Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11
NO DARK HORSE DAY,
From EARLY Morning 1t Looked
as if Harrison Had Won
Nearly Everything.
JUST AS HE WANTED IT.
Nevertheless, Reed, Mckinley and
Several others We're Ready
IF CALLED on BY THEIR PARTY.
The Prevalence of the Southern Cficeholder
in the Convention
JUST AS HE WANTED IT.
IF CALLED on BY THEIR PARTY.
The Prevalence of the Southern Cfficeholder
in the Convention
A METTER OF UNIVERSAL COMMENT
FROM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. ]


traordinary scenes of Thursday night, those
witnesses who got to bed near 2 o'clock in
the morning were not surprised to see the
morning come in with a thunder storm
The skv was full of rumbling sounds and
now and then bolt was driven like the fir
ing of battery. The wind rose, while the
horizon was nearly black. The building of
the exhibition stood above, like streak of
white ligh; with all its flags flying as some
ship riding oct storm.
For the third time in the history of the
Republican party it looked like the proba-
bic denomination OF President. Before s
o'clock the sky cleared and there came
great putis of wind. as if herd of some
thing was galloping over the landscape like
the dead elks and moose we had chased off
returning
As the morning proceeded everything
li-htened up, and with returning brightness
10 the world mems minds shed their trou-
hles The first impression seemed to be that
the nomination of Harrison simplified the
business of the Democratic convention two
weeks hence. With a new quantity in the
field the Democrats must have studied the
situation very closely to offset any inroads
such a quantity might make among them.
Fear of Weakening the West
It was said that the primary effect of
HarIison's nomination would be making
weak west of Illinois, and that therefore
Cleveland could afford to lose New York.
The Harrison men, trimming to the end,
began 10 ascribe to other persons than
Blaine his attitude in this convention. The
Harrisonites related that the principal
grievance was a feminine one and resulted
from Colonel Coppinger not being made
Brigadier General when there was an oppor-
turiJy.
The Blaine followers, rather than dele
gates, who mad not been well advised as to the
situation filed the air with prophecies Of
evil Next morning it was charged that the
administration had hired the principal
paper in Minneapolis for this convention
and had stuck into it every description of
inuendO, and had done the same with the
Eeuublican papers adjacent.
The pla form, as reported, was not much
re,fsheG hy either side, its straddle on silver
being suspiciously long, and the reference
to reciprocity the principal qualification;
the high tariff reminder of the late Con-
gr0~-iHnal election, being barely noted.
Tue large campaign fund General Harrison
received by the action of the merchants
-0Er years ago, when Cleveland was the ag-
2 Ssor upon the statu quo, it was predicted,
lie would not get this year.
Rewards for the Presidents Friends.
Far different, was the statement, would
have been the situation, had the President.
like Mr.. Hayes, pulled out Of this contest
and let it be a fair trial among the different
candidates, but before the gathering met it
was overset with officeholders and expect
ants, and almost every prominent man in
-.e convention was sticmatized as expect
tr- something. Nj. Depew was put down
Hs rHe next Secretary OF State in place OF his
-leuU Blaine, and Others for judges, who
Ial taken nosscssion of DELEGATIONS from
larHer Indifferent states, like Maryland.
The IeelinE of deSpOnGency in the air as
-r IivIdualS came forward and swore that
r..eir states would not he carried, mention
l-.- Illinois. Wisconsin, Iowa, NeDrasla, Kan
ss.-. california and even Minnesota, grew to
.ea proportions that before ii O'Clock the
ikea in ~anguine minds was that Harrison
r.u'd not receive the nomination, but that
lrUOuld 20 to some fresh quantity, ahd Nc
hu.oy seemed to be the only person who
could not be taken up. This rendered it
dubious whether the Blaine men would go
to Mckinley, but it was hoped that in the
open rupture between Blaine and Harrison
tie formers friends would 20 to anybody.
Even Foraker, it was claimed, would take
twn-thirds of the Ohio delegation over.
The vote on the Alabama contest did not
bear oUt the predictions o. Harrison's man.
ayers vino had all along claimed that he had
IUIH bt TO 90 votes. At 4 meeting called
the convention hall Thursday afternoon 5O4
vo-es were promised to Harrison. Yet on
the alIbama case he received but 416 votes,
and if This was the measure OF his strength.
about - votes taken from his column and
transferred to some other person would
beat him.
he IEer and Mckinley Movements
But, then, there WIS the AlGer movement,
which began only with the intention OF put
ting Al@er behind Blaine, and in time has
grown to small Presidential swel!.up. or
course, it was supposed that Alger would
transfer some OF hi, votes to thild guam
ritv, but it known that he had an ele-
uent which preferred Harrison to any other
man.
Il was generally believed that Mckinley
WAS in favor Of his own nomination. He is
not in politics Tor modesty alone, but for a
career ana he has seen dark horses like
Hayes, Garfield and Harrison taken up
every man OF them an Ohioan. During all
This week Mckmley's countenance has
shown q strain arising from other than his
delegated duties and the presiding officer
snip. He has felt the acclaims of the ga-
lerIcS and Of the delegates, and being now
Governor OF OniO his next step should be
rl" great journey. II he knew anything but
tile tariff, and had any versatility of sug-
ge-tipn and Of reading, he would stand
stronger In tact, he is a good deal like
4 .cycIand, except that he does not go into
CrIartic morals. His general style is minis
tcrf4, as it he had a barrel of old sermons.
II carries a benediction in mis- countenance
ike rom Reed, WHO beat hlm Tor Speaker,
aud they say that Mckinley only ran for
Speaker Ia order TO be a Presidential candi- |
date.
Tom has been sitting back by Mrs. Hit,
Watching. particular to he overlooked and |
ready when the galleries thunder, if they |
slal do 50 once more at the name of Reed, |
70 respond, like little samuel OF DID, Lord, |
here am /.
ingalls, Eye on His Seal Ring.
Tie wholly spinal and boweless Ingalls,.
after posing as mild type of Harrison man
for two OF three days, suddenly turned up
about Thursday midnight with a brand-new
conception. lie felt, lie said, that there was
danger In nominating Harrison. Harrison
was not so dangerous as the feeling in this
convention. which BODIED no good There
forr thought Mv. Ingalls, who lives in the
whirl wind states, Why not make Kansas felt
for lOVe.ty and harmony? Every body won
dered what great man Nj. Ingalls, had his
eyes on when he looked into his seal ring
thus approvingly. II might be Allison, his
nei-hbor, or sherman, whose name had
hardly been pronounced in this spot except
among people stepped in political com bina-
tions.
1t has occurred to nobody here to see some
youthful quantity standing before the peo-
Tle here Blaine did JG wears ago some
have said thHt lhe pivotal State or the whole
N0IUhwcS. Is illinois, and that if 1t had n
fresh Character like Governor Fifer or
WaSburn's soc, or Robert Lincoln the n om-
iuatiOn lEt-,nt Irum Chicago with its ,nani-
fold press aud railroads, raGiate to all the
rest. but oulY outsiders have mentioned
TiuCaln'H Enrle. Gresham could have been
brought forward usOn this Erday-ominous
day-w hich stiil seemed to be the day de
stfned for the nomination.
,Oh, :" said rumor, they won't nominate
to-day. The Harrison men will push it over