Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
. CLEVELAND TO WIN
Will Be the Battle Cry of the
Massachusetts Reform
Club, Friday.
HONEST MONEY DEMANDED
Warning to Democrats That Inde-
pendents May Vote Against EN-.
TAMHANY TO SUPPORT CLEVELAND
If He Succeeds in Getting a Nomination
Where 1t Will Take
HONEST MONEY DEMANDED
TAMNANY TO sUPPORTC CLEVELAND
A HARD TUSSLE TO DOWN SPOILSMEN

rsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.A
BOSTON, Feb. 15.-The notices of the
monthly dinner of the Massachusetts, Re.
form Club, which the members will receive
immediately, will state that at the meeting
at Young's, on Friday evening of this week,
the subject for discussion will be 'a ma.
tional conference of independent voters al
New York to promote tariff reform, honest
money, and civil service reform" Resolu-
tions will be offered in support of the posi-
tion of the Massachusetts members of Con-
gress in opposing free silver coinage, and it
Is to be presumed that warm words will be
spoken for George Fred Williams, in recog-
milton of the gallant fight which he is
making against the Bland bill
But the main object of the meeting will
be to have some effect upon national poll
tics. 1t is admitted that there is just now a
development of Hillism which is not en-
couraging, and it is desired to circumvent
1t in time, before it becomes stronger.
Intense Feeling Under the Surface.
One of the best informed men in inde-
pendent circles saws that the feeling under
the surface is becoming intense in view of
the occurrences at Washington, and that if
Hill were to get the nomination the entire
body of Independents would leave the Dem
ocrats and vote the Republican ticket, or
organize protest and vote as third party
not with the idea of accomplishing any,
thing, but of merely protesting against the
methods which have ruined the cause of the
reform of the tariff for this year.
1t is told of two straightout Democrats in
Boston that within a few days they de-
elared that if Cleveland were not nami-
mated they would surely vote for Harrison.
The independent to whom they said this
replied that that was farther than he had
yet decided to go, but their answer was that
if Cleveland was not nominated some ex-
PLANTATION must be given, and the real rea-
son would be that Hill opposed him. and so
it was not thought best to take him. They
would not take any other candidate than
Cleveland under any circumstances.
Plans of the Independents.
At the meeting of the Reform Club, Fri
day evening. the plan is to learn the opin-
ions of the members and see what needs to
be done in the present crisis. Repeated
conferences of Independents have been held
during the past few weeks, and they are
alive to the events which are transpiring
at Washington, New York and Albany. It
is believed that out of the chaos will come
the denomination of Cleveland by the ire
sistible demand of the great mass of the
Democratic party, but it is recognized that
affairs are just now in critical condition,
and if something is not done promptly the
mass of the party may be defeated.
The plan which is proposed is to have a
national conference of Independents in New
York in April, from all parts of the North.
The matter has been considered by some of
the New York men, including such as Carl
Schurz, E. l.. Godkin and others who took
part in the recent conference there.
Preparing a Danger Signal.
It is not the intention of the Boston men
to do anything toward the nomination of
Cleveland beyond showing the sentiments
of the independents and hanging out dan
ger signal, which the Democratic leaders
would be pretty sure to heed, showing what
would be the result in case of the nomina-
tion of Hill, and the success of the policy
which triumphed in the election Of Crisp as
Speaker.
Attention will be given, also, it is ex-
pected, to the silver question, for it is quite
possible that the Democratic party will so
weigh itself down with silver and Hillism
that il will enter the campaign foredoomed
to defeat. To the members of the Massa-
chusetts Reform Club nothing seemed easier
than for the Democrats to win the coming
election by putting tariff reform to she
front, keeping silver in the rear, and max
ing Cleveland the candidate. They will do
what they can to save these conditions from
those who have nearly wrecked them at
Washington. So the meeting of the club,
Friday evening, promises to be one of the
most interesting which has been seen for a
long time.