Evening Star Newspaper, June 20, 1892, Page 6

IN TAMMANY’S RANKS. (Continued from Firat Page.) “committee or the provisional local committees can go out of existence, whether they want to or not, independent of anv consideration of what may happen at Chicago. The leaders Linight desire it bat there are 250,000 demo. eratic voters back of these leaders and they do {not desire it. There ix nodoubt about this. It is too perfect an organization to be disbanded at will” “Ie there room in the party for two organiza- tions of this character? “There is certainly room for this one,” re- plied Mr. Coudert. “What would happen in the event of Mr. Cleveland's nominatic “These committees would certeinly continue to exist until the campaign was over, if not longer.” “What would happen in the event of Clev land's de‘eat for the nominat bs Jopendent democrat: the city of New Yor the indorsement of republi- CLEVELANDITES UNDISMAYED. Reports of Concentration on Gorman Do Net Alarm Th Caicaco, June 20.—With the beat of drums, the biare of trumpets, the ceaseless tramp of fresh additions to the democratic forces alrendy assembled in the city, the waving of banners, | all the manifestations of exuberant enthusiasm common tas national political campaign, the day immediately preceding the convention pened. The hota coctiincs se-scho the tn- cemant hum of conversation and the cheers with which the names of favorite candidates are greeted by their respective admirers. After & night's rest. in which the energies of dele- gates have become recuperated, the bustling activity of every section is more notable than at has been any day up to the present. THE GORMAN MOVEMENT. ‘The most important developmert in the situ- ation is the report tha ithstar ding bis em- Phatic declaration to the contrary Gorman will e and that whether he tive Cleveland of his name as the 2 which they cam unite, elements will tal most formidable one ap A confere as held at late hour ht with such secrecy that when ft ended in the early hours thix morning but one or two were aware it had taken place. Gor- man had retired to bed as the members of the conclave emerged from their rooms. The result of the meeting was made known to Chairman Brice and ex-scnator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia, who were sent as a committee to arouse the Senator from hix slumber. The Rews was given out that Gorman would proba- bly consent, but that he desired to sleep over it. It was alvo rumored that if there were any dis- Gorman Gray of Indi- persuaded to withdraw, so ees could put the Maryland n. This is for the fu- Among those ator Bric position to combine on ana might be Senator Voor Vest Virginia, ex- Congressman Phil Thompson of Kentucky, a Tammany representative, Congressman Comp- fon of Marviand anda number of Gorman’s other friends. CLEVELAND'S SUPPORTERS UNDAUNTED. With all this Cleveland's supporters still Maintain that he is so far in the lesd no one can Point out how he is to be defeated. Last night bis success was practically conceded in all the camps. His lines were unbroken save for afew straggling losses in the south, and to more than | compensate for this trivial defection there were Positive gains over previous cstimates in the north gains natural and inevitable when a cause is as near victory as Mr.Cleveland’s secias at this moment. In seventy-two hours a ballot will be taken in all probability, and that, it is argued, is a acent Period in which to produce such a mighty chaxtge of feeling. It is aleo reasoned that such ® change is all th- more unlikely from the fact t the convention is a Cleveland convention and nearly two-thirds of the men whose opin- fons are to be affected are Cleveland delegates, One ¥eterau who hopes to see Cleveland beaten te the matter thus: “It is useless to try to ford a stream that :s «wollen and near its mouth. place to crune without getting swamped is nearer its source and in dry weather. If wo bad taken thiv Cleveland current up the creek we might have doue something with it, but now it has swollen to h a mighty stream that he wade it will only be drowned . CLEVELAND'S ESTIMATED STRENGTH. The Cleveland managers worked till an early hour this morning in order to secure the most complete reports from the vurious delegations, and the claim is now made that. granting to Senator Hili, Senaior Gorman, Gov. Boies ard all. the votes that may be pledged them or are considered doubtful. Mr. Cleveland has 580 @ast iron, rock-ribbed, copper-bound delegates who will stick until the ex-Prosident is again named for the highest office in the gift of the people. Herewith are given the figures: Number of Cleve deleates. land. = 16 Pa 0 1s 0 Fae SGokaaldeREr Bottke! Sor ae! Necessary to a choice. S08. The Tridee as the result of @ personal can- wuss gives the following ti leveland, 1 17535: Gorman, 51: Mor- ‘28; “anti-Cleveland,” 22; Carlisle, > TALK .OF THE DELEGATES. What is Heard in the Hotel Corridors and Different Headquarters. Curcaco, June 20. Senator Brice was one of the committee appointed to notify Mr. Gorman cg | BOminating speech enforce the unit rule in the Pennsylvania dele- gation at Minnespolis. One of the arguments being used among the silver men in Mr. Gorman’s interest last night was one which even Tom Patterson of Colorado would not accept. It was the statement that Senator Teller of Colorado had eaid to a; [southern Senator that {f Gorman was nomi- | nated he would advise the republican voters of the silver states to fupport the democratic | ticket. Mr. Patterson said frankly that he did not believe this. “But,” he added, that both he and Mr. Wolcott are on terms of | deepest friendship with Mr. Gorman.” SENATOR GRAY NOT A CANDIDATE. In spite of the denial of Senator Gray of Delavare Inst night that he was s presidential candi tate possibility his name may come before | the convention. His state tion arrived | last night and Gov. Robert J. Reynolds, ite | | leader said: “Every man in the delegation is his own boss. We are not instructed and will vote | for any man we like. There is no unit rule to bind us down either. My own first and last choies is our own Senator, Mr. Gray, who isan | able man and who would ‘make as strong @ can- didate as any man named.” “Will his name go beforé the convention?” “In my opinion it will, but Ido not know who vill present it. In fact, much will depend on Senator Gray himself, who we expeot will | arrive in the city tonight or not later than to- | morrow. Delaware has a right to put ina can- | cfdate, and as we have good timber we want to ube i | Who is your second choice?” Senator