The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-18

| 6otb Nominated and elected Tammany was
! fsvorable 10 Cleveland four years ago and no
was defeated. just as was Hancock theH
/ favOrte son. IN 1850. s,,.., A.
| look unon the support of Tammany as with
eriug blight. and upon its bitter antagonism,
/ vybetber 10 Grover Cleveland or any otber
/ candidate "a a good omen. I'm fact, he Is per-
/ fectlv willing that Croker and his following
/ should keep mp their antagonism 70 the enc
/ lust AS did John Kelly in 1884, when he maren-
Ell ont OF the Exposition building with ms
! doqeed features shrouded in gloom and the
| declaration upon his lips that he was through
| trying 10 prevent the national Democracy
I making fools of themselves. Inc lnterposl-
i tion of the Great Reaper enabled him TO Keep
! his word.
THK REPLY TO TAsNANY.
Nothing will be done by the Cleveland fol
lowing IN the direction of making reply 70
| the Tammanvite declaration until tho arrival
Of the anti-Snap delegation. Ex-Secrethfy
Fairchild. however Is already at work upon
such document and which Will be submitted
o. his colleagues as soon as they get II ~
which will probably not be until Sunday alter
nooB IL is promised that the rejOinder viii
be lust as strong and good deal more clear
and convincing: will take the ground that,
Tammany to the contrary notwithstanding.
Grover Cleveland is in New York by far the
strongest of all the candidates whose names
are likely TO go before next weeks conven-
tion. The coming campaign will be fought
out solely on the issue Of tariff re-
form, of which Grover Cleveland IS
the high priest, and in New York 1t
must be of necessity the principal battle
ground The large independent vote can be
secured only by this issue. This vote. 1t Will
be declared, IS in all earnestness and sincere
ity for Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Falrchlld ex-
poets 10 be Joined soon by ex-Mayor Grace.
| T. Ellery Anderson and two or three others
of the advance guard of Cleyeland's lieu
tenants. He IS anxious for preliminary con-
ference 10 outline a plan OF action Tor ascer-
tanning the exact Cleveland sentiment IN the
various delegations. When this las been
accomplished the leaders will know Just how
much missionary work remains o. be done
and where Il s most needed. Ii is likely that
q leaf will be taken ont OF the book Of plans
and policies. which was used TO such good
effect by the Harrison brigade at Minneapo-
lis and that the now famous Market Hall con-
ference will be duplicated here 10 Chicago.
THE BOfEs BOOM.
Meanwhile. % far as enthusiasm end energy
and sincerity are concerned. the Boles boom
is tlourishlng like a green bay tree. More
activity is displayed at his headquarters IN
the Palmer House than 40 any of the others
that have been opened. The lOWans are max
ing q clean canvass. attacking none OF the
other candidates. but putting in their best
tEOrtS toward WhODphi8 Hf tAtH bWH ihNof-
lte son. They say that they have nothing
against Cleveland beyond the tact that ne has
once led his party TO defeat and that he has
seriously hurt himself in the West by his
stand on the silver question. Apart from
New York. they say, he IS not tneariy as strong
in the political affections of the great masses
of Democratic voters rs he was either in "a
or IS. and his selection for a third term
would DO something more than a mis-
take. Governor BOies, on the other hand,
they say has been steadily growing IN
strength in the West OF late years, and the
only logical outcome of the present situation
IS the selection Of q Western man. They be-
lieve that Boies will not only carry Iowa, but
the entire Northwestern tier of Republican
States. and upon this belief and claim they
will 60 into the convention So far only the
tweDty-siX votes of Iowa and the sixteen OF
Nebraska have been conceded to BOies. State
Senator Shields however, insists that the
Iowa man will 90 into the convention with
nearly one hundred votes and that he has
scores of kilograms and letters from delegates
who have voluntarily placed themselves on
record as being 10 favor OF BOies as second
choice.
GRAY AND PALNER's BooMs.
The boom for Ex-Governor Gray, of In
diana. is barely IN its budding stage. although
gaudilv decorated headquarters have been
opened at the Palmer House for the Indiana
delegation. a big consignment of autographs
of the eX-GOvernor were delivered at the
rooms by an express company this morning,
but they will not be pat out yet awhile, aud
the only picture that decOrates the rallying
ground is one of the late Thomas A. Hen
drcks. Whether or not Governor Gray's
name shall be formally presented 10 the con-
vention will not be determined until
the full meeting on Sunday. II the de-
cision is III the affirmative however. Sena-
tor Voorhees, will be assigned 70 do the ora
tOrcal honOrs. Under the instructions adopted
by the recent State Convention the celega-
tion is 20 present an Indiana candidate only
in the event Of the sentiment drifting in favor
of a Western man, otherwise II IS standing by
Cleveland as the logical candidate. IL is no.
tlceQble that there Is more talk Of Gray for
the second place on the ticket than for the
first. and Delegate-at-L Large Samuel 4. Morse.
of Indianapolis. who is at the head Of the
Cleveland sentiment in the Hoosier State, has
already nailed up the colors OF Cleveland and
Gray
Whether or not the name of Senator John
N. Palmer will 90 before the convention is so
far an undecided question. That venerable
Democrat has many friends IN the various
delegations, but his possible candidacy Is
hampered by the failure of the Illinois State
Convention to instruct in his favor. General
Palmer, himself. Is an out and out supporter
OF Cleveland and is anxious that his friends
should not hamper the prospects Of the ex-
President. The Illinois delegation will meet
tomorrow and the indications are that II will
decide 20 give the entire forty eight votes 20
Grover Cleveland 30 long as the latter is in
the race.
The Cleveland leaders received strong re-
Inducements this morning in the arrival Of
Charles j. Canda. treasurer of the national
committees Edward b. Whitney, and Reginald
b. Wood. all three delegates from the SYRIA
cuse Convention; Colonel X. G Munroe,
secretary of the State committee appointed at
Syracuse. and Miles Ross national commit
tee from New Jersey. together with Frederick
A. Fuller of jamestown. n. Y, a member of
the Democratic State committee. Immedi-
ately upon their arrival they held brief con-
ference with ex-Secretary tairchild and Gen
eTal Tracy, at which a plan of action for
reaching the Southern delegations as fast as
they arrived was discussed The declarations
OF Edward Murphy on behalf of the Hill
forces was also talked over.
Ex-sECRErARY WHITNEY TALKS
subsequently Mr.. Whitneylsaid: Accord
ing 10 Mr.. Murphy the rank and file of the
Democratic party are prepared 10 vote
against the most popular Democrat in the
country for the presidency because they fear
his election would please the Syracuse dele
cation. To this we say. that If Mr. Murphy
believes what he says then he regards his
own followers as mugwumps rather than
Democrats. His interview is an insult 10 the
regular Democracy Of the State OF New York.
There are two men prominent in the Hill
who are regarded with suspicion