The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-06-20

blood that the 500 are ours-solid, oak
tanned and immovable."
"Bnt where are your 500Y the anti
Cleveland men might insist
"NeYcr mind where they arc, ," would
be the reply. We've got them and
got them hard too; and now that your
taking our medicine we don't mind
giving you the dose up to from 900 to
575 rninims."
In these figure arc represented the
states OF Michigan, Wisconsin, Mtnnes-
ota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tonnes
see, Mississippi, Ohio (lS), all the New
England states and the southern states
with the already announced exceptions.
And all this leads up to this indubita.
BILE fact,-the Cleveland leaders are con.
fident OF the nomination Of their chief.
They not only sayit, but they feel 1t. II
is quite clear that they are not whist
Hing to cheer each other. They believe
that the result they desire is practical
" assured to them. In short, as stated,
they arc confident; aud out OF this con.
fidence grows self possession and mag"
namity. Magnanimity! That is the
word. and out Of the very conditions
which have led to feeling that the
Cleveland men may be magnamious
grows the fact that the question OF
formal protest must be predetermined.
And this is why many OF the anti-Hill
men, feeling that they are on the safe
OF the doubtful line as TO their favor
ties nomination, even without New
York state, now question anew the Wis
dom Of making q fight for the deiega-
tion. But with allthis plan OF magnan'
imous withdrawal OF the anti-Hill mon
from the contesthere, it must be borne
in mind, is based upon their present
and absolute confidence that Mt. Cleye-
land will be the nominee here.
THERE MUST II: A CONTEST.
On the other hand their arc potent
leaders among tho Cleveland men who
hold that their crrard here will not
have been fulfilled II no contests made,
at least before the committee on con-
tested seats, il not before the conven-
ton. Mr.. Grace Is one OF these. He
believes that the 100000 men whose
names have been enrolled MS backers OF
the anti.lIill movement sent the Syra-
case delegation here to state the sltua-
alton md to protest against tho meth
dds of Mr.. Hill, which, they hold Great
ed the situation as 1t exists, and to de-
mand represen tationin the convention.
Just al this point Mr.. Whitney has
exercised pacific Offices. lie advises
withdrawal from the purpose TO make
stubborn contest. He has visited the
headquarters OF the "dandelion" lead
.ers, and with thorough good will among
allhas counselled the peaceful methods
of diplomacy, andhe has also visited the
Tammany men, with ativice 10 cease the
bitter utterances that have been en-
ployed. In both quarters his work has
had effect. The Tammany men are to-
day less violent, and the anti-Htli men
have been brought to aebate anew tho
wisdom or unwisdom OF their purpose
to contest the seats of New York state.
The indications are that the con-
servatives who favor withdrawal from
tho contest will be outvoted. and that
Frederick r. Coudert, OF New York,
and Mr.. Miliburn, Of Buffalo, will lay
before the conventions committee on
credentials the claims and demands Of
the 200,00 enrolled Democrats OF New
York who are represented by the ma
tional delegation from the Syracuse
convention