St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-20
The Syracuse Anti-Snap Con-
tingent Considering This
Question.
They Figure Up That CleVe-
land Has 61S Votes With
out Them.
They Are Sure Grover Will
Win the Fight Without
Their Votes.
Therefore They Are Not
Anxious About Their
Own Fate.

CHICAGO, June l9.-That nice prob
lem in politics which confronted the
MAY convention of Democrats at SYRIA
cuse-shail we contest or protesr?-iS
again rising for redetermination by the
delegation there and then chosen. When
she anti-midwinIer convention had fla
ished its work at Syracuse, the dele
gates went home with the understand
ing that the Seventy-two delegates VINO
had been selected TO go to Chicago
would there make Il determined contest
for the seats due New York state in
the national convention. 10 be sure,
resolution had been adopted providing
that after reaching Chicago the majority
of the delegation should determine
lis course before the national
body; but the belief of the state
convention members undoubtedly was
that the option placed in the
national delegation should extend only
10 matters OF detail and method in The
presentment of the protest. As TO the
central question of the contest, the
Syracuse convention adjourned with
the conviction that the convention itself
had determined that point affirmatlveIy.
The 100000 enrolled Democrats of the
state who had risen up against the So
called snap convention at Albany I'M
uuestionably meant and by their sigma
lures had definitely directed that their
diSapproval should be
Voiced in a Protest
before the national convention. The
seyenty-twO men delegated to perform
this function came here without QueS-
ton. intending to do exactly that; but
changes have taken place Oh the polltl-
ca! board. and today the original ques-
tIon as to the wisdom of a protest Is
confronting the delegation from the
May convention.
And this is how il has come about:
The New Workers from the Syracuse
convention have already organized their
missionary forces. and. while all the
delegates are not here, the 'dandellon"
scouts have found representative men
from most all the states. The situation
as il now exists has been cautiously can
vassed. and when the antl-Hlll leaders
went 10 bed last night after totallng up
the noses that had been counted by their
missionaries, they had net result or
6lS delegates who were believed to be
voting friends of Grover Cleveland:
The total surprised even the leaders OF
the anti-Hill movement. and 1t is falr 10
say that they do not rely upon theSe
figures as cOpper-riveted. The result
was reached by poll made by the anti
Hill men, supplemented in localities
whence they hadnO information 0f the I
own by acceptance of the figures III the
Tammauy list which had come into
their hands This forenoon
The AntI-FEiH List
was revised in accordance with later in
formation, and when the leaders pushed
their waistcoats against the dinner table
they felt confident over the convection
that there are $50 delegates who will
form a hollow square for Grover Cleve-
land and who will stand fast until
heaven and earth come together. II so
much time shall be required to nominate
him in this convention. During the
afternoon, if any opponent challenged
the estimate of $50 delegates for CleYe-
land, the leaders of his cause would re-
ply:
'.Well then, if you q1ibble about a
handful of delegates. knock off the nifty
nine for the sake of even numbers and
wager YOUR hearts blood that the 500
are ours-solid, oak-tanned and i'm
movable; ..
But where are your five hundred?"
the ti-Cleveland man might insist.
Never mind where they are, would
be the reply; we've got them, and got
them hard, too; and now that you.
taking our medicine, we don't mind CIV
Ing YOU the dose up to from $50 to $40
mlnmS."
In these figures are represented the
states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa. New jersey, Pennsylvania, Ten
neSsee. Mississippi. Ohio %, all the
New England states, and the Southern
states with the already announced eX-
ceptions. And all this leads up to this
induDitable fact
The Cleveland Leaders
are confident of the nomination OF their
chief. They not only say it, but they
feel it. 1t is quite clear that they are
not WhiStling to cheer each other. They
believe that the result they desire is
practically assured to them. In short,
as stated, they are confident; and out OF
this confidence grows self-pOssesslon
and magnanimity.
Magnanimityi
That is the word, and out of the very
conditions which have led to feeling
that the Cleveland men may be mag
unanimous grows the fact that the queS-
ton of formal protest must be rede-
termined.
And this is why:
Many of the anti-Hill men, feeling
that they are on the safe side of the
doubtful line as to their favOrite's NOM
ination, even without New York state,
now question anew the wisdOm>Of max
ing Alright for the New York seats in
the convention. Said one Of the lead
eTS today:
IF it be assumed that to rebuke Mr.
Hill for his snap methods was the goa
of the May convention, it may now be
stated that that goal has proven only &
roadhouse on the journey. We have
shot past it so swiftly that we may
fairly expect, and do expect. TO reach {
higher goal, and that is the nomination
of Grover Cleveland"
That's the Spirit
that's the temper of portion OF The
Cleveland leaders, and it's the keynote
of difference between the Cleveland
leaders as to the wisdom of making ;
fight before the committee on contested
seats.
1t is held by these that. if Mr.. Cleve
land can be nominated. If he is nom
mated. the purposes of the SMay con