The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-22
CAROLINIANS AT CHICAGO.
THE DELEGATION CUTTING A SORRY
FIGURE.
Representative Democrats OH Hand
TO See That the Sentiment Of the
State is Not Wholly Perverted.

| The Stale.
| Chicago June 19lh.-The press reports will
give schemes and sayings of the politicians
who are generally against Cleveland. Don't
regard them. Cleveland has the people. the
| sentiment, and the vote. He is stronger to-
night than ever A conference of his friends
tonight shows that he has $40 to $50 votes
| against 55S last night. He needs only G0O.
This Is no Sunday city. Open stores, crowd
| ed streets, surging and shouting partisDns In
the great hotels make this noisy Babylon.
Cleveland is wonderfully strong with these
Western people, Chicago Is enthusiastic for
him. and Palmer is only mentioned by the
managers.
AS we traversed Indiana yesterday from
the South to the North, the crowds all shout
ed for Cleveland, and not for Gray. The rep
resentativeS of Cleveland sentiment multiply
hourly. as the crowded trains come in, and
his badges preponderate greatly over oil 9TH
| erS.
| The South Carolina delegation arrived this
evening, and will open headquarters at the
Palmer House. j. NJ. Waddill takes the
place of Col. Stackhouse. Mr.. Jervey remains
| firm for Cleveland. The others are at sea,
and will meet tomorrow to decide how they
stand. They are very, very lonesome ana In
consequential. and no longer hope TO force
! the Ocala platform on the National Deruocra-
cy. Ocalism doesn't count as Democracy
here, and there is very little free silver talk.
The delegation. Mr.. Jerrey excepted, will be
ignored by the Cleveland leaders. Their
votes won't be solicited. and they will cut u
| sorry figure. The fact il, they are not consid-
cred genuine Democrats.
EX Governor Thomson came on from New
York TO act as Col. John Z. UaSkellS proxy
on the National committee. He is working
hard for Cleveland, as is Col. William l..
| Trenholm. He Is resolved that the Senti-
ment OF South Carolina shall not be utterly
perverted.
am here for n similar purpose and have
posted tho Cleveland men as TO the true sit
| uation in South Carolina. The opposition OF
the undemocrauc element In South Carolina
only makes them the more determined TO
stand by the man whose Democracy has
made him enemies.
II is stated that Senator Butler Is coming
here to fight Cleveland. This will not help
him at home.
Congressman Elliott is already here. doing
good work for the next President. He says
that so many of the senatorial Junta were
coming to interfere with the choice OF the
people that he determined TO do what he
could for Cleveland.
Many New York business men are here
With their coats Off for the great tariff reform
er. EX-Secretary Fairchild and other leaders
tell me they are absolutely sure that Cleve.
land will carry New York, else they would
not risk the odium OF advocating nomina,
tion to be defeated.
The Boies boomers are making things very
lively, and it is probable that he Will get sec
ond place on the ticket. His friends are
fighting nobody, and nearly everybody Is
we'll disposed toward Iowa'S great Governor
The crowds are already enormous, and even
this city of hotels Is having It's facilities taxed
TO It's utmost n. 6. Gonzales