Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-20
ALL FOR BLAINE.
THE FEELING IN HIS FAT0R Run
NISG HIGH 1T CHICAGO.

settled upon Patrick Egan, preSiuenu VI sn0
Irish National League, and delegate from
Nebraska. as the most available man.
One 81 the national committeeman remark
ed that the selection OF Egan would be a.
stroke of policy that would be OF service to
the party in the campaign and a we'll
deserved honor due to the position OF trust
be has had among his compatriots. MI.
Egan who was seen this evening, SAID. Wnue
he appreciated the honor sought TO be be-
slowed upon him by friends, the Nebraska
delegation would be solid for Thurston. Az
GENERAL HARRIsoN's HEADQUARTERS
to-day it was emphatically denied that
her, had i,ren any conference between the
friends OF Harrison and Gresham. John
C. New said: mo conference was held n
none sought for by the friends oil either
cansiiaate. There is nothing to confer
about. We are making no fight on
Gresham, and so far as we know ms
friends are making mole on HARRISON. Inc
business oil the Inaiana delegates is to
carry out the instructions OF the Republic
can State Convention, and do what we can
to secure the nomination OF Harrison.
The impression hat Indiana has two can
dldate4 is not q correct one. Gresham
DOUBTLESS has many friends among the Re
publican party in Indiana, but the sentl-
ment expressed 1t county and State con-
yentiops and the instructions are for Har-
rison. Those instructions Indiana will
carry ont"
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Republican National Committee got
down to actual work tonight. Before TAX
ing up the business in hand, however, Mrs.
Isabella Beecher Hooker, the well-known
woman suffrage advocate, was granted ten
minutes at her request to present her cause
to the committee. The secretary was in
structed to wait upon Mrs. Hooker. In the
meantime, on motion OF Conger, OF ONO,
next Monday, June Ii, was fixed as the
date when each State delegation to the
| National Convention should meet and elect
q chairman OF their delegation, n MEM
Der to serve as vice president and one each
on the committees of credentials, perma-
nent organization, rules and order of bust
| ness, platform and resolutions, n Ma
tionaI Republican COMMITTEES. Mrs.
| Hooker entered with Secretary Fessenden
| and a lady friend. She spoke clearly
| and we'll, arousing laughing enthusiasm
| by an offer that if the committee would
endeayor to have woman suffrage plank
| inserted in the convention platform she
| would guarantee a hundred women speakers
in the coming canvass who would sweep
the Republican party into power to stay
as long as they pleased. The plank offered
| by Mrs. Hooker was received on behalf Of
the committee by the secretary.
CONTESTS.
Conger, from the subcommittee appoint.
ed to prepare the roll OF tine convention, re-
ported there were a., number of contests
| Conger continued chat on the papers filed
| and statements made to the subcommittee,
it was deemed unwise to decide respecting
| the contest in the District Of Col Imbia. Thu
subcommittee recommended both delegates
be admitted to seats on the floor and that
neither be entitled to votes until their right
to seats has been determined by the con
%vention. There were no contests in the
first and fourth districts of Virginia. Ii
the matter OF contested seats in the second,
third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth
and tenth Virginia districts the committee
recommended that both delegations be All
mitted without votes until the COMMITTEES
determined the right OF the matter. In re.
gard to delegates at large from Virginia the
| COMMITTEES voted to recommend that the
delegates headed by Senator Malone be
| placed on the roll and admitted as dele.
headed by V. ID. Groner be admitted to
seats as contestants.
PLAT AND E RETICENT.
Hon. T. G. Platt, of New York, arrived
tonight. He was called upon by a repre-.
sentative of the Associated Press with the
view OF obtaining the temper of the New
York State delegation. Mr.. Platt said he
had no information for the public, and he
meant thereby that nothing whatever con.
corning his delegation should o be def
niteIy told. It's your delegation practically
united? asked the reporter.
'Yes," said Mr.. Platt, ~ think SO. The
four delegates at large will confer Monday,
and if they are unanimous Ihave no doubt
the entire delegation will join them"
Glow many delegates has Depew now do
you Think" was asked.
II have no knowledge" was the answer.
Possibly all of them. | think he can have
q majority if he will accept the nomina-
tion.'
The reporter then turned his attention to
VIM. Walter Phelps, of New Jersey. Mr..
Phelps believed the general situation ex-
tremely complicated, and regretted he could
throw no special light upon it.
THE NEW YORK DELEGATION.
Delegate S. A. Phillips, from Roscoe
Conkling's district, said: "You may say
emphaticaIly that Depew will have sixty
Of our s~eventy-two votes. II Depew is not
II candidate our choice will be for the man
who can win.n A prominent e~x-Congress-
man from New York. who desired his name
withheld said: 1.-THE second choice OF most
of our delegates is John Sherman. Hiscock
and Platt are at heart in favor of Alger,
but if Depew will accept. he will have prac-
tically a solid delegation. If New York
Tl,nu not rot Era% ~1noa ~ u,ll 49, .-L.A
Western State shall. The New York
delegation in point of preferences is an un-
known quantity" Editor Rosewater of
the Omaha Bee and Senator Sanders are
authority for the statement that the State
OF Nebraska will give Allison a compli-
mentary vote, after which it will break
and 60 no one knows where. Friends.
Sherman and Alger are positive that Ne
braska delegation will be divided between
the Ohio man and the Michigan ex.Gov.
GRESHAM 8 FRIEND
had another meeting at their headquarters
tonight. After it adjourned two gentle
men. both champions of Blaine and
Gresham, who undertook to discuss the
merits of the candidates came to blows.
This was an outgrowth OF the Blaine talk
which vas INDUCED in tonight, There
were more figures shown tonight than
heretofore giving estimates of the strength
OF the different candidates, which all seem
to show that there was no solution to the
situation hut the magic name of Blaine.
1t was always insisted that Blaine was not
a candidate and could not be owing to his
two letters but this almost irrefutable
statement did not seem to down the Pllmed
knights ghost. Gresham being the local
candidate has the largest number of boom.
ers. Harrison appears to have the next
best following in point OF numbers. Ayers
headquarters was to be the Mecca OF the
evening, and probably more visitors from
more States called there than at any
other place. Sherman's headquarters pre-
a somewhat cherries appearances. |
principally because it is located on the
third floor, and but few of the Ohio dele
have arrived.
COLORADO FOR BLAINE.
DENVER, June 15.-The Colorado deleoa.
zion left for Chicago by special train to.
night. They are for Blaine first and last.
but one delegate said if it was foundimpoa-
slble and unad yisable to nominate Blaine |
ne and several Others OF the delegation are |
ior Depew.
A Lost Boy.