Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-09
MoNnr WIZ wan rne flonr.
It is Flowing Like water aud Blaine
Seems To Have the Bigger Bari.
Netv York Nnrld anotdal


Seems To Have the bigger Bari.
New York World special.
MIENEApoLis, MINI, June 6.--rhe situa-
ton, SO far as Hlaine aud Harrison are
concerned, Is unchanged. Each side claims
to have made accessiOns since yesterday
morning, but the only real shifting that
can be determined has taken place among
the colored brethren, and that is as diff
cult to trace as bribery at the polls.
Alger discovered this morning that his
withdrawal as "A candidate for first place
may have been illadyiscd and telegraphed
TO his Michigan friends TO do as they
pleased. They construed this as meaning
that he wished his name presented, and
they promptly got together and decided TO
nominate aud vote for him. Whether
they will really do so depends upon the
number oil times he changes his mind
curing the next forty-eight hours.
The truth of the shameful situation is
that this nomination Is resolving itself
into question of dollars and cents That
is the meaning of Gen. News insinuation
in his report printed above. The yenal col
ored delegates hold the balance of power.
There is comparatively little variation in
the estimates OF votes from the northern
states. No well-informed man on either
side can, speaking frankly, dispute the
substantial accuracy of the following sum-
mary:
Here follows an estimate which gives
Blaine $40, Harrison so, Alger % and 40
doubtful
This leaves 1874 southern votes unac-
counted for. Assume that Harrison can
get 10 of the doubtful votes in addition to
the 5 IN Michican which he may expect
and 100 of the southern votes will give him
more than the requisite 453. When the
financial campaign began his managers
felt reasonably sure of 100, which would
give him q III all to spare. Now they know
they will not get AS many and are looking
to the north for accessions.
The southern campaign is being con-
Quoted on the Blaine side by lirnyton of
| Rhode Island and Carson the colurod boss
| of Washington, and on the Harrison side
| by Sawyer Of Wisconsin and Cheney of
| New Haven. Sewell of New Jersey and
| the Pennsylvania railroad is also mani
| Testing considerable interest in the Presi-
| dents southern canvass. The Blaine
| element has been the more successful thus
far. Two of the Virginia. ten of the Texas
| and nine of the Alabama delegations dis
covered to-day that they preferred reci-
| procitv to undisputed protection, and will
| be counted hercaiterin the Blaine columns.
| There are rumors Of other inroads upon
| liarrison's following III the Carolinas,
| Georgia and Alabama, but nothing definite
| hns yet developed II is well understood,
|
brethren, who We're met at st. Louis and
Cincinnati by representatives Of the Blaine
/ management, were taken into camp before
they reached this city. The chief reason
for not venturng positive prediction is
ones inability to tell how many of these
representatives of the Republican party
| will stay bought.
But IL is difficult to see how Blaine can
be beaten.
INDIANA DIVIDED.
The Blaine Club from Indiana, which
came in to-day, added to the sensational
features of the occasion, marching and
countermarching through the streets, fill
ing the hotel Hobbies with wild Indian yell
ing and carrying lIarrison's pictures head
down, with Blainc's pictures triumphantly
above him. The Indiana adhcrents oil
Blaine and Harrison had Il most exciting
time discussing the merits of their respcc-
tive favorites If these Indiana Republic
cans can be believed, neither Blaine nor
Harrison has II ghost of chance Of carry.
ing Indiana, and this is probably about
correct.
BITTER PERSONAL FEELING,
The bitterness between the two factions
is becoming hourly more and more pro.
nounced among both leaders and followers
Personal collisions among the shouting
clement has been imminent, and police
men have been stationed to preserve order
in the West Hotel where the crowd prin
cipally congregates. Blaine men hav,
torn down Harrison pictures and Ilarri
son men have done the same for their OPP
ponents. In not few instances these an
tagonstic warriors have snatched thu
badges from each others breasts. They
are generating fine brolhcrly feeling
which will bear abundant fruit in case o
the nomination of either.
| FAssETT FOR CHAIRMAN
MTSHEAPoLis, June 6-Whcn the nigh
session of the national Republican com
mittee assembled the Harrison men mad
their fight on Fassett for temporary chair
man of the convention. and the result wa
- votes for Fassett and 20 for Cullom, 5,
that Mr.. r'assett will be temporary chair
man of the national convention. Thi
was a test vote, aud shows that the Blain
men are in control Of the committee. Tn
defeat was accepted by the Harrison mel
gracefully, and the nomination was mad
| unanimous