Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
LATEST CONVENTION TALK.
The Chief Uncertainty tho Action of ILL.,
nois, ILdiana, and Kentucky.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l


CHICAGO, Ill. June 1s.-Tbe opening Of
conyention-week will find the line of battle
closely drawn and every candidate SEEM
ingly assured of the exact strength with
which he will enter the contest. Every
delegation OF the forty-four States of the
Union will be on the ground, and the chief
uncertainty viii be as 10 the action
OF Illinois. Indiana, and Kentucky. Should
all of these States cast their sOld support
for Cleveland on the first ballot there Is
little doubt that he would receive the two
thirds vote requisite for q nomination.
But should each of these States on the
other hand cast tho full strength OF its
delegation for its favOrlte son the
probabilities of Mr.. Cleveland's nomi:
nation on the opening ballot would
be very remote, very indeed. In the
estimates given out this evening by some
of the Cleveland people, purportlng to
show that the eX-PIesident Is reasonably
sure of receiving the requisite two thirds
on the first ballot, II is observed that all
of these States are not credited with
allegiance to their fayorlte son. Inc
| aggregate votes Of Illinois. Indiana. and
Kentucky are 10i and thus the Importance
| of the votes of these three States can
| hardly be overestinated.
SPRINGER FOR ILLINOIS.
Congressman William NJ. Springer. Of
| Illinois, chairman of the Committee on
| Mays and Means of the national House OF
| Representatives. IS Oh the ground urging
| that the illinois delegation. in the interest
| of the presidency. vote for John NJ.
Palmer on the first ballot, and continue
| the effort on behalf of the illinois
| leader until nomination Is reached. Henry
| Watterson. of Kentucky, l. understood
to be laboring with the delegation from
the Blue Grass State IN an effort 70 secure
| the solid vote of that State tor John u.
| Carlisle. and Senator Daniel ". Voorhees,.
of Indiana. is making like demand of the
| Hoosiers IN behalf of Governor Isaac 4.
gray. IL Is reported tonight that the
prominent Democratic leaders OF these
States are endeavoring to arrange q
conference Of the delegates, o. whom
il will be mutually agreed that the
nomination of Cleveland is to be declared
| inexpedont and the one hundred
and odd votes which he might otherwise
receive from the States named are to be
distributed among the favorite sons,
Palmer receiving the forty-eight votes OF
| Illinois. Carlisle receiving the twenty
SIX votes OF Kentucky, and Gray re-
ceiying the thirty votes OF Indiana.
Palmer and Gray We're formally en-
dorsed by their respective conventions
as presidential candidates. and Kentucky
only refrained from instructing for Cleve-
| land because OF the probability tnat Car
Isle might be ushered into the contest At
the latest hour. Thus the delegations OF
these three States are practically free 10
oct as they please III an emergency, and
the great question OF the hour Is, Will
they abandon Cleveland III the interests OF
| their western candidates!
THE INDIANA SITUATION.
A conference OF Indiana delegates. held
during the afternoon, did not indicate that
| Gray can possibly secure the unanimous
! vote of tho State on the first ballot. or in
deed on anv other ballot, until Grover
! Cleveland shall have been practically re-
tired from the race. 1t appears that
| Cleveland has about twelve delegates
IN the Hoosier delegation who will insist
on voting for the ex-Presldent from the
very beginning, and despite the great eff
forts that are being made 10 go with the
other eighteen men of the delegation and
| vote solIdly for an Indiana candidate, they
show no signs of weakening up to this
time.
Aud so it is not unlikely that this con-
vention may develop one OF the oid-time
fights which have been so common in the
past among the Indiana leaders, and
the result may be that the delega-
on the first ballot, giving Cleveland
twelve votes. Gray seventeen. and j. Nj
! Palmer. of Illinois, one, as one Northern
Indiana delegate who is great admiror Of
the General and has been waiting many
years to vote for him for the presidency
seems to consider it his relRio duty IL
support hun at this time.
KENTUCKY MYSTERIOUS.
The greatest mystery surrounds the
Kentucky delegation. and no one outside
seems TO have any very positive indication
Of the way the State will 90. Henry Waiter.
son. the great Kentucky editor. has shown