Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-06-09
IN CONVENTION HALL.
j.. SLOAT FANSETT TEMPO
RARY CHAIRMAN.

RARY CHAIRMAN.
The Great Contest at Minne-
apOlis Now On....BOth Sides
Claim Victory.
The first day of the Republican
Convention has ended with neither
side in the lead, and the doubt is just
as great as ever, so far as the eventual
d. cision of that body is concerned.
The Blaine and Harrison forces ap.
pear to be nearly evenly divided, and
the balance of power Is in the hands
of the delegates from the south. Many
of these are wavering lin their allegi-
ance for Harrison in spite of their in
structions, but whether they will de-
sert him cannot yet be said with any
certainty. The Blaine men are leav.
ing no stone unturned to draw them
over, ana a Sgood deal of missionary
work will be done before the first bal
lot is taken. There is g good deal of
talk of dark horse, and 1t is not i'm
probable from the present outlook
that one may be chosen.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 1.-THE open
ing of the Convention found the Presi-
Dental contest still q problem to be
solved, a political battle yet to be
fought and won. The leaders of the
two great factions had exhausted
every resource of strategy and diplo
macy, but all the toll and vigil and
unceasing conferences of 8 sleepless
night had mot been able to bring either
man within less than fifty votes of the
haven of his hopes. The only chance
was that the formal ballot would not
be taken before tomorrow or next
day, and some predicted that both
parties would find it expedient to
postpone the decisive contest until
Friday. W
The FIRST applause of the Conven-
tion was when at ten minutes to noon
Governor Mckinley was seen entering
the main aisle and starting to
wards his place in the Ohio delega,
ton. The rapture with which the
spectators and delegates clapped 'hands
stamped and shouted for the Ohio
Governor, and then crowded around
him to shake his hand, emed pro-
phetic. Chauncey M. Depew, Senator
Hiscock, Warner Miller and Plat, al
most punched, were the next arrivals
to attract attention as they marched 10
with probably fifty other New York
ers, who were generously applauded.
Following close upon the heels of
the New York delegation came another
numerous set that drew out cheering
and scrutiny, the Illinois delegation.
Prominent among them was Abraham
Lincoln's counterfeit, Senator Culloms
and whispers of the dark horse" were
heard here and there as the Senator
took seat well to the front of the
other illinois delegates.
The white-and-gold banner of the
California delegation was brought
straight on to their old time pleee-to
the right of the Speakers chair. Their
division as to Presidential preferences
deprived their entrance on the furore
that marked it in former Conventions.
A moment later a storm of cheering
broke out in the back of the hall,
whittier large number of people were
then present.
1t certainly was the greatest out
break of enthusiasm thus far. and
everybody looked to see the cause. A
slim man, with white, close-cropped
hair, peculiarly retreating forehead,
goggled spectacles, was seen stepping
along side aisle, and preserving an
appearance of utter unconcern
whether he was applauded or not. He
was the ''pepperyn ex-senator Ingalls,.
of Kansas.
Itwas just 1871 and fully nine-tenths
of the chairs were filed, and many
more hundreds of people than enough
to occupy the sremaining ones were
moving about the floor, while the
orchestra was putting forth one
national anthem after another. The
Harrison managers did not abate their
vigilence and energy one jot. They
continue TO maintain before all that
Harrison will be nominated oa the
first ballo5. Fhey have selected
"Unclen Jerry Rnsk as their second
choice.
Al IL "a s looking manu-
script, which proved to be she roll Of
the Convention, was being unfolded at
the Speakers desk; nomentary
hush fell upon tha Convention, the
band ceased Stirring Yankee
Doodle" and feslfng spread that 6
start was at last close at hand.
THE CONVENTION CALLED TO ORDER,
ISwas fitting, perhaps, that the pa
triode airs Of Columbia" My Coua-
try, 'ris 81 Thee,n aud the "5tag-