New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-16
CLEVELAND HOPES REVIVING
HIS FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON MORE
CHEERFUL.
COLLAPSE OF THE HILL BOOM IN VIRGINIA
AND ITS THREATENED FAILURE IN GEORGIA
MISSOURI AND ISDIANA-GoRMAN
1SyIorcIv WATCHED
ANXIOUSLY WATCHED.
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| Washington. May l5.-Some of Cleveland's
friends in the House OF Representatives have APP
| pcared to feel shade more cheerful during the
past few days than for some time before. va
rious assigned for the revival OF their
hopes Foremost among these is the apparent
| collapse Of the Hill boom" in Virginia. where
desperate efforts have been cAcrtcd TO elect ma
| orty Of anti-Cleveland delegates 20 the State
Convention which is TO be held this week Az
| the outset attempt was made to defeat 'leve-
land in a direct contest between his friends ana
Hills supporters and il not abandoned uhtiI
| the discovery was made that the number OF dele
gates pledged TO Cleveland Outnumbcrcd those
pledged TO Hill nearly two to one Since thch
| every nerve haj been strained TO prevent the Sc
lection of delegates pledged to Cleveland by choos
| ing unpcdgcd and uninstructcd delegates. all Oh
whom, of coursc have been claimed as opposed 10
| the cX-Prcsidcnt This plan il is said' was Hio
| by the late Senator Barbour, who was strongly
opposed to Cleveland and was the shrcwdcst anu
most influential Democratic organizer and mahlpu-
lator in the State. lie had expected 10 atiehu
the State Convention and the anti-Clevelano men
depended upon his efforts to prevent the schulhS
of a Cleveland delegation to Chicago Ills SUI
den and uncN pcctcd death has deprived them "a
their strongest leader. Senator Daniel Is "a I'M
man, but he possesses little or none OF the sor' oil
ability for which his late colleague was dis'n'-
gushcd.
In conversation with a Tribune correspondent
Yesterday. Representative O'Ferrall said Clcvc-
lands friends Will control the State Convention
by a good working majority. The convention VIII
cousis, of 600 DELEGATES and more than half
If that number have already been elected under
pledges for Cleveland. While the delegates 70
Chicago will probably not be instructed they VIII
bc mon who favor Ccvcand's nomination.
expect that The delegation will vote as unit IN
the National Convention"
1t is said that at least two-thirds of the Viz
GINA delegates will BE strong supporters of Cleyc-
Land
Another thing which has given Cleve-
lands friends considerable comfort Is
what they call the hzzle Of the Hill
boom in Georgia. II is unqucsiionably true
that recently n four or five weeks ago the I'M
shoutcr, here caimeI the solid vote OF that state
The most they now claim is that Georgia Will not
send a delegation instructed for Cleveland. The
result of the primaries in Atlanta yesterday was
rs great a surprise and disappointment 10 the lii
mcn in Washington a. was the result in Rich
mond three days before. Both delegations had
lccn claimed for Hill. In Richmond lie got
thiIty-four delegates u siNty-four for
Cleveland; and the Cleveland victory
in Atlanta was overwhelming. His
friends here are jublant. and claim that the
Georgia State Convention, which will he held on
Wednesday. will send delegation 10 Chicago in
structed to vote for him There is no doubt that
Hill expected the Gcor-a delegation, and some OF
the shrcwdcs ard most influential Democratic poll
ticians from that State confidently declared less
than q month ago that hc was sure Of it because
the Farmers Alliance Democrats were solid for
hin and as unanimously opposed to Cleveland
The Cleveland men here have also de-
rived great satisfaction from the action OF the
Missouri Democratic Convention which. they
say. indicates that nothing j. Ia he feared from
a movement in favor of some good Western man
They ASSERT that tie platform II tie Missouri
Democrats on the silver question, as well M the
resolution instructing their delegates 10 Chicago
TO support Cleveland, shows sincerity and earnest
nc., of pnrp.sr which will not WAIVER. They also
believe that the action Of the Missouri tonven-
ton will materially strengthen their iavorite III
other Western and Southwestern states.
The situation in Indiana. however, - one winch
is causing Ccyc1nd's friends in Congress som"
uncasinc,s In conversation with Tribune
CORES pendent yesterday, Representative Bynim, OF
that State. said There seems 20 have been some
misunderstanding a. 10 what the In
diana delegation should DO, and some
# cx-Govrrnor Grays pir'sans now
INSIST that his name shall he brought before the
convention a. n candidate at the outset II that
shall he done it Will be fatal 10 his prospects, IN
nv opinion. because do not believe there is any
probability that lie will receive the united support
o. the Indiana delegation under those eircum-
stances II | were delegate 10 tie National Con-
vcntion and ~ varm and earnest a supporter OF
4. GRAY A. of
are delegates ! should oppose the programme which
the Gray delegates seem disposed to follow. 1t
they adopt il they will destroy whatever prospects
he has for a place on the ticket.
Another thing which il causing the Cleveland
men i'm Congress uneasincss i the growing vol
nmc Of quiet but persistent talk in favor OF Cor
man, especially among Southern Democrats who
had been counted on TO support Cleveland through
thick and thin but who begin TO say II Clcvc-
land cannot carry Ncw-iOrk' German VIII make
a strong and acceptable candidate. Some OF
Clcvelands friends troubled by a lurking
suspi~,on that their favortc is in danger
fran German than Inc j. from Hill or any other
candidate and there probably is lust ground for
this tispici0n at least far as the delegates from
MARYLAND, West Virginia. Virginia and some OF the
other Southern States are concerned. IL would not
surnrisc some careful observers in Washington to
see A German boom" launched at any time before
fine Convention, while others believe that the
MARYLAND man will keep in the background
until after the Convention assemblies vi
course economists Of the Holman stripe,
~ well as other Democrats who have kept
themselves hoarse during the last eighteen
months shouting denuncations Of the "Billion
Concrrss" believe that German has ruined his
prospects by his frank speech on the Naval Appro-
nriation bill but that opinion is by no means as
prevalent as one might suppose, even among the
members of House Of Representatives which
promised to reduce appropriations $lOO,OOo,oOo
wear as soon as it obtained control of the purse
strings Of the Nation.
A Republican Representative al much political
hn is a careful nbSarver n the drift OF