Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-06

| nearly MI lnt tfotnlutni Dihiu' NlhN
from the larger cities ave ueiaying thei
arrival until thls evening or tomorrow
morning. To stem this current, th'
Harrison people are announcing thi
plea and declaring that IL will not dis
may their organization or scatter theii
delegates.
The positive denial by General Algei
Of the report that he has Withdrawn
from the contest adds hopc ior thu
Harrison people, as II Is generally un'
defsiood that nearly all the Alsei
following will 10 to Blaine when
Algor In out, hut hlgef's POSI-
ton has really not much changed
the situation M 1t has been
understood all along that his candi.
dacy il not antagonist TO Blaine. lie
has left his interests In the hands OF his
friends 10 sct rs the varying exlgon-
,pi.s may require.
+ The prevailing opinion today Is that
there IL no dark horse, but that tho
contest viii be fought 10 n nnish be.
tween Blaine anu Harrison. should
It come 10 dark horse, however, Me-
kinley 10 likely TO come up strong
NJ compromise candidate. The chief
trouble OF his candidacy l. the situa'
ton In his own State, where the Fora
ker and Sherman factions divide the
Interests.
coLoRgD PEOPLE ~ SESSION.
An unusually large number Of coli
ored delegates are In session here.
They have passed 4 resolution demard-
ing of the national convention n hear.
ing and consideration Of the matter
contained In the memorial Of the Ma
tlonal civil Rights association. IA =
last guarantee which they eau accept
at the hands OF the Republican party.
The memorial will be- presented early
In the proceedings Of the convention.
II IL expected the convention proceed
ings tomorrow will be uneventful In
political Significance, unless both the
Blaine anu Harrison people should 10
eide 10 test their strength ON the tempo
rary chairmanship. IL this Is done II
viii probably come In the form OF ma
Jori,y and minority reports by the ma.
tional committed.
THE MASS MEETING
10 be held tomorrow evening will have
tix sIcalSefs from both the friends OF
Blaine and Harrison anu will not 10
merely Blaine boom.
The North Dakota delegation Ia much
divided on thb candidates, but the
Blaine friends succeeded In getting the
State legislature TO pass resolutions
strongly endorsing the candidacy Of
Blaine. The Vice-Presidoncy IL being
discussed today for the flrst time.
Rusk and Algrr are most frequently
mentioned. but Hon. VIM. Warner, Of
Missouri, comma nder.in.chief OF
the q. a. II. AMI nominee for governor
In his State, and Senators WAshbuTne
and Davis, Of Minnesota, are also
spoken Of.
The Iowa delegation reelected J. 8.
Clarkton, national committeeman.
BLOW IN GETTING TO woRK.
1t looks now "a II the convention
wculd be slow In getting to work. A
temporary organization Is not likely TO
be effected. The leaders begin SPAR.
Ing for advantage, aud a permanent
organization IL not likely to be effected
for two or three days. Depew, MuTat
Halsted and othon OF cooler heads are
nj work 10 restore a better feeling
among tho factions. believing that
the preren, feeling threatens 10 develop
bitterness, such ~ 10 make
the nomination OF Cleveland more
probable and endanger the success OF
the Republican candidate. An anti.
Harrison candidate from Indiana
arrived this morning with the Blaine
banner hloft. The sight wAs Ike \
red rag TO bun 10 the Indiana Harri.
sou men. Shell, and the leader OF the
Indian Harrlsons, shouted: "Iiaul II
down. Cut IL down" One Of his fol.
lowers dar,ed forward and slashsd nj 1t
vigorously; almust a riot resulted and
the end was that tho Indiana Blaine
men are made very bitter toward
Harrison. The Blaine forces practic.
ally settled ON Fassett OF New York, for
men continue 10 talk OF General
Horace Porter for the position, but
have not come 10 definite concluslon n.
Senator Carey (Wyoming,) one Of tho
staunch supporter OF the president,
said he would certainly antagonize tho
selection OF Fasaett. There IL nothing
definite IA to the permanent chairman.
HARRISON wITHDRAws ~ NOT NOM.
MATED ON the FIRST BALLOT.
The following letter Is made public
on tho authority OF ID. q. Marsh, East
st. Louis, u relative OF Senator Cullom.
"Shelley NJ. Cullom, Grand Pacific
Hotel, Chicago. Dear slr:-In case AN
not nominated ON the first ballot, you
will please withdraw my name from
the convention. Yours truly,
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
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