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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-21

CHICAGO, Ill. June 90 Especial mo one
here feels surer Of Cleyelands nomination
than the members Of the Virginia delegation.
This confidence that the ex-President will be
the choice Of the convention is not confined to
his friends from one State. but the ants openly
admit it, The Hill men say that the opposi-
ton lacks organization, and even if they had
more strength they could not prevent the
inevitable. II is almost impossible for Hill
70 beceme a dangerous candidate, and thus
far the opposition have not been able to settle
upon any other candidate.
The work of proselyting has been going on
with great activity to-day among the South
ern delegates, especially those from -Vir-
ginia, North Carolina. Florida and Georgia.
ADDprssEs BEFORE THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
The Cleveland and Hin people have each
sent their picked orators to the headquarters
o. these delegations to-day. The Hill men
made q dead set for the Virginia delegates
the very first thing The delegates met in
their headquarters at the Palmer House this
morning at II o'clock and perfected an organ
cation.
Soon after this work was over Senator
Daniel announced that Hon. John Goode,
the chairman. the Hon: Bourke Cochran.
Colonel J. i. Fellows and other distinguished
members of the Hill delegation from New
York desired to address the Virginia dele
gates. Permission was granted, but with the
understanding that the friends Of Cleveland
should have the same privilege extended to
them. The Yirginians manifested an earnest
desire to have both sides Of the New York
controversy fully discussed before them.
Mr.. Wexford Corbin. of King George, who is
the Farmers Alliance deegate-at-large. mani
tested special interest in this subject.
BoURBE COCHRAN FOR HILL.
MIR. Bourke Cochran. who was one of
Tammsnys most brilliant advocates was in
troduced to the delegates by Mr. Goode.
Mr.. CockranI spoke for about forty minutes
in calm. dispassionate tone. He reviewed
with great clesrness the history of the con-
test between Tammany and Mr.. Cleve-
land. The point he made was
that the ex-President's friends
had made such bitter fight
against the great New York organization that
it would be difficult for the rank and file to be
brought into traces for him if he is nominated.
Dir. Cochran admitted thata if Cleveland is
the choice Of the convention that he and his
associates would do all in their power to
carry the State He laid great stress upon the
point that while the Tammany leaders would
do all they could 1t would be difficult to eiface
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STORY OF THE DAY.
German the Forlorn Hope OF the Anti-CieFe-
land Men-Hill Out of II.

German the Forlorn Hope of the Anti-Cleve-
land Men-Hill Out of II.
CHICAGO, June 20.-Arthur p. German was
the forlorn hope OF the anti-Cleyeland men
when they went 70 bed last night. No fori a,
announcement Of the Senator's candidacy nad
been made. BY an understanding had with
him yesterday afternoon his strength was can
yassed thoroughly through the delegations
and before midnight the nti-Cleveland men
thought they had counted more than one
third of the delegates against Cleveland, of
whom a majority were German men. All tnat
the opposition has been striving for in the last
two days IS enough strength % prevent Ito
nomination of Cleveland on the first bal u:
Pledges and instructions will be disregarded
and delegations will divide their votes accord
ing 10 individual preference. Mr. Corn
gave tacit consent 20 the use Of his nai 20
yesterday in the missionary work among the
doubtful delegates and Tammany. while Il
still shouted for Hill with loud voice. spoke
Germans praises in a whisper. The result Ot
the combination was seen by the Cleveland
men in the disaffectiOn of some Of the
Southern delegations. Fellows has been down
among those Arkansas and Alabama people
and they are all disorganized." sad one OF
the CleYeland leaders 20 another in the Orano
Pacific at midnight. The silver States. rs
we'll as the Southern States, had been ap-
preached, and the result was the announce
ment as a very late hour that the silver vote
would 90 TO German When the anti Cleye-
land managers retired last night they did not
know whether Mr.. German would allow his
name TO be presented 20 the convention.
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THE NATIONAL COMMITTEES.
w. @. Owen Selected "a Temporary Chair
MANTLE Minority to Contest.

