The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-21
CLEVELAND HAS VERMONT.
So IL Was Voted Yesterday-What Some o
the Other States are Doing.

So it Was Voted Yesterdsy-What Some OF
the Other States are Doing.
CR1cA1o, June 21.-At a caucus of the
Vermont delegation considerable discus
sion was INDUCED in as to whether the
vote OF the state should be cast as unit.
One delegate protested vigorously against
not being allowed to cast his vote differ
emily from tho rest OF the delegation.
However, IL was seven to one and the
unit rule was adopted. The entire vote
of the delegation will therefore be cast
for Cleveland.
The California delegation also decided
to vote as a unit for Cleveland on the first
ballot. IL anything should happen to
prevent Mr.. Cleveland's nomination, the
delegates from California will vote for
William c. Whitney OF New York.
The outcome OF long debate over the
instructions In the Missouri delegation
was the decision that the state would
vote AZ q unit for Cleveland as long a. his
name was before the convention.
Enthusiasm at the Boies headquarters
was stirred to q white heat when delegate
Thomas of South Carolina appeared and
announced that South Carolina had voted
to cast IL votes for Boies. There were
assurances that further votes will come
from other Southern states.
Yesterday afternoon and evening there
were Ave thousand members Of Demo-
cratic marching clubs from Iowa In and
around the hotel. Great enthusiasm was
manifested. The following, signed by
Chairman Murphy and Secretary DeFor-
est OF the New York delegation, was is
sued last night:
'In reply to inquiries addressed to ms by
delegates from states instructed to vote for
Mr.. Grover Cleveland Of New York, the del
egntes Of New York, with deep sense OF re.
States, are constrained to make answer that
In our best judgment Mr.. Clevelands nomi-
nation would imperil the su ccess OF the party
and would expose II to the loss OF the electoral
vote of the state"
An informal caucus of the Cleveland
leaders was held at ex-Secretary Whit
uey's rooms at which, after a careful ex-
animation of all the hgures, 1t was an
nounced that $50 Of the delegates who
will go into the convention today are
undoubtedly for Cleveland and that SO
more are probably for him making total
of 692 on the first ballot.
In reply TO q question, Mr.. Whitney
said he was satisfied that Gov. Gray's
name would not be presented to the con-
vention for the presidency. When asked
whether any pledge had been made by
Cleveland's friends to the Gray men, he
logic Of the situation would naturally
bring the vice presidency to Indiana.
Mr.. whitney was understood to say
that Indiana proposed 70 give her full 80
vote to Cleveland and under the circum
stances the fact should be recognized.
One OF the gentlemen present said he
had assurances that German was not q
candidate, from the Senator himself.
This gentleman further stated that he
understood Mr.. German had told Ne
braska delegate that he (Gorman) was
willing to nominate Cleveland or second
his nomination. Another gentleman ex-
hibited what he said was the anti Cleve-
land poll read to the silver meeting at
the Marquette Club, which claimed 372
votes in the convention against Cleveland
IL Gray and German could be kept In the
field. The fact that Indiana had taken
Gray out OF the running, took II votes
away from this estimate and IL Mr.. Cor
man was not presented then about 81
votes more would have to be deducted
from him.
1t was stated that the South Carolina,
Mississippi and Georgia delegations
would certainly give some votes against
Cleveland, with the chances that they
would go to Boies upon whom the Hill
men were trying to combine.