Gray. He's my choice all the time, bat if there appears to be no for him I am for Cleveland. Bat I think it altogether probable that we will have our own candidate in the field.” $ Delegate Richard P. Kenney said Senator | Gray was his firs¢and only choice, but Con- greseman Causey declared himself for Cleve- land first, although he said he would show up in ‘the fight carnestly for Senator Gray if his name were presented. | DARK HORSES KERPING DARK. | Of the other dark horses Palmer has gone into | temporary eclipee since his arrival and declara- tion for Cleveland; Morrison bas been put in the background by the Gorman movement, which threatens to take away his “second choice” friends in Arkansas and Missouri; Gov. Campbell is again out in interviews announcing his tinal determination not to be a candidate; the friends of Mr. Boies are busy contradicting Stories that he is willing to take second place | on the ticket, and the Gray following seems to be doubtful abont the presentation of the In- diana candidate's name. Senator Noorhees is freely quoted as saying that he believer Cloveland will be nominated, and it is currently reported that the Gorman men hope that he will alter that nomination h with which he is prepared and deliver it for Mr. Gorman. WHO WILL PRESENT GORMAN’S NAME? | Gen. St. Clair, one of the delegates-st-large from West Virginia, says: “The name of Gor-| | man will be presented. It may not be that he will be a candidate in the sense of authorizing | | the use of his name, but his friends propose to | put him in nomination anyway. The Seg eee |s Maryland man, probably Barnes’ Compton, end’ will iaake one of the | seconding speeches. We are hopeful of bav- | ing Senatot Gorman become an evowed candi- date, but there is atilla doubt as to this. In | any ‘event his name will be pi bama will vote for him on the first ballot, and | the Gorman strength from other. quarters will | astonish people.” | A FALSE REPORT CAUSES A STIR. | A report telegraphed from the northwest | that the Minneapolis delegation, which left St. | Paul for this city Sunday morning,was wavering in ite ce to Cleveland seems unfounded. | Mayor Winston of Min Editor Lewis Baker of St. Paul, Judge Thomes | Wilson of Winona and ‘Michsel Doran of St. Paul, the four dologates-at-large from Minnesota, are in the city, and all in de- nying the story. It has been received with a good deal of quiet rejoicing by the Boise leaders, who are counting some strength in the Minne- sow delegations, and consider this a promise of it. However, the state convention at which the entire state delegation was chosen was strongly in favor of the renomination of Cleveland, en- thusiastically indorsed his administration’ and instructed the delegation to vote for his re- nomination as long as there was any chance of his securing the honor. Further than this, the delegation was instructed to vote’ as a unit on all matters coming up in the national convention. These tions were iu and tnmistakable and it is not believed yy the Minnesota delegates now in the city that = oue will ever attempt to break away from 1 National Committeeman Doran, who is also n delegute-at- from Minnesota, says that | in his opinion Cleveland would receive fully 5,000 more votes in Minnesota than would any other democrat. Others say that the founda- tion of the story is probably in the fact that D. B. Johnson, an anti-Cleveland man, is eaid to be coming to the convention in place of Titus Marck, whose alternate he is. But they say sti!l further that Mr. Johnson would be unable to get around the instructions to vote | for Cleveland under the unite rule. NEW MEXICO'S SIX VorES. w Mexico's caucus last night was held to | discuss its claims for the seating of six dele- gates from that territory. The Minneapolis | convention conceded that number, and the New Mexicans at the Palmer House are hop- ing the democrats will be equally gen-| erous. The delegation will support Cleveland. | | The members claim that the territory is already practically a state, as the Senate will probably | at this session make it such, and in that event | the constitutional convention will be held be- fore the election. Among the fresh arrivals are the Ottumwa delegates, who came early in the morning. 7! | Arkansas delegation, headed by Judge hodgers of Little Rock. have also arrived. They are at | the Grand Pacific. “Wo are uninstructed,” said Judge Rodge sad aa'yot Bava: aot niall ep oor carat | whom we will vote. The people of Arkansas are for Cleveland, but the delegation is for the man who can carry the contr.” “Then you doubt Mr. Cleveland's ability to | ”” was asked. “Yes, we do,” was the prompy -eply. “I can | |sco no good’ reason why Mir. Cleveland is| iy stronger nov than he wes in 1888. and. again, there is no poasible chance of his carrving New | | York. On the whole, 1 think that Palmer will get our vote, with Boies as good second choice.” ——— | COMING DOWN TO FACTS. | | | wi Extravagant Claims and Pretentious Esti- mates Being Given Up. | Curesco, June 20.—The extravagant claims | and the pretentious estimates which have char- actorized the campaign of the Cleveland and anti-Cleveland factions during the past week are gradually giving way to facts and figures. Delegates from every state and territory were in the city this morning and the work of ascer- | taining the presidential preferences of individ- | ual delogates was pri #0 ly and the relative strength of the Ele and anti- | Clevelaud factions is so uearly known that the | quly element of doubt now remaining affects those states which are suspected having predilections for favorite sons. The managers of the ex-President’s campaign | i | details ‘of the organization to the | of the action of his supporters last night. “If | this morning displayed, with a great deal of I were in Gorman’s place.” said Mr. Brice, after | ostentation, a carefully prepared table which their visit, “I thirk L would bee candidate. I gives Cleveland 580 votes on the first ballot, would be s candidate myself if it was not for Just nineteen votes short of the two-thirds for the fact that the legislature im Obto is now re- publican and would choose a republican suc- fessor. Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia fs the leader of the Gorman movement in the south. He was with Mr. Brice when he called on Mr. Gorman. A reporter said to him after- ward: “Will Mr. Gorman allow his name to before the convention if his friends desire to preseut it?” “Did vou ever know any one to refuse anom- ination for President?” replied the Senator. be Tammany men would not talk about Gorman last night. All they would say was, “We've got Cleveland beaten.” Belen bag Bot been so nmch for Hill us against land. They are not acting without the Benator's knowledge and consent in thia, The Wallace men joined the literary brigade yesterday and issucd a printed argument for Gieribution among the delegates. ‘The democratic state convention of Pennsyl- ania held at Reading in 1860, they my, abolished the untt rule. which had been in vogue prior to del gates to the national conven- delegates tion both for the state-atlarge and the several | renomination of the e&-President. Por seventy. cougressional districts. Since 1860 the state convention has ac only, the district delegates hav- pag ge ag Trequently the district quentls aS Their cam- | ¢ 1560 the state convention | elected the —delegates- | mari have been rict conferences of | the disposi the delegates clected to the state convention. | ifest toward Senator are selected mise candidate nom: anti-Cleveland factions— | among which way be included not only the | forces of Senator Hill, but also those of Boies, | Gray and the secret but very earnest workers | of Senator Gorman—doride aa unreasonably ex- travagant these figures of the Cleveland leaders | and assert that their investigations show that | the ex-President is assured of but a little over a majority on the first ballot. They still main- | tain that the failure of Cleveland to be nomi- | nated on the first ballot will 80 demoralize his forces that a rapid disintegration of Cleveland's | strength will immediately follow and the race | will then become one of the dark horses. SENATOR GORMAN'S ATTITUDE. Probably the most uncertain feature in the whole contest just at this time is the attitude of Senator Gorman of Maryland. He ishereas the leader of the state delegation, as large and outwardly maintains thet he is de- | Noted to the candidacy of Mr. | despite this assertion his name is more dis- | cussed than that of any other as the coi | mise candidate whom must rally all the | factions and scattering to | Li two hours the secret the various somthe-n tho ber Gorman as ‘to whose lot is to fall ‘ks bet. of the state conven-| ituge of the but the Cleve- Goan’ "Eke sume, of te. ateke, Skagelen| los Sewer Goede emer te on keel elected are reporied to. the state convention | seem disposed to be oat merely info le | fhey think ee ius neg te te veh aheaetd aeeonredeteninne oat their election, cannot instruct them to vote as | nation. fe naic, “can instruct the delegates at Tt wos srpected by Banator Gor, Dat not the Gatrct delegates. see | Rae's eenda thas 1 ta lender “ot Finally, the Wallace mon even Quay, “culoerst that be is,”” did not attempt to Peieeel ine ttone ban fe tee Chee Pm aoe ‘ate would bring to him rapid accessions from those southern delegations to whose vision the force bill still looms up as a political nightmare whenever its is urged by northern re- publican conventions or orators. A diligent canvass of the southern delegates, howorer, docs not show an outspoken prefer- ence for Gorman of more than an average of two or three men in each delogation, and the southerners generally are very tic in maintaining that their only choice just at this time is the great popular leader, Grover Cleve- land of New York. The protestations of Senator Gorman that he must not be regarded asacandidate are con- — natural, and, indeed, the inevitable declaration of any ‘candidate who is on the ground, as it is an unwritten law of democratic ethics that no man shall attend a national con- vention as a seeker for the tial nomina- tion. For this reason the Senator's reiteration of his lovalty to Cleveland and hie declaration that he is not a candidate are not received with that unquestioned crédence which ht be awarded to the declaration of the great Mary- land Senator nearly any other subject, and 60 it is that the man who is the cynosure of all eyes and whose movements are eagerly waiched today by the leaders of the Cleveland forces is the Senator from the terrapin state. LOYALTY OF 10WA TO BOIES. The loyalty of the Iowa delegation to the can- didacy of Gov. Horace Boies has aroused the admiration ef the democracy af the nation. It was natural to suppose at the beginning that as Cleveland had always been popelar among the farmers of the Hawkeye state the arrival of the Cleveland leaders and the demonstration that would certainly be manifest on the first ballot would cause the weakening of the Boies forces and result in his followers holding out the olive branch of conciliation or compromise to the Cleveland managers. Gov. HORACE RorEs. Bat they ‘are doing nothing of the kind. Thoy have demonstrated so emphatically that the twenty-six votes of Iowaare immovably wedded to the hopes of the Hawkeye governor that the situation of affairs is now generally accepted dy all the opposition leaders; and so Towa occn- pied the unique position of being the only state in the Union whose delegation is not claimed in whole or in part by either Cleveland orsome of the minor candidates. The diplo- tion that Boies wonld be a good vice tial candidate in the event of Cleveland’s selection does not even find courte- ous reception in the Lowa headquarters; indeed the Boies people rather rerent this as being an overture for the Iowa vote in return for the vice presidential nomination of the Hawkeye fovernor, and the intruder is at once given to understand that Boies is not @ candidateand will not accept the nomination for the second Indiana, that state whose Vote has regularly been the bone of contention in every democratic convention for nearly a quarter of # century, again presents the spectacle of dissension, dis- cord and factional quarrels. The state con- vention of a few weeks ago found it expedient to smooth the pathway of the present by bor- rowing of the future, and the day has now ar- rived when the debt with interest must be met. ‘The state convention, in order to allay fac- tional differences, indorsed in gencral terms the record of the ex-President and then eulogized ex-Gov. Isaac P. Gray as the logical leader to whom the nation should turn for the Moses to lead the party out of the maze of its difficulties in the failure of Cleveland's nomination. The result of gll this is that Gov. Gray's frienda, who number about seventeen of the thirty votes of the Indiana delegation, are insistin, that the solid vote of the Hoosier state sho: now be cast for the popular ex-governor. But there are thirteen very aggressive Cleve- land men in the Indiana delegation, and as the unit rule was not commanded by the state con- vention these gentlemen will naturally insist Upon expressing their personal privileges of voting for the great popular leader’ Three or matic four conferences have been held, but they have | fruitless to secure any compromise by which the vote of Indiana can be cast as a unit for sny candidate and the situation this morn- ing gives indications that the hoosier delegation may go to pieces on the great crisis of the open- ing ballot and cast seventeen votes for Isaac P. and thirteen votes for Grover Cleve- UNIT RULE SUSTAINED. A Signal Victory for Cleveland in the Penn- eylvania Delegation, Cutcago, June 20.