CHICAGO. H.. June 20. The national Dom
ocratio committee met at The Palmer House al
ll:45 and adjourned little before o'clock.
being in continuous session for, more than
two and half hours. Mr. Calvin brice acted
as chairman.
The first business taken up bv the COM
mittee was the admission OF new member in
place of those who had died or resigned aimee
the last meeting Of the committee. Martin
Maginnis was elected to represent Montana.
vice G. A. Broadwator. deceased. and Basil b.
Gordon 10 represent Virginia vice Senator
John ). Barbour. deceased. a. M. Dsiany
was elected 10 represent Alaska.
Chairman Brice made detailed report Of
the work done by the sub-eonmittee Of
seven having in charge arrangements for the
National Convention. ~ bis report met with
the approval of the Committee and was unaur
imously adopted.
The next business taken up was the selec-
tion Of temporary chairman 10 be recon-
nended 10 the National Convention for its
approval. Senator Ransom. of North Caro-
lima, nominated the Hon. William Q. Owen.
OF Kentucky. for that position. The noml-
nation of Mr.. Owen was seconded ia q
highly euiogstic speech by Henry Watterson.
of Kentucky. lie was followed in speeches
in favor Of Mr.. Owen by X. M.. Clayton %
Alabama and g. A. Thomas of Colorado.
Hon. William l.. Wilson, OF West Virginia,
was placed in nomination by 0: L. Holt. OF
Texas, and Mr.. Wilson's nomination was sec
onded by Hiram Adkins of Vermont, w. Z.
Harrity Of Pennsylvania. Michael Doran OF
Minnesota and Il. @. Wall OF Wisconsin. The
vote resulted: Owen. 28: Wilson, 20. Iha
States and Territories voted as follows
For OlCen--A Alabama Arkansas. Colorado.
Florida. Georgia. Indiana Illinois, Iowa
Idaho. kentucky. Maine, Maryland. Massa-
chusetts, Michigan, Missouri. Montana, Ne
braska. Nevada, New Mexico. New York.
North Carolina. Ohio, tennessee. Virginia,
Wyoming, Arizona. District of Columbia and
Utah-2S.
For WilsoR-C California, Connecticut, Kan
sas. Louisiana Minnesota, Mississippi. New
Hampshire, New Jersey. North Dakota, Ore
gon, pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Da-
kota, Texas, Vermont. Washington. West VIZ
ginia. Wisconsin. Alaska. Oklahoma--20.
NJ T. Tarpey. Of California, made motion
that the election OF MIR. Owen be msde unani-
nous Obie stion was raised by Dir. Holt. OF
Texas, who gave notice to the committee that
he wonld make a minority report 10 the con-
vention. and contest ON the hocr Of the con-
vention, the election Of Mr. Owen ss tam.
porary chairman.
On motor. Of Mr.. Dickson, District ot
Columbia, the Territories OF Alaska and
Oklahoma we're admitted tc representation
in the convention.
s. r. Sheerln. OF Indiana. was elected tenn
porary secretary of the convention; Richard
}. Bright. of Indiana was elected sergesnt-at-
arms; f. B. DickensOn. OF New York. was
elected official stenographer OF the conven
ton.
The committee adjourned to meet at the
Palmer House at 10 O'clock tomorrow.
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they were expected When tho hour of the
meeting OF the national committee ap-
preached Henry Watterson and Senator kan
som came out and passed into the adjoining
room 10 sustain the action OF the Joint sup-
committee in reaiirmiDg the selection of
Owens, of Kentucky, as temporary chairman
GoRMAN AFRAID OF DEFEAT.
Mr.. Ransom said he could form no idea
how soon the conferrees. whose presence ne
had left would agree upon plan Of joint ac-
tion. or whether they could come to any az
rangement at all.
"One thing is certain" he said. Cleveland
cannot carry North Carolina. and we have 70
agree upon somebody who can carry New
York"
Just before this col ference opened Senator
Brice, of Ohio. called on Senator German and
remained closeted with him for half an hour.
Ii was thought that out Of this conference
would come the announcement OF MIR. Gor-
mans candidacy. There was dIsappoint-
ment for the anxious watchers. however, Ior
when Mr.. BFice had closed lis CONVERSATION
with Mr. German, the Maryland Senator re-
manned as dumb as he has been ever since he
came to Chicago. From his silence; how
ever. the story quickly grew that he had re-
jected last nights oyertures OF the
anti-Cleveland people, and ms
story was in part confrmed pf
some members of the Maryland delegation
They said that when Mr.. Brice called on Mr.
German last night he assured him that II ne
would allow his name to be used he would re-
ceiye 400 votes on the first ball0t-the con-
centration of the anti cleveland vote. lnis
assurance does not seem, 10 have tempted Mr'
German very strongly, for Senator GIBSON
who has acted as Mr. Germans spokesman
said at noon to-day that 1t WAS not probaoie
that Mr. German would allow the use OF his
name unless he had some greater assurance
OF strength. as he feared that he might suffer
the fate of Mckinley at Minneapolis.
THE DARK HORSES.
of the dark horses. PElmeg has gone into
temporary eclipse since his arrival and de.
ciaration for Cleveland; Governor Campbell
is again out in interyiews announcing bis hnai
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rnE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAM.
The Cleveland Men Wni Oppose Owens.
Morrlson's Candidacy.

