St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-14

Judge Moore and the Southern
Colored Delegates to the Con-
Vention.
Judge Alfred Moore left for his home
in Chicago yesterday, and he went III
far from a happy frame of mind. The
emphasis which he employed in rellev-
ing himself. now and then, of the bitter
ness that had accumulated since the
nomination of Harrison in Minneapolis,
would impress one with the thought
that his condition will not become one
whit palliated upon his near approach
to Chicago. He had been sent to Min
neapoliS by confident constituency to
secure the nomination of Blaine at all
hazards. and his admirers, in a partisan
sense. never doubted his ability. He is
hustler of perennial abilities, and he
has an appalling persistency when he
enliStS in any mission.
Judge Moore is now prominent law
yer of Chicago and one of the leading
Republican politicians OF Illinois. His
former home was in Indiana, and he
served cOnSpicuOusly for many years
upon the Republican state central COM
mittee of that state. Then he was ap-
pointed by President Garfield to an at
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tories, in which capacity he served
Throughout his term under Arthur with
distinction. Afterwards he removed to
Chicago, where he entered tine active
ranks of his party. Coming as he does
from Harrison's home, one might think
that he would naturally eSpOuSe the
cause of the "man with hat" but not
so. tie was rampant Blaine cOhOrt
through the battle, and he has lost none
of the Blaine fervOr on account of the
ignOminiOuS defeat visited upon him
and his hosts. 1t only makes him mad
at the administration and the horde of
officials and OfficeSeekerS that engi-
neered the convention.
They had the most money, and they
seemed to know better how to use it,"
he said to GLOBE reporter. 1--WE
came pretty well stocked with the coin
of the realm, tOo," he pursued, ''for we
are pretty well aware of the power it
has with the colored delegates from TIE
South. We thought we were getting
along smilingly at first, for we won and
persuaded with our resources those
things practically our own way when
the convention came to making the
candidate, but-well, words fail mel
The Harrison supporters and federal
officers bought back every black man
we had bought and more, too, for when
some OF the delegates were offered $3.50
they laughed in derisiOn. 1t was en-
tirely too small. The federal officials
were paving more money than that for
colored votes, We knew then that we
were whipped, ana we were partially
prepared to take our medicine, but we
did think that some of those fellows
would stick and help US make show
ing.
I'VE had a meeting of the Chicago
Blaine club after the cOnyentiOn. and |
want to tell you that big, strong men
cried like mere babies in talking over
the incidents of the three previous
days, and the treachery that there had
been to Blaine. Many of the members
took a solemn oath that they will never
vote for Harrison, and he will probably
lose Illinois. | know he can't carry his
own state, and he will never be elected.
That is as sure as fate. But [ started
to tell you of that meeting of our club"
he resumed after moments thought.
lone member, little less affected by
the events of the week, offered q reSo-
luton congratulating Harrison upon
his signal victory, and the like, and
supplemented this with motion to in
struct the secretary of the club to trans
NIT the resolution to Harrison. Do
you think we adopted that resolution?
Well, we didn't-not by any means. 1t
was overwhelmingly defeated, and l
daresay that any measure of the kind
would be defeated by any of the Blaine
clubs in the entire country. Still, Pm
strong party man and will have to eat
crow. | will have to vote the ticket,
although know it will never be
elected"
There were other participants in the
famous convention in the hotel lObbieS
yesterday who voice like sentiments.
They declare that Harrison, as an
official, is doomed man.