Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-22
AT CHICAGO.
Grover Is Beyond a Doubt the
Man
That viii be Selected to be Defeated
by President Harrison.
Gaining Delegates Every Hour coassRtieR
Adiourns Till Wednesday.

| CuoAco, June si,---Chairmsn Brice, of
the Democratic National Committee, called
the convention To orier at abou, IL o'clock.
and Mr.. Owens of kentucky. was an
uounced IS temporary chairman. The
| follow ing arr the members of the National
pemoc ratio Committec; Alabama, A, q.
Smith; Arizona, | NJ, Shannon: Arkansas,
| NJ. NJ. Rose; California, not selected; Col.
Delaware, Lewis e. Wander
grift; Florida, senator Samuel
Pasco; Georgia Clark Howell;
| Idaho. Frank W, Beane; Illinois, Benjs-
min Gable; Indiana, ), Z. Sheerin; Iowa,
J. j. Richardson; Kansas, undecided; Ken
lucky, probably Thomas II, Shurlcy; Lou
isiaus, James X Iearies Maine, Arthur
Sewall; MARYLAND, undecided, Masssehu-
sets, Josiah Quincy Minnesota, Michael
Dorsn; Missouri, j. q, Prather; Mis-
sissippi &. B, ilowey; Montana, A.
lG. Davidson; Nebraska. Tobias
Castor; Nevada. X. NJ. Clark;
New Hampshire, Frank Jones; New
Jersey. Niles Rosa; New MeNic~, u, u,
Ferguson; North Carolina. undecided;
New York Blank; North Dakota W. c.
lestikow Ohio, Calvin ;. Bryce; Pennsyl-
,ania, undecided; Rhode Island, :, x.
Honey South Carolina, NJ. l.. Donaldson;
South Dakota, undecided; Tennessee,
Holmes Cummings: Texas, u. I, Holt;
Utah, VIM NJ. Ferry; Vermont, b, Il
Smalley Virginia, Basil B. Gonlon; West
Virginia, John Sheridan; Wisconsin, T., &.
Wahl; Wyoming, undecided.
The New England members of the com
mittee on resolutions are Maine, j, I.
Bass; New Hampshire, Harry bingham;
Vermont. II. +, Brigham; Massachusetts,
John f. Russell Rhode Island, Hugh j.
Carroll Connecticut, A. Z, Hyde.
New England members of the committee
on credentials Maine, George +. hughes;
New Hampshire, Irwin W. Drew; Yer
mont O. &. Miller; Massachusetts, John
H. sullivan Rhode Island, John Y. Par
ker. committe. undecided.
The permanent organization Connect
cut, John &, Benedct Maine, undecided;
Massachusetts,, John II. Mcponough; New
Hampshire Albert W. Flynn; Rhode Island.
W. Il. Nichols: Vermont, j, Z, Donn,lly.
At 80 this afternoon the convention al
iourned till tomorrow.
The Tammany meeting this morning ut
the auditorium was very gloomy gather
ing. The influences of the night before
were still dominant, and the most hopeful
statement made was that something more
than 300 votes could be counted up for
Boies against Cleveland Governor Flower
was met immediately after leaving the
room where the New York delegation vas
IN session.
There is nothing to be said he replied
| To a question put to him. "lon may take
| i, for granted that the opposition to Mr..
| Cleveland has seen no reason To believe
that it has not a good fighting chance of
| winning.
| lit is said that You propose To withdraw
| Hin, Governor You were Yourself quoted
rs authority for that statenien, in the anti
snapper meeting this morning"
| Well am willing that Iiill should be
Withdrawn, although | authorized nobody
TO make such u statement for me. My
position is Just this, we believe Cleveland
cannot carry New York and We want the
Democracy 10 name some man--any man
" 10 can carry the state. Governor fiills
| friends are not selfish IL there Is some
other man upon whom those delegates can
unite, who are thoroughly satisfied that
| Cleveland il an impossibility, then we will
90 to him whoever he may be-. There is talk
today about Boics. ! have no objection TO
Buies neither has any other member of our
delegation. If he can show strength
|
York vote, it is very certain We will give
it to him. The only thing you can safely
predict about the New York delegation is
that it will vote steadily until the end
against Cleveland, Further than this none
of us can give YOU any information.
Kentucky this morning followed the head
of Indiana and Illinois, and the 26 votes of
the Blue Grass state will be cast solidly for
Grover Cleveland. This result was reached
at an intensely exciting meeting of the del
rgation, at which Henry Wattcrson mnde
one of his famous speeches, in which he
said that from now henceiorth he was for
Grover Cleveland, and hoped the
| Blue Grass state would be
in line when the man of destiny was
nominated. Mr.. Waterson said he saw
Yesterday that the nomination of Cleveland
was inc yitahle All his labors in opposition
to Cleveland was done from sincere desire
to sec winner named aud he had up to
within a short time ago been convinced
that il would be madness TO urge tleye-
lands nomination in the face of the fact
that a yawnlng grave would be prepared for
him bv his enemies in New York
Mr. Watterson said he counted himaelf
one of the truest friends that Grover tleye-
land ever hal and it had been 10 save him
from what he thought was sure defeat that
he championcd the cause of the man who
would not be- marked for slaughter in the
Empire state The last ~ hours had worked
a wonderful change, ani the magic of the
. * President namr had even cast it, spell
about the solid phalanx of the opposition in
New York, AMI the leaders there were re-
| treating snilrniy but backing out oi Their
! opposition.
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