CHICAGO. June 20.-The subcommittee of
the national Democratic committee, to which
was delegated the task of selecting a tenn
porary chairman for the convention, met this
morning at the Palmer House preliminary 10
the meeting Of the full committee ana agreed
upon the name of w. G. Owens, OF Kentucky.
This is the name selected Saturday. At that
time the opposition 10 the selection OF SIR:
Owens. which came from tho Cleveland
men. was so pronounced that the sub-com-.
mittee decided to postpone hnai action unth
to-day. The national committee at us meet
ing will confirm this choice. Unless the CieYe-
land mon change their minds before to-mor-
row noon there will be contest tor the tein-
porary ehairmanship. They have determined
10 put up Mr.. Wilson, of West Virginia. and
to leave the choice between the two men 10
the convention. There is no doubt that the
Cleveland men have a majority IN the con
yentiOn and therefore IL seems likely that Mr.
Wilson will be the temporary chairman,
GoRMAN wITHDRAws.
Il is Morrison now. German has practically
withdrawn. failing 70 receive the written as
surance he demanded. The anti-Cleyeland
men have now centered on Horizontal BIZ"
Morrison, of Illinois. and claims 40 votes 10
sight. leaving Cleveland $50.
The movement began IN the Arkansas ana
Missouri delegations. Rogers and senator
Jones. ofArkansas. have already been amongst
Norrison's most strenuous supporters. ana
they have been quietly but actively at worH
with other Southern delegations, aided oy
Catchings OF Mississippi
The Ohio delegation, it is claimed. as the
result Of protracted session and an informal
poll of the delegates. will cast 81 votes for
Morrison and Il for Cleveland. Similar ac-
cessions OF strength are expected from all the
States where tarif reform has been made the
leading issue.
The silver men have not yet been heard
from. but they are SO bitter in their oppo-
sition 10 Cleveland that their 70 votes are
counted upon as matter of course.
A good deal of caucusing has been going on
during the morning between the illinois ana
New Aork delegations. esch asking the other
20 take the lead in swinging around in the direc,
ton Of the new Morrison and anti-Ceyeland
boom. At the present writing each iswaltIng
on the other. Nevertheless the Morrison
sbouters. without exhibiting any tables, per-
STAT on the assertion that they have 40 votes
in sight.
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presidential nominee. Wexford Corbin.
Prince George. This is about an equal di-
vision Of the places of honor between the
cleveland and the anti-C Cleveland delegates.
THE North Carolinians selected as their
chairman ]. J. Caldwell, the editor Of the
Charlotte Observer, and J. ID. Bellamy. of
Wilmington. secretary. Those on the CON-
,n;ttees OF the delegation are: Committee on
credent!aIs. General w. p. Roberts. First
diatriet. committee on resolutions
=. II. Busbee. Fourth district;
committee on organization, Viii
liam Ii. Williams. Seventh district: com
mittee on the notification OF the presidential
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rhe Blnlnea Reaeh ch.cago.

CHICAGO. June 20.--Promptly ct 3 o'clock
this afternoon the Blaine. family arrived 81
the Michigan Southern depot. A monept
later James G.. Blaine stepped out on tbs
stained. fatigued by the long journey and
bowed down with grief. ths statssmans stop
appeared firm and elastic.
The grief stricken family were met at the
depot by Cyrus II. Mccormick. Jr., and
James G.. Blaine. Jf. They were 81 cnca
driven 10 the Mccormick residence. where TOR
q abort time. father mother, brother ana ~
Mr.. and Mrs. Blsine retired 20 seek needed
rest. Ths funeral win take piscs - o'clock
To- morrow. but the arrangements viii not pe
made public until morning.
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elector, Kope Elias. Ninth district: committee
on notification Of the Yice-President's noLni-
nation, }. II. Pou, Fourth district; committee
on rules, Wharton J. Green vice-presdent OF
convention. Marshall II. Pinnix, Of Davidson
county.
The Virginia delegation has not yet deci5ed
upon preference for Nice-President. ihe
CLEVELAND part Of the delegation is contden,
VI .l tne nomination of the .ex-President' aug
Indiana and Boies Of Iowa.
Captain Ham Sheppard. Of Virginia. has
been selected as one of the secretaries OF tne
convention
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CLEVELAND on the FIRST BALLoT.
It's All Over But the sboutinR-Even His
Opponents Concede IL.

