New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-23

Republicans enjoy contest for supremacy, ana
they have acquired so fixed habit of winning tha'
they apt to show impatence III they diSco'ei
q symptom which appears 10 cloud their prospect
of victory They claimed 10 have gained SONS
Eastern votes since last night, but some OF tteu
appeared to feel anxious and disturbed on &C.
count Of rumors of combinations to defeat san
Francisco.
Late in the afternoon one thing was noteworthy
in respect to the boomers of all the towns. In
every delegation could be found men who whis-
pered the word Chicago with significant NOD
or shake of the head. while others boldly pro-
claimed that If Chicago would only make an
effort" as Mrs. Chick would saw she could easily
capture the convention. Other men there were
who sagcly declared that Chicago was playing
deep game that her indifference and coyness were
assumed merely for the moment. and would be
cast aside the instant that the open competitors
seized one another by the ears. and would clasp
them all to her bosom in & transport ,a Of aec.on aao
game and If it is successfully played some OF the
" boomers" will return home great deal wiser
than when they came to Washington tins tune
OF course there Is much gossip anoat IN ~
spect to the personal preference OF President mar
rison regarding the time and place Tor tne
National Convention and some OF this gossip mas
found its way into the columns OF anti-Adminls-
tration newspapers OF course, too, all state
ments and suggestions to the effect that the Presi
dent prefers one place to anether except as tne
he will exert any influence for or against the
selection of particular place, are purely sratni-
tous and without foundation. The fact thit sew
eral men who hold Federal offices will sit in the
committee, either in person or by proxy, has peen
adduced as proof that the Administration Will try
to influence the action OF that nouy; Wnen WI ovs -"
everybody knows, the membership OF the com,
mttee antedates in every case All te
appointments to Office by President Harrison: n
all Of the officeholders who are members OF tne
committee should combine in favor of a certain
place they could not effect anything, for such
action would be promptly resented by the 9ther
members il they should suspect that the comDlna-
ton had been instgated by the Administration OF
its friends. The suggestion that such q compina-
ton lis possible or that it will be attempted, Is
absurd. The same thing may be said with equai
truth of the suggestion that the visits or certain
members of the Cabinet TO members Of the National
Committee or to the headquarters Of the delega,
tions from the different cities had been intended
to influence the selection OF pace IN accordance
with the personal desire OF the fresldent, elIlsr
expressed or understood.
AT midnight the canvassing was in full blast
and as lively us ever. The Cincinnati men ap-
pcared to be satisfied with the situation and out
look, and were bending their energies to hold
The general impression at that hour appeared TO
be that the competition will speedily narrow down
after the balloting begins to Cincinnati, Minnie
apOlis and Omaha, and unless q change snail take
pIace hefore II o'clock tomorrow morning. the
,Obio city will be likely TO win. Still. there is
uncertainty enough in the situation 10 EN-
courage the boomers from every city TO CON
tinue their eyertons and they are doing 80 with
undated zeal and energy Late tonight sev-
eral of the New-Yorkers observed that Chicago
but she is too late it will not fall into her lap
this time" Among the friends of all the other
competitors this remark frequently heard:
"New-York is virtually out Of the race"