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To Prevent the domination
of Groyer Cleveland on
the First Ballot.
PEOGBAMME OF THE AKTIS
Exactly as Outlined in The Dispatch
Three Months Ago.
The Ex-President's Opponents Banking
on a Long Deadlock Friends of
Cleveland Still Claim Hla Selection
Without Friction Illinois Swung In
Lino by Palmer and Morrison Brice
Not a Candidate This Year Campbell
Being Groomed as an Eligible Dark
Horse The Wigwam -Declared Safe
Enough for Convention Purposes.
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Chicago, June 16. "The majority does
not necessarily rule in Democratic .National
Conventions. On the contrary I hope and
expect that what I acknowledge to be a
minority will be practically in control."
These frankly spoken words came from
E. X. Barrett, of Augusta, Ga., one of the
few radical Hill men elected delegates from
that State. He boldly announces the anti
Cleveland programme to be as outlined in
The Dispatch three months ago, and is
willing to deadlock the convention all
summer if the success of this particular
aversion can thereby be prevented.
"It will only take 300 determined dele
gates," continued Mr. Barrett, "to defeat
the nomination of Cleveland or any other
candidate under the two-thirds rule. I was
just in consultation with the Hill leaders
from New York, and after careful figuring
we decided that the ex-President did not at
the present moment command over 20
votes, or SO less than the number required
for victory. Our aim now is to keep the
opposition firmly together, and to that end
no efforts will be spared."
No Figures to Bo Given Oat.
"Have you any figures by States on the
situation?" was asked.
"None that can be given out without
possible injury to our cause," replied Mr.
Barrett "I may say, thongh, that, judging
from yesterday's convention in Ohio, we do
not allow Cleveland over eight votes in the
Buckeye State."
But it all the expectations of Cleveland's
opponents of deadlocking the convention
are based upon Ohio's position, a serious
disappointment may await them. Senator
Brice, Chairman of the National Committee,
arrived to-day, and this evening expressed
himself most treely to The DisrATCH. "It
is a mistake," the Senator said, "to de
nominate the Ohio delegation, or any portion
of it, as anti-Cleveland. It would be
equally a mistake to say that we are com
mitted to his nomination. The Ohio Demo
crats yesterday concluded that they were
not naming a candidate for President at
that convention, and therefore their repre
sentatives here are free to act; according to
their best judgment. We will have a dele
gation meeting early in the week, and I
think at the proper time we will all vote
together for the best interests of the
party."
Eric Not In It This Tear.
"Is there any prospect of your own name
being presented to the convention?" was
asked.
The Senator smiled pleasantly, but an
swered: "I am not in it; not this year. I
am in no hurry."
Referring to the reports current that the
wigwam was unsafe, Mr. Brice said: "The
National Committee has the best of experts
making thorough examination ot the prem
ises. The reports thus far received indicate
that the hall is entirely safe. Ifitisnot,
we will know of it, and the public may rest
perfectly assured that in such case it will
not be used. I will see to it that no risks
are taken. Up to the present time, though,
I have no reason to believe there is the
slightest danger."
Senator Brice's statement that the Buck
eye delegation would all vote together at
the right time suggests the idea that a
scheme similar to the McKinley movement
at Minneapolis may be adopted, with
Campbell's name as the rallying point
This idea is strengthened by the expression
of Henry Watterson, who t,aid to-dav:
"The Cleveland crowd was badly scattered
in Ohio yesterday. They were not any
where at any time. I would not be sur
prised to see Governor Campbell the nomi
nee of the convention."
Campbell a Strong Candidate.
"Do you think Mr. Campbell would be a
strong candidate?"
"Most assuredly. He is not such a strong
Cleveland man that the opponents of Cleve
land would refuse to support him. He is a
good campaigner, and we could have hope
that he would be elected."
The event of the day, though on the anti
Cleveland side of the house, was the arrival
of the advance scalping party of Tammany
braves, led by Sachem Eichard Croker,
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan and State
Chairman Edward Murphy. If confi
aence instead of votes could nominate.
these noted practical politicians would score
an easy victory. For the present at least
no quantity of questioning will elicit any
admissions about a candidate other than
David B. Hill first, last and all the time.
The gentlemen who arrived this morning
wear no badges of any kind, but they need
none. So great is their determination for
New York's David that their tongues un
consciously frame his name in replying to
any and every query.
A short, thick-set, stolid-looking man,
with a determined visage, with heavy,
short, black beard is Richard Croker. He
is p. good example of a gladiator, dressed in
civilian coBtume. "I have no other choice
but David B. Hill," said he, in answer to
question.
Only One Candidate In View.
"Would Tammany support any other
candidate, If chosen?"
"There will be no other candidate."
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan was equally
mum when it came to a discussion of other
possible candidates. "We cam here to
nominate the only man who oan carry New
York." he said.
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Hill, and the party must take him; there is
no other choice."
"But there are other candidates upon
whom the choice might fall. How about
them?"
