The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-21

Murphy to impress upon the delegations
of other States that the workingmen of
this assembly and other kindred organi-
cations will see to it that he carries New
York as the democratic labor candidate.
North Carolina.
About noon j. II. Merrimon, of the
North Carolina delegation, called at
Tammany headquarters and said that of
the twenty-five votes in their delegation
he believed ten would swing in line for
Mr.. Hill, while two more were anti
Cleveland undecided. This is considered
gain as the Cleveland people have
been claiming twelve votes from this
delegation. During this time General
Daniel Sickles had been holding pri-
vate conference with the Indiana repre-
sentatives, and at noon the claim was
made that the entire delegation would
vote for Gray as a compliment on the
first ballot and afterwards would give
Hill at least sixteen votes. The only
statement of the morning which showed
any lack of confidence on the part of the
Hill supporters was when secretary of
state Rice, in talking to Tammany
delegate said: "Things are pretty we'll
mixed. It is hard to say just where we
stand"
Confidence Among Cleveland Men.
The confident and emphatic declara
tions of ex Secretary Whitney and Don.
M. Dickinson to-day have given re-
newed courage and determination to the
Cleveland column. And in the head
quarters they are loudly proclaiming
that the battle is won, and that only the
formality of ballot is now necessary to
make the exPresident the nominee OF
the party. Cleveland badges have null
tiplied amazingly and the fair sex are
adOrning themselves with celluloid nina
ture pictures of the former lady of the
white house. From this time on the
rank and file of the Cleveland people pro
pose to keep up continuous hurrah sc
that his boom shall not languish fol
want of either enthusiasm or inspiration
Gorman,s Ultimatum.
German demanded distinct assurance
of support FROM both the Hill and Cleve
land men before he would permit hi!
name to 60 before the convention. Thi
is his ultimatum:
81 believe in practical politics." he
said to one of the anti Cleveland mel
who was pressing him to declare him
self. "Wordy assurances amount to lit
tie in the practical affairs of politics
pledges in black and white speak.
There was conference of the Hill AM
Cleveland leaders with Senator Gorma
+ to-day. 1t began with German, Ran
! som of North Carolina, Wm G. Whit
, , ney, Lieut. Gen. Shehan and Henry Wat
terson. 1t had only been in progress fey
) minutes when Mr.. Whitney came ou
and made bee-line for the head quar-
ters of the Tammany men. Apparent,
his mission was successful for 'Boss
Crocker and chairman Murphy 500
,, made their appearance and were at ono
shown into the room, as if they wer
expected When the hour of the NEE
ing of the national committee approach
) ed, Henry Watterson and Senator Rar
) som came out and passed into the &C
joining room to sustain the action
the Joint sub committee in re-affirmin
: the selection of Owens, of Kentucky, 6
: temporary chairman.
. Senator Ransom Talks.
y Mr.. Ransom said he could form I
- presence he had left, would agree upon
. plan of joint action, or whether the
% could come to any arrangement at al
\ Zone thing is CERTAIN" he adde
: "Cleveland cannot carry North Carroll
~ and we have to agree upon somebo6
y = who can carry New York" Just befo
;a this conference opened Senator Brice,
20 Ohio, called on Senator German and I
3 mained closeted with him for half
: hour. 1t was thought that out of tt
:, conference would come the announC
- ment of Mr.. Gorman's candidacy The
80 80 was disappointment for the anxio
10 10 watchers, however, for when Mr. Bri
- - had closed his conversation with n
~ ~ German the Maryland Senator romain
~ ~ as dumb as he has been ever since
. came to Chicago. From his silcn'
" however, the story quickly drew that
= = had rejected last nights overtu
y of the anti Cleveland people, and tt
D story was in part confirmed by sol
~. members of the Maryland delegati(
- They said that when Mr.. Brice called
w Mr. German last night he assured h
- that if he would allow his name to
~ ~. used he would receive 400 votes on I
=. first ballot-the concentration of
q. anti Cleveland vote. This assurance d.
,rs not seem to have tempted Mr.. Corn
,at very strongly, for Senator Gibson, "
=, io' has acted as Mr.. Germans spokesm
s' ho said at noon to- day that it was not pr
~ able that Mr.. German would allow
bo use of his name unless he had sc
M uu greater assurance of strength, as he fea
laa' that he might suffer the fate of Nick
h;s ley at Minneapolis.
no Owens, of Kentucky, for Perman
nix Chairman.
,cv The sub committee of the Natio
de- Democratic committee, to which
be delegated the task of selecting TEN
val rary chairman for the convention,
ork this morning at the Palmer house
ent liminary to the meeting of the full C
md mittee, and agreed upon tae name of
ted c. Owens, of Kentucky. This is
in name selected Saturday. At that
hat the opposition to the selection of
er Owens, which came from the Clevel
md men, was so pronounced that the SUBJ c
ote mittee decided to postpone final &C
until to-day. The national comm.i
rn- at its meeting will confirm this che
It Unless the Cleveland men change t
ad minds before to morrow noon there
allv be contest for the temporary charm
]. ship. They have determined to put