—A signal victory for the Cleveland forces was fought and won today almost without the firing of a gun. It was on the question of the unit rule and the battle ground was in the Pennsylvania delegation. The talk before the Pennsylvanians went into caucus was that a strong effort was to be made to break the unit rule in the keystone state and that the result of the fight in Pennsylvania would largely hinge the course to be pursued in other delegations where he | similar conditions existed. Rumors were cur- rent that State Senator Wallace would lead the opponents of the unit rule and when the meet- | ing got under way Wallace was for the moment | the cynosure of all eyes. . _ COMMITTEEMAN HARRITY. National Committeeman Harrity was equally well understood to be the probable champion of Se Charatan metre ond the stherente of the olicy of having Pennsylvania’s vote plumped Per agree eee ere ey legation. U. Hensel was elected chairman without intment of a committee of other state delegations Cc. Ww. opposition, the w Sve wo confer wit authorized and then, in quick suocession, Ross was chosen to represent Pennsylvania on the platform committee, H. A. Hall to serve on the credentials committee, Geo. A. Jenks on rules, A. 4. Plummer on organisation, Geo. Robinson as vice president and P. J. Corrigan on the committee to notify candidates of nomi- nation ‘The battle royal was now anxiously awaited, and there was «hush of expecjancy when the Harrity forces, instead of waitifig for an attack, amaulted the enemy fall tilt. State Senator Grant Herring, one of the Cleveland delegates-at-large, gained the floor and threw down the gauntlet to the Wallace contingent ““Resolv y offering the following: That tho chairman of the Penn- syivania delegation be instructed to cast the whole vote of the delegation of Pennsylvania for Grover Cleveland es the nominee for Presi dent of the United States until nominated or otherwise inatructed.” The anti-unit men rallied quickly. John Leni- han of Luzerne, a close friend of Senator Wal- lace, promptly moved to amend by substituting the name of Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania for that of Cleveland. Committeeman Harrity in a short but forci- ble ch earnestly p amendment. ‘He declared rotested against the it would be bad faith ‘This was sought to be avoided by the‘Law- rence men, but the chairman ruled that the call must proceed and without ceived. One of the most ent of these leaders, one who occupies a official posi- tion in the party ization, admitted to me that he did not believe the above would amount to much, if an; “ Mr. Harrity would neither deny nor affirm that the information came from Chairman Cal- vin 8. Brice. ——— GORMAN’S ULTIMATUM. He Demands Assurances of Support From ‘HUI and Cleveland Men. Curcaao, June 20.—Senator Gorman de- mands distinct assurances of support from both the Hill and Cleveland men before he will per- mit his name to go before the convention. ‘This is his ultimatum and this was the situa- tion at 12:30 o'clock. “I believe in practical politics,” he said to one of the anti-Cleveland men who was pressing |hhim to declare himself. “Wordy assurances | amount to Iittle in the practical tics; pledges in black and white speak.” A’conference of the Hill and Cleveland lead- ers with Senator Gorman has been in pi o'clock. It n with Gorman, Ransom of North Carolina, Win. C. Whitney, Grover Cleve- land’s mana; . and Lieut. Gov. Sheehan, one | of Hill's right-hand men,end Henry Watterson. It had only been in progress a short time when Mr. Whitney came out and made a bee line for the headquarters of Tammany men. Appar, ently his mission was s , for “Boss” Croker and Chairman Murphy made their ap- pearance and wore at once shown into the room ‘as if they were expeoted. Meantime the hour of ‘tho meeting of the na- tional committee appronched and Heury Wat- terson and Senator Ransom came out and passed into the adjoining room to sustain the action of the joint subcommittee in reaftirming the selection of Owens of Kentucky as temporary chairman. Mr. Ransom said he could form no idea how soon the conferees, whose presence he had left, would agree upona plan of joint action or whether they could come to any arrangement at all. “One thing is certain,” he added, “Cleveland cannot carry New York, and we have to agree upon somebody who can carry New York.” Just before the conference opened Senator Brice of Obio called on Senator Gorman and remained closeted with him for balf an hour. It‘was thought that out of this conference would come the announcement of Mr. Gorman’s can- didacy. There was disappointment for the anxious watchers, however, for when Mr. Brice closed his conversation with Mr. Gorman the Maryland Senator remaing§ as dumb as he has been ever since he came to Chicago. From his eilence, however, the story quickly grew that he had rejected last night's overtures of the anti-Cleveland people and this story was Maryland delegation. "They said that when Mr. Bricecalled on Mr. Gorman last night he assured he would receive 400 votes on tho first ballot—the concentration of the anti- Cleveland vote. This areurance does not seem to have tempted Mr. Gorman very strongly, for Senator Gibson, ‘who has acted. an fr Gorman’s spokesman, said at noon today that it ‘was not probable that Mr. Gorman would allow the use of his name unless he had some greater assurance of strength, as he feared that he might suffer the fate of McKinloy at Minne- polis. a TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. William ©. Owens of Kentucky Selected on Mr, Watterson’s Request. Cuarcago, June 20.