"I don't want to discuss anyone but Hill.
It will not be necessary."
There is a well-grounded suspicion, thoueh,
that Mr. Sheehan could be induced to con
sent to a compromise that would result in
Flower's nomination, as that would place
the present Lieutenant Governor in the Ex
ecutive chair of the Empire State.
Senator Gorman is expeoted soon, and a
quiet movement in his favor w'ill not be far
behind him. Eugene Higgins,of Baltimore,
the notorious spokesman of the last Demo
cratic administration, has been scanning the
situation for the past 24 hours.
Gorman Only a Compromise Candidate.
Mr. Higgins is reserved in his statements
about Senator Gorman's candidacy. He
mentions his chief only as a compromise
candidate in the event of a failure to nom
inate Senator Hill or Cleveland. He does
not speak for the Maryland delegation, but,
being a Gorman man, he is naturally for
Mr. Hill as against Mr. Cleveland in the
first great contest,
"I don't believe," said Mr. Higgins,
"that Cleveland can carry New York, and
everyone knows that Hill can. What has
Cleveland done for the party since his de
feat by President Harrison? Has he turned
his hand in behalf of his party? Hill could
carry New York, and there is no doubt of
it However, when the convention has
finished with both Mr. Cleveland and Mr.
Hill, and wants'a great man from a small
State, Maryland can furnish the man in the
person of Gorman. If. it should be his for
tune to be nominated he would carry every
Democratic vote in this country. I have
been traveling through the West for the
last ten weeks, and was astonished to find
wliat great strength Senator Gorman pos
sesses and the friends and admirers he has.
He could unite the New York factions and
carry it solid for the Democracy.
For the Maryland Si an If Possible.
"I don't know how the Maryland delega
tion will go on the first ballot, but I do
know," continued Mr. Higgins, "that they
are with Gorman if there is any possibility
of his nomination."
None of these candidates on combination
cause the slightest anxiety in the Cleveland
camp. The ex-President's headquarters
were opened to-day in the Palmer House,
in close proximity to the rooms of the
National Committee. Here the lead:rs of
an admitted majority, and who confidently
claim two-thirds, will congregate.
A prominent New Yorker and stanch
Tammany Cleveland man, just arrived, is
Mr. Nathan Strauss, anti-snap delegate
from the Thirteenth district Mr. Strauss
said: "They will develop into an effort on
the part ot all elements opposed to Cleve
land to convince the wavering ones or the
majority that Cleveland cannot carry New
York. This has always been the fight of
the spoils-taking machine Democracy of
onr State against the choice of reputable
Democrats ot principle and of the Democ
racy of the country. It has twice been
tried on Cleveland before. The effect of
his communication in 1884, by the conven
tion which listened to the voice of the conn
try and squelched the rancorous kickers,
was of immense benefit to him at large, and
if the majority will insist upon their rights
and prove to the country that they recog
nize that the interests of the party lie with
Cleveland nearly ten to one over any other
candidate, they will add to the enthusiasm,
satisfaction and spirit that will attend the
campaign everywhere with, Grover Cleve
land as leader.
Western Delegates for the Ex-President.
Edward Curtis, delrgate from California,
arrived as the advance guafd of the Cali
fornia delegation. "We are all Cleveland
people out West," said he, "and the Cali
fornia delegation will vote solidly for
Grover. All this talk about dark horses is
stuff and nonsense. Mr. Cleveland is the
man for us. He has a record that will in
sure his election, and there is no use talk
ing of other candidates. The rest of the
California delegation will be here Saturday,
and we will have our headquarters fitted up
in honor of Cleveland."
James Eckels, delegate from the Ninth
Illinois district, said he was sure the 48
votes of Illinois will go to Cleveland. "I
know that he is the personal preference of
a majority oi me ueiegation; Desiaes, sen
ator Talmer and Colonel Morrison have
agreed that Mr. Cleveland should have the
entire vote ol the State," said he. "I have
always believed that Mr. Cleveland will
be nominated at this convention. The
reasons lor my belief are that a great ma
jority of the Democratic party want him,
and he is the embodiment of the tariff
issue, upon which this campaign must be
conducted."
A curious mixture was exhibited when
the Utah delegation arrived eager to vote
for Cleveland and a free silver plank in the
platform. The party included Judge H. P.
Henderson, delegate at large; Samuel A.
Merritt, Chairman ot the delegation; P. L.
Williams, J. L. Rawlins and H. G. Whit
ney. "We don't cut much of a figure in
the convention," said Mr. Williams, "but
we will have our vote. We want the free
coinage of silver, but under such conditions
that a silver dollar will always be exchange
able for a gold dollar; in brief we favor bi
metalesm. As to the Presidency we are in
favor of Mr. Cleveland's nomination."
Missouri Unanimous for Cleveland.
According to National Committeeman J.
