Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-07
ings were resumed, and the exercises were
brought to most satisfactory ending
EVE OF THE CONVENTION.
Blaine Clans Have a Regular Roundup
and Whoop Things.

Blaine Clans Have a Regular Roundup
and Whoop Things.
The day before the opening of the con-
vention was the signal for a gen
eral roundup of the Blaine clans;
It was n day of Blaine music and
Blaine hurrahs, o. waving of plumes
innumarable, of Blaine, Blaine, James
G. Blaine" professions and pyroteck1ies.
The friends of the president were willing
to lie low; to be neither seen nor heard,
and let their opponents have full and I'M
limited credit for all the conversions that
their methods could bring about. But
they did not concede that their opponents
were a single delegate stronger than they
were twenty-four hours ago, while they
are further inclined to assert that the tao
tics of the day have in reality redounded
to their own advantage.
Talk of southern Detection.
Along toward evening there were re-
| ports of OBJECTIONS o. the southern dele
gates from the Harrison side, and they
| were received with loud reclamation by
the Blaine people, and they had some
| foundation in fact, for at least four Ten
| nessee delegates, formerly Harrison men,
I
| The closest investigation, however, failed
to find that the detection was serious, and
the Harrison men ella med that they could
loose fifty votes and still nominate on the
| 6rst ballot.
| Oglesby Makes Declaration.
A development of tie evening was the
| declaration of the veteran Ex-Governor
| Oglcsby, one of the delegates-at-large from
| Illinois, that he would not regard his in
struction as binding n the event of fair
number of ballots developing the fact
| that the denomination of the president
was not possibility. He took the ground
that 1t would be his duty to look at the
situation precisely as twould be regarded
under the conditions existing by the con-
vention that selected him as delegate,
! supposing that this body was still in ses-
sion. He would not say. however that he
would vote for Blaine, but contented HIM
self with the statement that if he were
compelled to cease voting for Harrison his
support would go to the candidate who
appeared to enjoy the best chance of
! success.
| What Missouri May Do.
! Major Warner, delagate-at-large from
| Missouri, SAID that MiSsouri's instructions
We're given "in view of the fact that Blaine
all can tell you. Blaine seems to be a
candidate now" Governor Mckinley said,
| speaking of the reported detection of
southern delegates: "Yes, they will keep
on getting votes from the south until the
balloting begins"
Looking for a Dark Horse.
A noticeable fact which deserves con-
! sideration is this: That, at midnight after
all the varying events of the day. after
test votes in numerous delegations. after
Il comparison of claims and tabulated
statements on both sides, the veteran
party leaders who have been made
familiar by long experience with the
tricks and manners of such political gat h.
eriHgs rs this, are almost unit in the
opinion that no nomin alton will he made
either on the first on :, cOnd ballot. TIE
"trimmers" will scatter their votes to see
(which way the cat jumps" Then will
be the time to spring 4 third candidate,
ind these veterans believed this is newt
able.
AlGer May Rule the SituatioA.
! The adherents Of eE-Secretary Blaine
claim that his nomination is assured on
the first ballot. John c. New, the chief
generalissimo of the administration forces,
insists that 500 votes are already pledged
for the presidents denomination. The
friends of General Alger claim for their
Iavorite a support of three score, or suffi-
cient, assuming that the friends of tAe
president and Blaine are each but q trifle
in error regarding their respective
strength, to give the Michigan candidate
The balance of power.