Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-18
THEY MAY REVOLT
Delegates at Chicago Do Not
Like Talnaly DictatiOl.
CLEVELAND MEN HARD At WORK.
An Important Conference
of Leaders Last Night.
F1-Secretary Whitney Predicts Sue
cess on the First Ballot.
Mr.. FAIRCHILD CAUTIOUS.
Mr.. FAIRCHILD CAUTIOUS
THINKING OF REVOLT,
Democratic Delegates Inclined to Resent
Tammany Dictation.

Democratic Delegates Inclined to Resent
Tammany Dictation.
| Special Dispatch 10 The Evening Star
| CHICAGO. June 1S.-The only Judgment that
can be formed as to the situation at Chicago is
that based upon the opinions of the few lead
ers here who are willing to talk. There are not
enough delegates in town to give any basis for
u calculation of the general sentiment of the
convention. There is really no positive situa-
| tion yet, but merely the indications of situa-
| ton. Those persons who have been calcu-
lating on the insincerity of the Tammany and
regular democracy. opposition are apt to find
that they were making a mfscalculation. The
anti-Cleveland New Workers give evidence of
earnestness in their hatred of the ex-President.
They have their knives sharpened to keen
| edge and look as if they have the hardihood to
use the blade.
The fact that il is generally believed that Mr..
| Cleveland is pretty near to the goal of his ambi-
ton does not seem to make their opposition to
him the less bitter. The indications are clearly
that very large majority Of the delegates want
Mr.. Cleveland nominated. There may be two
| thirds or three-fourths Of them who would
prefer him to any one else; but OF these there
are very many who are frightened by the atti-
| tude Of New York regulars and feel that they
may have to sacrifice their preferences rather
than run the risk Of losing the state of New
York in November. This feeling Of doubt and
fear appears to be on the increase as il becomes
more evident that the Tammany chiefs mean
mischief
|. Delegates say that 1t is a shame-an outrage
that New York has bossed things long enough,
that they wished the democrats could be per-
mitted to do what they want without being
bossed by Tammany, that it would be glor-
ious thing to break away and elect President
without New York, and all that sort of thing,
but when 1t comes to figuring it down and fac
ing the problem they do not see how they can
ignore the state of the tiger. If the regularly
organized democracy of New York were not
making the fight against him that they are IL is
evident that Cleveland would be nominated by
acclamation.
STRENGTH OF CLEVELAND SENTIMENT
There is no mistaking the strength Of the
Cleveland sentiment The situation is ex-
tremely embarrassing to the men who come
here to carry out the will Of the people whom
they represent and at the same time exercise
their judgment to guard the best interests Of
the party. They find that they have got to
slap the New York delegation in the face or
else drop Cleveland. II they drop Cleveland
they may take up any other candidate they
want and the nti-Cleveland people will acqui-
esce; but, from the present indications. to
stick to Cleveland means a declaration Of war
against the party organization in the empire
state.
There are very many no doubt who believe in
taking the bit firmly between their teeth and
going ahead as they have started, regardless Of
how Tammany may draw the rein. It is question
able, however, if there are two-thirds who take
this view Of it. The Cleveland leaders do not
claim that there are SO many, but expect to be
able to convince those who tremble at the tigers
cry that the animal is merely stuffed with straw
and that the cry is artificial
Meanwhile q number of conservative men
who do not believe in Hill. but who think that
Cleveland is not necessary to the party, are Civ
ing encouragement in mild sort Of way to the
notion that while of course Tammany shall
not dictate the nomination, it is not necessary
to give affront 10 the organized democracy
OF New York by forcing Cleveland upon them
when there are 30 many other gentlemen who
would be glad to serve their party.
"a WESTERN xAN."
Mr.. Carlisle is understood to be one who has
come around to this way of thinking and he is
credited with booming Morrison. The Iowa
folks have no doubt at all of the propriety and
wisdom of taking western man
and as an evidence Of the earnestness
of their convictions on that point
they have the town plastered with portraits of
Gov. Boies. The Iowa folks have headquarters
ut the Palmer House, and though the Cleveland
headquarters are there and it is the headquar-
ters Of the Indiana contingent and others they
have monopolized all the space for decoration
and American dags looped about portraits of
Boies are everywhere. Yesterday afternoon the
Hill people, who were putting up portraits of
the new -oade senator wherever they could find
space for them, decorated the lobby Of the
Palmer House. An hour later but one Hill
picture was left, but in the places Of all that
had been posted were put portraits Of the Iowa
chief. One picture Of Hill and one of Cleveland
were all that broke the Iowa monotony.
Judge Edward Campbell, an old war horse
Of democracy, who Is one Of the leading Iowa
delegates, and who has spent great many Of
the seventy-six years Of his life in irving TO
build up . strong democracy in Iowa, said to
mo today: 81 am . Cleveland man. I was
United States marshal under his administration,
SO, you zee. aW an ex-oface holder,
but In Ss, before had the
'ex' put before the olace Cleveland would not
let me 60 to the convention to work for him,
and that il the only convention have missed
since ~ Iwould prefer the election Of Cleve-
land to that Of any other man. am for Cleve-
land before Boies. do mot beiisye, however,
that - things now are Cleveland can carry New
York, and therefore his nomins4ion would be
. dangerous venture. would like 10 live
to re the. day when We could BE- free
from The dictstion Of New York, but ~ are not
ire from Il now"
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