and agreeable, and though
it trembled with the excitement of the
moment, as did every other voice in the
convention during that memorable roll call,
it was distinctly heard all over the hall
Gen. Stevenson's manner is dignified but
graceful.
ATTRACTIVE MANNERS.
He has an attractive way OF shaking
hands, and wonderful memory for names
and faces. He never forgets you, and
he makes you feel that he has been desirous
to see you ever since he saw you last. He is,
like Mr.. Cleveland, an adherent of the
Presby yterian denomination, and in his pri-
vate life, a model OF morality, with no bad
habits He is devoted to his family, and
his family is devoted TO him. In Blooming
ton. where he lives in a modest but thor
oughly comfortable house, as in Washing
ton, where he never fels rich enough to
keep house or entertain, he is most
popular with those who know him best.
AS lawyer he ranks among the leaders of
Illinois, and as a stump speaker amoug the
most successful. Perhaps his standing at
home cannot be better shown than by the fact
that he was reelected Co congress by a
district strongly republican.