St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-06
VIEWED BY BURR.
Convention Ideas Seen Through
the COrrespondent's Glasses.


the Correspondents Glasses.
81 am not shouting for any particular
candidate" said Chris Magee this morn-
ing as he anchored himself in the West
house. II am aStonShed at the turn
things have taken. l took Mr.. Blaine
at his word when he said that his name
should not be presented at the eonven-
ton and have never weakened on that
assertion. | am not particularly inter-
eSted i'll any one, except TO get man
with whom we can win, l do not think
that Mr.. Blaine is that man. after what
he has said and written. L am not car
ing to talk for publication but l have
suspicion that the presidency caanot be
dallied with like football. Perhaps
there may be chance for third man.
| would not be surprised, if they got
into controversy here, that John Sher-
man might be remembered. have
heard that Mr.. Blaine was friendly to
him. After all, this is liable to be
.roversies that are yet in the dark"
How men differ. | asked Gen. Horace
Porter this morning whether he was
going to present Gen. HarrisOn's name
i'll that elegant language Of which he is
the master.
81 have never heard of it," said he.
"ThingS look as though there may be
serious contest here. 1t is a dangerous
thing when you intrude fight into a
national convention. Possibly such
contest as we seem liable TO have here
may go to New York, with Chauncey
Depew in the foreground. John Sher-
man is not an unknown character.
Despite the controversies in his own
state his name is potent"
Charlie BOutelle, who represents the
Fourth district of Maine in congress,
and knows all about the Plumed
Knights intentions. says:
lit has come our way at last. The
old man gets there. At last we will
have president who can elect himself,
instead of making other people en-
inent."
Ex-Mayor s. B. Grummond, of De-
troit, said:
1.-The Michigan delegation are for
Alger, but we will not be disappointed
if Mr.. Blaine gets first place. Then
Gen. Alger will have the second"
Murat Halstead thinks there is going
to be big fight. He asserts that Mr..
Blaine cannot carry the presidential
nomination in his pocket or give it away
whenever he chooses.
There are good many mean things
in this contest. Yesterday a telegram
was posted in the hotel that Gen. Alger
would be here today. The son who
wears the fathers name came here to
visit friends, and Immediately it was
bulletined over the town that the gen.
eral would be on the ground for a criti-
cal moment. The same character Of an
nouncement was made about Mr.. Blaine
this afternoon because his son, EmmonS,
happened to have business in this
region. They stated in placards all
over the place that Mr.. Blaine would be
here this morning.
is very singular. 1t is conducted OIL
lines that have not often been followed.
Most of the men of my profession think
Mr.. Blaine will decline to Oe candi-
date at the last moment, after he has
beaten Gen. Harrison. This is sam
pie of the froth of the situation. The
fact is that, despite all the controversy,
Blaine is master Of the situation, as he
has been since the convention was
called.
There is no use of piling up the cobs.
Mr.. Blaine will either be nominated, or
dictate who will be, and if he does not
want the place himself, he will nominate
John Sherman. He was for him or his
great deal of trouble for him to be for
him now. If it were not for the con-
troverSies in his own state the road
would be easy.
There is no bold fight about the sec
ond place.
Unless some of the courage, vigor and
dash with which Gen. Alger is popularity
credited in his soldier record soon
infuses the Michigan delegation, the
generals chances for even second place
on the ticket must suffer. 1t is perhaps
too soon to criticize the tactics of his
managers among the Michigan men;
! but the fact remains that enthusiasm
must be substituted for apathy among
| ing his claims, or his present advantage
| of position in the list of can-
didates will be lost. The fact is
| that the delegation contains some
! opposing elements; but this would not
be fatal to the proper presentation of
| the Michigan man if iI were met by
serious, sincere and vigorous assertion
by those within the delegation, who are
| certainly seeking to promote the gen
erals candidacy.
The well-intentioned efforts Of the
generals intimates in the Michigan
| contingent seem not to fully serve the
purpose vi d1u dIiIiS
| his strength. The coDeensuS of opin-
! ion, gathered through neutral and un-
biased sources, make 1t clear that the
friends of Alger need only to stand firm
to make his chances excellent for see
ond place with Blaine. and possibly
good for greater honors in case fight
is on.
The talk about nominating Rusk to
| placate the administration does not COM
port with the BIaiue sentiment. Unless
| something unusual should happen, the
| powers that have been will be beaten
! out of sight. So far as the present mo-
ment is concerned, there is no one in it
except the ex-seeretary of state. The
| brutal letter which he wrote to the pres
ident and the equally brutal one which
| he received simply illustrates the situ-
alton between the contending forces.
| FRANK A. BURR.