Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-03
GATHERING CLANS.
phs Combat Deepening at the
Convention City.
BOOM OUsTODIANs HARD AT WORK.

Dark Horses Lost Sight of in the Struggle
of the Harrison and Blaine Partisans-
Clarkson and His Coterie Bearing the
Burden of the Maine Mans Boom
Fassett the Pl obable Temporary Chair
man-Indiana Men at Work Systemati-
cally-A Man Who Has Positive Infor-
nation Remarks Dropped at Chi
caGo.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 3.-The arrival on
the ground of the advance guard of the
national committee has resulted in trans
ferring the scene of action from the con-
vention committee headquarters to the
west hotel. The lobby was fairly we'll
filled during yesterday, and all indications
go TO show that within the next few days
Btanding room in the rotunda will be at q
premium. Thus far the signs all point to
the fact that the contest for the nomina-
tion will be between the friends of Har-
rison and Blaine. The dark horses are
not talked of.
Hsrrison's Campaigners at Work.
Clarkson and Fassett have disposed of
one of the most prominent of the talked OF
compromise candidates to their own sat
isfaction. They say that General Alger is
for Blaine, and therefore Alger cannot he
for Alger, and is consequently not in the
race. Harrison men took possession of the
West hotel last night, and made the Har-
rison boom just hum, while at Senator
Washburn's residence Clarkson, Fassett,
Conger and Payne were figuring, presum-
ably, on giving Blaine's boom start in
the very near future. But the presidents
followers had the open field all to them
selves, and were distributing Harrison
badges by the thousand and circulating
printed copy of Blaine's letter to Clark
con,
& A Claim of $50 Votes.
Ex-senator Pierce, of North Dakota, and
few delegates from that state and Min
nesota had n conference in John c. News
room. 1t was announced that the presi-
dent had about $50 instructed votes
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, has arrived
and he says that the entire delegation
from that state with one or two excep-
tions is for Harrison. The Sioux Falls,
Ia, Republicans have opened Blaine
headquarters and are preparing to push
the canvass of the secretary.
Clarkson Reiterates His Views.
One of the most thoroughly interviewed
men in the country is Clarkson. Consld-
ering how often he has stated his views il
would seem pure waste of time to bother
him any more. But be cannot appear
without attracting a dozen newspaper
men. Yesterday he claimed COO votes for
Blaine. The secretary, he said, would
be nominated in spite of himself The
Indiana claim of $50 votes for Harrison
was Hoosier poetry" If they had so
many votes why were they on the ground
so early and working so hard.
Fassett for Temporary Chairman.
There is no doubt but that Fassett will
be named as temporary chairman of the
convention. The subcommittee of the
national committee practically decided on
him Wednesday. 1t is fully certain that
Colonel c. W. johnson will be elected
temporary secretary, the national COM
mittee recommending both of these Off
GERS to the convention for its approval
The national committee will hold its first
session at the West tomorrow morning at
IL o'clock, when the temporary officers of
the convention will be definitely chosen.
Some More Positive Information"
A. McGuineas, the advance guard of the
Chicago Blaine club and a very intimate
friend of the Blaine family, arrived yes
terday and registered at the West hotel
where he flashed his Blaine badge in the
face of John G.. New, of Indiana, declar-
ing he had pasitive information that Blaine
would make as strong fight for the
nomination as he did in 1884,