Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-06-20
GORMANSSi.Y, SLICK WORK
ATTEMPTING TO UNDERNISH
CLEVEI.AND'S STRENGTH.
The senator Pretends to be For
tile E:x president, hut Is Really
working the southern Delegates
For votes


wOrkingIhcS southern Delegates
For Votes
CHICAGO, June 20.-Thc extravagant
,laims and pretentious estimates which
lavc characterized the campaign of the
Cleveland and anti-Clcvcland factions
Turing the past week are gradually Civ
ing way to facts and figures, Delegates
rom every state and territory are in the
city this morning and the work OF ascer
tanning the presidential preferences OF
individual delegates is progressing to
rapidity and the relative strength of
Cleveland and anti-Clevelard factions is
SO nearly known that the oniy element
of doubt now remaining effects those
states which are suspected OF having a
secret prediction for favorite sons.
The managers Of the ex-presldent S
campaign this morning display with a
great deal of ostcntation carefully pre-
pared table which gives Cleveland $50
votes on the first ballot ust 10 votes
short of a two.thirls vote for nomlna-
ton. The anti Cleveland factions,
among which may he included not only
the forces Of Senator Hill, but also those
OF Boics, Gray and the secret but very
earnest workers of Senator German, de-
ride as unreasonably extravagant these
figures of the Cleveland leaders and as
sert that their Investigations show that
the cx-pres;dent is assured OF but little
over a majority on the first ballot.
They still maintain that failure OF
Cleveland to be nominated on the hrst
ballot will so dcmoralze his forces that
a rapid disintcgration will Immediately
follow and the race will then become one
of the dark horses.
Probably the most uncertain feature
in the whole contest Just at this time is
the attitude of Senator German, OF
MARYLAND. lie is here as Il leader OF his
state delegation as delegate at large and
outwarlly maintains that he is devoted
to the candidacy of Cleveland, but des-
pitc this assertion his name is more dis
cussed than that of any other as com
promise candidate around whom must
rally all factions and scattering delegates
president.
| Gornlan's Dirty work.
| For y hours secret emissarics OF
| German have been ccaselcsSly engaged
in canvassing various southern delega-
tions TO ascertain the disposition which
the southern people manifest toward
| German as compromise candidate TO
whose lot is to fall the heritage OF the
| Cleveland forces. But the Cleveland
forces in thc south, strange to say, don
seem disposed to be inherited by any
body lust now-at least not so long as
they think there is hopeful chance to1
the cx-prcsidcnt's nomination.
1t was confidently expected by Cor
mans friends that his record as leadel
OF the opposition in defeating the rcpuD
lican force bill would bring to him rapi(
acccssions from those southern delega
tions to whose vision the force bill still
looms up as a political nightmare when
ever it's passage is urged by the northern
republican conventions or orators. +
diligent canvass OF the southern delegates
however, does not show an outspokei
|
average of two or three men IN each del
cgaton, and southerners generally ar
very emphatic in maintaining that thel
only choice lust at this time is Clevelano
> The protcstations of Senator Gorma
that he must not be regarded as
candidate arc considered quite nat
/ ural and indeed the inevitable de'
f laratou of any candidate who is
:. the ground, as it is the unwrittcn law
q democratic ethics, that no man shall a
{ t,nd national convention as seekt
g for presidential nomination. For tn
reason the senator's reltcration OF Il
LOYALTY to Cleveland and his dcclaratio
that he is not candidate are not +
ceived with that unquestioned crcden
r which might be awarded to a declar
ton of the great Maryland senate
upon nearly any other subleet; and so
is that the man who is the Cynosure
le all ewes and whose movements are c
n gcrly watched today by the leaders
It Cleveland forces is the senator from
=, tcrrapine state.
~ Indiana'S Vote.
Three or four conferences OF In
n, ana's delegation have been held, but th
IL have been fruitless to secure a compro
w isc by which the vote may be cast as
. unit. The indications are that on
first ballot seventeen votes will be c;
for GRAY and thirteen for Cleveland.
Temporary Chairman.
Hon. VIM. c. Owens, of Kentucky, v
"a he temporary chairman of the conv
ton. Wattcrson has won his tight.
ro All for Cleveland.
a The Pennsylvania delegation toe
y, adopted resolution inStructing its ch;
on man to cast the whole vote of the dele
len ton for Cleveland till he is nominated
as till otherwise instructed. The vote ste
ir So to 4. Ex-senator Wallace was on'
nd the four.
The Senator VOORHEES,, anti.Clcvcla
,nt saws "You can say that | believe Cl'
till land will be nominated and that we '
go home and work hard to ca
Indiana for him."
Illinois For Cleveland.
.re The friends of Morrison, the great
leader of the house of reprcsentati
eat maintain today that it his desire
,.II the Illinois delegation should supI
'e'o Grover Cleveland Loyalty as long as t
Get is a probability of his nomination,
ON as Senator Palmer, to whom the Hi
ina, delegation is committed, is urging
Din very same thing, there seems no ii
in hood that the Illinois vote will he
be for either of these tavoritc sons on
first ballot.
lis. CALDWELL CHAIRMAN.
~" cleveland Has Over Five II