Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-14
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS
Their Eyes Turn Toward Their
Convention City.
THE MARCH THAT WAY BEGINNING

New York Men Making Estimates of the
First Ballot-Purposes of the Anti
Snap Contingent-One Illinois Delegate
Arrives Early-Hopes of the Palmer
Boomers-E 100, 900 Visitors
Republican Ratifications-A Big Meet
ing at Chicago-PoIitical Field Notes.
NEW YORK, June l3-Norton Chase, del
egate to Chicago from the "anti snap"
convention, who is one of the managers
chosen for the campaign in the Windy
CITY IN favor of the tariff reform cham
pIon as against Senator HILL said yester-
day that in case the "anti snap" delega-
uon found that Cleveland had sufficient
votes outside of New York to nominate
they would not apply for admission to the
convention as a contesting delegation,
preferring that there should be perfect
harmony as far as New York state is con-
cerned. If, however, they found that
fleveland had a majority in the conven-
lion but not the requisite number to nom
mate they would ask for admission as del
egates from New York.
Claims of the Hill People.
The Hill people claim that while Cleve-
land will have the largest vote on the first
ballot in the convention he will not have
enough to either override the credentials
committees report or obtain the nomina-
tion, and pat after the first ballot he will
steadily lose votes. The total number of
delegates chosen to the convention is sos,
and by the rules adopted two-thirds, or
500, are necessary for a choice. The tables
given by the two factions as to the sup
port they have already been assured of
are extremely interesting when carefully
analyZed.
Possible First Ballot.
One of the tables gives it this
way on the first ballot: Cleveland
351; Hill, 222; Boies, 81; Carlisle,
u; other candidates, Sc; no preference,
&c, Boies gets S from Nebraska and q
from Iowa, and from the District OF
Columbia Washington will give tc
other candidates 5, Illinois, As and Indi
ana 80. OF the Democratic delegates in
the various states $50 have already been
chosen, and there remain ~ to be Sc
lected The Hill people claim that the
votes credited to Carlisle and to Boies viii
be turned over to them as also will Illinois
now credited to Palmer, and Indiana's 20
now given 10 Gray. They further claim
that the entire North and South Caroline
delegations will be for Hill.
A Different Set of Figures.
Another man, a delegate to Chicago
from the regular state Democratic con
vention, usually called by the "anti-snap'
men the "mid-winter' cOnvention-held il
February-gave the following result of {
canvass of the roll OF states made by him
self: Cleveland, 453; Hill, 336; Palmer
4S; Carlisle, 81; Boies, 26. These result.
are arrived at by splitting delegations, bu
it is believed that most of the states will
vote under the unit rule. Ii they do Mr.
Hits vote would be reduced to 215 anC
ClevelanG's increased to 5U, or within
twenty-five of the requisite number. Ii
this event either the vote of Kentucky
Iowa or Illinois would nominate the ex
president, unless South Can lolina and Nir
| ginia, whose delegates are claimed to b
equally divided, should cast their forty
| two votes for Hill.