—Wm. C. Owens of Ken- tucky will be temporary chairman of the con- vention. Mr. Watterson has won his fight. ‘The subconimittee on temporary organization of the national committee met about 10:30 this morning and it took a very few minutes for it to record the fact that it would “ st” to the national committee the name of Mr. Owens for temporary presiding officer. ‘ The full committee will adopt the suggestion of the subcommittee and recommend Owens’ name to the convention. It is believed that there will be no fight over the matter and that Mr. Owens’ nume will go through quietly. The report of the subcommittee to the full national committee will be unanimous. Senator Ransom of North Carolina and Griff. Prather of Missouri favored the selection of | Mr. Adlai E. Stevenson of Ilinois, who was referred for the place by the Cleveland men, Ent Mr. Prather wid after the mecting that he would make no further opposition. Mr.Watter- son hus been very active in behalf of his friend, | Mr. Owens, and canvassed the national com: | mittiee to ascertain how it stood, in order to | insure the adoption of the suggestion of the national committee. It is said that the result showed that Mr. Owens had « clear majority, thirty national committeemen being in his favor to nineteen for Mr. Stevenson. While the national committee simply recom- mends a name for temporary chairman, it has always been the custom for the convention to accept the recommendation, and there will be no fight on the tloor to overturn the decision of the committee. The Cleveland men have stood by Mr. Stevenson, but will acquiesce in the de- cision, | . P. Sheerin of Indiana will be tempo- rary and permanent secretary of the conven- tion. Mr. Shcerin is the secretary of the na- tional committee and his selection is unanimons, as was his selection for a piace on the nationa! committee by the Indiana delegation, which was agreed on, nothing else coming before it at ite last meeting. a WIRES RUN TO GREY GABLES. How Mr. Cleveland Will Hear the Chicago Convention News. Buzzarp's Bar, Mass., June 20.—Grover Cleveland and his charming little family are en- joying life at their beautifal home, Grey Gables. The ticking of the telegraph is to be heard at Grey Gables this week, for both companiés have offered to rans wire from the railway and to install an operator in the house, but otherwise the distinguished occupants of the mansion will remain undisturbed by the elamor of the political factions. eg GORMAN NOT TO RUN. Ex-Postmaster General Dickinson Authority for the Statement. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Cutcaco, June 20.—Don M. Dickinson says that Gorman has decided not to be a candidate. If this is true it would appear to make Cleve- land’s nomination an absolute certainty. IPM, ——— THE DISTRICT DELEGATES. Conflicting Claims Will Go Before the Na- tional Committee’s Subcommittee. Special Dispatch to Phe Evening Star. Cuicago, June 20,—The Columbia Club of the District of Columbia arrived last even- ing, accompanied by a body of twelve hun- dred on-lookers. The members of the club are not advocating any particular candidate, but announce that they arc for the nominee, » becoming. position as representatives of » non- voting community. ‘The national committee is now in session and subcommittee will be appointed on creden- tials, William Dickson claims that he and bis colleague will be seated, notwithstanding the two other delegates have their credentials. As Dickson is a member of the national committee he appears to hare the inside pull. Mr. Lipscomb has not arrived and Mr. Dick- son will make the contest before the committee on credentials alone. Lawrence Gardner, secretary of the league affairs of poll- | in parlor 106 of the Palmer House since 11/ in part confirmed by some members of the | him that if he would allow his name to be used | ee THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C. MONDAY, JUNE 20. 1892. AT THE WHITE HOUSE President Harrison Formally Notified of His Renomination. GOV. McKINLEY’S SPEECH. He Reviews the Course of the Present Ad- sponse Accepting the Honor Conferred. President Harrison was today forinally noti- fied that he is the republican ni for the presidency. Some days ago the President heard a well-developed rumor to that effect and as the rumor spread a great many |for the second time had ferred _ upon been information from the only official source, The jfect that this information agreed with the now ancient newspaper reports of convention proceedings was most grati- fying to all the interested parties, and Gen. Harrison now knows even if he had no previous knowledge as to that fact, that he is the republican candidate for the presidency. TRE COMMITTEE ARRIVES. Twelve o'clock, meridian, was the time set for the meeting of the noeification committee, and st that hour there was assembled in the Ebbitt House nearly the entire membership of the organization. Gov. McKinley was the lest to arrive. He came from Columbus, and the train which conveyed him here was @ trite late. He reached the Ebbitt House at 12:20, and at once went up to the red parlor, where he was joined by his associates. | ‘Then the committes went into executive session, but although the crowd of waiting newspaper men were debarred from hearing the rehearsal the plate glass panels in the door per- | mitted them to see Gov. McKinley, the central figure, delivering a monologue.’ The gov- ernor' was reading his specch for the |approval or otherwise of the committee | be heard in the hallway it was remarked that stures Were excellent. At the conclusion of the reading there was unanimous applause, 80 the speech evidently met with the approval. ‘There were travel stains on Gov. McKinley and he needed a shave, 80 the committee took a recess until 1 o'clock, while the governor re- tired to the basement to be operated upon by a r. } AT THE WHITE HOUSE. At 1:05 o'clock the committee was in the east room of the White House, and with it were |many prominent republicans, some of them ladies and some of them gentle- men, Among the crowd were Justice Harlan of the United States Supreme Court, Senators Proctor, Sherman, Cullom, Casey, Sawyer, Platt and Hawley, Representatives’ Burrows, O'Donnell and Dulzell, Gen. R. N. Bachelder, Col. Whitfield, first’ assistant postmaster general; Gon. Spaulding, ——assictant secretary of the treasury; Fourth Auditor Lynch, Fred. Douglass, Green B. Raum, commissioner of pensions: Sergeant-at- Arms Valentitie of the Senate, Chief Clerk C. W. Johnson of the Senate, Capt, Meredith, chief of the bureau of engraving and printing: Rev, T. 8. Hamlin, D, D., pastor of the Pr denf's church; Appointment Clerk Tonner of the Interior Department, and L. T. Michener. The committee of notification,» which was formed in the shape of a horseshoo—the heels touching the corridor entrance—is composed of the following named representative republi- cans: ‘THE COMMITTER. ‘The following are the names of the com- mittee: Charles O. Harris, Alabama; C. A. Felton, California; Hosea Townsend, Colorado; M. C. Buckley, Connecticut; G.W. Marshall, Delaware; J, A. Sparm, Florida; ©. C. Winbish, Georgia; ¥.T. Dubois, Idaho; Jas. N. Gilbert, Illinois; J.B. Holman, Indiana; C. W. Mullan, Iowa: Calvin Hood, Kansas; L. B, Tarlton, Kentucky; Andrew Hero, Louisiana; E, B. Mallett, Maine; Alex. Shaw, Maryland; Wm. Cogswell, Massa- chusetts; ’ Dexter “M. Terry, Michigan; Samuel " Shell, Minnesota; ‘S. 8. Mat- thews, Mississippi; Charles C. Bell, Missouri Andrew Gleeson, District of Colum .W. | Stewart, Arizona; F. 8. Genning, Indian terri- tory; Atlee Hart, Nebraska; Geo. F. Cruft, New’ Hampshire; Alex. Abert, New Jersey; Elliott F. Shepard, New York: Henry Cheat- ham, North Carolina; Wm. H. Robinson, North | Dakota; J, B. Foraker, Ohio, Chas. M. Bonald- jon, Oregon; Alexander Furnham, Pennsyl- | vonia; Samuel P. Colt, Rhode Island; E. H. Deas, South Carolina; Alexander C.