The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21

like as his chances OF nomination.
Boies sent n delegation here to-day that
set tho whole town roaring. The men were
all backwoods farmers. and nearly seven In
every ten looked like the standard pictures of
Uncle Sam or the hayseed characters that
Frank Church is fond OF drawing.
1t has looked like an abnormaly quiet day
hero. Tho crowds have grown hoarse. the
brass bands have hidden themselves. and the
wiseacres who have been settling tho affairs
of tho Democracy from the hotel balconies
have corked up because they could not under
stand what was going on. Somebody who
looks like exGov. Hill was seen about town
and mado great sensation. The anti-snnppcrs
howiedwith rage at tho indecency OF tho Senator
In daring to come here at this juncture and
pointed out to tho public the fact that the
junior Senator from New York was capable Of
debauching the ontre Democracy. and no
Democrat was safe unloss he kept his door
locked at night. Portraits of the valiant Dem
oc-at wcro published on tho strength OF the
rumor that he was In town. and even at mid
night tens OF thousands of Democrats still bo-
love that he Ia here because many reputa.
bio mon say that they have actually seen
him. or course no hasn't come. and isn't
coming. But though tho surface indications
were those of quietudo aud calm. the fact Is
that the most serious and important work OF
the campaign was under full Roadway. This
work was in the line OF concentrating the Are
OF the opposition against tho Cleveland COM
blnation. Those leaders Of the party who seek
to avert defeat took pattern by the action Of
the lsraelltlsh host of old. and sought out q
later David to conduct the fight single handed
against the Philistine Goliath. Grover Glove
land.
The opposition to the madness Of tho idola-
A,,,, Al.
for Cleveland" needed not to go rs far back as
tho days OF the Pharaohs. Tho example OF the
men who opposed Harrison in Minneapolis
ton days ago was before them. There. as all
tho readers of The SUN arc aware. the oppo-
sition to the ofllceholding machinery FILTERED
itself away In the air by seeking to draw
votes from Harrison by coddling the hopes
OF half n dozen favorits sons. Blaine had
failed to prove a winning. card and they were
told to get together around any other man
hostile to Harrison. Naturally their lack Of
cohesion impressed the mass Of the delegates.
who ran under the cover OF the Harrison UNI
hrella the moment that it was raised.
In Minneapolis only a majority vote
was required. while here tho rule re-
Quires two-thirds vote to secure
nomination. Tho Cleveland people do not
claim two-thirds Of the votes. and whether
which TIM Sun cannot discover. or whether
they have only the 1873 votes which their untaE-
onsts credit them with. the fact remains that
they are vulnerable. This wall has u ni.gah"
In 1t big enough for another candidate to crawl
through with his followers behind
The New Workers have dono telling work by
steadily insisting that Grover Cleveland can
not carry New York. The Governor of the
State went out in person to-day to many dele
CATION headquarters to meet the voters face to
face. and assure them that Cleveland Is not a
lender who can win success for the party.
Gov. Flower is cutting very notable figure
here. His plain. everyday Democratic style.
his business-like direction. his verS appar emit
honesty aud frankness preposssss In his
favor all who see him. Not since the days Of
Horatio Seymour has New York sent out q
standard bearer more likely to win his way to
the hearts OF the plain people than this mod
estly clad. merry-eyed. frank. and simple citi-
zen. Behind him. wherever he went. no car
ried the moral support OF q formal declaration
Of the Dem ocratic organization Of the State In
these words:
In reply to inquiries addressed to us by delegates
from s'stss instructed to vote for MIR. Cleveland of
Kew York. the Delegates OF Now York. with = deep
tense OF responsibility to to tho Democracy of
the United States arc constrained to make answer
that, in best judgment Mr.. Clevelauds on
would imper the success Of the party and would ex-
pose It to the loss OF the electoral OF the State
CHARLES r. De FHLrsr. Secretary.
reward MURPuY. Jr- Chairman.
This had its effect on several delegations.
but In none moro notably than Arkansas.
where the delegates. with one accord. straddled
a fence and told visitors they had been for
Cleveland, but now were for whoever could
win. Mississippi. South Carolina. and few
other States revealed more or less OF the
same feeling. hut tho situation remained
as 1t had teen. mainly to Cleveland's ad-
vantage. so the hope Of the opposition was
to hit on a candidate who could concentrate
the anti-Cleveland strength and draw votes
from the enemy. To ex-senator Wallace OF
Pennsylvania Is due the lions share OF the
credit for calling the anti-Cleyeland leaders
together to discuss tho situation and form
themselves into an eiTectual lighting force
instead OF disorgRnzed mob. Mr.. Wal
lace is shrewd man. and has long had the
credit Of being q cool-headed politician. He
Is strong man in Pennsylvania. whore Of late
years he has been the loader Of the Randall
high-tariR faction. He Is one Of those who
believe that Mr.. Cleveland cannot carry New
York. and several of the best-informed mon in
the delegation agree with him. No attempt was
made in the conference to agree upon u can
didate. but the name OF German was so near
ly unanimously favored that he was regarded
as the best man around whom to gather the am
ti-Clevcand votes. Thcnrst meeting Of these
leaders took place last night, and loft q very
hopeful feeling in the hearts OF the Democrats
who think more of their party than Of any
candidate. The second meeting this morning
was uu'h loss enthusiastic. because 1t was
fOunn TIM German was not wlIin.: TO commit
himself 10 tho movement until he was shown
that il had votes enough attached to Il to make
1t successful. Mr.. German still holds tho fer
under consideration and in tho mean lime it
is seen that the other persons who mi ght crys-
tallize the anu-Cleveand vote were In the
same boat with German.
At the same time came news of great Cleve-
land accossions in Indiana. Missouri, M..ssa-
chuSetts. and other States. which have decided
to cast their votes solidly for Cleveland. In
another column will be- found study u the
present status OF each State and Territory and
table Of the votes. and THE Sun calculates
them without fear or favor.