The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-22
CLEVELAND SURE.
Despite the Schemes Of Foes,
the Ex-President'S Nom
ination Certain.
FIGHTING THE UNIT RULE.
A Contemplate Trick to Give
the Minority Undue,
Power.
NOT VOTES TO CARRY 1T.
The Cleveland Phalanx Is Far
More Than Half the Con-
vention.
7IGHTING THE UNIT RULE.
NOT VOTES TO CARRY IT.

CHICAGO, June ~, ISJ2.-Ine principal
fight at the convention during the past
twentY-four hours was over the effort to
secure the adoption of rule requiring
only a majority vote to nominate the
Presidential candidate. This, however.
was not partisan issue, but merely a
long standing custom of Democracy
should prevail or not.
After a long and heated discussion in
the Sub Committee. the motion to abro-
gate the unit rule was carried.
Messrs. Harrity and Whitney declared
that the contest would be enewed before
the full committee when the sub-commit-
tee reported, and If the action of the sub
committee was sustained there, the fight
would be carried to tine floor of the Con
veptioD, by means of min ority report.
Naturally, il the resolution of the sub
committee were accepted by the Conven-
tion, 1t would change the whole aspect OF
affairs. With so many delegates pledged
TO Cleveland. however, such an occur
renee is regarded as highly improbable.
On this question Mr.. Whitney has this
to say
WHAT WHITNEY SAYS
1.-The atternpE will be made to put
through resolution which will provide
for the casting Of votes according to the
personal preference of the delegates. If
the Committee brings such a rule before
the Convention we can def eat it, because
We have majority Of the delegates, out
side of those who would be against us If
there was no unit rule"
Upon the same subject a strong sup
porter of Governor Boies, with whom a
Tammany alliance is said to be promised,
says:-"The auti-Clevelandites have cap
tured the Committee on Rules. 1t is alb
solutely certain that rule calling for the
votes of the delegates according to their
individual preference Will go to the Con-
vention. l have every reason to believe
that 1t will be concurred in."
There appears to be 10 doubt but what
the Ex-President will be renominated.
His friends claim 626 votes for him on the
first ballot, enough to nominate with q
good margin.
THAT MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO.
Two weeks ago Mr.. German met Sena
tor Hill. Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Sheeh an
in New York. This meeting was choni-
ced in the papers, but no statement was
made public OF what had been done. The
Hill men say the meeting was neld at the
instance of Mr.. German to consider the
opposition to Cleveland. Mr.. German
urged Mr.. Hill and his friends to
make the fight against Cleve-
land at Chicago, and promised them his
support. He intended at that time to re-
main in the East. but Mr.. Hill urged him
10 20 to Chicago, and he finally consented
to do SO. Arriving here. ne continued to
confer with the Hill people. and at one of
these conferences held last Sunday he
authorized them to use his name in the
effort to form a combination against
Cleveland.
All of this, they say they have now dis
covered was for the purpose of turthering
the selfish ambition of Mr. German.
When they laid before Mr.. German the
results of his canvass. showing that with
his name they could prevent Inc nomin-
atfou OF MIR. Cleveland on the first ballot,
they did not show enough strength to a.
sure to Mr.. German the nomination. aud
he thereupon repudiate1 the whole ar
rangement and went into the Cleveland
camp.
Mr.. Gorman's side of the question has
not been stated In full, but his friends
in the Maryland delegation have given
out since the canvass or Monday the
statement that he refused to permit his
name to be used, aud that his refusal was
because he believed that it was TO be put
only for the purpose of beating Mr.. Cleve-
land.
WANT DELAY.
The policy of the anLi-Cleveland lead
ers, it Is announced. will be policy of
delay. They will fight every thing in the
convention to-day, it is said. with the
idea of deterring the first ballot until TO-
morrow, when they hope to have their
forces in better order-
They succeeded last night in getting
from The subcommittee of the Com mirtee
on Rules report against the unit rule.
The announce ment of this fact created a
eensation at Il late hour last night, when
10 came out. II filled the Cleveland men
with surprise and apprehension. They
realized later. though, chat the rules of
the Convention are made By simple
majority and not two-1hlrds majority
Of the Convention. and that whether the
fun committee sustained the action of
the subcommittee or not the report
would be beaten in the Convention.
The boom tor Boies is nearly dead, and
by the time vote is taken he will not be
in the race.