- Johnson, | South Dakota; E. F. Hoyt, Tennessee; Wilt | bur F. Crawford, Texas; Wm. R. Page, Ver- mont: Edgar Allen, Virginia; Wm. Kirkman, Washington; Geo. M. Bowers, West Virginia; Thos. M. Blockstock, Wisconsin; Stephen W. Downey, Wyoming; Miguel A. Otero, New Mexico; 'A. J. Seay, Okiahoms. Near the corridor entrance stood Mr. Ruseell Mrs. Dimmick, Lieut. and Mrs, Parker and others of the household, THE PRESIDENT APPEARS. At 1:10 the chatter which had gradually been increasing in volume suddenly died away. President Harrison entered, with Secretury Foster at his left hand, Behind them were Attorney General Miller, Secretary Tracy, Secretary Noble, Secretary Rusk, Pri- yate Secrotary Halvord and his assistante—Mr, 0. L. Pruden and Mr. E. F. Tibbott, Simultaneously the President and Gov. Me- Kinley advanced toward each other and came within about three feet of meeting in the center of the horseshoe. Commencing in » low tone [there were a couple of cries of louder] the buckeye governor read as follows: Gov. MeKinley's Speech. President Harrison—This committee, repre- senting every state and territory in the Union, are here to perform the trust committed to them by the national republican convention which convened at ‘Minnespo § 1892," of bringing you official notification of your nomination as the republican can- didate for President of the United States, lis on June 7, ives us to convey this messn; ficans of the country to Your nomination was but the registering by the convention of the will of the masectiy of the sees pene or every eat corel prolonged pinfone w upon e platform ‘waich declared with clearSées tbe pa and power, policies of the it in . End upon that plslorm you were elestd’ Pred PROMISES REDBEMED. You have had the good fortune to witness the execution of most of those purposes and polt- cies during the administration of which you hare ‘boon the head and in, which you bere Harrison, Mrs. McKee and her two children, | | ministration and Outlines the Platform | and exchange of the Adopted—The President's Felicitons Re- | honest elections, which are the true foundation people congreulated him on the honor which | ¢Very section of the nation, to assure you of the | con- | Cordial and hearty support of an harmonious him, but it was not until | #nd united republican party. | this afternoon that he received * definite | ., and although the tones of his voice could not | public criticism, to enthuse my | We need hardly assure you of the pleasure it | “@# b ‘Ymen, irrespective of party, and will,we believe, insure = ant election in November. Pereee ts THE PLATFORM OF TRE CONVENTION, We beg to hand to you the platform of prin- ciples unanimously adopted by the convention which placed yon in nomination. It is an American document, Protection, which shall verve the highest interosts ef American labor and American development; rocity, which, while seeking the world’s markets for our surplus products, shall not destroy Ameri- can wages or surrender American markets for products which can be made at home: honest Toney, which shall rightly measure the labor ple and cheat nobody; of all public authority:+there principles consti- tute for the most part the platform principies, to which you have already by word and given your earnest approval and of which you stand today the exponent and representative. Other matters treated of in the platform will have your careful consideration. TRE SUPPORT OF A UNITED Panty. Tam bidden by my associates, who come from In conclusion, we desire to extend to you ur personal congratulations, and to express our Bratification at the rare honor paid you by 4 renomination, with a firm faith that the des- tinies of this great people will be confided to Tour care rnd keeping for another four years. ‘Throughout the delivery of the address there ‘was applause and at its conclusion the outburst waa prol considerabl Before the handclagpi President put on his ¢! inside pocket a little roll of manuscript. From | this he read the followiag reply: The President's Reply. “Gov. McKinley and Gentlemen of the Com- mittee: 1 “When, four years ago, on the anniversary of | the Declaration of our National Independence, | & committee designated by the republican national convention held in Chicago came to my home in Indianapolis to notify me of my nomination for the presi-| dency my sense of gratitude, great as it) Was, was forced into the far by an overwhelming sense of the responsibility of leadership in a civil contest that involved | so much to my country and to my fel-| low-citizens. I could not hope that much | would be found when the record of «quiet life | had been brought under the light of | ty followers or upon which an assurance of adequacy for the highest civil affairs tbe rested. No one so much as I realized that the strength of the campai in republican principles, and my nothing in life or word of wine the appeal of our American American heart. That a eat id not fail. A republican President po ‘ice President and » | a republican Congress were chosen. THE RECORD MADE, The record has been made and we are now to submit it to the judgment of a patriotic people. Of mg own relation to the great transsctions in legislation and administration, which must be the basis of this judgment, it does not become me to speak. I gratefully accept,sir,the assurance given by republican state conventions and by the na- tional convention, through you, that no charge of inadequacy or delinquency to principle has lodged administration. Iv suo- been lodg tthe (Applause. The faithful and comatal wos done by the able heads of the ex- ecutive departments and by our representatives I desire most cordially to acknowledge and commend. The work of the Fifty-first Congress, in which you, sir, bore #0 conspicu- ous and so useful a part, will strongly aif most beneficially influence the national prosperity for generations to come. [Applause.