The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-21
GoRMAN A CoNuNDRuM.
The Senator'S Prominence as G IA
Horse Increasing.

~-AS OOA4oVCA IOIA DIS u L-6Tk
Horse Increasing.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 20, LA. M.-The ex-
travagant claims and pretentious estimates
| which have characterized the cam
paign Of the Cleveland and anti
Cleveland factions during the week
are gradually giving way to facts and
figures. Delegates from every state and
territory are in the city this morning and
| the work OF ascertaining the presidential
| preferences of the individual delegates is
progressing rapidly and the relative strength
OF the Cleveland and anti-Cleveand factions
is so nearly known that the only element Of
doubt now remaining affects those states
which are suspected Of having secret lean
ings to favorite sons. The managers OF the
ex-President's campaign this morning dis,
played with great deal of os,entation q
carefully prepared table which gives Mr.
Cleveland $50 votes on the first ballot, just
l9 votes short of twe-thirds for
the nomination. The anti-Cleveland
factions, among which may be
Hill, but also those of Gov. Boes. x-Gov.
Gray and the secret but very earnest
workers Of Senator German, deride as un-
reasonably extravagant these figures of the
Cleveland leaders aud insist that their in
vestigstions show that the ex-President is
assured Of but little over majority on the
first ballot. They still maintain that fail
ure of Mr.. Cleveland ta be nominated on
tho first ballot will so demoralize his forces
that rapid disintsgraSion of Mr.. Clevslsnd's
strength will Immediately follow aud tho
race will then become one of dark horses.
GoRMAN's ATTITUDE.
Probably the most uncertain feature in
the whole contest at this time is the attitude
of Senator German of Maryland. He is
here as the leader of the state delegation, as
delegate at large, aud outwardly maintains
that he is devoted to the candidacy OF Mr..
Cleveland, but despite this assertion his
name is more discussed than that OF any
other as the comproniss candidate who
must rally all the factions
and scattering delegates opposed
to the renomination OF the ex-President.
For seventy-two hours, secret emissaries of
Senator German have been ceaselessly en-
gagged in canvassing the various southern
delegations TO ascertain the disposition
which the southern people manifest toward
Senator German as a compromise candi-
date, to whose lot is e. fall the heritage OF
the Cleveland forces, but the Cleveland
forces in the south, strange to say, do not
seem disposed to be inherited by any
body just now, at least not
so long as they think there
is hopeful chance for the ex-President's
nomination. 1t was confidently expected
by Senator Gorman's friends that his
record as the lea ier of the opposition in
defeating the republican force bill in the
United States Senate would bring him
rapid accessions from those southern dele
cations. to whose vision the force bill still
looms up as a political nightmare when
ever its passage is urged by northern re-
publican conventions or orators. A dill
gelt canvass OF the southern delegates,
however, does not show out-spoken prefer
ence for Senator German Of more than an
average Of two or three men in each dele
CATION, and the southerners generally are
very emphatic in maintaining that their
only choice at this time is the great popular
leader, Grover Cleveland of New York.
The protestations of Senator German that
he must not be regarded as a candidate are
considered quite natural, and indeed the
inevitable declaration of any caudi-
date who is on The ground,
as it is an unwritten law of democratic
ethics that no man shall attend national
convention as a seeker for the presidential
nomination For this reason the senator's
relteration Of his loyalty to Mr.. Cleveland
and his declaration that he is not candi-
ds e are received with that unquestioned
credence which might be awarded 90 de-
clar ton of the great Mary yland senator up
on nearly any other sub ject and so it is that
the man who is the cYnosure OF all eyes
and whose movements are eagerly watched
to-day by the leaders of the Cleveland
forces IS the senator from the Terrapin state
Three or four conferences OF the Indiana
delegation have been held but they have
been fruitless 70 secure a compromise by
which the vote will e cast as a unit. The
indications are that on the first ballot
seventeen will be cast for ex-Gov. Gray
and thirteen for Mr.. Cleveland.
The Pennsylvania delegation to-day
adopted a resolution instructing its chair
man to cast the whole vote of the delegation
for Mr.. Cleveland until he is nominated, or
until other wise instructed. The vote stood
bS to 4. Ex-senator Wallace was one Of
the four.