The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-06
SUNDAY A BLAINE DAY.
Effect of His Resignation on the
Contest in Minneapolis.
HARRISON NOT OUT OF IT
But BIaine's Candidacy Has Changed
Many Delegates,


Tho Delegates Now Squareiy Counted for
Either Harrison blaine Blaine Seems
to be the Camera Table Carefully Pro.
pared by The Sun Core spondcnts Gives
Him About 200 Majority In the Conven.
vention-AiGer Formally withdrnws from
the Field and VIII Not Try for Even
Second rlacc-Rusk now the Fnvorite
for the Tail OF tho Blaine Ticket-Hnr-
r'son's sturdy Fighters Stn Profess to
Relieve that lie win wIn-Lcvi T.. Nor.
ton their Only Choice for second Place
Little Talk of Third Candidate 1T
Looks Like N Fight to IA Finish, IN Oae
Round. Between Nlnine md Harrison.
MrNNEApoL1s. juno 5-Just as was ( % be cx-
pected. tho delegates are having a Blai day
to-day Harrison Is not out VI IL. His ends
MS sturdy fighters as there arc 'rc.
hut the news Of Blaino's open candidacy AS
changed great many Harrison delcgatcsl %
open Blaine men. and this has its effect uo =,
tho mind of the multitude. Another rfr",t o.
Blaine g retirement from Office is that tho dci-
egates are now suuarely counted FOR iIar-
rison or Blaine. and blaine seems To- 10
tho gamer. ms In Michigan. Tor in
stance. whore twenty-cigbt AlCcr men
have suddenly polled n vote OF twcntv-,hrco
for Blaine to Ave for Harrison. Talk of third
candidate still goes on. and Sherman il the
man most talk ed about. Alger has been pulled
out and has put himself in the hands Of Clark
son. saying that he was willing to have his in
fluence used for Blaine and Rusk. and that no
would not even try for the second place. lIs
has been very seriously and plainly talked to
10y old irierds at home. who have told him he
is good fellow and very rich. but that l.c is
not great enough to be II factor at National
Convention
But all talk Of n third candidate is the varor-
ing OF tho delegates. who do not know that
their only part in n Convention is to do as
their bosses tell them. At this writing all the
leaders are agreed that there shall be oniytwo
candidates. Blaine and Harrison are 10 PUT
on tho gloves and enter the Convention for u
fight to finish in one round. The only chance
that the balloting will run beyond ono call Of
the States is tho chance of n tie vote. and that
Is about equal to tho chance that water will
run Up hill This is tho situation and the
agreement. The delegations have all been
polled on this understanding. and every weak
man. even though he is as conspicuous n fig
ure as Senator Hiscock. is being pulled and
hauled. and urged and coaXed. and threatened
and cajoed by both sides The votes that
came here in four baskets are all in two lots.
md these are being sorted. one at a time. SO
closely that there is n continual changing in
the piles. with little advantage in the size VI
the Blaine pile as the case stands to-day.
e. As for the second place on the Blaine ticket
there arc only two candidates. Rusk and Ager.
Many Of the leaders frankly assert that Alger's
only merit Is his money. but that n man with
lucre Is not to be despised. To-dny's argu-
ments favoring Rusk appear to be- stronger.
and are set forth by the more important lead
rka,- thara ,t-itl Ia al ,f
If Blaine is nominated. and that if Rusk can
not carry Ayers state. he is very strong in
the Northwest. and In Illinois. Kansas. and
Colorado Cnclo Jerry seems to have tho adj
vantage Just now. He will make Il picturesque
tail to the Republican kite. Ho earned great
fame as Wisconsin IS Govcrnorb by putting down
some strikes with the militia. Ind then ny say
ing. when called on him for a speech:
'Feler citizens. seen my duty and done
It."
His friends feel that Napoleon coulI not have
said more in fewer words.
Warner Miller is here. and is firmly grounds
ed for Blaine. He says that Harrison is the
weakest candidate who can be named. He
says that Harrison cannot carry a single one
OF the doubtful States. Mr.. Miller spent two
hours In a private conference with Mr.. Platt
to-day. Senator Hscock is for Harrison at
last accounts. Ono Of his colleagues in the
Senate has bet Gen. Waasworth 500 that Mr..
Hiscock will not vote for Harrison. 1t really
looks as though Wadsworth will win the
money. Tho National Committee which Is
heavily weighted for Blaine and has appointed
the committees in that interest has to-day int
duced ex-senator j. Sloat Fassett of New
York to take tho temporary Craftsmanship.
Mr.. Reed may be the permanent Chairman.
The single choice Of the Harrison men for
second place is Levi /. Morton. Harry Now