The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-16
1T WAS A KNOCKOUT BLOW.
TEE CLETELhED MEN DEPRESSED
BY TEE RESULT IN ONO.

Their Candidate Gets Only IA OF the "a
ware and New Jersey May Finally Desert
| the STUFFED Prophets Standard.
WASHINGTON June 15.-The Cleveland DEM
| ocrats in Washington have become still more
demoralized to-day. They have been clinging
| desperately to the hope that Ohio would pro-
nounce in favor OF their candidate 30 emphat-
| ically that 1t would serve as q rallying point
| on their retreat. and enable them to gather to-
| gether again their shattered forces. When.
| therefore. tho news came to-day from Column
bus OF the defeat OF the Cleveland mon in the
| Ohio Convention. their allies here were greatly
disturbed In mind. Thcy had boon counting
on at least an evenly divided delegation ut
large. and the fact that three OF the four dele
gates elected by the Convention are anti
Cleveland men was o regular knock. out blow
for them.
The most accurate information received
hcre as to the entire Ohio delegation shows
anti-Cleveand 30 and Cleveland only IA.
This was depressing news for tho Democrats
at Washington who still adhere to the waning
Cleveland boom. Many OF them have occupied
themselves to-day In tho harmless amuse-
ment OF making tables and figuring out
Cleveland totals ranging all tho way from
475 to $50 delegates. In these tabular
Suiiooi'ico 'ilcy huNt Iul oIlO uDWn as uCuTy
unanimous for Cleveland. and have given him
the large majority OF all tho various Southern
delegations. when It is known on the other
hand that tho majority in most Of those dele
Ent'ons has already turned ar Is rapidly turn
nns aGainst ElSvcinnd The truth IN rsgar to
elected are cleveland. hut the cleveland
didate by about = to ]. They make the same
error error In regard to Texas; Mississippi. Ala
The simple fact is, MS definitely demonstrat-
ed here might that tho Cleveland dele.
sns thai m viii Hsss 81 Sxsd o
possibility for Cleveland ever to .secur" tho
ttiw Two h maj1rty lelnsite for his nomina;;
deerStss in favor ' Of way senator nat %"I h i' viii Mi
any Cleveland man has yet allowed Himself s 10
snsrect. As Col, Fellows said today. whom
the delegates meet at Chicago they win calmly
alton and, vii! decide deliberately as to the
lest ticket et with which to oppose the common
means and methods for wrestling the national
party will not be stampedcd by any senti-
mental enthusiasm for a man whose leader
s9Mip nh ms i rrsn.tsd only in defeat.
have been held hero TODAY. The waverng
Cleveland Democrats have taken part in them.
delegates from Delaware. that the delegation
| Of that state. which has been counted for
at the first opportunity and to present tho
nam, Of Coy. Gray. It is also asccrtained that
ths New jersey delegation. originally for
in favor Of Senator ch"rssn s'T Thns
I'll" so-rn.!el Cleveland dclcGat lions are seem
"favorite sons" All the Democrats in WASH
inE tendency docs not indicate an inherent
weakness in j" Cleveland boom. what does it
Havo ionin"d themse v 81 to- day With ~ tho
Morrison movement, which seems to be max
ing much hr9dwav, Others are co1uctting
| near ly all ~ them are evidently making
prudent provision for getting in out OF the wet
when the anti-Clcvcland storm finally breaks
c, The , va says this evening: While tho
sne" ha IN @ great at L
prize vt Chicago with ease some Of them are a
little disturbed ny the Knowledge that many o!
cratic politicians at both ends of the Capitol
IRE going to Chicago TO work against Glove;
anti Cleveland men. They do not attack the
exspresident nor deny that he will have
sftrfRnS h' hs Is fGey freely
admit his good qualities and his strength in
n" r'nnry ,Ir Bet Gye"p f
weeks ago were talking in very differen.
strain about Tx cx-lrcsi'lcnt and there is a
opposed 10 his nomination rs they have ever
been. but they have, changed their style Of
argument against him. LAYING particular
stress on the strong hostility to him in New
York. he opposition to him among no old sol
dicrs N". At the same time these Senators and
Representatives aro believed to be doing all
in their power to force the favortn sons Of dit
ferent States into tho field. whereby the Clevs-
land vote will he split up The Cleveland men
fear the effect Of the quiet. argumentative
style Of these attempts to undermin" the ex-
Presidents strength at Chicago and the skill
full wire pulling md manuuvring with which
they will be supplemented. There will un-
doubtedly he large, number Of senators, and
Representatives on the ground pursuing these
tactics with tho object of defeating Cleveland.
and their activity will hardly fail TO have
considerable effect on the doubtful or unin-
structed delegates"
A ridiculous rumor was circulated here to-
day 10 the effect that Tammany man had in
formed certain Democrats here that Tammnny
was making PREPARATIONS to drop Senator Hill
at chicago nite r. one or tW9 ballots and trans
garded here as one Of the most eloquent sig
mails Of distress which the Cleveland men have
hniS faI vat