The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-21
CLEVELAND LEADS.
His Column Strengthens
as the Convention Ap-
proaches,
TIE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENTSO OF
THE DAY AT CHICAGO.

Review and Discussion of the Differ
cnt BOOms---COmnittee Meetings
and state COnferences---PrO-
ceedings from Early Morn
Until Night.
BY Telegraph to the State Chl onicle.
CHICAGO, June 20.-Arthur German
was the forlorn hope of the anti Cleve-
land men when they went to bed last
night. No formal announcement of the
Senator's candidacy had been made. By
an understanding had with him yestcr-
day afternoon his strength was canvass
cd thoroughly throughout the delega-
ton, and before midnight the anti
Cleveland men thought they had count
ed more than one-third of the delegates
against Cleveland, of whom majority
were German men. All that the opposi-
ton has been striving for in the past
two days is enough strength to prevent
| the nomination of Cleveland on the first
ballot. Pledges and instructions will be
disregarded and delegations will divide
their votes according to Individual pref
erence. Mr.. German gave tactic con-
sent to the use of his name yesterday
in the missionary work among the
doubtful delegates and Tammany, and
while it still shouted for him with a
loud voice, spoke Gorman's praises in a
whisper. The result of the combination
was seen by the Cleveland men in the
disaffection of some of the Southern
delegations ''FellOws has been down
among these Arkansas and Alabama peo-
pie and they are all disorganized,' said
one of the Cleveland leaders t. another
in the Grand Pacific at Midnight. The
silver States as we'll as the Southern
States had been approached and the re-
suit was the announcement at a very late
hour that the silver vote would 20 to
German. When the anti Cleveland
managers retired last night they
did not know whether or not Mr. Cor
man would allow his name to be present
ed to the convention. A committee o1
the anti Cleveland men took to his room
at midnight a report of the result o
their conference. They had canvasse6
all of the delegations thoroughly anC
they told Mr.. German that, with his aid
they could prevent Ceveland's nomina
tion on the first ballot, and they felt con
tident that after that they could beat him
Mr.. German did not give the cOmmitte,
permission to announce his candidacy
but left them under the impression tina
it would be made public to day. Mr.
Brce was one of the commit
tee. IF | were in Mr.. German
Z place. said Mr. Brice after their visit
II think l would be candidate" Ex
Senator Henry G. Davis, of West Vir
ginia, is the leader of the German move
: mcnt in the South. He was with MI
Brice when he called on Mr.. German
The Tammany men could not talk abou
. German last night. All they would sa
was, We've got Cleveland beaten.
Their campaign has not been so much fO
Hill as against Cleveland. In the fac
of the German m vement last night tn
friends of Mr.. Cleveland still elaine
$50 votes on the first ballot. Of the dar
horses, Palmer has gone into temporar
eclipse since his arrival and declaratio
for Cleveland; Governor Campbell
again out in interviews announcin
his final determination not to be
q. candidate; the friends of M
Boes are busy contradicting Store
I that he is willing to take second place {
j, the ticket; and the Gray following seen
to be doubtful about the presentation
r. the Indiana candidates name. III
j, practical abandonment of the New Yol
contest before the committee on erede
tials by the Syracuse convention del
gates has led to some speculation abo
the probable future of the new dem
cratic organization which that cOnve
tion put into the field. Frederick
Coudert, when asked about this, sal
Il doubt whether the provisional Sta
committees or the provisional local col
mittees can go out of existence -wheth
they want to or independent of al
consideration of what may happen
Chicago. The leaders might desire
but there are $50, 900 democratic vote
back of these leaders and they do L
desire it. There is no doubt about tn
IL, 1t is too perfect an organization to
w disbanded at will"
The early morning sentiment in
New York delegation was decided
Gormanish. Not a member of the de
cation but who is still positive in
allegiance to Hill, but they were will
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quite favorably of Germans candids
if Hill were out of the way. The
claration meant that a deal would
made that would mean the withdrav
of Senator Hill The mssionory We
led out for the day by the Hill elem
was chiefly with tho Pennsylvania a
Illinois delegations. 1t was admit
that the unit rule would prevail
7 Pennsylvania and the work with t
t is delegation was in the direction to p
suading it to vote for Paterson a
III after fulfilling the unit pledge to V
iii, for Hill
;, The first manifesto issued this mo
lied ing was from the Hill headquarters.
ur was a copy of communication
t dressed to Chairman Murphy offici
under date of June 18th by Thomas
Cowling, president of the New Y
State trade assembly, an organization
300, 900 workingmen. In this conn
nication Mr.. Bowling says that it is
clared by the officers of the State ira
assembly to call attention to the
that Gov. Hill, while the chief exc
tive of New York, from 1885 to Il
was the friend of organized labor,
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