The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-06-21
THE THREE DRIFTS
INTO WHICH THE CHICAGO CON-
TENTION IS DIVIDED.
Cleveland Has a Big BOOM But Some OF the
Smaller One are Determined-Tho H.
inois Trouble Explained.
Special Chicago Wire to The Constitution.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 19.-There are three
distinct political machines at work here.
First, and by long odd the most efficient
and far reaching, is the Cleveland machine.
Though the supporters of the eX-presldent,
all primary reformers, stern advocates or
tariff reform, civil service reform ana the
like, they have evidently made up their
minds that the best way to accomplish
these several reforms, so far as can be done
by nominating Cleveland, is to go into the
fight with the best machine that organiza-
ton can put together, and they have done
it. All the members of the Cleveland cabi-
net except Manning, who is dead; Endi-
colt, who is too digniied a mugwump to
enter into scramble for anything; Lamar,
who is OH the bench, and Garland, who
seems to have finally quit politics for law,
are leaders of this reform machine.
Ex-Secretary of War Whitney is the
boss, if one may speak thus irreverently
of true reformer, and Postmaster Gener-
al Dickinson and ex-Secretares TAirchild,
Villas and Bayard are able assistants.
Bayard, although first in the cabinet, is here
put last, because the dignity which he fur
nishes contributes less to the success of
the combination than some attributes DOS
sessed by the others. This machine lacks
nothing, either in brains or money. Its
work is seen everywhere. Its under of
fcers and privates invade every headquar-
tiers and have much to say when two or
three or more are gathered together
The Other Two Machines.
Next in Importance, is the New York
machine, which is the entire democratic
party Of New York, represented by seventy
two delegates, every one instructed for and
in favor of Ex-Governor Hill, and led by
Governor Flower
Inc last but least in nothing but numbers.
is the Iowa machine, representing, it would
seem, every democrat in the state. and
working with an earnestness which COM
pens admiration for Boies. 1t may be
mat some of them have thought of
'ncil governor as vice presidential
."HoioaIe, put no one of them will admit
IT, ana their actions do not bear out the
theory In order to nominate Ro;os +hnr,
must antagonize Cleveland, as he is the
leading candidate, and they do it not often.
sively or dlctatorally, but they call atten-
tlon 10 the bitter contest in New York
ana claim that Boies. Il native-born New
1orker, cannot only carry New York. but
Iowa as well. If the other states favorite
sons had stood by them as Iowa has by
boles, there would be little hope for Cleye-
Iahd nomination, and it will not come if
Iowa vote has to be cast for him to Sc
cure 1T, but the other states did not stand
by their favorite sons
How the Favorite Sons Petered Out.
t1rst III order comes Illinois, In 1876
TINS state was divided between Tlden and
hendricks. In 1880, with the expectation
of an entirely new deal, Colonel Morrison
had 1T i'll the national convention at Cincin-
matt. In 1884 he gave way to Cleveland,
and OF course he did so in 1888. He was
Wiling this year that the state should 90
to Cleveland, if it We're judicious, but his
friends thought he ought to have it. if it
went to any Illinoisan
Ihs was the condition of things when Gen
eral Palmer made his race for senator before
me people.ln 1870, and was elected by the
legislature i'll March, 1891 This unex-
pected happening brought Palmer to the
front as a presidential candidate, much to
the disgust of Morrison and his friends
About the time the state convention
to select delegates to this convention was
called Palmer and Morrison got together
here, and it was agreed that neither should
take any steps to secure an instructed dele
cation. Morrison went home satisfied, and
dld notnlnS, but not so the friends of Palm
er. Controlling the organization in this
Cook county, they called the convention
i'll advance of most of the other counties
and obtained solid and instructed delega-
ton for Palmer
AS this county had over 200 delegates
in convention of a little over
500, it gave Palmer start that
Morrison, single-handed, could not over
come. AS the next best thing, his
friends took up Cleveland as a club with
which to beat Palmer, and succeeded, in
the state convention, in defeating the iron,
clad instructions for Palmer. After the
convention it was found that no one of the
three-Morrison, Palmer or Cleveland-had
majority OF the forty-eight delegates. If
everything had worked smoothly, it is
probable that under the unit rule the vote
of the state would have gone to Cleveland,
and then, Cleveland out, to Palmer.
The Present Situation.
But that is not the case now, owing to
the conduct of Palmer himself He has
been playing fast and loose with those of
the delegation who prefer him to anybody,
some of whom are us bitterly opposed TO
Cleveland as to Morrison. The Morrison
men, on the other hand, have been all
along willing to vote for Cleveland and then
Palmer, with their man only third
choice. The Cleveland men, not satisfied
with this state of things, have been trying
to get Palmer to take himself entirely out
OF the way and come out for Cleveland
In this they have succeeded Palmer
will be here tonight for the purpose, it is
supposed, of helping Cleveland. He wrote
day or two ago to Speaker Crafts, OF the
Illinois house of representatives, and a
Cleveland, and on the strength of it Will
liam G. Cloudy, the leading Cleveland rep
resentative, said openly that he had a
rope" around the Illinois delegation, and
would deliver them to Cleveland.
Now comes the break. The delegation
met last night and did nothing. No one
was prepared to force the fighting, and the
poll of the delegation was put off until to-
morrow night. 1t came out, though, that
at least six of the delegates from
this county, all strong Palmer men,
were so enraged at his action
and the attempt to turn them
over bodily to Cleveland that they de-
clared for Morrison, and the leaders of the
Morrison forces claim that he has now
thirty-two out of forty-eght delegates, and
they can, under the unit rule, vote them
solidy for him from the jump. They are
willing to give Cleveland vote or so as
q compliment, but on no other account,
and they will do the same for Palmer, but
when it comes to serious business the forty
eight votes of Illinois must go to N1orri-
son. Three days ago these votes would
have gone to Cleveland If the tide runs
in the same direction for the next three
days they will go to Morrison, and not to
Cleveland at all.
The Indiana Status.
Indiana is another state which did not
stand by her favorite son, and she is not
going to. The delegation stands seven
teen for Gray and thirteen for Cleveland,
inst If did when If was Tho