St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-07
BUYING BLACK men.
Harrison Men Charge That
Blaine'S Friends Are
the Buyers.
A Repetition Of the Regular
Fine Financial Work in
This Line.
COlored Delegates Conscious
Of Their Importance to
the Factions.
Numerous Trusted LaborerS
in Ben's Vineyard Hard
at Work.

4 story of purchase was put in circu-
iation by the representatives of Mr..
Harrison concerning changes from Har
ris0n to Blaine which are reported to
have taken place among the colored
Southern delegates, the Blaine men
claiming large accesSi0nS i'll Texas ana
elsewhere. 1t happens with almost i'll
variable regularity at the Republican
national conventions that charges are
made of the caloIed vote in the South
being purchased by some OF the eandi-
dates. This was made against the Alger
men four years ago.
Now the friends Of Harrison are max
ing a like charge against the Blaine
people, They say the votes are pur-
chased. The Harrison men claim TO
have the information positively from
some of the negroes who were ap-
preached by Mr.. Blaine's friends.
Quay Puzzled Once.
A story went the rounds today at the
expense of Quay. MIR. Quay, so the
story goes, was talking with \. W.
Quincy. the eolored Texas leader of the
Harrison forces. He said in the course
of the conversation that delegates from
Democrat states ought not to be here
endeavOring to affect the nominations.
I'VE | did Eot expect that argument
from you, Ir. Quay: by the way, how
was 1t YOU lost Pennsylvania last year,
FaSSett New Ork. and ClarksOn lOwa?"
The answer OF the Pennsylvania senator
is not recorded
Know Their Strength.
The members of the Southern delega-
tOnS find themselves of considerable
Importance today. and appear to appre-
ciate the fact. The Harrison men are
making strong efforts to hold them in
line, while the anti-ilarriSon forces are
bringing all the means at their COM
mand to break into the South, and ap-
parently with some effects Each side
has outworkerS among the Southern
delegations.
Fred Douglass, Notwithstanding his
age, is actively At work in the Harrison
cause, addressing the cOlOred men and
stiffening the lines where they are in
clinnd to waver. At the Georgia head
quarters he addressed the whole delega-
ton while it was engaged in perfectlng
its organization. The Georgia delega-
ton. it has been asserted. were solid for
Harrison, but a suspicion developed
that some of them were unreliable, and
Mr.. Douglass urged them to stand firm
and true. He announced that he was
for Harrison as against Blaine, and de-
nOunced the latter on account of his OPP
position TO the Force bill Of 1878. He
urged his hearers not to be miSled by
the hurrah for Blaine; brass bands made
noise, he said, but they did not make
votes,
An effort was then made to have the
delegation polled ana pledged 10 sup
I Hprff i-a.Rf
him in the field. The object was to
smoke out some members who were
said to be weak -kneed, and it was ac
compi5hed, for two delegates at once
objected on the ground that 1t was Su-
perhuous, they being
All for the President.
Speaking of this. one delegate quoted
Sam Jones to the effect that when you
hit dog he yelpS. The poll was not in
sisted upon. There is some opposition
to Chairman Buck, but he declares that
he will hold 10 the delegation solid.
Gen. Longstreet is at work for Blaine,
and has written some members of the
Georgia delegation, urging them to vote
for him.
Warner Miller. of New York, is also
quietly doing some missionary work for
Mr.. Blaine among the cOOred delegates
urging party supremacy. and that the
negroes refrain from standing solidly
for one and permitting the party against
the wishes of the majority representa-
tiYes from states i'll the North which
are necessary to success
Ex-senator Bruce. Auditor Lynch and
other cOlOred men are working for Mr..
Harrison. An effort was being made to
win over Mr.. LangStOn TO the presi-
dents support. but he told the commit
tee in an outspOken, vigorous manner
that he was on the other side. He
claims that Virginia will vote for
Blaine. with the exception of four to
six delegates. Others give the presi-
dent at least eight votes from Virginia.
OF the midnight rumors, one of the
most interesting is that some of the
delegates from the South which have
been claimed for Harrison will record
their votes for Mckinley after the sec
Ond ballot, as something in the nature
Of feeIer This would be repetition
of history of the Chicago convention of
four years ago.
Coy. Mckinley said tonight, speaking
of the reported detection of Southern
delegates: Yes, they will keep on
getting votes from the South until the
halIOtiug begins"