Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-10
is IN THE RACE TO THE END.
Harrison's Friends State His Position-A
Bold Move.


The following note, which is self ex.
planatory, was received by the United
Press yesterday afternoon: "Since it has
been demonstrated by the unanimous ex
preston of a large majority of the dele
gates to the national convention, at a
meeting held today, that President Harri-
son is their choice as the leader of the
party in the impending campaign, the
question has been asked by delegates I'M
favorable to him whether his friends
would consider the eXpediency of his retir-
ing and joining in the nomination of a
new man. The uniform reply has been,
and will continue to be TO the end, that
the judgment of the party having been
definitely ascertained to be favorable to
his candidacy, his supporters will not par
ticipate in any efforts to reverse that
judgment. At no time will there be any
consideration by them of any other candi-
date. L. T. MICUENERp
"LonG" Jones Bold Conception.
The meeting held to-day" referred to
in the foregoing was caucus of the
friends of Harrison, which is said to
have been conceived by Long, Jones. of
Illinois, who was one of the famous "3OGo
in 1880. The ''3O6' held caucuses during
that convention, but they were secret,
while yesterdays was open and Jones said
of it: 'This is the first instance in nv re-
collection that the friends of any candi-
date ever were bold enough to hold a eau
Gus in broad daylight to demonstrate their
strength" The caucus was held at Cen
trail Market hall Immediately after the
adjournment of the morning session of
the convention.
They Passed the Word Around
Word was passed round in the conven-
ton hall that the caucus would be held
and the Harrison leader enjoined to have
all their men on hand. At the caucus an
open poll was taken and gave $50 votes;
but at 6 p. m. the figures were revised and
gave 52l stated this way: Alabama, {:
Arkansas, IS; California, Z; Connecticut. 3:
Delaware, 3; Florida, s; Georgia, &c; Hi
nOis, &c. Indiana, 80; Iowa, %; Kansas, Is:
Kentucky, %; Louisiana. S; Maryland Is;
Massachusetts, l6; Michigan, 5; Minnesota,
z; Mississippi, ~; Missouri, 26; Montana,
l; Nebraska, IA; New Hampshire, 8; New
Jersey, IS, New York, 2s; North Carolina.
II; North Dakota, ?; Ohio, %; Oregon, 4;
Pennsylvania, 13; South Carolina, Is:
South Dakota, 4; Tennessee, 16; Texas, %;
Vermont, l; Virginia, 9; West Virginia,
10; Wisconsin, 10; Wyoming, 4; New Mex
leo, 5; Oklahoma, 2; Utah, 1-521.
Jones Explains His Operations.
Long Jones said yesterday: II organ
lied a committee of one from each state
and territory to ascertain the vote for Pres
ident Harrison. The first meeting was on
Monday night at 10 o'clock. The result of
that poll was ASS. At a meeting the fol-
lowing night it was 81; the third night,
$50. Last night, with instructions to throw
out every possible doubling vote and all
contests against Harrison, bedrock fig
ures gave us 511 votes. Then announced
to the committee that there would be a
meeting of the Harrison delegates at Mar
ket hall, on the main street of Minneap-
oils, Immediately after the adjournment
of today's morning session."
Blaine Men Not Alarmed.
The Blaine men treated the caucus as a
bluff and named numbers of delegates
Present. thereat who they said were Blaine
delegates. Ex-Representative Burleigh,
OF New York-The Harrison men can get
all the satisfaction out of the caucus that
they held today that they want 1t is
dollars to dc ghnuts that when the first
ballot Is takeh in the convention the ballot
Tor General Harrison will not rise above
BOO
Senator Quay: The significance of the
so-caiiru caucus can lie appreciated when,