The morning call., 1892-06-23
CLEVELAND,
Democracy's Man of
Destiny.
A VERY CLOSE VOTE.
The Master Hand of Whitney
Was hWnCibie.
TAMMANY IS DEFEATED,
And Horace 8oies Vas Never in
the Race.
OPPOSED TO FREE COINAGE
Tariff Reform Vas Nearly Slaughtered
BY It's Own Chosen
Friends.
OPPOSED TO FREE C0INAGE.
LpeetaI TeIegrapbio Correspondence Of
The Morning Call"

CHICAGO, June 22.-Itw late this morn
ing when the Tammany delegates marched
into the big shanty down by the lake front
and took their seats in the convention.
During the long hours of the night most
Of them had been attending the conferences
held by the anti Cleveland men for the de-
sired purpose of forming a com mbination to
knock out the STUFFED prophet" Their
eyes were red from loss Of sleep. and they
bore about them indications Of that tired
feeling which must be shared by others Of
their following.
Before leaving the Auditorium they had
taken care to arrange for their reception at
the Wigwam, and in the distribution of
seats they had evidently seen 20 it that their
hoWlers were well taken care of.
The yawpers of New York had been sta
toned all over the hall ready to let out the
old familiar yell whenever the braves should
heave in sight.
Governor Flower, bland as usual in ap-
peaTanee, but evidently fatigued from the
effects Of the labor Of the night, leaned
heavily on the arm of Ned Murphy, the
lusty Troy brewer. and smiled family as he
glanced around. Immediately in his rear
walked Bourke Cochran. and behind the
latter came Boss Croker, with his heelers
trailing in the rear. Their appearance was
the signal for a yell Of triumph. A hun
dred of Tammany's leather-lunged hench-
men sprang to their feet and let out howl
that rang through the building Il was
taken up by the gallery. and cheer after
cheer rang out on the muTky air. Croker
smiled as be sank into his seat and mentally
figured up the votes with which he ex-
pected to defeat the nomination Of CleYe-
land.
There was another howl when the Iowa
delegation passed in on the floor Of the con-
venuon. headed by Delegate Shields who
bore aloft the purple Boies banner The
Iowa men look fresh and clipper They
had evidently been encouraged by the re-
ports which had been coming in during the
morning Of detection IN the Cleveland ranks
and thought they saw in what was going on
the possibility Of q chance 70 boost tLeiT
Horace to the place at the head of the
ticket. They had been told that during the
night word had been received from Senator
Hill instTucting his followers TO drop MIN
ct their discretion and concentrate on some
one who stood a chance 10 knock Cleveland
out.
Hlll had wired, so il was said, that he
did not believe that Cleveland could be
elected il nominated. and he was willing TO
sacrifice his chances to see some one nOmi-
mated who could carry the State of New
York and could defeat Harrison. This he
was confident could not be done with Cleve-
land and he favored the selection of a West
ern man.
This is why the Boies boom had received
an added impetus, which encouraged his
following. When the Boies banner was
seen by the Pennsylvania delegates there
was acry, Take 1t out" but Shields merely
smiled and continued TO hold it alOft until
Uncle Dick Bright, the genial seTgeant-at-
arms, came 10 the rescue and said that
while an order had been Issued 70 allow no
banners to be erected on the floor Of the
Convention Hall there would be no objec-
lion to their being borne In il afterwaTd
furled. The dispute was settled when Iowa
softly folded her little flag and laid it to
rest beneath the seat.
Through the efforts OF the National CON-
mittee much larger crowd was in attend
ADee than yesterday, and 1t was evident that
ways 10 drum up crowd. Still there were
3 great many vacant seats and general
air Of depression hung over the gathering.
The rain the day before had bedraggled the
bunting until it hung limp and lifeless and
the red had run into the other colors until
they we're blended into one indistinguish-
able blur
There was an air Of dampness about the
huiF ri ff oh tha Hor, .
out, failed to dissipate, and a rheumatic
feeling In the atmosphere had caused
shudder Of apprehension to run through the
spectators.
1t promised to be hot day, but the in
tense heat was welcome as a relief from the
wInd and rain which had promised to raise
havoc with the roof. It was impossible to
conceal the fact that thousands OF those
present were In deadly fear lest some seIl-
Gus accident should beiall the crazy struc-
ture, and many delegate slipped quietly
away and purchased an accident insurance
ticket with the hope Of providing for his
family in the event of an accident.
The fact that many tickets in the hall
had not been presented yesterday had be-
eorns generally known and the proposition
Of hr. Collier Of Tennessee to admit visiting
clubs to the vacant seats started a report
that at the session to-day the hall might be
thrown open to the public. Long before the
clumsy doors were opened Michigan ave-
nue. was accordingly lined with an immense
thTong OF eager spectators who yainly
sought admission, and the police had the
greatest difficulty in keeping order. Hold
eTs Of tickets found 1t hard to make their
way through the thToBE who blocked the
sidewalks and ran over into the streets and
As q result the jam was most uncomfortable.