The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-15
Cleveland and New York.

A question that is receiving q great deal
of attention at present is, can Mr.. Cleve-
land carry New York; Mr.. Cleveland's
friends have no doubt that he can. Demo-
Gratis who are opposing his nomination,
particularly the friends of Senator Hill,
profess to believe that he cannot but they
! give no reasons for their belief. The only
reason suggested for such a belief that Is
worth noticing is that Senator Hill and his
friends would not give him a loyal support.
| If it were generally believed that that
reason had any foundation Senator Hills
name would be Kissed IN the Chicago con-
vention and there would be very great ops
position to admitting TO seats in the conven-
ton the regular New York delegates.
Some Of the New York papers have taken
the trouble to find out whether the New
York delegates intend to give the Chicago
ticket a hearty support whoever the nomi-
nee may be. All of those who were ap-
preached on the subject said there was no
doubt that Mr.. Cleveland would receive the
hearty support of all the party leaders il he
were nominated. Mr.. Croker, the chief
Tammany leader, declared that Tammany
would do its utmost TO elect Mr.. Cleveland
that it preferred Senator Hill, but
that it would not feel aggrieved
if the convention should not be guided by
its wishes. Mr.. Mclaughlin, the leader OF
the Brooklyn democracy, said he had no
doubt that MIR. Cleveland could carry New
York and that the Kings county democ-
raoy would give him faithful and hearty
support. Other anti-Cleveland men spoke
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with certainty, that no portion Of the DEM
ocratic party in New York will be indif-
ferent to the success of the democratic
ticket II Mr.. Cleveland is the nominee for
President.
Indeed, neither Mr.. Hill nor his friends
could afford to be hostile to Mr.. Cleveland
IL he was the party's standard-bearer. De-
feat would do them no good, and if they
should help to bring about the party's de-
feat they would have no political future.
If. therefore. it is conceded that Mr..
Cleveland would get the full vote of his
party there is no reason to doubt he would
carry New York. He would get large in-
dependent vote in in that state and not few
republican votes.
In 1884 there was talk IN New York relat-
i've to Mr.. Cleveland's ability to carry
that state as there is now. John Kelly
who was the Tammany chief. did his utmost
to defeat him even after the convention
had assembled. Indeed, the whole Tam
many organization was against him before
he was nominated, but it gave him pretty
solid support at the polls. There is a similar
condition Of affairs this year. The argu.
ment that Mr.. Cleveland cannot carry New
York will be the only one used against
him at Chicago. In fact, it is the only one
that can be used against him that is likely
to command any attention. 1t will be salts
factorily shown at the convention, however,
that he can carry New York.
The Hill faction will go on talking about
Mr.. Cleveland's inability to carry New York
until the balloting begins at Chicago, but
they will not make much of an impression.
Pretty nearly all the delegates have made
up their minds as to whom they want for
the presidential candidate. and it is proba-
BILE that nomination will be made on the
first ballot.