G. Prather, the Missouri delegation will
be unanimous for Cleveland. "While the
delegates were not instructed for any candi
date, they are all for Mr. Cleveland." said
Mr. Prather, to-day. "The State Conven
tion passed resolutions praising Mr. Cleve
land and indorsing his candidacy, and the
delegates will vote for him. So far as I
know the Missouri delegates have no second
choice. Should it become apparent that
Mr. Cleveland could not be nominated, or
should his name be withdrawn, the delega
tion would be very much divided. Mr.
Gorman would have friends in it, and so
would Morrison, Boies and HilL
" Delegate at Large Edward Campbell, of
Iowa, who is here as one of the pillars of
the Boies wing, is an ex-sheriff of Alle-
Eheny county, and says thit in his term he
auged more murderers than have been
strung up in Pittsburg in a good many
years past In talking of his favorite, Mr.
Campbell said: "It it were not for the
unit rule I think we would get some votes
for Governor Boies in Pennsylvania. Even
as it Is. I am not without hope. Ex-Senator
Wallace is a personal friend of mine, and as
soon as he arrives I will have a conference
with him and see what can be done."
"Whom will the Iowa delegates vote for if
Boies is clearly out of the contest?" was
asked.
"We do not recognize any such contin
gency," replied Mr. Campbell. "If forced
to choose between Cleveland and Hill,
thongh, I have no doubt that the ex-President
would secure a majority of the dele
gates from the Hawkeye State."
The Hoo.ler Tote Is Grover.
Delegates Morse and English, the latter a
ion of Hancock's running mate, are the first
arrivals from Indiana. Both are for Cleve
land, and say that Grover is sure of half the
Hoosier vote on the first ballot, and is more
than likely to get it all. This will certainly
be the case if ex-Governor Gray's name is
not presented tor first plaee a question
which Is still undetermined. ,
The Keystone Democracy is practically
unrepresented as yet J. F. Burehnell, of
Philadelphia, though unknown to fame has
given it out cere that he is one of the lead
ers in Pennsylvania polities. He snoke to
an interested group to-day, In a most oraon-
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PITTSBURG. FRIDAY. JIJNE 17.
delegates will cast their first vote for Cleve
land, unless it is clearly demonstrated that
he will not be nominate'd. In that case our
delegation will go to Governor Pattison,
and support him' solidly until there is a
nomination. The Governor is a very
strong man in the East, and would
carry Pennsylvania by a good ma
jority. He would carry New York, and
make big inroads on the Republican ma
jority in Ohio and Michigan. The idea of
Governor Pattison's friends is to hold him
in reserve until it is clearly demonstrated
that Cleveland cannot be nominated. They
'will then spring Pattison as a dark horse,
and it isTny opinion that he will be nomin
ated with some Western man, say Boies or
Palmer, in second place."
Mr. Harrity is expected to arrive to
morrow, and then the position of Pennsyl
vania at the present juncture will be stated
with considerable authority. The gentle
man who so conspicuously ran the recent
monstrous assemblage of his party at Har
risburg is relied upon to take a very active
part in the national struggle from now on.
Bancboft.
HARRITY SAYS IT'S GROVER.
He Thinks the Ex-President Will, Have at
.Least 600 Totes on the First Ballot.
Philadelphia, June 16. William F.
Harrity, member of the Democratic Nation
al Committee, will leave this city to-morrow
morning for New York, where he will
join ex-Secretary of the Navy Whitney and
other Cleveland leaders. Mr. Harrity goes
to Chicago as one of Mr, Whitney's guests
in the latter's private car, which is to leave
New York to-morrow afternoon. In an in
erview this evening relative to the prob
able action of the Democratic National
Convention, Mr. Harrity said: "It looks
to me as if Mr. Cleveland will be the nom
inee. Some of his friends who are informed
upon the subject claim that nearly if not
quite 600 of the 898 delegates to the Nation
al Convention will support him from the
start
"What of Governor Pattison? He is very
seriously talked of in many quarters."
"If anything should ocour to prevent Mr.
Cleveland's nomination Governor Pattison
would surely reoeive most favorable consid
eration. Except Mr. Cleveland himself, I
know of no stronger or more available can
didate, and I know the same view is ex
pressed by many of Mr. Cleveland's friends.
Ot course, as Las been frequently stated.
Governor Pattison's name will not be used
in any way whatever to the prejudice of Mr.
Cleveland's candidacy. In fact, Governor
Pattison himself would not permit it to be
used. I understand the sentiment that
prevails among the national delegates from
this State. Pennsylvania will vote as a
unit for Mr. Cleveland, and will give him
her loyal and cordial support"
THE TERRITORIES ON STRIKE.
They Think That They Should All
Have
Increased Representation.
