The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-17
CITY BY THE LAKE
Delegates to the Convention Arr
irving Daily.
PRESIDENTIAL PREDICTIONS
A Committee Examines the wigwam and Re-
ports 1t VIII Be Sale in Every Partic-
ular-Preliminary SkirmIshing.

ceived this afternoon that the threatened
Louisiana contest had been amicably ar
ranged.
Over the New York delegation consider
able fuss was expected, but interviews
with those on the ground show they be
lieve in upholding the regular convention
and that while many Of the convent ton peo-
pie VIII be within hearing they will be IN
able to get seats as delegates.
L. Martin. one OF Boies' men, said today
they had never placed the strength of
Boies below sixty and itmight go to eighty.
South Dakota is expected to poll good
number Of votes for him. Throughout the
west votes are looked for, and in the South
Atlantic states little support is expected.
Shaver of DesMoines said today regard
ing Boies' reported strength in the silver
states, that Boies would get the silver states
because he is in accord with the radical
ideas which prevail there on the silver
question.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
is livening up and more political leaders
are in town and more coming with every
train. Henry Watterson of Louisville, is
among the arrivals, also National Commit
teeman Prather of Missouri, who said he
thought Cleveland would get nearly all the
votes of his state. Hon. William English
OF Indiana, says he thinks Cleveland split
nearly even on delegation in that state.
The delegation will meet Saturday to
decide whether to present Gray's name
The Illinois delegation will also meet Sat-
urday to decide whether or not to present
Palmer's name. On its decision will de-
pend the presentation of the names Of IA
vorite sons. Ii Illinois presents Palmer,
Indiana will present Gray, Iowa will pre-
sent Boies. and there are Cleveland, HILL
and possibly Carlisle and German. His
headquarters were opened here today and
his literary bureau put in operation.
Senator Calvin S. Brice, chairman of the
national committee, arrived this afternoon
and consulted with Secretary Sherrin,
Sergeant-gt-A Arms Bright and other mem
beers of the national committee on the
grounds Brice was unable to say who the
temporary chairman would be. He said
the national committee would probably
make up the temporary roll call at the first
formal meeting and wherever intricate
cases were encountered they would be re-
ferred to a subcommittee. Brice said re-
garding the Ohio convention that it was
his opinion of the convention that no in
structions would be given, but the delega-
ton would come TO Chicago to
look over the situation, con-
gether. IL would not be right to say the
delegation was anti-Cleveland, nor yet for
Cleveland. The choice is a matter on
which the delegation has reserved judg-
ment until they have talked over the ques-
ton fully here.
Brice approved snd endorsed the action
of the Ohio convention. He said regarding
his position as dark horse': ION! Pm
not in it this year. lam not in q hurry
Tina pNn1niftpa examining the
reported this afternoon. After O detailed
examination and inspection of several
hours the committee
PRONOUNCED THE BUILDING TO BE SAFE
in every particular.
Colonel ]. q. Prather q national com
mitteeman, is the only prominent Mis-
sourian around today. MY sympathies are
with Cleveland he said land l entertain
no doubt he will be nominated. Certainly
he will get the solid vote of Missouri"
In the Iowa headquarters it is openly
predicted that quite half of Missouri would
come to Boies if Cleveland did not get the
nomination on the first three ballots.
Some Indiana politicians are on the
ground, although the delegation is not due
till Saturday.
Ben Wiiletts of Warwick county said the
Indiana delegation would
CAST ITS VOTE FOR CLEVELAND
although some of them hoped to work Gray
into position which might come to some
thing if there is to be scram BILE for favor
lite sons. If Gray stands chance Indiana
VIII support him l believe Cleveland will
win on the first ballot.
Hon. j. G. Albright one OF the Demo-
cratic leaders of New Mexico arrived to-
day and Immediately joined the Cleveland
following. New Mexico will ask the con
vention TO adopt plank favoring the early
admission Of that territory as a state
THE UTAH CONTEST
which will be heard in the coming conyen-
ton is almost an exact duplicate of the
fight from the same territory at the Min
neapolis convention. and proceeds from the
same cause.-the late breakup of the
surrender of the Peoples or Mormon
party.
P. L. Williams, Of Salt Lake, who is
here with the sitting members, talked
about the situation this evening and said
the fact is the contestants are not Demo-
Gratis at all. Henderson and Game, he said.
represent the real party. The other gentle
men he asserted represent only a small
Liberal following.
Mr.. Atwood OF Ogden, on the other hand.
declares the convention will have to uphold
the Ferry delegation. There seems TO be
no serious difference among any of the con-
testants on any question, but the entry
into the convention and recognition by the
party. The preference Of each seems to be
Cleveland.
UTAH WILL FAVOR A SILVER PLANK
similar to that passed by the Wisconsin
state convention, strongly endorsing BIZ
metalism and the establishment of fixed
ratio. II will also request admission into
the Union and ask for the same privilege
for New Mexico.
Edward Murphy, jr., Of Troy, one Of the
New York delegates-at-large and for the |
past six years chairman of the Democratic
state committee, in a statement to the |
Associated Press, said:
'The Democrats Of the country at large
who favor Cleveland believe the Demo
Gratis OF New York are obstinate and will
full IN opposing their wishes to those of the +
great majority and they regard the action
of the New York delegations in insisting
they shall have their choice, notwithstand-
ing the majority is against him, as I'M
"They do not knew" said Murphy, "that
the Democracy OF New Y ork would not
be for Cleveland if Hill were not can
didate. They do not understand that |
the opposition to Cleveland is based on an
idea, q sentiment which has become fixed
and absolute os the principal, is the ideas
Of the dislike Of the mugwurnp Itmatters
lot whether he be Republican mug
wump, like some of the editors in New
I ork. or a Democratic mugwump like ex-
Secretary Fairchild or ez-Mayor Grace,
THE DEMOCRATS DISLIKE THEM ALL
and their followers, aiders and abettors. y
Mr.. Murphy asserted that the nomina-
ton Of Cleveland would mean the destruc-
ton Of the regular organizations In the