} RESULTS OF THREE YEARS. The general results of three years of republi- can control have, I believe, been highly beneti- cial to all classes of our people. The bome market for farm products has been re- tained and enlarged by the establishment of great manufacturing industries, while new markets abroad of large and increasing value, 3 obstinately closed to us, have been opened. on favored terms to our meats and breadstuff by the removal of unjust, discriminati: restrictions and by numerous recij trade ents under section 3 of the McKinley bill. (Applause.] These acta of ad- ministration and legislation can now fortunately be judged by their fruits. In 1890 it was a con- flict of prediction; now our ad must face trade statistics and priees current. (Ap- might weaken licies to the planse.] _ But it is not appropriate that I should at thie time discuss these publie quettions. I hope be- fore long to be able by letter to convey to yon & more formal acceptance of the nomination which the national republican convention has tendered me, and to declare b: my reasons for adhering to the declaration of principles adopted by the convention and which you have #0 admirably summarized. THANKS TO ALL. Will you accept, sir, for yourself and your associates upon the .committee and for the whole body of the great convention whose | delegates you are my profound thanks for this great honor? And will you, sir, allow me to express my most sincere ion of the gracious and cordial terme fx’ which you bave conveyed this message? The committee then shook hands with the President, the members being introduced by Gov. McKinley. CHEERS FOR THE PRESIDENT. At this juncture Col. Elliott F. Shepard jumped up on one of the finely up-| holstered old gold brocade chairs and at the top of his voice yelled, “Three cheers for Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States.” The cheers were given, Col. a leading them with a waving handker- chia Bea, MORRISON FORWARD. He Does Not Favor It, But His Friends In- sist. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. Curcago, June 20.—It is evident, however, that the Cleveland people are somewhat less confident than thee were, though they have the advantage of the situation largely with them. 1 <= Efforts are still being very earnestiy made to bring Mr. Morrison into the field with a solid | Ilinois delegation be- hind him. Mr. Morri- XQ son has expressed a | SS desire this should not be B done, but his friends in to nominate him, and it MR MORRISON. is very difficult to re- strain them, especially since the ar- rival of Mr. Palmer to work for Mr. Cleyeland indicates a disposition on his matter what the men may be in offering their votes to Morrison, if his name once gets before the convention be will have a» substantial and earnest following, sufficiently strong to prevent the others from him and to give him a very fair chance for the nomination. i of, the argument is being pressed that no Purpose | ing, the program of which appeared in Satur- | affair. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U.S. Gov't Report. oval ROYALLY RECEIVED. Delegates of the North American Turner- Dund Handsomely Welcomed. MANY PLEASANT SPERORRS MADR--TRR coN- VENTION FORMALLY OROANIZED—OFFICRRS ELECTED AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED—EN- TRUTAINMENT AT THE SCRUETZEN PARK. The reception tendered the delegates of the fifteenth annual convention of the North Amer- ican Turnerbund by the Columbia Turnverein | of this city at Concordia Hall, Saturday oven- day's Stax, was a most elaborate and enjovable | The ball was handsomely decorated with bunting, plants and flowers. A fine marbie bust of Father John, the pioneer turner, occu- pied a prominent position in the center of the stage, it being tastefully draped with the Amer- ican and German colors and with the banners of the local associations, The hall was crowded with visiting delegates, members of the local German-American societies and their friends. | PRESIDENT I. H. BERGMANN. | After two or three selections on the program | had been rendered Mr. Geo. W. Spier, chairman | of the local executive committee, introduced Mr. WH n, President of the Columbia | Turn Verein, who, speaking first in Germen and then in English, welcomed the delegates on behalf of his organization. He said that it was hardly necessary to say that they were wel- come, for that could be read in their hearts and in the decorations of their hull. The local #o- ciety realized the itude of their task, but | it was a task of ure alone,aud their anxiety was as to whether their efforte would | was recounted, particularly their former conventions in Washington in 1956 and 1865. In 1856 they were threatened with tar and feathers because of the abolition tendencies, and heuce the main body did not meet here; only a seceding section, which organized the eastern Turnerbund. At the breaking out of the war the turners were among the first to respond to the call for men, and they claim that it was through the efforts of the turners that Mis- | souri was saved to the Union. The day Rich-! mond fell, April 5, 1865, the Turnerbund was | reunited and reorganized in this city, and from | that day to the fully in keeping with tte broad and liberal ideas of liberty and progress, OTHER SPEECHES. ‘Mr. L.W. Habercom followed Mr, Bergmann, | welcoming the delegates on behalf of the Ger- | man Central Verein. Mr. Habercom’s remarks were frequently interrupted by hearty applause, bis closing sentences being especially plonsing: “We Germans are Americans and only Ameri- cans; what we have left behind in the old coun- try is but a memory, pleasant or unpleasant, our individual experience has been. But h is our home aud here are our interests. W. are not foreigners or outsiders, but politically end socially one with the native-born Ameri- cans—and so may it ever be!” Commissioner John W. Ross was introduced | as “the true friend of the Germans,” and elo- | quently welcomed the delegates ou bebalf of | people of the District, telling them that it | was an honor to be granted that priviloge. He | referred to the fact the turners were the pioneers in physical education in America, and to them was due the credit of making physical culture so important « feature of our schools of today. He reminded them that Washington and all its beauties were theirs, and trusted