Chicago, June 16. The national com
mitteemen are arriving and there are prob
ably a dozen of them in the city. There has
been some talk of the Temporary Chairman
for the convention, opinions centering on
A. E. Stephenson, formerly First Assistant
Postmaster General, as the man who will be
selected for the place. The success of New
Mexico in securing a representation ot six
delegates instead of two at the Minneapolis
convention has emboldened all the Terri
tories to make a strong appeal to the Demo
cratic convention for increased representa
tion. Arizona is already on the ground and
will ask that she be given six instead of
two delegates. Two regular and four pro
visional delegates have bsen seleeted and
the Democratic convention will besked to
seat them all. "
L. C Hnches, of Prescott, one of the pro
visionals, is presenting the case to all dele
gates and National Committeemen he can
meet He is loaded down with arguments
that the Republicans gave New Mexico in
creased representation, and, as both Arizona
and New Mexico are Democratic, he thinks
the National Convention should give them
increased representation. Utah will also
ask for six instead two delegates.
CARTER FOR CHAIRMANSHIP,
But C. Ii. Magee May Be Offered It a Little
Later On.
Chicago, June 16. A local paper says
that advices have been received here that
General Land Commissioner Carter will be
offered the Chairmanship of the Republican
National Committee. In connection with
the above, a special dispatch from St. Paul
says: E..D. Weed, United States District
Attorney for Montana, says he thinks
that General Land Commissioner Car
ter will become Chairman of the Re
publican National Committee. Mr. Weed
has it on good authority that President
Harrison has offered Mr. Carter the honor,
and that it.rests with him as to whether he
will accept or not Mr. Weed says he
thinks that 0. L. Magee, of Pittsburg,
would be the next man tor the position,
providing Commissioner Carter does not
take it
The following is from New York on the
same subject: John C New dropped a bit
of interesting information before bis de
parture for Europe on the City of New
York. He said General Horace Porter
would probably succeed Mr. Clarkson as
Chairman of the Republican National Com
mittee. General Porter is not now a mem
ber ot the committee.
Carlisle Gets Cleveland's Thunder.
MASSILLON, O., June 16. Special A
delegate to the Democratic National Con
vention to-night told of a speech made by
Sergeant at Arms Ike Hill, of the House,
in the Neil House parlor in Columbus.
After dwelling at length upon the friend
ship existing between himself and John G.
Carlisle he startled his auditors with the
state ment: "I saw the original draft of
President Cleveland's tariff message in 1887.
'and it was in the handwriting of Hon. John
G. Carlisle."
Voorhees to Nominate Gray.
Chicago, June 16. Thomas Taggart,
Chairman of the Indiana State Central Com
mittee, says that while the question of the
man for whom the State delegation vote
will be cast has not been settled, it has been
decided that the name of Gray will be pre
sented to the convention as a Presldental
candidate, and that the duties of presenta
tion will be carried out by Senator Voor
hees. .
Cleveland Unless It Is Boles.
Dubuque, Iowa, June 16. "It will be
Cleveland or Boies," said Senator Shields,
of the Iowa delegation, before leaving for
Chicago- "Unless New York supports Cleve
land Boies will win. Under no circum
stances will Boies accept second place. We
honestly believe him to be the strongest
man the Democrats can name for the
place."
Can't Agree as to Fusion.
FABGO, N. D., June 16. At a meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic State Central Committee here, the
date for the State Convention was changed
from July 14 to September 13. The propo
sition to fuse with the Farmers' Alliance
was brought up. but the committee could
not agree, so the matter-yas dropped.
Thanks From the President.
McKkespobt, Jnne 16. Special The
Union Republican Club, of this city, to-day
received a letter from President Harrison
aeknowledrrlocr a telegram of eonoratnla.
tions from the club sent him at Washington, J
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EACH SEJEFIANT,
Prepared Interviews Sent Out
by Clevelandites and
the Opposition.
LEADER MUEPHY'S STAND
In Behalf of Hill Against the Ei
President, and His Reasons.
GROVER TOO WEAK IN NEW YORK.
Ex-Secretary Fnirchild Tells Why Cleve
land Should Enn Again.
CONTRARY VIEWS FOR PARTI DIGESTION
Chicago, June 16. The following inter
view with Edward Murphy, Jr., of Troy,
N. Y., delegate at large to the Democratie
National Convention from New York
State, and at present and for the past six
years chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, was obtained to-day by an As
sociated Press reporter.
Air. Murpuy was asked: You say, Mr.
Murphy, that Mr. Cleveland cannot carry
the State or New Turk, in case he is nomin
ated. What reason do you advance for that
assertion!
The Democrats of the country at large,
who favor Mr. Cleveland, believe the Demo
crats of New York to bp obstinate and willful
In opposing their wishes to that of the great
majority, and they regard the aotlon of the
New York delegation, In Insisting that we
have our cboloe, notwithstanding the ma
jority are against us, unreasonable. They
do not know that the Demooracyof our
State would not be for Mr. Cleveland If Mr.
Hty were not a candidate. They do
not understand that" the opposition to Mr.
