New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-20
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CLEVELAND MEN HOPEFUL.
ENCOURAGED BY RESULTS OF RECENT
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
BUT THERE ARE SIGNS OF A GoRMAN BOOM.
IN THE SOUTH TO COMBINE THE FORCES
OPPOSED TO THE EX.PREsIDENT-
NO HOPE FOR HILL-oPINIONS
OF PARTY LEADERS AT
THE CAPITAL.


OF PARTY LEADERS AT
THE CAPITAL.
rBY TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE.
Washington, May l9.-Anti- Cleveland Democrats
in the House of Representatives were not az
cheerful to-day as usual. From Speaker Crisp
down they were disappointed by the result Of
the Georgia Democratic Convention and surprised
by the action Of the California Democrats. The
georgia Representatives confident until with
IN the last week that Hill would carry the con-
vention in that State with hurrah. On Tues
day some of them reluctantly admitted that the
delegation would be equally divided: none of them
was prepared for the Waterloo of yesterday. They
now maintain that nine Of the twenty-sx delegates
are anti-Cleveland, and intimate that the number
may be larger when the delegation reaches
Chicago.
1t was noticeable to-day, however, that no
Democrat from Georgia any other Southern
State was willing to hold that Hill was a posi-
bity. One prominent Georgian said that the
main cause of the defeat of the anti-Ceveland
men in that State the fact that thousands
Of Democrats who leaned toward the third-party
movement and were bitterly opposed to Clevc-
land did not attend the Democratic primaries,
many of which thus fell into the hands Of the
Cleveland men. Whether these men will vote
the regular ticket next fall could say.
lie thought they would refuse to do so if Cleve-
land should be the candidate. He thought that
the result in Georgia would be likely to give
Cleveland majority in the delegations from
West Virginia, Texas and Tennessee. The same
opinion expressed by prominent Democrat
from Kentucky who is a careful observer of
political events 1t is now regarded as ex-
tremely doubtful whether an anti-Cleveland dele
cation will be sent from Mississippi, which until
yesterday regarded Hill stronghold.
Representative Catchings, of that State. said to-
day that he thought Mississippi would send an
unnstructed delegation.
Evidence is not wanting that concerted effort
is on foot to combine the ant-Cleveland strength
in the South in favor of German. 1t is said
that the Carolinas will be solid for him against
Cleveland that the same thing is true OF ma
jority Of the Georgia delegates; and that several
of the Cleveland delegates well as all the anti
Cleveland delegates from Virginia will 90 the
same way. A Mississippi Democrat who has here
tOfore been in favor Of Iiills nomination said
to-day that the delegation from that State would
probably support German, whose attitude on the
subject OF appropriations and expenditures Is
understood 10 be regarded with much favor by
the Democrats Of all the States bordering on the
Lower Mississippi.
Late this afternoon the antiCleveland men
found crumb OF comfort in intelligence received
from Richmond which indicated that about half Of
the Virginia delegates were opposed to him. Less
than week ago it was confidently claimed that
solid anti-Cleveland delegation would be chosen
by that State, and that majority of it would be
in favor OF Hill The Cleveland men at the ame
time claimed that he would have a majority, and
that the delegation would be instructed to vote
as a unit. Both sides appear TO have been dis
appointed.
On the whole, however, the Cleveland men felt
much encouraged to-day. Mr. Wilson, Of West
Virginia said that in his opinion, the present indi-
cations strongly favor Cleyeland's nomination.
REPRESENTATIVE DeForest, of Connecticut expressed
the same opinion in still stronger terms, and
thought there was chance for any other candi-
date
Ex-Congrcssman Barnes, of Georgia, was shade
less confident, and said that the nominee would
be Cleveland or some candidate friendly TO him.
He could see no indication favorable TO Hills
nomination. 4 prominent Southern Democratic
Representative who desired his name withheld,
agreed substantially with Mr.. DeForest, and eX-
pressed the opinion that the example OF Georgia
would be followed by all the other Southern
States which have not yet elected delegates to
the Chicago Convention. Representative Breckin-
ridge, of Kentucky, who is an ardent Cleveland
man, felt happy over the result in Georgia. Mr.
Springer, who was the first man TO place Cleve-
land in the field for 1892, and recently came
out for Palmer thought that the result in Georgia
was "A serious blow To Hills prospects, but not
great victory for Cleveland: and said that II
was becoming clearer every day that neither Hill
nor Cleveland could bc nominated. In support
Of this opinion he referred to the results in Iowa.
Illinois, Indiana. Virginia. North Carolina and
South Carolina, and added
If Cleveland were nominated he would Ger
tainy lose South Carolina. and probably other
Southern States
REPRESENTATIVE Cochran. who is as warm
supporter of Hill as sits in the House. said 1t
looked as il the result of the convention thus
far had left the situation in more obscure con-
dition than before. He had never seen anything
more complicated and mcomprehenslble, lie
thought the nomination of Cleveland would be an
extremely dangerous experiment, far as New
York was concerned The Cleveland forces out
aide of that State were admirably handled. In
New-lork he said, there were no Cleveland forces
TO he handled they consisted only Of leaders.
4 friend of Cleveland today expressed the
opinion that if it should he found impossible to
nominate him a contingency which he regarded
as improbable in the last degree-the influence
of Cleveland and his friends would he cNerted
i'm favor of Pattison. This agrees with rumOr
which has been in circulation here for several
DAYS and has found some believers. to the effect
that there is an understanding" between Cleve-
land and Pattison.