The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-22
CLEVELAND AND GRAY.
Little Doubt That This Ticket VIII BE
Nominated AImost UnanimousIx.


CHICAGO, June 1.-THE close of the first con.
venton day finds the clouds of political dissen-
sion cleared away. 1t does not require the d.
vine gift of prophecy to predict the nomination
OF Grover Cleveland on the first ballot Indeed,
THIS result Is conceded. even by the friends of
hllI ana Boies, the only candidates now in the
Held, though there 10 every Indication
that they will go down to defeat with colors
nying and the solid support of their
respective states behind them. Tho official
announcement OF Pennsylvania, Illinois and
Indiana that they have decided to retire their
faVorite sons and cast their aggregate of 142
votes Tor the ex-president, has about removed
all oouot from the situation. Then all the dark
horses, including German, Morrison Russell
and Campbell. with their followers, are making
haste to Chamber into the band wagon of the
victor.
The two strong factors in the Democratic party
South and Tammany Hail, are in no way
leaulng the psrty as they want to do and as
doubtedly they could were they in accord with
she South. Democratic success Is above an
Individual, and The debate as to who could
hchleve success was won by the supporters OF
Cleveland. Tho moment the South believed
cleveland could carry New York, the opposition
In the South, headed by watterson. melted
away and the popular demand for
the nomination of Cleveland grew
irresistible. This means that Tammauy Hall il
no longer an obstacle to Clevaland's royal tri-
ulnph- The TACT is manifest that the broken
Republican lines in Michigan, Wisconsin, Hi
hols, iowa. Nebraska and Kansas infused cour-
age into the Democrats. The doubtful Demo
cratic statesmen OF the West uniting on Cleve-
Iand forced the contesting opposition in the
SOLD South to yield. On the silver question the
south Rnd West are in accord, and they are
therefore inclined 10 support each other on sii
o.ner matters, but neither the south nor the
west can furnish a candidate for the presidency
In ->.+ indeed, efforts with brass bxnds and
puoIic psrades TO make candidate OF Hill, Pal
mer, Morrison or Boies were no more sue
ceAsIul than Whispering for German and
carlisle, and while il is true that ex-federal OF.
hce-holders have been working in formidabls
numbers, sul men like German. Palmer, Roies
ana GFsy ere here TO execute the win OF the
Masses Never wss 8 national Democratic con.
Nennon moro thoroughly dominated by the pop.
ulAr opinion against the Judgment of many OF
the most generous minded and acknowledges
leaders
Inc conviction that Cleveland viii be the
leader OF the Democratic party had full possess
tioa OF the delegates today, aud all other thinss
are merely done TO reach this result for which
me convention viii rush impetuously and VITA
sunanlmisy that musixpettle the helpless oppo-
siton.
The selection OF Ex-Governor Gray, of Indians.
as running mate of eK-PreSident Cleveland
seemed probable last night and this morning.
GUY lS'eF IN the day Il trsnspired that Gray
might have opposition where least expected
mere are various members of the Indiana dele
Ea'ion who are opposed 70 the selection OF en-.
governor Gray and who have been disposed 70
s0nA'fue MS nomination as Al affront to tas