Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26
'HARRISON'S STUPID BREAK
The President Commits a
Monumental Blunder.
NATIONAL DELEGATES IN A HUFF
Left to Cool Their Heels in an
Ante-room,
hut Blaine Commits No Such Stupid
Folly--The Republican Committee As
sure Him Of Their Distinguished Con-
sideratiun.

IL. Ill
will be held June 18th. General James S,
Slarkson will manage the Republican
presidential campaign next year That is
the story of the action of the Republican
national committee in n nut shell.
There was, perhaps, never such q bitter
struggle for the location of n convention.
IL lasted from II o'clock, this morning.
until midnight. All the cities which put
In bids worked hard and spent great deal
OF money, but it was apparent this morn
ing that the only two cities in the race
were Minneapolis and Cincinnati. The
trans Mississippi cities had formed an
iron-clad agreement to hang together. The
logic OF their claim, too, was good and
they made the landing handsomely. Dur
ing the progress of the fight to-day this
city was practically isolated from the out
side world, as far as telegraphic facilities
were concerned. A wild hurricane of rain
and hail passed over the city, demolishing
houses and wrecking the telegraph wires.
Not word of the meeting of the commit
zee could be flashed out of Washin gton
during the day.
BRISK COMPETITION.
The proceedings before the committee
to-day up to the u me Ohio appeared upon
the scene after the recess this evening
lacked spirit. San Francisco Detroit, Min-
neapolis, Omaha and New York had their
forward their crack orators, and the
burden OF their song was that the Repub-
lean party was rapidly going to pieces in
their sections, and unless something was
done to. stimulate the Republicans the
party might as well hang its harp on the
willows.
All the western orators told how the
west was slipping. away from them and
unless revival of some kind was held in
the country beyond the Mississippi at
which the mourners could be brought to
the anxious bench, they would not answer
for the result Mike De Young. of San
Francisco offered bond of 10000 free
railroad fare. free Pullman cars, free hotel
bills and free trip to the Yosemite valley
70 each delegate with credentials, and a
90 rate Tor everybody else who wanted to
come and bring his wife or somebody ese's
wife-without credentials.
OTHER PROMISES MADE.
Omaha and Minneapolis promised TO
bring the golden northwest back into line
u the convention was held out there, and
Detroit offered to show the delegates where
Iecumseh was buried. Senator Hiscock
and j.. Sloat Fassett, the eloquent Young
man who fell outside the breastworks as
New Iork's gubernatorial candidate in
the late elections declared that New York
would decide the battle next wear and
pleaded like drowning CAESARS for the con-
vention.
Francis ]. Newlands Of Nevada, one Of
the great Republican champions of free
silver, threw bombshell into the meeting
by telling some wholesome truth about
the decadence of the Republican party.
Without exactly laying down the promise
that the Republican party is held together
BY the cohesive power Of public plumber.
he argued that local self-interests had come
to prevail in political affiliations in the
4 west He told how the farmers of the west
who had no interest in protective tariff
We're deserving the Republican party and
how Massachusetts, which had always re-
manned loyal before, was now drifting to-
ward the Democratic tariff doctrine be-
cause her interests demanded free raw ma
terials.
HOW THEY BOUGHT INDIANA.
Chaqncey I. Filley, the Republican boss
OF St. Louis. also startled the assembled
hosts by frank confession of how the
Republicans purchased Indiana in 1885,
Filley butchers the Queens English badly.
but there was no mistaking about what he
meant when he boosted in stentorian tones
that St. Louis sent $lS,5O0 to Indiana two
weeks befor the election, and was the first
city to respond to "blocks of five'' Dud-
ley's appeal for crisp two-dollar bills.
The principal feature of the meeting
before the recess this evening was the
demonstration made whenever Blaine's
name was mentioned. Every one here
now believes that Blaine will be can
didate, and whenever there was even n
remotest reference to him the rafters rang
with cheers. Napoleon Mckinley and
Governor Foraker's names were also
cheered during the proceedings to-day
but the great Ohio demonstration was re.
served for tonight when Colonel Conger
as the committeeman. from Ohio, am
nounced that Cincinnati had selected from
the picket line Foraker and Mckinley to
present her case.
AN OVATION TO FORAKER.
When Ex-Governor Foraker stepped
upon the stand everything that had pre
yiously occurred in the way Of dcmonstra.
ton was completely eclipsod. The audience
rose to It's feet, and for three or four
minutes the ladies' waved haudkcrchiefs
while the men swung their hats ana every
body yelled and shouted and cheered.
Governor Foraker's speech was the hest of
the day. a gifted orator full of impas-
stoned eloquence, the eN-governors words
thrilled his audience and made their blood
tingle. He was at his best, and time and
time again, he was interrupted with the
most yocferous applause.
MAKING THE CHOICE.
The claims Ct Minneapolis were pre.
scented by senator Washhurn. lie was
followed by c. w. Johnson. chief clerk Of
the United States Senate. The claims of
Minneapolis were further set forth by
Governor Merriam of Minnesota, and
senator Casey and Representative johnson
of North Dakota.
Eliot +. Shepherd spoke for New York
lie was followed by senator lIiscock,
Senator Hawley Of Connecticut, and /,
Sloat Fassett, ut the conclusion Of whose
speech the committee, at 6.I5, took an
hours recess for lunch.
u was $50 o'clock when the committee
again got to business. The rooms had
been cleared and kept closed during the
recess and the pressure for admission was
so great in The lobby that the services of a
dozen policemen had to be called ina
reqnistion. When senator Edmunds size
ceeded in getting inside he declared that he
had had more trouble in doing So than he
had in getting into the Republican party
40 years ago The claims of Cincinnati
were presented first by ex-tiovernor
Kinley.
Pennsylvania being called Mavor
Gourley Of Pittsburg, presented the
features Of that city, which in his opinion
entitled selection. Representative John
Dallell also spoke for I'iusburg. A ballot
was then taken, with the following result :
First ballot-Omaha, b Detroit j; Min
neapolis IL Cincinnati, s; New York. 10;
san Francisco, 6; Chattanooga, 4; Pitts
burg, l.
Six more ballots were taken. and on lie
last the vote stood Minneapolis, -; Gin.
cinnati, 10; New York, ,; san Francisco.
Withdrawn So MINNEAPOLIS will be thr
meeting place of the next convention
June 9Th was fixed as the date for the
opening day Of the convention.
WASHINGTON, ID. CT, Nov. Oft lenlred