The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-10

! the leaders of the rival factions had con-
1ufed 50 long to cast the spell OF blind de-
votioa over their admirers must lose Their
magic charm and when the lay delegates
of the great Republican national conven-
| tion would turn wearily from from their
/ idols aud demand new gods to worship
To meet the eXigencleS of this hour
whenever it approached the eyes of al the
| rival gdmeSters whose countless plays nave
| thrown the political chess board into such
| lhdescribable confusion were turned IN
! search of new knight upon whom could
| be placed the silver helmet and waving
| plnmes of leadership in this fierce battle,
where valof and diplomacy play such an
upimportlnt part But the indications
were that the maglclans had lost their
| cunning; that the new Danie which was to
| thrill the heart was not to rise from the
incense of mysterious political compounds
or from the inspection OF stirring draughts,
| but that the multitude in its calm collec-
tive judgment was to summon forth tue
man whose courageous career aud loYai
record of deyosioB TO the higher principles
of Republicanisul stamp him ylih all the
I qualities of successful leadership.
The day opened with the leaders or both
the rival forces still claiming success, but
evidently somewhat doubtful of their own
prospects. Tine night just passed had not
been such as TO give cheer to the followers
of either candidate. The conclusion bad
forced itsslf upon the mind OF every con-
servaiiye man that each OF the two leading
candidates was from forty to sixty votes
short of the nomination. So, after ali, the
indications were that the field was practi
cally open to all the great leaders who had
the courage and cbivaEy to enter into the
contest.
II had been sleepless night for those in
whose hands had been placed the destlnles
of the rival chieftains Of the Republican
- g.. III iaad
been held, and all the allurements known
TO political sagacity had been held out TO
the waYeriug delegates To state their
aiiegla to the candidate Of their choice.
The Harrison leaders profeSsed TO be still
firm 10 the resolve to win If they could,
but to 20 down ii They should III voting
for the distinguished son of the Hoosier
state; but the prolonged delay in positive
developments was having its effect on the
sober second thought among the more
conservative men in the Harrison ranks as
well as those of Blaine. The chief anxiety
with the Harrison managers was to force
Il ballot. The policy of the Blaine mana
gers was still one Of procrastination and
delay, There was no evidence that their
candidate had votes sufficient to effect his
nomination On the first ballot, and as their
chief hopes in this contest depended upon
the enthusiasm of his followers, they
feared that : failure to Bomiaate their
man on the urst ballot might result III
reaction which all the magic of his name
would be powerless TO stay.
The feeling OF irritation was general at
the prospect that the Blaine managers
would prevent ballot today. The COM
mittee on credentials last night failed To
make the progress which was hoped of it,
for IL WAS early reported this morning that
OH the opening of the convention a partial
report only would be submitted, and that
the committee would request further time.
Several Of the u aine members of this
committee frankly announced that there
was no probability of a finai report before
the evening session, and that really an ex-
tension OF time should be granted until
tomorrow morning, in order that all the
contests might be maturely adjusted aud
justly considered. The Harrison delegates
denounced ali this as scheme on the part
OF the Blaine managers to post
pone ballot, in the hope of breaking the
Harrison column. They announced last
night, with considerable warmth, that the
lelsurely committee on credentials would
be forced to accelerate its progress aud
submit a report today, in order that the
balloting might not be further delayed.
But the Blaine majority OF that commit
tee were managing its affairs with fi8esse.
They made sufficient progress that the
charge Of wiilfu! delay could not be proved
against them, and yet they had left much
TO do, which could be disposed of in short
order, or indefinitely prolonged, as they
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