The Portland daily press., 1892-06-22
How the Anti-Snappers Raised a Row
to Promote Harmony.
THE WIGWAM LEAKS AND THERE
is BAD MANAGEMENT.

Grand Army Veterans Out in the Rain
So We're Many Newspaper NIen-How
Henry Watterson Got Into the Cleve-
land Procession-Gray Lives Down OPP
position.
CHICAGO, June 21.-The Tammany
meeting this morning at the Auditorium
was very gloomy gathering. The in
fluences of the night before were still
dominent and the most hopeful statement
made was that something more than 800
votes could be counted up for Boies
against Clevland. Gov. Flower was met
Immediately after leaving the room where
the New York delegation were in session.
''There is nothing to be said,' he replied
to a question put to him." "You may
take it for granted that the opposition to
Mr.. Cleveland has seen no reason to be-
ieve that it has not a good fighting
chance of winning"
'It is said you propose to withdraw
Hill, Governor; you were yourself quoted
as authority for that statement in the
anti-snapper meeting this morning.
well, [ am willing that MI Hill
should be withdrawn, although author
lied nobody to make such a statement
for me. My position.is just this: We
believe Cleveland cannot carry New
York and we want the Democracy to
name some man, any man, who can
carry the state. Governor Hills friends
are not selfish. If there is some other
man upon whom those delegates can
unite who are thoroughly satisfied
Cleveland is an impossibility, then we
will go to him, whoever he may be.
There is talk today about Boies. have
no objecting to Boies, neither has any
other member of our delegation. If he
can show strength enough to warrant
our giving him New York's vote, it is
very certain we will give it to him. The
only thing you can safely predict about
the New York delegation is that it will
vote steadily until the end against Cleve-
land. Further than this, none of us can
give you any information"
Kentucky this morning followed the
lead of Indiana and Illinois, and the 26
Votes of the Blue Grass State,
will be cast solidly for Grover Cleveland.
This result was reached at an intensely
exciting meeting of the delegation, at
which Henry Watterson made one of his
famous speeches, in which he said from
now henceforth he was for Grover Cleve-
land, and hoped the Blue Grass State
would be in line when the man of desti-
ny was nominated. Mr.. Watterson said
he saw yesterday that the nomination of
Mr.. Cleveland was inevitable. ALI his
labors in opposition to Mr.. Cleveland
were one from sincere desire to see
winner named. He had up to within
short time ago been convinced it would
be madness to urge Mr.. Cleveland's NOM
ination in the face of the fact that q
yawning grave would be pre-
pared for him by his enc
mics in New York. Mr.. Watterson
said he counted himself one of the truest
friends Grover Cleveland had ever had,
and it had been to save him from what
he thought was sure defeat that he
championed the cause of man who
would not be marked for slaughter in
the Empire State. The last forty-eight
hours had worked a wonderful change.
The magic of the ex-President's name
had even cast its spell about the solid
phalanx of the opposition in New York,
and the leaders there were retreating
sullenly but backing ont of their opposi-
ton.
The Arkansas delegation met today,
and instructed Chairman Rogers to cast
the solid vote of the state for Cleveland.
A full delegation was present, and the
vote of instruction was unanimous. The