Cleveland Is based upon an Idea, a send,
ment, which has beeome as fixed and abso
lute as a principle, The idea is dislike of
the Mugwump; It matters not whether he be
a Republican Mugwump, like some of the
edltois in New York, or a Democratic
Mugwump, like ex-Secretary Fairchild, or
ex-Mayor Grace. The Democrats dislike
them all, and all their followers, alders and
abettois, with a bitterness far exceeding
any possible ill will which they entertain
toward their Republican opponents, for the
reason that the latter are open and manly
antagonists, while the Mugwump, pretend
ing to he a friend, slips his stiletto In yonr
back while you are opposing the common
enemy.
Seasons for Bating the Mugwump.
Why do they dislike the Mugwump? In
1885 the New York Time and the" New York
Evening Pott and all tbelr followers bolted
Governor Hll. Ever stnoe that time they
have assaulted him at every step mlsrenre
eented the reasons for every aotlon taken.
More, they have 'since that time opposed
him again an d again lor the office of Gov
ernor after a unanimous nomination in ls88,
openly and boldly opposing; him, at the same
time charging that Mr. Cleveland, who
was also a candidate for office, did
not want him elected, nor could prominent
members of the National Committee induce
Mr. Cleveland to so much as say that po one
had authority to say that he was opposed to
the election or Governor HUI. Everyone
known what they did lfi-1390. In 'the contest
against Tammany Hall, the regular Demo
cratlo'organlzatlon of the city of New York,
In which contest Messrs. Fairchild and
Grace were prominent In an open and undis
guised combination with the Republican,
organization or New Yortc City, at the head,
of which was Senator Thomas C. Piatt, and
had the combination been successful tho
whole election maohinery of that great
Democratic stronghold would have been
turned over to the Republican pai ty, and
not only wonld that election machinery,
now controlled by the Democratio regular
organization, be m control of the Repub
lican party, but that same party would abso
lutely control It in this Presldental election.
What would other States say If New York
tried to free them to take a candidate from
their State vrbom their united delegation op
posed; and whose nomination would mean
certain defeat. The Democracy of the State
of New York are inspired by something be
side loyalty and friendship for Governor
Hill. They are fighttng for the life of the
f tarty, and they wonld be opposing the nom
nation of ex-President Cleveland as strong
ly to-day as they are now doing, whether
Governor Hill was a candieate or not
Strength of the Present Machine.
In addition to this is the fact that theirank
and file of the Democracy of New York State
believe in organization, because they have
become convinced that the present organi
zation of the Democratic party means Dem
ocratic success. Mr. Cleveland, by acquies
cence at least, in the action of the Mug
wump Convention, proves that he la willing
to go before the country as a representative
of a body of bolters, and no work that the
party leaders In the State might do, would,
in my opinion, convince the rank and file
that they should support a candi.'at) who
was the representative of such a body.
The above interview was carefully re
vised and fully considered by the anti
Clef eland leaders now in this city, and it
represents their careful and deliberate
opinion in the matter. It can be taken as
representative of the views of Mr. Croker,
the head of the Tammany Hall organization,
as he was consulted about it, as were Lieu
tenant Governor Sheehan, of New York, and
Corporafion Counsel Clark, of the city of
New York.
What Cleveland's Boomers Say.
Mr. Fairchild, Secretary of the Treasury
under Mr. Cleveland and the head of the
May convention delegates from New York
State, also arrived in the city during the
day, and in response to numerous requests
from newspaper men the following state
ment was prepared:
Mr. Fairchild, who came from his summer
home at Cazenovia, N. Y., and not direct
irmn New York City, said that he could not
speak understanding of the course of the
New York delegation, of which he is a mem
ber.untll alter the delegates had arrived and
consulted. The delegates appointed at the
Syracuse Convention were not instructed,
except as to their acting as a unit In accord
ance with tl.e vote of the majority. They
naturally desire to look the ground over
before determining in detail the course they
will pursue In behalf of the Democratic
voters of New York State whom they repre
sent The delegates named at Syracuse
will all be here on Sunday night, and their
meeting for consultation will take place, no
doubt, on Monday.
Mr. Fairchild says that no fair-minded
man, well informed as to the sentiment of
New York, can doubt that Cleveland is by
many thousand votes the strongest candi
date for .that State, which is so earnestly In
favor of tariff reform, and which contains a
very large body of independent voters, who
are enthusiastic in support ot Mr. Cleveland.
The Favorite of the Masses.
Mr. Cleveland is, however.not the favorite
of the Democrats of New York alone, but of
the masses ot the party throughout the en
tire countiy, and his friends in New York
who have come here are moved by a desire
that no mistaken idea abont New York may
Influence the action of the delegates of other
States. As to the method of giving effeot to
this mission, and as to the course of the
Syracuse delegation on matters of party ad.
ministration, Mr. Fairchild repeated that
nothing could be authoritatively or intelli
gently said until after the consultation of
the members of the delegation, who bad not
met together as a body since their selection
on joay u
Mr. n
alrohlld further said that everyone
might be sure that the delegation appointed
at the Syracuse Convention would do that
which, after full consultation with the dele
gates from the whole country, so lar as tbey
could have It, would be wisest and for (he
best Interests of the Democratio party, as a
whole) that he and his friends would come
here, not as a faotlpn, but as men unselfish
ly devoted to the Democratio. party, who
oares for it more than they did for any in
dividual member of the party, and who were
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1892-TWELVE PAGES.
