The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-20
That Is What the Situation Ap-
peared to Be at Chicago
Last Night.
Opposition Tactics tho Same a.
Those Of tho Anti -Harri-
son People. HI.
]. Organised Like . Band Of
Veterans.

CHICAGO, June TO- Especial lit look
like Cleveland and Gray. That 10 the situ
ation as II appears tonight with two
thirds Of the delegates and all the arsa
leaders on the ground, and with the nrs
preliminary canvass Of the delegates. Tn
nomination 10 still two or three days oi
yet. and the conditions may change, but I
now looks % though nothing weuld fto
the tide Of Clsavslandism that 10 swsspin
all before IL. II 10 apparent that the Hi
SCARE Of few months ago led the CIsvelan,
nsa TO get ready for the fight. They ar
we'll organised and obey the orders Of theil
general. sx-sscrstary whitney, like trained
Veterans. They overwhelm the followers O
tho other candidates by sheer force of num
bsrs. aud though they may not have two
thirds they undoubtedly come 20 near TO i
that it will require wonderfully clever
manipulation to keep Cleveland from
winning on tho first ballot.
Yet the opposition to Cleveland eomss
from source that may give him consider.
able trouble. German and Brics and Hill
are not men to be easily beaten, and II they
want to mako stubborn tight they can dc
SO. But German and Brice are makine
only half-hesrtsd opposition. They dc
not believe Cleveland's chances would be
10 good in New York a. those of an out
slider, but they are not personally hostile to
Cleveland. and il the convention demands q
his nomination they will not long resist.
They are feeling their way very cautiously.
They do not propose to get left. They are
adopting the tactics Of the anti Harrison
men at Minneapolis and endsavoring to got
az many other candidates in the fsld Al
possible. They have been working on the
Morrison men in Illinois all the afternoon,
and tonight they have byaced up tho Boiss
men. At a late hour conference was IN
progress with view to bringing
out German conspicuously tomorrow.
But IL don't look az though the
Cleveland states would weaken.
They stand fast and Arm. There are thou
sands Of Cleveland mon in the city. Local
sentiment is for him and the yells and ban
ners are all for him. The Hill boom ia
dead. The Tammany tiger purrs softly and
its olaws are hidden in velvet paws.
Only. two Montona delegates are here.
Clarke and Haussr. The others are due, TO-
morrow. Major MaQinnis, the new national
committeeman, and Barnard Brown are re-
ceiving visitors at Montana headquarters
in the Grand Pacific. The room is ha1d.
somely decorated, and large portrait of
Col. Broadwatsr holds tho place of honor.
meeting of delegates from all the silver
states was held at the the Montana rooms
tonight. at which it was decided to have 4
meeting of all tho silver state delegates to-
morrow for the pu pose Of securing united
action on resolutions and candidates.
Major Nsginnis presided, and speeches
were made by CLARK. of Montana. Thomas,
Of Colorado, and others. A committee con-
sisting of ono delegate from each state rep
WAS appointed to arrange for a
meeting tomorrow of all the delegates from
the silver states. Clark is the Montana
member. A. w. l..