The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-20
Cleveland's Chances Growing
Brighter Every Hour.
TAMMANY is BEING PAcIFIED.
Ex-Cabinet Officers Hungry for the
Fleshpot Are Working Hard.
Watterson Is Angry at Former Of1ce-
HolderS Personal Ambitions-The
Silver Question Bobs Up-Washing-
ton Solid for Democracy's Idol.

CHICAGO, June 19.-The star of Cleve-
land is IN the ascendancy tonight. Every
shifting of the political constellation in
the past twenty-four hours only tended to
make it shine forth with greater lustre un-
til tonight the effuigence of its
ray quite obscures the lesser lights
of Hill, Boies, German and Gray.
The opponents of the ex-presdent are to-
night preparing for one final herculean
effort to muster from all the opposition a
phalanx OF delegates to stand out and pre-
vent Cleveland from receiving the requi-
site two-thirds vote on the first bal
lot They are, however, imbued
with the conviction that if Cleye-
land fails to receive the nomination
in the enthusiasm of the opening
ballot, he will on the succeeding ballots
show losses instead of gains, and tnat the
disintegration of his forces will be only q
question of time, but the day has shown
that the Cleveland forces are swelling in
stead of diminishing, and tonight the rank
and file of the Cleveland forces are reject
ing with disdain the counsel of those
conservative leaders who warned
them against possible defeat in
nominating Cleveland in the face
of Tammany, and replied by avowing that
the ex-president is the candidate of the
nation. and that his destiny cannot be
swayed by any particular state or faction.
Tonight the names of German, Morr-
son, Campbell and Russell. which were so
frequently discussed a day or two ago as
dark horses, are scarcely mentioned in
public predictions. The only svowed can
didates tonight are Cleveland, Hill and
Boies.
The situation has cleared up to an ex-
tent indicating plainly to all that dark
horses will not be ushered into the politi-
cal arena unless Cleveland shall fail in the
nomination on the first ballot. The ILL.,
nols delegation, under the direction of
Palmer. will vote for Cleveland
on the first ballot and prob
ably on the various succeeding
ballots as long as the ex-pres;-
dent is in the race. This announcement,
which was made unofficially from Illinois
today has given a great impetus to the
Cleveland movement and the leaders of
the ex-presidant are asserting with great
confidence that they now have assurance
of two-thirds vote requisite for the nom-
nation. Indiana has given unmistakable
evidence that it's delegation will not
act as unit, and Gray will
hardly receive more than seven
teen or eighteen votes from that
state, the remainder going to Cleveland.
AS Ex-Governor Campbell has taken par
ticular pains to announce that under no
circumstances will he allow his name to
enter the list of presidential candidates,
the Cleveland people are relying explicitly
on the thirteen votes from Ohio being cast
for the great tariff reform leader, so from
Indiana, Illinois and Ohio alone it seems
to be assured that Clevelrnd will get over
seventy votes which yesterday appeared
to be wavering.
Kentucky, the other great doubtful
state, still looms up uncertain. The power
of Henry Watterson seems to be having
influence on the delegation, and while
many of its members are very friendly
toward Cleveland the conservative friends
of the ex-president are not rely
ing explicitly on any substantial
support from there. Iowa is still
true to Boies; New York's seventy-two
votes are conceded to Hill, and it seems
probable that he may receive a couple of
hundred more from various sections of the
Union. The Cleveland people are no
longer indulging in hopes that the Hill
managers may magnanimously recede
from their past position and submit
to the nomination of Cleveland,
but are now using every effort
to placate the Tammany leaders to
induce loyal support in the event of Cleve-
lands nomination. Since the missionary
work of ex-Secretary Whitney and other
conservatives, it is noticeable that the
Tammany leaders no tonger talk so loudly
of the hoplessness of carrying New York
for Cleveland and Whitney and others to-
night express their belief that if Cieve-
land is nominated Tammany will give the
ticket their virnrnus Sinnnrr