DEMOCRACY'S
and would be absolutely unselfish in all of
tbelr claims, attitude and action before
this convention. They represented a great
body of Demoorats in the State of New York,
the vast majority of the Demoorats or that
State. They represented that portion of the
Barty whioh was absolutely devoted to
emocratlo principles, which was ready to
make sacrlnoe for the same, who had small
demands to make for themselves, who car
ried elections, and who believed in the
Srlnciples or the party above all things,
o man need feel that any member of this
delegation would do anything for selfish or
J personal considerations which would in his
ndgment In the least Imperil the well being
and success of the party.
Mr. Fairchild was asked whether Mr.
Whitney was absolutely and uncompro
misingly opposed to any use of his name in
connection with the Presidency. Mr.
Fairchild replied that he was: Mr. Whitney
saw very clearly his position in the matter,
and would not consent to his name being
used in any way. "And," added Mr. Fair
child, "Mr.Wh!tney will be here in a lew
days, and he can speak for himself.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The Grant Monument in Chicago Shivered
Three Persons Killed and OnI"ataIly
Injured A Dangerous Place Selected
for Shelter by a Crowd,
Chicago, June 16. Special During
the thunder storm this evening the Grant
monument in Lincoln Park was struck by
lightning, and three persons who had sought
shelter from the downpour in its corridors
were killed arid two seriously injured. The
dead are Lewis Meyer, 33 Nutt street; Mrs.
Shelby, 164 Austin avenue, and an un
known man. The bodies are at the county
morgue. The injured: J. Harry Phillips,
131 East Kenzie street, stunned, may not
recover: Mrs. Mattie Olsen, 131 Fairfield
.avenue, stunned, removed to the German
Hospital.
Although the electrical storm was of brief
duration, its center seemed to be Lincoln
Park. Over SO men, women and children
had rushed for the monument as a place of
safety. With three exceptions all were
thrown violently to the stone floor, and
some received severe shocks. The monu
ment itself was not badly damaged. Be
tween the pedestal proper and the great
bronze figure on horseback are open corri
dors surmounted by five archways, forming
a solid stone canopy.
The park, owing to the intense heat, was
crowded with people. All that could
crowded into the cool stone corridors and
watched with intense interest the fury of
the storm on the lake. Suddenly there
came a blinding flash. Then, despite the
pouring rain, a crazy scramble began as soon
as the people got over their shock. The
statue itself was struck. The bolt entered
the northwest corner of the pedestal, fol
lowing the seam between two granite blocks,
traveling from west to east over the ceiling,
and darted down the third archwav and over
the stone flooring to the earth. It was un
der this arch that the dead were found.
DEPEW FOR SECRETARY.
Inner Circles Insist That Blaine's
Suc-
cessor Has Been Chosen.
Washington, June 16. Special
From a number of significant intimations
given out in inner Republican official cir
cles to-day, it appears almost certain to
night that the President has decided to ap
point Hon. Chauncey M. Depew as Secre
tary of State, and it is understood on very
good authority that Mr. Depew will accept
the office. The decision is supposed to
have been made by the President to-day, as
the result of a number of consultations
and communications during the last few
days.
The best informed public men about
town expect the formal announcement of
Mr. Depew's nomination to-morrow or next
day.
WANAMAKER SCORED
For Not Dismissing Official Who Had Ig
nored Civil Service Regulations.
Washington, June 16. The House
Committee on Reform in the Civil Service
has prepared a report on the result of its in
vestigation conducted with a view to ascer
taining why certain Federal officials in
Baltimore were not removed after a recom
mendation to that effect had been made by
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt The
report will be presented to the House with
in a few days.
It is understood that the committee re
flects on the actiomof Postmaster General
Wanamakrr in not dismissing the employes
in the postofflce whose removal was recom
mended by the Commissioner. An oppor
tunity will be given the minority to file a
dissenting report
Dr. Graves' Poor Show for Betrlal.
DEimsB, Col., June 16. Special The
attorneys for Dr. Graves have filed an ap
plication in the Supreme Court, to advanoe
the case, on the plea that any longer oon
finemeet of their client will permanently
impair his' health. The Supreme Court,
however, declines to interfere, as the time
for the filing, of the people's brief does not
expire until about July 22. In consequence
the case cannot be entertained before the
September term,
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MURPHY INDICTED.
The Enperlntfjodent of the JDepar'ment of
rnhlie Safety ot Allegheny City Charged
With Embtxxtement Other Officers In
cluded In the B11L
The grand jury yesterday returned a true
bill for embezzlement against John R. Mur
phy, Chief of the Department of Public
Safety of Allegheny; Detectives John
Glenn, Henry Kornman and Samuel Mc
Clure and Ordinance Officer Frank Donald
son. The information against them was
made by Auditor John McKirdy. They
are charged with appropriating to their own
use the fees for jail and workhouse com
mitments, the proceeds of which they had
collected and turned into a "front office
fund, "and divided at the end of each month.
