Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-06-18
AT CHICAGO.
Grover May Not Be Nominated
on the First Ballot,
But His Backers viii Not Be Dis
aged at That.
The DARK Horses and Possibilities Opinions
Of Promiaeat Democrats.

CnIcaeo, June l1.-Delegaiions who
have favorite sons To offer entertain the
opinion that the failure of Ex-fresideni
Cleveland 10 receive the nomination al the
coming convention on the first ballot means
his elimination from the contest. The Cleve-
land managers maintain that while they be-
lieye their man will be nominated on the first
ballot, the failure TO receive the requisite
two-thirds ON that ballot will not not be an
/ Indication of his subsequent defeat, for
they expect important aeeessions from the
followers of Boies, iiil and GRAY after
their states had paid complimentary tribute
10 their favorIte sons.
The various presidential candidates, dark
horses and possibilities being discussed to-
night are Cleveland Hill, Flower of New
York; Boies of Iowa; Palmer of Illinois
Gray of Indiana; German of MARYLAND ;
Carlisle of Kentucky; Morrison of Illinois !:
Campbell of Ohio; Russell of Massachu.
sets; Pat,ison of PENNSYLVANIA. Cleye-
land, Hill, Boies. Gray, probably Palmer
and Gorman will all have "A following on
the first ballo, and the others figure entir,ly
as dark horses and compromise candidates
The German movement received new
impetus this afternoon by the arrival of
senator Gorman. The senator refused To
discuss the political situation. When
asked il he believed Cleveland would be-
nominated MIR. German replied Il think
So" 1t is evident that great deal of work
is being done for Gorman, chiefly perhaps
from New York headquarters
There are not enough delegations vet on
hand to make missionary work worth the
trouble of organizing and pushing, and il
m fa ~ unAnrsfnni nj yha tNlayalanI
headquarters that either German, Roies,
Morrison, Palmer or Russell will get the
necessary help from the Tammany direct
ors to encourage their supporters TO con-
tinue the fight.
Neither Mr.. Gorman nor any of his
closest friends will admit that he is can
didate. but about the corridors of the
Palmer House and Grand Pacific TODAY
Gorman's name is being discussed on every
hand. So much so, that in some quarters
spirit of opposition is aroused, and the
Senator's position on the tariff made subjec,
of several acrimonious and heated debates
Delegates from the Syracuse convention
were good deal stirred up today over the
Murphy manifesto, and number are pre-
pared with responses designed to show that
Cleveland is not only the strongest man in
the Democratic party in New York, but
could carry the state and would get large
numbers of the Independent and Republ-
can votes which no other Democrat could
get.
The leaders of the Hill forces appear TO
have received renewed hopes from the
events of the past few days, and are work
ing energetically for their candidate with
apparent conviction that success is 10 crown
their efforts in the end.
Louis j, Palmer of Wyoming, son of
I nited Statef Senator Palmer of Illinois,
said that his father had practically with
drawn from the race for the Presidency,
and declared for Cleveland.
Mr., Morrison is not in the field as against
Cleveland. This is stated ON the authority
of Congressman Fithian, one of Mr. Nor
rison's firm adherents.
The arrival of number of delegates
from different sections today helped the
Cleveland campaigners and showed that in
all parts of the country there was popular
sentiment favorable to Cleveland. Talk
account of the lack of support in New York
had some effect on the delegates. In Maine
the report was that Cleveland would have
three -fourths of the delegates
Ex-Sccretury Whitney and delegates from
all parts of the country had conference
this evening. 1t is admitted that the field
has been thoroughly surveyed and some
assert that Cleveland was the man whose
nomination all would support.