that | success would attend their labors and that ther would carry away to their homes only the most Pleasant recollections of the capital city. In| the absence of Mr. Hugo Muench, the president of the national sssociation, Mr. Charles Boppe of Milwcukee mded on behalf of the asso- | ciation in brief speech of gratitude, the speakers and the members of ‘the societies that their efforts were deeply appre- | ciated. The rest of the evening was then de- | voted to song and feasting. THE CONVENTION ORGANIZED. At 10 o'clock yesterday morning the conven- tion effected an organization by the election of | Geo. N. Sper of this city as temporary chair- man and John Hohl of Pittsburg as Secmporacy | secretary, and the appointment of the follow- i ing committee on credentials: H. Hubn, Pa- | cific district; Paul Karge, Long Island: H. Hof- | ferbert, southeastern, and J. Heintz, York. | AT THE SCHUETZEN PARK. Daring the afternoon and evening the old Schuetzen Park was thrown open and there the convention wended its way after ite adjourn- ment. Some four or five thousand German citizens and their friends took advantage of the | occasion and spent # most enjovable day. The | scene was a brilliant one,and many regrets were | expressed that the park was soon to be a thing | of the past. In the evening Mr. Simon Wolf | briefly welcomed the delegates, as did Mr. Geo. | W. Spier, and a large orchestra under the | leadership of Mr. Linden rendered delightful music. ba — LIGHTING THE CITY. Capt. Lusk’s Report Upon « Bill Now Pend- ing in the House. Capt. Lusk today reported upon House bill 4584 to provide for lighting the public buildings j in Washington and to furnish means of lighting to the citizens of the city. The bill provides that the Commissioners shall assume control on behalf of the United | States of the gas works of the Washington Gas Light Company by erecting new gus works and by the establishment of an electric light plant | of sufficient magnitude to supply all the light | that may be neglled by the government aud the | people of the city. i | value | £00,000, including | 0) 8! “This is entirely a question of public policy. | The bill to consider only the city of on, and to leave out of consideration ton, M resent ite growth hasbeen | to. | town, | 15 bid 95, is IN WALL Stocks Almost at s Standstill, Only = Few Leaders Showing Animation. New Tork, June 20. Stocks were almost STEEET TODAY. stagnant this morning. The only life exhibited wason the part of a few leaders, and even transactions in were on @ limited scale extreme dnllness stocks ly higher ‘*. ‘The market at this writhog still dull. Money on call was easy this morning ing from 1 to 1g per t. Exchange posted ratos, 485'ce48M5y Actas! va 48754 for sixty days and 488\Mssxs, mand. Governments quiet: curroncy 6a, 106 Did; 4s, coupon, 117% bid; extended 2, rog interod, 100 bid. = FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAT. Re followyne are the op: the New ork Stgek Mark wire to Carson & Macartney, 1410 ed by peciat Naos x ie? ei i Che Onn. Pace Dk i canai DB. & Riour. Do. Dis i! i Fe. Wart kine ~ Washington stock " Wont rx 1 18, rency. ion, L ompany t fe. asked. Washington Marke. ¢ompany 6s. 115 bid, m » Security and Trust 6s, 1905, A. asked. An Security aud Tra: ba. American Secur! bi st m0 aeategtom Light Wush ny aaked. Ani r Masonte Hail Awsoclation Ss, 102 mal Bank Stocks —1 bid, 350 asked. Met 300 bid, — a bid, — asked. lum! . asked. asked.” West Eni, 306 v a Did, 125 asked. Lincoln, 100 Id, vate. ond, 1¢5 bid, — asked. Onto, 100 bid, 104 wke. ‘Washington and Gor . Metropolitan, ® bid, Columbia, 61% bid, asked. C: ureei, 36 Hid, 40 asked. Eckingt: Home, 8 Did, 40 asked. Georgetown and oni bid, asked. Kock Croek, 1@ bid, asked. Insurance Stocks—Firemens, 48 id, Sas asked. Me n, al Union, By merelai, 5 “x pS Telephone Stocks- bid, 55 asked. Ammer asked. Miscellaneous Ball Run Panorama, 1s bid, — asked. Gan Carriage, 0.69 bid, — asked. Li bid, — “i. Nor. & Wash. D.C., St “92 Lad, — asked. Safe Deposit and Trust Com Deposit, Savings and Trust axked. “Washington Loan and ed. American Security and T 18% ed. Washington Safe Deposit, 105 bid, — asked. Ex. dividend. > Baltimore Markets, RE, 20. BALTIMON per, 2.40: 410as.65: wheat pa 4.60 — ry 12, u ship barrels; sales, 300 barre Wheat quiet Auge Teceipts, » £,000 bt Longberrs pot, Ba: vm 581 bush: 385,628 bushels. Chicaco Mark June 20 ed. ‘Si ash CHICAGO, 6. Proceedings ii fe This afternoon in the Court in Gene’ Mr. R. Rows Perry, representing the creck park commission, called the tion of the court to the fact that clerk bel filed showing that the «um of $450,112.85 had been paid into the registry of the court by the com- mission in pursuance of the order of the court made on th of last month, and asked that the cour ndicially j such fact. ‘Thi justice — thw ing 0 directed, Mr. Ferry moved that 0 formal’ writ of possesion be issued to the commission, bat the court de- cided, after a brief’ discussion, to direct thet the clerk of the ‘court to the credit of each tract the amount awarded it, when the court intimated that Mr. Perry's motion would be granted. Thereupon Mr. Perry filed the following7mo- tion: That Hugh 7. be appointed a special auditor of the court to ascertain and report to the court the name or names of the 27, 43, 44, 45, , 28, 29, 80, 31. 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 85.5, 82-6, 65.7 and 84 Military ee tract or road, : >4 that paid by the fc. greatly overestimated and that the best figures | been Tt was written to Charles K. | , ,/his motion ts they can get show that Mr. Cleveland has Holliday of Topeka, Kan., proprietor of the | believed that the motion surely but 410 votes. Kansas Democrat. It makes it clear that Mr. During the A vety distinguished Senator said to Tax! Hill, if slected President, would not veto an|F. D. McKeungy, Stan's correspondent that they hed probed adequate tree coinage bil if pamed by a demo-. gn ee deeply into the Cleveland boom and had found Congress. Mr. Hill says that only from | tbe perk. for vi that it is structarally weak, and that while the | the emoaretio party are” thers hopes of ob- | bat wait sentiment was undoubtedly in favor of Cleveland | ‘ining free bimetallic coinage. He soouts the | Sony toa and of the oe delay | taken by cad vary large malertty gpsereresheonee rs ‘state artifice” for delay. that further the most part is not strong and they are ready to Sutouage Sinaia Perry replled be convinced of the superior strength of some ‘Marriage Woonses have been issued by the| in the possession court = A A, ae tis. drew bis motlea,