Two other bills against Chief Murphy for
extortion were ignored. The informations
were also made by Auditor McKirdy.
They charged that Chief Murphy, while
holding the office as Chief of the Depart
ment of Public Safety, took money from
various proprietors of gambling houses, dis
orderly nouses, etc., and in return allowed
them immunity from arrest. This, it was
charged, constituted extortion, and was a
misdemeanor in office.
The persons from whom he was alleged to
have extorted money were: Jesse Mulruff,
gambling house, Beaver avenue; Robert
Taylor, Charles Brown and Joseph Knox,
gambling in Coliseum building; Charles H.
Snyder, gambling house, 62 Lacock street;
Frank Liggett, gambling house. North
Dlamond'street; Al Barbour, lottery, No.
69 West alley; Mollie Hoyt, disorderly
house, No. 13 Rose alley; Es'sie Knox, dis
orderly house. No. 63 Robinson street; Ida
Blake, disorderly house, No. 22 Craig
street; Minnie Klein, disorderly house, No.
43 School street, and Keagsley, dis
orderly house, No. 222 Lacock street
CLOSING THE CREVASSES.
Traffic Between New Orleans and Texas
Not Interrupted A Large Force of Con
victs at Work Some of the Crevasses
Growing Steadily Larger.
New Oblkans, June 16. Special
Avondale crevasse is at last closed, and
traffic with 'Texas will not be interrupted.
Some 60,000 sacks of earth were used to
close it A large force of convicts is still
busy there strengthening the work, which
is the most successful yet constructed in
Louisiana in the way of stopping a crevasse.
The water has left the Southern Pacific
tracks, and is gradually receding from the
neighboring plantations. The Southern
Pacific is again using its tracks. To-night
the Belmont crevasse Is reported to be 600
feet wide and 20 feet deep. Both ends are
washing, the upper end badly. The Sarpy
crevasse is also growing steadily larger.
The flood water from these two crevasses
has reached within 1,000 feet of the town of
Kenner, the first station above New Or
leans and six miles from that city.
The Illinois Central track is still out of
water, but the chances of escaping overflow
grow less daily from the immense volume
of water pouring through these crevaisea
The Orleans Levee Board, of New Orleans,
is building a protection levee to protect the
cltv from these crevasses, but has got in an
ugly squabble with the authorities ot the
neighboring parish of Jefferson, on whose
lands the protection levee is built
DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Two Toting Men In Missouri Slash Each
Other to Pieces. j
Kansas City, June 16. SpaUU.
Another violent outbreak is reported from
Taney county, to-day. Dispatches from
Forsythe say that John Nettle
ton and Richard Meyer, young
men, fought a duel to death
with knives near the town of Protenn, in
the northern part of the county. The row
was the result ot the murder of Sheriff
Williams several months ago, young Meyer
saying publicly that all connected with the
mob on that occasion ought to be lynched.
Nettleton's people were connected with the
afiair, and Meyer was promptly challenged.
The young men fought with butcher
knives, both dying in half an hour from
loss of blood. Each had at least 30 cuts,
most of which were fatal without farther
injury.
THIS MORNING'S NEWS.
Topic Page.
Anti-Cleveland Men.Hava a Plan 1
Both Democratio Factions Defiant 1
ChUf Murpuy Indicted 1
The Homestead Trouble Serious 1
No Progress on the Iron Wage Scale S
Father Molllnger's Wljl Not Found 2
Allegheny Elated Over a Surplus t
Editorial Comment and Soelil Chat
Talks With Passing Politicians 4
Tammany Said to T3e With Grover S
Uncle Sam Bhort of Sailors 6
Gain's Chicago SIzenp T
Another Death-Dealing Cyclone 7
A Posse Heads Oft an Elopement T
All the Ball Games and Raoes. 8
A Queer Case of Mistaken Identity 8
What Russia Will Send to the Fair D
A Sister of Charity's Golden Jubilee 9
News and Oosslp of the Business World.. O
Chess and Checker ProDlems XO
OH ITewa and Commercial Markets It
Wakemen Walking In Cornwall 13
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Homestead Millworkers Again
Force Their "Way Past
Officers Who Try
TO STAY THEIR PEOGBESS.
Guards Are Promptly Brushed Aside
By Forty Stalwart Men.
THE BOEOUGH GEEATLI EXCITED.
Gloomy Talk From Employees and Muni
cipal Officers.
T1BDMA81ER HOYBI DEPENDS HIMSELF
Intense excitement prevails in Home
stead as a result of the fight between Yard
master Hovey, of Carnegie, Phipps & Co.,
and Watchman Caddy, of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and James Oibson, an amalga
mated steel worker employed in one of the
Carnegie mills. Prominent citizens pro
claim the afiair is a forerunner of more
serious troubles between the amalgamated
workmen and the Carnegie Steel Company.