CmoAao. Ill. June 2o.-lSpecial.l-lts all
Cleveland tonight. and even those who have
been laboring most assiduously against the ex-
President admit that he will be nominated on
the first ballot Every effort 10 crystalline
the opposition has failed German was the
frat choice Of the opposition, and for
nearly forty-eight hours the anti-Cleve-
land workers labored to concentrate upon
the Maryland senator. That movement
collapsed this afternoon. 6orman was too
shrewd 70 DO caught in the trap. The scheme
was to put up German TO check the over,
whelming Cleveland tide. II German could
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Cleveland leaders with Senator German to-
day. IL began with German. Ransom of
North Carolina. William @. Whitney and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sheehan and Henry
Watterson IL had only been in progress a
few minutes when Mr.. Whitney came out and
Tammany men. Apparently his mission was
successful. for "Boss" Croker and Chair
man Murphy soon made their appearance
and we're at once shown into the room as If
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CONFERENCE WITH GORMAN.

The Maryland Senator Wants More thnh
Mere Wordy Assurances.
CHICAGO. June 20.-Gorman demanded dis
tinct assurances OF support from Dotn Ihe
HjIl and Cleveland men before he would per-
NIT his name to go before the convention
This is his ultimatum
Il believe in practical politics, be said 20
one of the anti-C Cleveland men who was press
inc him to declare himself. 'Wordy assur-
ances amount to little in the practical affairs
of politics. Pledges IN black and white
speak" ,,.,,
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Pennsylvania and California Unit for Cieve-
Iand-Coiored Democrats Meet.
CHICAGO. June 20.-stats and Territorial
delegations have organized and selected ma
tional committeeman as follows:
Maryland. Arthur L. Gorman Arkansas. n.
III. Rose; Arizona. l. M. Shannon; New Mexi-
co, III. B. Ferguson: Pennsylvania. w. Il. Har-
rity. (In this delegation the Wallace move
ment TO break tho unit rule "a Goy-
esnor Pattison's interest was dsfested.
A resolution DECLARING for. Cleveland - unit
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TO be presented to the committee on rssolu~
tions. The plank will De submitted to the
conference Of silver States for approval.
The Colorado delegation to-day carried out
ing Hill overheard and deciding 20 support
Gorman. " We never wers for HILL said
Mr. Ormen. and there has always been 9
leaning on our part for German. / uhder-
stand the Maryland senator will DO suppfted
BY the silver States; at least that Is the pro-
gramfne as understand IT,"
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all along, are very sore tonight because Cor
man would not be their stalking horse.
ANrI-o1EvRLAND1TEs DEsPAIR.
Foreman says: We had Cleveland beaten
if German had only been man enough 10
stand by US. We offered him nearly four
hundred pledged votes, and that was enough
20 defeat Cleveland. but German was afraid.
and now there is no possibility Of preventing
Clevelands nomination" Foreman admit
ted that had German allowed himself TO be
named as the anti-Cleyeland csndidate he
would have been beaten in turn, and that
in his opinion Morrison would have been
nominated This statement Of Foreman for
cbly illustrates the situation. No Democrat,
no matter how prominent or potent he may
be, IS willing 70 confront the Cleveland tide
which has carried everything before 10, and
will carry Cleveland into the White House on
the 4th of next March.
Tonight Senator Daniel said the delegation
stood as at first evenly divided; that there are
twelve anti-Cleveland men among them.
CLEVELAND on THE FIRST BALLOT.
The indications tonight so surely point TO
Clevelands nomination on the first ballot that
it is only question Of making it unanimous.
and the aLti-Cleveland delegates from Vir-
ginia all readily say they will assent 10
unanimous nomination and will 20 homo
of the ticket One Of the arguments
used by the anti-Cleveland workers is
that he could not carry Virginia Tho head
quarters were visited during the day by many
seeking information on this point. Even the
anti Cleveland men denied the report. saying
that Virginia Democracy was too sterling a
quality to permit disappointment in a cand-
date to divide and distract 10 the extent Of
giving the grand old State over to the enemy.
The North Carolina delegation is more i'm
placable. They are against Cleveland and
persist in asserting that he could not carry
the State. Senator Ransom. when inter-
viewed by The TIMES correspondent tonight
said he would not say Cleveland
could not carry North Csrolina,
but he felt apprehensive that it
would require hard and continuous work TO
save the State. He was sure it would give
the usual Democratic majority for German
but said there was fixed opinion among the
farmers that Cleveland is inimical TO their
interests and that this would be hard to over
come.
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was carried by a vote Of 81 to after the de-
feat of an amendment substituting Pattison
for Clevelands name William r. harrity
was selected as O member of the na-
tionai committee. The chairman was then
instructed to cast the unanimous vote OF
Pennsylvania for Cleveland, the dis
sentiBg faction having come into line;
Minnesota. NJ Doran: New Hampshire. A.
w. Galloway: Missouri, j. q. Prather; Mis-
slssippi. II. X. Winchester Idaho. Frank W.
Beane. The California delegation has decided
TO cast it's vote for Grover Cleveland. although
the unit rule does not prevail.
CoLORED DEMOCRATS MEET.
The Colored National Democratic Execu-
tive Committee met this morning and was
called to order by President William L. Scott
of Cairo. Ill. The States represented were
Missouri, Mississippi. Ohio. Kentucky. Wash
ington, Arkansas. Virginia. Michigan. Ten
nessee. Illinois, New York. iowa and Kansas.
The National Convention, which takes place
tomorrow. was discussed and these officers
selected w. II. Johnson OF New York. char
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TIRGINIA IND CARoLINA.
How the Two States stand--Organization and
Selection of Committeeman.

