The state capital., 1892-06-11

music OF the band. thoce of tfi dele.
gates not members of the standing
committees slowly filed out of the hall
and the committeeman adjourned to
their respective committee rooms to
proceed to business.
Revival OF the Third Candidate Boom.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, June This
was day for the revival of the third
! candidate boom-1iot the Alger boom.
but the dark horse boom. While there
were various names mentioned in con-
i1ection Herewith. that most frequently
/ heard was Senator Allison of Iowa. It
was advocated from the far east, where
It's interests seemed to be confided to
the charge OF Senator A. j. Higgins, of
| Delaware: from the west and north
west, where Editor George Thompson,
OF the st. Paul Dispatch, one of the
Minnesota delegates, was the chief
bugleman. Senator Higgins for sew
eral weeks before leaving Washington
for the convention was of the opinion
that his distinguished colleague from
the Hawkeye state would be the most
available man upon which to consoli-
date all differences of opinion.
Editor Thompson spoke quite en-
Enthusiastically of the prospects of the
boom this afternoon, and said that an
extensive business was being done by
Senator Higgins and several coadiutor
on missionary lines. Mr. Thompson
was of The opinion that the indications
to-day seemed to point to the t1omina-
ton of a third man, result which he
anticipated with apparent pleasure.
Both sides,' he said, ''are willing,
from what | hear to-day, to accept
compromise candidate, offers having
been made, as reported to me, looking
to the selection of one
Another editor, Frank Hatton, of the
Washington Post. who was postmaster
general in Arthur's cabinet. and who
Is equally Well-known for his opposi-
tion 10 President Harrison and Mr.
Blaine, is the engineer of another dark
horse movement Mr. Hatton seems to
be willing to take anybody who will
tend to knock out both the principal
candidates. He came here talking for
Sherman, but to-day is quoted as hav-
ing transferred his affections to Minister
Lincoln, of Illinois.
A reporter for the United Press met
Murat Halstead on the street after the
adjournment of the convention to-day
and recalled the fact that on Monday
Mr.. Halstead had given to the reporter
his estimate of the vote as it stood then,
conceding to Harrison and Blaine about
375 each, and asked him if he stood by
that statement still.
''Oh, said Mr.. 1Ialstead. THAT was two
days ago, and you know that changes
Of the situation at these national
conventions are Kaleidoscope in char
acter and swiftness. Since Sunday the
Blaine men have had little the advan-
tage, and believe are in better shape
than their opponents. But az | said
then, the situation demands the nomi-
nation of third candidate.
"Where do these letters come from.
Mr. Halstead?"
They come from all over the coun-
try" he answered.
Mr.. Halstead was not advised of the
existence of the Allison boom. and
asked if it could poll as many as thirty
or forty votes. The reporter could give
him tnO information on this subject,
and Mr. Halstead said it would be well
if there could be sufficient number of
votes for some minor candidates to hold
the convention in check for a time An
Iowa delegate was asked if there was
any support for the Allison boom in his
delegation. He said he knew of no |
such boeHs;-fre-Nvas as near to Senator
Allison as any one outside the state
Ex-senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,
said that it would never do to take a |
from prohibition state un-
less the party was willing and able to |
get along without the votes Of those |
states in which there was large for
eign and liberal element.
Since morning the temper of the
Harrisonites, with respect of an early
vote, has undergone change This
afternoon and tonight they were of
the opinion that an early demonstra-
ion of their strength was desirable,
md they expressed the desire to meet
.he issue as speedily as possible. The
claim made by Mr.. Michener last night
hat the Harrison vote would show a
.otal of 513 was reiterated to-day with
great confidence by the managers at
he headquarters.