The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-06-07
BEN OR JIM.
Which, if Either, Will BE Nom
mated at Minneapolis!
A Question in Which Everybody is
Interested Now,
But Which in a Very Few Days
Will Be Settled.
REPUBLICAN PILGRIMS POURING INTO
THE FLOUR CITY,
AND GETTING IN LINE FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT.

PRESIDENTIAL FIGHT.
The Friends OF President Harrison Go to
Bed Friday Night and Dream They See
Their Favorite Once More In the Presi-
DENTAL Chair, but Saturday Morning
Realize That ''Politics is Mighty I'm
eertain''-Chairman CIarksOn Pleased
with the situation-StiI Confident the
Secretary of state Will Not Refuse the
Nomination If rendered Him.
MINNEAPoLIs. June 6.-The friends OF
President Harrison, such of the dele
gates on the ground as were elected IN
his interest and who retired Friday night
serene in the belief that another day
would dispose of what little has been
manifested of the Blaine movement
awoke Saturday morning In the hesh.
They also awoke in the spirit to realize
that politics is mighty uncertain.
Less than twelve hours before they We're
certain that the Blaine movement would
collapse. if not from inherent weakness,
then certainly from generally accepted
conclusion, based upon his own state
ments that the secretary of state could
not. and would not ever again undertake
the labor and responsibility or undergo
the excitement incidental to the position
of chief standard-bearer of the Repuo-
lican party in presidential campaign.
Transformation.
Saturday morning, however, they
were brought face to face with half a
dozen statements, all more or less au-
thoritatiye. couched IN different Ian
puase. all more or less problelnatical III
| their general tenor, but all pointing IL
the same direction and to the same idea
! that Blaine if not an avowed and OpeI
| candidate for the nomination as against
| his chief, is at least prepared to accep'
! It in the event of its being rendered hin
by the convention.
This is all that ClarksOn and hi
friends have claimed from the start. Il
is precisely what the supporters OF TIL
administration have just as industrious
w denied, and it is all that is' needed u
enable the Blaine forces to recover iron
the temporary depression of Friday, an'
To give them cheer and inspiration TO
the battle of next week.
The people who for the past few day
had been insisting that Clarkson ma
known all along precisely where NJ
stood said Saturday morning: Il toll
YOU So" with great unanimity and ex
ceeding good will. Many of the Harm
SON ,,eOnle. however, were not willing Z
!. admit that the situation had changed
that the prospects of the president ha
weakened or Mr.. Blaine had game
strength since the sun went down FIT
day night. -.
ments regarding Blalne's intentions al
attributed, are. they say, no more Ell
: titled TO be regarded as semi -otticlS
, mU1thnieces than the men who nav
/ made themselves the sponsors for slInlla
settlements for a month past and who's
declarations. now that the eve OF IN
l convention is approaching are reEarde
with no more weight than those OF an
private in the ranks.
No matter what Father CrOnln
: Congressman Boutelle may think
saw: no matter what family Telegram
! NAV have passed between WasmnStc
! ! and Emmons Blaine at Chicago. and L
matter what deductions may be draw
from such opinions and such telegram
3 tbe fact remains. they hold, that unit
Mr.. Blaine comes square and either q
clares himself candidate or places hun
r self in the hands of his friends and a.
! nounces as much, the convention
3 choosing its standard-bearer must
Governed by his February letter
( Slarkson. That letter, they maintai
, is still very much IN evidence and
! must be withdrawn or qualified as
\ condition precedent to the naming OF
writer in the national convention.
GARRISON Pleased.
Mr.. Clarkson. however, is pleased wit
the situation. Speaking of Mr.. Blaine
statement that he would write no mo
! letters he said. 81 think it will nOmina
= him" In answer to question he san
81 don't suppose that Mr.. Blaine Will
! formally placed in nomination n, but ca
i not tell Mr.. ClarksOn said that 1t w
I still possible that some of the state del
cations would put forward favorlte son
! ! Plans of the BIaiEe Men.
: There are several stories afiOat abo,
the plans of the Blaine men. 1t is sa
that they will not put Mr.. Blaine
nomination for fear the Harrison m,
will Law his letter to ClarksOn before Il
convention. Instead of putting b
name forward they will perfect an II
: derstanding with the delegations to ca
r their ballot for him, starting, as tn
hope. with the solid vote of Alabam
q Arkansas or California
Mr.. Blaine's friends are assuring Il
instructed delegates that the instructor
s. were given at time when Mr.. Blall
: was not considered possibility, al
), that the changed conditions warra
r them in exercising their own judgme1
e Another plan discussed by the an
Harrison people is to put Blaine form;
" before the convention and split t
vote of the delegates, leaving the b;
: ance of power in the hands of some o
like Alger, to whom the anti-Harris'
3. men could turn from Mr.. Blaine. b
the feeling fiat there is moro .rn-Blal