The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-22
KENTUCKY FOR CLEVELAND.

CHICAGO, June 21.- Kentucky this morn
fng followed the lead of indiana and lill-
nois, and the twenty-six votes Of the Blue
Grass state will be cast solidly for Grover
Cleveland. This result was reached at an
intensely exciting meeting of the delega-
tion in its headquarters at the Palmer.
Henry Watterson made one OF his famous
speeches in which be said that from now
and henceforth he was for Grover Cleve-
land, and he hoped that the Blue Grass
state would be in line when the man of
DESTINY was nominated. He saw yesterday
that the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland was
inevitable. His labor in opposition TO Mr.
Cleveland had been done from sincere
desire to see winner named, and he had
ND to within short time age been con-
WINGED that it would be madness to urge
Mr.. Cleveland's nomination in the face OF
the fact that a yawning grave would be
prepared for him by his enemies III New
York
Mr.. Watterson said that he counted
himself one of the truest friends Grover
Cleveland ever had and it had been to
rave him from what he thought was de-
feat that he championed the cause OF a
man who would not be marked for slaugh-
ter in the Empire state. But the last
thirty-six hours had worked wonderful
change. The magic Of the ex-presldent's
name had even cast a spell about the solid
phalanx of the opposition III New York,
and the leaders there were retreating-
sullenly, but backing out of their Opposi-
tion. Mr.. Watterson eulogiZed MIR. Whit
ney to whom he credited the wonderful
campaign made in Mr. Cleveland's S
inteEest. He believed that in the END New
York state would be brought into line for
the nominee and that the solid vote OF the
grand old Empire state would be cast for
Mr.. Cleveland. 81 propose now and hence
forth to work for Mr.. Cleveland's nomIna-
,ion," said Mr.. Watterson. He ended his
speech by magnificent tribute to the
worth and sterling integrity of John
Griffin Carlisle. hentucky's favorite son.
HENRY GOES IT ALONE.
When the Kentucky delegation assembled
this morning they were informed by MIR.
Watterson that he must decline abso-
Iutely to serve as kentucky's representa-
tive on the committee on resolutions and
platform, and so another man, Hon. James
a. Mckenzie, was named for the place.
Mr. Watterson, when approached by an
Associated Press reporter for an eXplana-
tion of his action, made the following eX-
PLANTATION:
Il have for some time regarded the nom-
ination of Mr.. Cleveland as assured. If
he is nominated he and his antecedents
will be platform in themselves His an
1ual message of 1887 i'll the matter of the
tariff and his silver letter of 1891, with his
many utterances upon the antl-colnage
side of the silver controversy, VIII constl-
JCte in reality the issues on which
the campaign will have to be fought, to
square the ticket with the record, and To
make the situation logical. But, with my
well known opposition to the nomination
of Mr.. Cleveland, if / should 60 upon the
platform committee and urge such
course | should be at once charged by the
rxrlfh N hea mr.
pose to make trouble by my extremism;
while, on the other hand. if | should pro-
pose free coinage plank or straddle, L
should be charged by Mr.. Cleyeland's
eastern supporters with the purpose to
handicap his election in advance. Taking
either horn of the dilemma | should be
suspected and mistrusted in the beginning,
10 be made in the end of the disaster
answerable for the result.
81 am powerless TO interfere or to con-
troll. IL Mr. Cleveland he nominated no
one will support the ticket more heartily
than | shall. | am his friend, not his
enemy. / came here for peace, not for
war; but | am not the man who ought to
place Mr.. Cleveland upon his own plat
form, and | cannot consent to be a party
10 placing him on a platform Stullfylng as
TO his record As / said before, Mr.. Cleve-
land is platform in himself. Both his
personality and his opinions are unescap-
able, aud even if we desired to straddle the
silver issue he could not mount or ride our
straddle with any grace or safety"
Mr.. Watterson stated that the meeting
had in every way been harmonious-in
fact, veritable Cleveland love feast. ~
shall not vote for him in the convention, 5"
he continued. IF Governor Boies' name
is presented my vote shall be cast for him.
III other name but that of Cleveland is
given | shall not vote. j do not know
what the balance of the Kentucky dele
gates will do; but certainly the claim that
The solid vote of Kentucky will be cast for
Mr.. Cleveland is unfounded.n