Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-07

man and they slept late and left
their opponents In temporary possession OF the
/ held For some reason or other the friends Of
the administration were feeling in q very good
| mood in the early hours. Nothing short Of 9
miracle. they declared, could defeat the nomi-
nation of their candidate. Despite all the brag
. and blurter o. their opponents, they said, II
dependence could be placed upon the piighted
pended Mr.. Harrison would have enough votes
to nominate him on the first ballot.
Our reports up to early hour this morn
ing. said Michener of Indiana. ''all made with
exceeding care, show that we have Sill votes.
In this figuring give the opposition the
benefit of all doubts and of all Contests"
THE FIGHTING BLAINE ELEMENT.
Al the Indications point TO the probability
that the Blaine element will fight from the start
about every thing and anything. They claim
that they will have the committee on creden-
tials by sufficient working majority to enable
them to scat the anti-Harrison contestants
and If. ~ is claimed. the policy of this element
Is FOR delay II can drag out its task for an in
definite period in the hope that in the interim
some unexpected developments NAV arise that
Will be unfsvorable TO the opposition and Of
prOportionste advantage to themselves.
One Of their eloventh-hour argumentS takes
the form that the delegates from those states
which instructed for Harrison in the full con-
yicton either direct or implied that Mr.. Rlaine's
letter TO Mr.. GARRISON was final are not bound
under existing conditions TO adhere to those in
structions. and il is said that many messages
over the wires last night to prominent repubh-
cans III various states favorable to Blaine, ask
ing them either to impress this view Of the
matter upon the delegates by wire without de-
lay, or TO convene lii mass meetings and secure
the adoption of resolutions to that end. But
the other side has already seen to it that II was
promptly advised Of every such move, and the
Harrison people say that it will be effsctually
circumyented.
HARRISON REACTION ALLEGED.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was one Of the early
risers this morning. He was out at 8 O'Clock.
He said to a reporter that he in receipt Of
dispatches from every county in the state Of
New York approving his course i'll supporting
the President: that n reaction had set In in
favor of Harrison since the resignation of
Secretary Blaine, and that the former would be
stronger before the people than he WAS IN 1883.
Immediately afterwnrd the reporter met Gov.
Mckinley, who rooms on tine same floor. Gov.
Mckinley said that he had received since his
arrival in Minneapolis yesterday nearly fifty
kilograms from prominent men In all parts Of
the country urging the denomination Of Presi-
dent Harrison.
MR.. BLAINEs CLARKsON LETTER.
The only printed campaign literature that SO
far has made its appearance comes from the
Indiana headquarters. Late last night and
this morning copies Of the Garrison letter.
'printed in bold type, but without a word
Of comment, were scattered around by the tens
OF thousands. Accompanying them was q
card saving: Consider these facts
The facts in question figures showing
that Harrison polled in Indiana nearly Is. 900
more votes than Blaine; that he polled in New
York $4,000 more; in West Virginia $1,000
more; in Connecticut 5000 more. These are
he niy ful afa tba ia ho
want" This was the concluding comment Of
the proclamation.
LAST NIGHTS WORK.
Tia Harrison people did some other work
last night. They went about quietly. but when
the enemy was in bed they tore down every
photographic picture Of Mr. Blaine posted in the
corridor and gallery of the West Hotel. When
the Blaine men came down the serious face of
benjamin Harrison alone looked down upon
them from the galleries.
One subject of comment last night was the
extraordinary quiet that prevailed after mid
night. Before l o'clock the crowd in the West
corridor had thinned out and the colossal
picture of Harrison that hangs over the desk
looked down on less than 100 politicians.
AT o'clock the streets were SO quiet that a
stranger would hardly have realized but for
the decorations that there ives gathering Of
tens of thousands of politicians resting ON their
arms in Minneapolis on the eve of the great
quadrennial republican battle. Probably the
'usmal weather had something to do with the
absence of street enthusiasm. All Of yester-
day the rain fell internationally. The cir last
night was heavily charged with moisture and
the streets were sloppy and unpleasant.
GoLp plIzzLE.
This morning al o'clock o cold drizzle was
falling and the Indications promised an un-
pleasant day. But within an hour the air had
cleared and there was little hope of fair
weather. The hotel arrivals were not many A
few belated delegates came in on early trains,
but almost a complete roster of the convention
could have been made from The hotel registers
last night. Most of the delegates were astir
very carly. Two considerations brought them
ont of bed-the necessity for putting some fin
ishing touches on the preliminary canvassing
which had been done last night and the pros
pect of being shut ont of the hotel dining
room if they did not bsstir themselves. They
settled the problem of sleep in favor of break
fast and before 9 o'clock the dining room of the
West Hotel was so crowded that the doors were
closed temporarily.