Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-10
HARRISON WINS
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EARLY IMPRESSIONS.

1
Blaine-Can a Report be Choked Out OF
the Committee on Credentials.
RINSEAPoLIs, June 9.-"Will we choke
report out Of that Credentials COMMITTEE
to-day"
Attorney General Kitchener slowly re-
peated the query upon the answer to Whlcn
probably depended the outcome OF to-day's
proceedings.
| possibly we will" said the Harrison
leader, and turning abruptly from his in
terrogator gazed thoughtfully into the dis
lance as though attempting to evolve q
scheme by which it might be advisable 10
force matters 10 an immediate issue.
The demon of doubt haunts the souls oil
political soothsavers this morning and the
fearful apprehension that perhaps neither
Blaine nor Harrison is to be nominated Is
i'm the mind Of every apostle OF the cause.
The air is still full of vague and mysterious
rumors Of dark horses and compromise can
didates and q sense of impending danger
alarms the soul Of every hero-worshipper
lest the great multitude Of conservative
delegates should suddenly rise IN the 1uil
majesty Of their power and striking from
the list the names of both the leading can
didates demand that another leader be sum
mOned from the broad rank of American
| statesmen to lead the Republican party TO
it does not require the foresight Of a
prophet or even the trained eye Of the ward
! politician 70 see that the hour is rapidly
approaching when both the names with
| which the leaders Of the rival factions have
| cOniured so long to cast the spell OF blind
| devotion over their admirers must lose
! their magic claim when the lay delegates
of this great Republican national delega-
tion turn wearily from their old idols and
demand new gods TO worship.
To meet the exigencies of this hour,
| whenever il approaches, the eyes or all the
rival gamsters whose counter plays have
| thrown the political chess board into such
| indescri bable confusion are turned IN
| search OF q new knight upon whom can be
/ placed the silver helmet and waving
| plumes of leadership in this fierce battle
| where valor and diplomacy play such an
| important part, but the indications are
| that the magicians have lost their cunning,
/ that the new name which Is 10 thrill the
| heart is not to rise from the incense Of
| mysterious political compounds or from the
| inspiration of stirring knights, but that
/ the multitude in its calm, collective judy
ment is to summon forth the man whose
! courageous career and loyal record OF de-
| votion to the higher principles Of Republ-
1 canism stamp him with all the qualities OF
| successful leadership.
To-day opens with the leaders Of both
! the rival forces stin claiming success, but
| evidently somewhat doubtful Of their own
| prophecies. The night just passed has not
! been such as TO give cheer to the followers
| Of either candidate. The estimates of the
/ past week have, as delegation after delega-
| tiOn reported, gradually given place TO fact
/ until conclusion forces itself on the mind OF
| every conservative man that each OF the
/ leading candidates is from forty TO sixty
| votes short Of q nomination. So after all,
| the indications are that the National Re-
/ publican Convention will be the battle
! rOval. that the nomination is the property
| Of no man, ana that the field is practically
| open TO all of the great leaders who have
| the courage and chivalry to enter the con-
! test.
! 1t has been q sleepless night for those in
! whose hands have been placed the des-
TIMES of the rival chieftainS OF the Re
publican party, and conference innumer-
/ able have been held and the allurements
| known 10 political sagacity have been held
out TO wavering delegates TO shake their
| allegiance TO the candidate OF their choice
The Harrison leaders profess 10 be still
/ firm in their resolve to win if they can, but
| 10 20 down, if they must, in voting Tor the
distinguished son of the Hoosier State, but
the prolonged delay in positive develop
ments is having It's effect on the sober
second thought among the more conserve
tive men in the Harrison rank as well as
! those of Blaine. The chief anxiety with
the Harrison managers now is TO force
ballot in order that test OF
strength may be had and the fearful
| suspense and anxiety of the week brought
10 a close. The policy of the Blaine man
| ayers is still one of procrastiuation and de-
Law. There is no evidence that their can
didate has votes sufficient to effect his
nomination on the first ballot, and So their
chief hopes in this contest have depended
upon enthusiasm, they fear that failure to
nominate their man on the first ballot
might result In reaction which all the
magic of his name would be powerless TO
| still 10 was in the small hours OF the
morning. indeed only short time before
| the dawn, before the secret conferences In
! the Headquarters of the Colorado delega-
| ton came TO q close. Chairman ClarksOn,
| of the National Committee, Ex-Governor
| Foraker, Senators Teller and Wolcott,
Senator Washburn, OF Minnesota, ex-Sena-
| tor Plat, Of New York, and the Hon. Vim
| cent A. Taylor, of Ohio, were only few
! Of the prominent Republicans called in to
! this council
| EInissaries were dispatched in every d.
| delegations and summon them to the aug
| ust presence of this council, which was TO
direct the movements of tO-day's cOnven-
ton. To the Harrison delegates of the
State of Iowa the temptation was held out
that if the tWenty-siX votes of the Hawk
eve State could be swung sOlidly into col
umn for their favOrite son, there was q
likelihood that the delegates from Della
ware, and scattering delegates from all
over the country would rally to his support
and give him a significant following on the
/ ballot. 1t was the evident intention OF the
Blaine managers TO bring out as many IA
vorite sons rs possible in those States
where otherwise the Harrison forces
would have the best of the contest on the
first ballot.
In this way it was hoped such follow
ing might be drawn from the President as
TO place the administration candidate so
far short of a majority on the first ballot
that it would result IN his hasty retirement
from the race The Harrison men Of the
Ohio delegation were also invited 10 this
council and were led by its chiefs to peaks
overlooking the political field and the vast
4 domain of possibility was pointed out TO
them in case they should desert the Presi-
dent and rally to the support OF VIM. Nc.
Kinlev or John Sherman OF the State OF
Ohio. But 10 is not on record that this d.
plomacy proved sufficient to arouse the
State pride of delegates TO the extent OF in
dicating that Harrison's cause would be
deserted by Harrison men to-day IN the at
tempt TO summon to the leadership the IA
vOrite son.
The feeling of irritation is general at the
prospect that the Blaine managers will pre-
vent ballot TO-DAY and the Committee on
Credentials last night failed 10 make the
progress which was hoped Tor and II was
early reported this morning that on the
opening of the convention partial report
only would be submitted aud that the CON-
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