Show THE LINE OF BATTLE All Prall Up Ready for the Fray 1 OLEYELAHISERENE Notwithstanding1 Fight Made Against Him TAMMANY JS STILL SULKING Indiana Illinois and Kentricky Will Preaen Their Favorite Soni While JIarrland Will Stand by Gorman Matters ApParently Ap-Parently Mixed np but Cleveland Cleve-land Still In It CHICAGO June ISTlie opening of convention con-vention week will find the line of battle closely drawn and every candidate seem bigly assured of the exact strength with which he will enter the contest The chief uncertainty will bo as to the action of Illinois Illi-nois Indiapa and Kentucky Should these states cast their solid support for Glove and on the first ballot there is little doubt but he wonld receive the requisite number of votes but should these states cast their lull strength for favorite sons the probabilities proba-bilities of Clevelands nomination on the opening ballot will be very remote indeed Congressman Springer of Illinois is urg ng in the interest of expediency that the Illinois delegation VOTE FOR JOHN JI PALMER on the first ballot and continue on behalf of the Illinois leader until a nomination is reached Henry Watterson is understood to be laboring with the Kentucky delegation in efforts to secure the solid vote of that state for Carlisle and Senator Vortices of Indiana is making a like demand from the Hoosier state in behalf of Quay It is reported tonight that the prominent Democratic leaders of these three states are endeavoring to arrange a CONFERENCE OF DELKGATES at which it will be mutually agreed that the noinlnationof Cleveland is inexpedient and the 104 votes which ho might otherwise other-wise receive from these states bo die trjbnted among their favorite sons The delegation from these three states are practically free to act as they pleasb In an emergency and the great question is WILL THEY ABANDON CLEVELAND in the interest of their western candidates Conferences of Indiana delegates during this afternoon indicate that Gray cannot possibly secure the unanimous vote of tho state on the first ballot or indeed until Cleveland has practically retired from the race It appears that Cleveland has about twelve delegates in Indiana who will vote for the expresident from the beginning and despite the great effort made to Induce them to go to other Democrats they show no signs of weakening THE GREAT MISTERT surrounds the Kentucky delegation The tactic replies of Henry Watterson to all inquiries affords but little information of what ho will do and Carlisle will not express ex-press an opinion There is no doubt with Carlsle out of the race fully onehalf of the Kentucky delegation favor Cleveland There are manywho believe if the forty eight votes of Illinois were cast for Clove land that it would result IN SUCH ENTHUSIASM as to effect the nomination For this reason every resource known to modern politics Is being brought to bear by dif ferent factions to control the influence of the delegations |