Selection OF committeeman.
CHICAGO June 2O.-(Special. mo poll of the
Virginia delegation was taken to-day but it
stands as it did when the men left home-12
Cleveland and u anti Cleveland. The deep
est interest is felt here in the action OF South
ern delegates. but Cleyeland's friends are
confident that he will be nominated regard
less OF any changes which can take place IN the
North Carolina delegates. When they started
from home the lar-Heel delegates were about
equally divided between Cleveland and Hill
They now stand, / am told by kope Elias
and others, about five tor Cleveland and
seventeen against him. The trouble. they
say, is that they fear that Mr.. Clevelands
views on silver may embarrass their State
canvass. Elias. though, declares that
the old North State is good for
ten or fifteen thousand Democratic ma
jority it matters not who may be nominated
here. The Hill men in the Virginia delega-
tiOn are endeayoring TO make the lesders here
believe that the selection OF Cleveland endan-
gers, If IL does not defeat. Democratic success
in Virginia. The old politicians In Chicago
hear 30 much chat they are discounting all
rash assertions. The South is counted upon
as sure TO be solid for the nominee and no one
will. believe otherwise.
VIRGINIA ORGANIZATION.
The Virginia delegates this morning elected
Hon. John GoOde as the chairman and
spokesman and made the following selec-
tions for committees Member of tho ma
tional committee Basil B. Gordon; Com
mttee on Credentials. w. Il. Mekenney, Of
Petersburg; on resolutions, Senator j. W.
Daniel; on organization. Charles Y. Mere
dith, Richmond; notification presidential
nominee, Catlett Gibson, Cu!peper; vice
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man: s. T.. Marshall of Iowa secretary Com
mittee on rules. j. II. Taylor. @. G. Curtis
and II. F. Downey; Sergeant-at-Arms. w. II.
Williams. The convention opens at II o'clock
tomorrow in the rooms of the Cook county
committed
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Hsrrick, alter PAUSE durine. whleh the

Herrick after O pause. during when the
Mississippian insisted upon reply.
The Judge added Il am not here 20 lie TO
von but say frankly that | think he did
Mr Douglass was Federal otllceholder, aud
ID IL was simply matter Of courtesy to do 30
any way"
aBut Mr.. Douglass had resigned at that
tims." replied the delegate.
II don't know anytlinG about that" re-
snoaded Judge Herrick. AT this point the
caucus adjourned until evening.
The Colorado delegation hAs instructed ~
Chairman 10 frame radical kss siiras plank
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Carcseo. ILL.,, June 20.--The ticket will be
Cleveland and Gray This Is what the lndi-
ana delegation believe and expect after their
action OF this afternoon. The delegates met
at 4 O'Clock 10 determine definitely whether
or not the name OF Governor Gray should
be presented 10 the convention as condidnte
for the presidential nomination.
The chairman. Of the delegation was in
structed TO cast the thirty votes OF Indiana ~
a unit for Grover CLEVELAND. without any
discussion the motionwas adopted by a unan-
imous vote.
senator Voorhees, was then authorized on
behalf Of Indiana 10 second the nomination
of Cleveland.
Speaking Of il afterwards lir Lamb said
that 10 assurance had been received from the
Cleveland managers that the ticket would 10
accepted by them. but the ex-congressnsns
spoke in a thoroughly confident manner Of
the outcome.
OucAao. juno 20.-The Cleveland man
ayers decided tonight that W. u "ilsops OF
West Virginia. should be permanent chair
man Of the convention.