The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-23

The New York Delegates Claim That He
Broke Faith With Them.

The New York Delegates Claim That He
Broke Faith With Them
CHICAGO. June 29.-The New York delega-
ton was clinging this morning to last des-
perate hope Of defeating the nomination of
Grover Cleveland. They were seeking to
unite the opposition 10 him to some new
candidate. aud the name most frequently
heard in connection with the possibility Of a
new mbnation was that Of General Henry
w. Slocum. of New York German the New
Workers would have nothing TO do with.
The New York delegates are very indignant
with the Maryland Senator. whom they
charge with having broken their combination
against Cleveland two days ago after enoour-
aging them TO believe that he would stand by
them. They talked freely about Mr.. Cor
man. and told some of the inside history Of
the German movement of Sunday and its re-
latiOn TO the Hill movement. Mr.. German
and Mr. BFice, they say. encouraged the Hill
leaders in New York State 10 call the mid
winter convention. Mr.. German promised
that the Maryland Convention should be held
soon after the convention at Albany. 1t was
part OF the policy Of the ti-Cleyeland peo-
pie TO weaken the strength of Cleveland
through the country by having his State in-
struot for Hill. and by following this with an
anti Cleveland convention in Maryland,
which has always been Cleveland strong
hold.
CHARGES AGAINST GORmAN.
Mr.. Gorman the Hill men say. broke faith
in this and did not have the Maryland Con-
yentiOn called until almost every other con-
vention in the country had been held. Two
weeks ago Mr.. German met Senator Hill. Mr..
Murphy and Mr.. Sheehan in New York. This
meeting was chronicled in the papers. but no
statement was made public of what had been
done. The Hill men say that the meeting
WAS held at the instance OF Mr.. GOrman TO
consider the opposition 10 Cleveland. MIR.
German urged Mr.. Hill and his friends to
make the fight against Cleveland at Chicago
and promised them his support. He intended
at that time 20 remain in the East. but Mr.
Hill urged him to go to Chicago and he finally
consented to do so. Arriving here he con-
tinued to confer with the Hill people and ut
one Of these conferences held last Sunday he
authorized them 70 use his name In the effort
TO form combination against Cleveland. All
of this. they say. they have now discovered
was for the purpose of furthering the selfish
ambition of Mr.. German. When they laid
before Mr.. German tho results of their can
vass showing that with his name they could
prevent the nomination Of MIR. Cleve-
land on the first ballot they did
not show enough strength to insure to
Mr.. German the nomination and he there
upon repudiated the whole arrangement and
went into the Cleveland camp.
WHAT GoRMAs's FRIENDS SAY.
Mr. Germans side of the question has not
been stated in full. but his friends in the
Maryland delegation have given out since
the canvass of Monday the statement that he
refused 10 permit his name 10 be used, and
that his refusal was because he believed that
it WAS 10 be put up only for the purpose Of
beating Mr.. Cleveland,
The policy of the anti Cleveland leaders. it
was announced. would be policy Of delay.
They succeeded last night in getting from
tho subcommittee of the committee on
rules a report against the unit rule. The
announcement of this fact created sensation
AT late hour last night. When it came out
il filed Cleveland men with surprise and ap-
prehenson. Thev realized later, though.
that the rules Of the convention are made by
a simple majority and not d two-thrds ma
iority of the convention. and that whether
the full committee sustained the action of the
subcommittee or not the report would be
beaten in the convention.
Attorney General Hensel. Of Pennsylvania,
said after the meeting They caught us
napping in the subcommittee and tho matter
went practically by default