Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-20
MIGHT OF A MACHINE
Shown in Democratic Ranks Exactly
as 1t Was al Minneapolis.
GROWERS OLD OFFICEHOLDERS
On Hand in Hundreds and Every One Of
Them Hustling Hard for
THE SUCCESS OF THEIR CHIEFTAIN
rrRoN A STAFF CORRESPONDENT, /,

tion which went out four years ago has re-
tanned its organization in highly efficient
manner and has preponderance of young
men in it, who have been in the habit of
dealing with insubordinates and depend
ents, like Mr. Cleveland himself The
policy of the Cleveland managers has been
20 knock out the favorite son in every State
by fighting the unit rule in the delegations,
but assembling a considerable minority
strong enough to give aid and comfort to
such anti-Cleveland men as would not dare
otherwise to break away
Thus the unit rule, which Cleveland
spent half the time of the convention of
1854 in asserting, and which has tied up
New York against him with o number of
Cleveland men in the delegation this year,
his cabinet has attacked in almost every
State. They knocked out Palmer in
Illinois quite early, have attacked Gray in
Indiana, SO that Voorhees,, who had his
interest here. is in a bare majority, have
got Campbell, of Ohio, and had hoped to
have that State as unit, and their first
action here was to put Boies under the
water lines and have it understood that
mugwumpery is not to be tolerated west
of New York.
Why is Boss Mclaughlin not at this
convention? Is it because he sees that if
he gives assistance to the reduction of Tam
many Hall in New York the ak might next
be turned against his firm and long hold
upon Brooklyn, the second city in the State,
and the fourth in the Union?
CIeveIand's strength Unbroken.
Nothing has occurred from day to day to
change the apparent view that Cleveland
has easily a majority of the convention, and
with a majority has no great number of
votes to get to make him two-thirds In
deed the two-thirds rule is being assailed
every day as undemocratic and imposed by
that jackson who tore up all civil service
civilization.
The apathy of Chicago is notable though
Cleveland's pictures are most common in
the windows of the Democratic merchants
here. The city, at the moment, is In Repub-
llcan hands, and the late Democratic Iac-
tions have not come together enough to give
any preponderance to Cleveland or anti
Cleveland. Probably the Irish Democrats
here sympathize with their friends in New
York Boston, Brooklyn, Troy and else
where. The German Democrats, or these
who followed Harrison, the eN-Mayor, are
generally for Cleveland. The delegation
from the State is for Cleveland, and prob
ably counts heavier than any Western dele
cation. from the tact that it is not as much
divided as the other delegations from the
larger states.
Wisconsin is said to be slated for Cleve-
land, but il is a good ways of. Ohio is the
best study OF any O. these States in the West,
because its delegation is more evenly di-
yided, but the Cleveland men have at last
captured Campbell, who is here looking re-
stored in health and strength and has been
taken into Cleveland's Cabinet council. He
is made . good deal ofapparently, by Dfckin-
son, Whitney and the Others While the
Democrats say that they have no idea of
a f-F-K- Tflfrf NV.
iur that they can elect Cleveland without
New York. The rejection of Boies, however,
as one not old enough in the Democracy to
count as candidate, threatens their hold
upon Iowa and the Mississippi States,
but there is some warrant for the belief that
BoIeS is ready 10 slip out ard sustain Cleve-
land, and perhaps get second place on the
ticket. Most of the Mugwumps have seen
IA X Cleveland and Boies. This would make
two men ON the Democratic ticket from the
Buffalo region, as on the Republican ticket |
are two men from the Miami region. Two
New 1orkers against two ohioans. as Har-
TlsOn Went a stranger to Indiana after he
had been admitted to the bar.
Opposite Politics of Two Men
Municipal politics hardly enters at all into
the Republican side of this campaign. In
Lianapolis is not large enough to ha We de-
vcloped the city rings which are to be found
IN larger cities. 1t doc not appear that Har-
rison has taken much interest in municipal
elections, even at home. Cleveland, on the
other hand. is a child OF the municipal prob
lem. He went to Buffalo when ~rown
Young man, went into a lawyers Office mere,
where his principals were politicians, ana
was a candidate for District Attorney quite
early, expecting to get it because he had
been the Assistant District Attorney. Here
he got his first idea OF civil service reform,
or moving up the man from below to a place
above, especially liter they refused to give
him the higher nomination.
Defeated when he had his chance, he was
shunted of TO the less congenial place of
sheriff, but even there he came in contact
with the people in their vfcissitudes, with
criminals who had shed blood, with
debtors whose household goods were being
seized, and after lying back sometime |
he became Mavor when a Republican ele-
ment was hostile to the old Democratic |
ring. aud therefore he took his place the |
Chief Magistrate of Buffalo under almost the |
same auspices which he has represented in |
his Presidential contests. Republicans SUD-
ported him then, and if not very numerously |
when ne ran; more numerously after he got |
office. His veto message as Mayor re-
mains the first of a series of his State papers
all bearing against the plumber of the tax
PAYERS by organized bands of journeymen
politicians. He affiliated, when he went to |
Washington, with men who were apnropria-
TiOn shavers, such as Randall and Holman.
These not being popular with the Mug
wump or Republican element, he finally |
adopted the views of Morrison and wrote
his tariff messages. He represents three
issues here, tariff reform, civil service re
form and municipal reform, and at least
two OF these issues were born in the Repub
lican party.
Nhite-Hot Lake for Cleveland.
since his defeat as President he has kept
alive the faith in him by more than occa-
siOnal letters and speeches and interview ws
" wlich have famed the flame of admiration
until, beneath the Democratic delegates.
managers, statesmen, a molten lake of fire
ut white heat is seething for Cleveland.
The strength of this support amaZes the
rormer respected bosses of cities and States
IT il like General Kershaw's description to
me Of the origin of the Rebellion: 1T was
not conspiracy of leaders," said he, "but
il came from the people, and boiled from
had merely been playing with the issue of
secession, and drew them in"
sitting down yesterday with prominent
man OF the German delegation, who was
against Cleveland, and with semi-Southern
Journalist, who was mildly in favor OF Cleve-
land because that had been the attitude OF
his employers the former said: well, il
the old Democracy is beat this time with
Cleveland, after having run him three times, |
gOodby to the solid South; never after this |
dcieat-if it be so-will vou and see an
other national Democratic victory
SAID the southern journalist: II verify be-
licve that in this convent ton there are not |
100 delegates who are heartily and sincerely |;
in favor OF Cleyeland's nomination, and vet /
] am sure that two-thirds of them are going
to vote for 1t. And the reason is, that the l
people want Cleveland. The Democratic
people have broken through all the disin- \
CIination and resistance of their managers
In the Maryland delegation all the respecta-
bilities and a clear majority are for Cleye-
land in spite of Mr.. Gorman's candidacy \
The extraordinary fact is going to be seen |
here of Cleveland in minority of more |
than two-thirds nominated by a majority of |
tWO-thirds.'
A Lot of Old Offfceholders Prc.ent
n ri inn IN of q /