Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-09
WFIEELING W. VA THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE g. 1892

that is being set BY President Harrison OF
the effect of an effort by an administration
to perpetuate itself in power. The Blaine
managers also insist with q good deal OF
vigor that ex-senator Ingalls, who has been
unusually loyal to the President has been
promised the Russian Mission
recently vacated by Chas. EN-
ory Smith. The Blaine people
state this afternoon that it Is not yet de-
cided that the name Of their candidate Will
be presented to the convention al all. 1t
may be found advisable TO vote for him
without the formality of a nomination, but
in case it is decided to place him formally
in nomination, exGov. Foraker, OF Ohio,
will certainly make the leading speech.
Harrison will be placed in nomination by
the venerable ex-Secretary OF the Navy,
Richard W. Thompson, OF Indiana, and the
| nomination will be seconded by the Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, Of New York, on be-
half Of the great American nation. The
other nominating speeches will probably be
made by ex-senator John G. Spooner, OF
Wisconsin, Hon. John v Massey, of Della
ware, Hon. Louis E. McComas Of Mary
land, and possibly by ex-senator John j.
ingalls,, of Kansas, and others.
The Alger leaders had another conference
to-day and came out Of it firm and loyal for
their candidate. Col. II. NJ. Dufheld, OF
Detroit, the leader Of the Alger forces,
saws that their candidate has seventy-hve
votes assured, that he will receive sixty on
the first ballot and has certainty Of fifteen
more on the second.
He agrees with the Harrison people that
the Blaine policy is one OF delay, but holds
that the strength Of Michigan's candidate
and the scattering votes which Sherman,
Mckinley, Rusk, Reed, Allison and others
are likely to receive will be sufficient TO
hold the balance of power and prevent
nomination on the first ballot.
After that he entertains hopes that the
Wolverine candidate will gain in popular
favor. Governor Mckinley continues TO
be the favorite among all the compromise
candidates. He received fiattering
ovation to-day, on his ascending TO the
Craftsmanship Of the convention, and his
! well chosen speech TO the convention Gre
ated much enthusiasm and took the good
will of all the delegates.
The Harrison people are not evinclng
| any peculiar preference for Governor Nc
| Kinley as a dark horse. but generally ex-
| press the belief that ii will be wiser for his
| friends to keep him out of the Presidential
contest for few years more until the ex-
act utility and effect of the Mckinley bill
can be determined. The Blaine delegates,
on the other hand, are apparently very
friendly to Mckinley with the exception OF
some OF Ex-Governor Foraker's friends.
Among the Western and Northwestern
| delegates there is friendly feeling mani
| tested towards Hon. jeremiah Rusk, OF
Wisconsin.
This tendency towards Rusk as COM
promise candidate naturally comes from
western Harrison delegates, but IL is also
manifested by many others who favor the
| Secretary of Agriculture by their convic-
tion that he would poll an immense vote
among farmers and certainly hold steadfast
the Republicanism Of the States Of lndi-
ana, Iowa, Kansas, and certain Of the
| States where the Farmers Alliance is or
| ganized and aggressive.
OF course the nomination Of Rusk for the
| first place would turn all eyes Eastward
| for Vice Presidential candidate, and
when the name of the Secretary or Agri-
culture is mentioned for the first place 1t is
generally in conjunction with that Of Hon.
| Whitelaw Reid, or some other prominent
| New Yorker, for Vice President.
| So far as can be observed. the Wisconsin
| friends of Mr.. Rusk are making no effort
whatever in behalf Of his candidacy, evil
IDENTIFY feeling that the first movement in
his favor should come from the outside.
The State of California. always strong
! Blaine State, was sorely disappointing the
| friends OF the Plumed hnlgnJ Uo-uay anu
Yesterday. Harrison's managers started
out by actually claiming majority OF the
delegation and for time it seemed as
though the claims might be well founded.
A reaction occurred this morning when
National Committeeman DeYoung also
member OF the delegation, received tele-
gram advising him that the State Central
Committee has passed resolutions declar-
| ing it to be the overwhelming sentiment Of
the people of the Golden State that j. G..
Blaine should be selected as the standard
bearer, The result of the telegram was
the issuing Of call for a meeting Of the
| California delegation this evening.
Great interest was manifested in the out
come Of this meeting, but no very sub
stantial results were realized. The tele-
grams read by DeYoung, as well as the
text of the resolutions which had been tele-
graphed was spread before the delegation
and the matter discussed. A vote was
finally taken and the California delegation
was definitely ascertained TO stand nine for
Harrison, nine for Blaine and two waver-
| ing ond uncertain. or course both factions
are tonight claiming the wavering ones.
but the gentlemen themselves are very
nom committal as to their preferences.