The matter is the only topic of conversa
tion in the hot, dusty village, and knots of
men are discussing it upon street corners
and in the stores. Constable J. J. Jury,
who captured Watchman Caddy after a
mile chase and took him through an angry
and excited crowd of fully 2,000 people, has
been commended by the more conservative
people of Homestead for his creditable
work of preventing a riot.
Last evening a crowd of 40 men employed
in the open hearth mills pushed past two
officers who were guarding the railroad
entrance to the works at the place where
Gibson was so roughly handled, and all
attempts to stop them or make them go by
the roundabont way over the bridge were
futile. Some of the men were seen by a
Dispatch man last night and all freely
talked of the matter.
Object to Walking So Far.
The men vigorously denounced the new
order of making each and every workman
go the entire distance of the mills, cross
ing, the bridge, a frail structure that crosses
the P. R. R. tracks 20 leet above the
ground, and thence out of the narrow gate
into Eighth avenue. Said one of the men
who has been working in the mills for a
dozen or more years: "The thing can give out
but one impression and that is that trouble
is expected and every vulnerable avenue
shall be closed. Why, everybody has gone
out of the mills in that way ever since I
have been working here and there has not
been an accident of any kind result
ing therefrom within my remembrance.
The people hers are not fools
by any means and they surely know
enough to keep out of the way of the lars.
Jf the Pennsylvania railroad wishrs to
protect the people from the cars, why do
they not place watchmen at the crossings in
the town where women and children are
constantly passing? The people of Home
stead' are not inclined to be
lieve the railroad company has
placed the watchman there, but
are rather inclined to the belief that the
watchman is in the employ of Carnegie,
Phipps & Co. Another thing that is gen
erally accepted is that Hovey was not at
that particular point when Gibson was as
saulted, but had received orders
to assist Coddy in preventing any
one from passing. Gibson had
passed that spot twice before while
the watchman was there but nothing was
said to him until Hovey was in sight Then
the trouble ensued which came very near
being ot most serious aspect
A Very Dark Day for Homestead.
Alderman John S. Oeffman predicted that
the 25th of June would be a dark day for
Homestead, as everything pointed to the
men and the company being in an
aggressive mood. "It will have
its political effect too,said he, "for the people
who have heretofore voted the Republican
ticket will turn to the other party. There
will be some serious days if the matter is
not amicably arranged, as the people here
are in no mood to be trifled with.
Official action was taken with Watchman
Caddy and Yardmaster Hovey yesterday
by Alderman Oeffner placing them under
?S00 bonds to appear at the hearing which
was set for Monday morning at 11 o'clock.
The hearing will probably attract a large
crowd of people, as everybody is interested
and will crowd the little'office to suffocation.
Yardmaster Hovey was seen at his hotel,
that overlooks the immense, fence-girded
works, and said the story that he had thrown
Gibson down and bade Watchman Caddy
beat him was erroneous. "I simply hap
pened to be in the locality where Caddy and
Gibson had their little scrimmage and sim
ply interfered as a pacifier."
Both Men the Worse for Wear.
"Had any blows been struck before you
arrived?"
"I cannot say positively, but I think
there had, as both men looked somewhat the
worse for the encounter."
"Did you throw Gibson down?"
"I did not; I merely took him by the
shoulder and tried to dissuade him from
passing out of the yards the way he seemed
bent upon taking." ,
"Isn't it tree, as has been reported, that
you received orders to assist Watchman
Caddy in preventing workmen from going
over the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at
that particular point?"
""It is an error. Indeed I may say it is
wholly false," replied the yardmaster. "I
have received no such orders and nothing ot
the kind has been spoken of to me.
"Is Watchman Caddy an emrjloye of Car
negie, Phipps & Co.?"
"I do not know positively, but I under
stand that he is employed by the Pennsyl
vania Rjf Iroad Company."
The injured man is progressing as well as
might be expected, and will probably be
able to appear at the hearing of Caddy and
Hovey.
MRS. SS&C0H TODER COVER.
Her Brother Befnses to Allow Her to Be
Interviewed.
San Francisco, June 16. Special
San Jose reporters have made lively efforts
to get an interview with Mrs. Deacon, who
is known to be at the home of her brother,"
Charles Baldwin, near San Jose, but they
have not succeeded. Baldwin grew very
angry last night when a reporter desired
him to say whether his sister was at the
ranch or not He finally cooled down and
said: "That's none of your business," and
requested that no mention be made of it
A lady who kept her face veiled, but wlo
wept, declared Mrs. Deacon was still In
Francs. It Is known that Baldwin went to
France as soon as he received the cable
gram about the shooting of Abeille, He
returned a few days ago with a large
amount of luggage and two ladles. One of
these ladies is said to be Mrs. Deacon, bat
she has been kept in such striet seclusion
that no one has seen her except a few close
personal friends of the family. Baldwin
has one of the finest ranches in Santa Clara
Valley, and lives like a prince.
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