The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-19
CLEVELAND MEN CONFIDENT.
They Claim Five Hundred and Fifty Votes
on The First Ballot.
NEW YORK DELEGATES DISSATISFIED
with Tammany Rule and may Revoit-Ihe
Latter Telegraph for Hill-Ths Nir-
glnia Delegation.

CBIcAeo. III, June ls.-The Virginia dele
cation will not arrive until tomorrow even
inc Their headquarters viii be in the Palmer
uouse and the parlor they are TO occupy II
bsing fitted I'D tonight IL is elaoorately
festooned with bunting with the Virginia
SCAT Of arms conspicuously displayed
SENATOR DANIELS VIEWS.
Senator Daniel is here stopping with per-
topal friends He IS opposed to Cleveland,
and maintains that IT IS political suicide TO
ooroinate the ex-President Senator Daniel
saws ho has not bad any conference with the
Virginia delegation, but he believes 1t is com
oo.ed Of men who will consult the best
interest of the Democratic party. lie -
convinced that Cleveland cannot carry New
York and that % nominate him IS TO invite
defeat He thinks the first duty of the party
Is 10 reject Cleveland and that with him ont
of the way the convention can meet
upon O cOnciliatOry and deliberate
plane. one that will place the
Democrats upon common ground, where
they can discuss the situation dispassOnately
and agree upon a winning ticket Senator
Daniel has a friendly feeling for Senator Cor
man as the nominee. but says he IS willing o.
accept Rng candidate who can command the
entire support Of the Democratic party. lie
does not believe Cleveland can get the whole
DemOcIhuC support OF tue cDuulI9s
CLEVELAND MAEAGEEs CONFIDENT.
The Cleveland managers tonight express
themselves as more confident than ever of
the nomination of the ex-President EK-Sec-
retary Whitney said tonight that Cleveland
wOuld have at least $50 votes Oh the first bal
lot and that on the second ballot enough
would come 70 him TO give him the nomina-
ton
tba Dv.n1 Donifo and keer,q q close oqlculg
ti0n as 70 the status Of the delegations. lie
Is confident Cleveland will win. The West
Virginia delegation stand ten for Cleveland 20
two for Hill.
rAMMANY TEIEGRAPHs FOR hill
The Tammauy people in their desperation
have telegraphed for Ill., Up to the present
Cleveland has the call
THE TARIFF THE CHIEF ISSUE.
There was also a unamity of opinion that
In event Of Cie7e8nd's nomination the tariff
should be the sole issue of the campaign on
the ground that this would be the strongest
battle CRY in New y Ork State, and would be
be certain to insure the ex-Presi-
dents success. Regarding the announce
ment Of Senator Carlisle that be was
opposed TO Cleveland because he could not
oerrv his own State and that a man should
be nominated who IS entirely free from all the
antagonlsms and factional fights which have
given the New York Democrats an unenyia-
ble reputation Mr. Whitney said emphati-
cclly that ne did not think IL would change
any votes, aud certainly would not adect the
friends of the ex-President IN the slightest
Scouts Will be sent out 60 meet tho.non-
conmittal delegates from the various states,
and as fast as they arrive they will 6o piloted
90 the Grand Pacific, whore they viii be taken
in hand by the Cleveland contingent
gug ILLINOIS DELEGATION.
1
psrdinp the probable course Of the delegation
from Illinois. The Cleveland managers
claim that they will have 10 solid on the first
ballot. but the claim is strongly disputed at
the Illinois rendezvous IN the Sherman
House. No regular caucus has yet
been held. but an informal poll Of the delega-
tion has developed the fact that only fourteen
arc outspoken for Cleveland. while twelve are
favorable 90 the candidacy of W. Il. Morrison
aud twenty-five are either for Palmer or
on the fence. General Palmer however. is
unalterably opposed 20 the use OF bis name
as long as Mr. Cleveland is a candidate and
Il is given ont that an intimatiOn TO that
effect. couohed in language which cannot be
misunderstood Will be presented when the
caucus meets. The Morrison boom Is gen
orally regarded as q weskling that will
scarcely survive the opening of the cODYen-
tlOn.
cONFEREScE or CLEVELAND LEADERS.
Active campaign work was inaugurated by
the Cleveland element to-day. So far tho in
terosts Of the ex-President have been in the
hands OF ex-Secretary Fairchild and General
Tracy, but these have done comparatively
little So far as aggressive operations
are concerned This morning. however, ex-
Postmaster Don NJ. Dickinson. ex-Secretary
W.. c. Whitney and William h. Harrty. the
latter leader of the Cleveland forces in the
Keystone State, took exclusive charge
Of tho political fortunes of the ex-
President and the word Of the trium-
virate will DO law to the subordinate work
ers as well as 70 the rank and fe
IL was not until after o'clock this
morning that the conference of the gentle
men named, and in which p. ID. Winston OF
Minneapolis, eX-MayOr Grace of New York. f.
l.. StetsOn of New Ork. Cleyelands law part
ner. Hope Smith OF Atlanta and ex- Assistant
POstmaster-General Stevenson were partici-
pants. came 20 anend. Whitney and Dickinson
did not arrive ia town until nearly 10 o'clock
but kilograms bad been sent in advance and
on their arrival the little company of leaders
were already assembled IN DickinsOn's par
lors at the Richelieu.
cIEyRLANDs NOMINATION A CERTAINTY.
The eituation was discussed IN all its de-
tails, each man freely expressing his opinion.
A roster If the delegates purp0rnng to give
the political procliyities Of each man who Will
have a vote 20 the convention was made with
the result that tho opinion was unanimously
expressed that the success of Cleveland
on the first ballot was next door 10
certainty In the general discussion that
followed every one OF the cOnferees were ON
phatic in the opinion that the policy Of the
Cleyelandites should be to stand by the ex-
President to the end, even If the convention
sat until winter.
There would be no difficulty, they asserted,
In holding his forces together. and with a
large majority of the convention preserving a
bold front, final success. il was held
would be inevitable The statement Is
sued by the fammany delegation was dis
cussed, but this sentiment Of the conference
was against issuing any formal reply at least
until the beginning OF next week when all
the delegates are on tho ground.
orr ron CHICAGO;