The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-09
OPENING OF THE DAY.
The Harrison and Blaine Forces Both
Stand Firm.


MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June S.-The
opening of the day found no significant
change in the presidential situation. Both.
sides were still apparently as confident as
ever Gen. Alger was still in the field and
no less than half dozen other distinguished
republicans of national reputation were
mentioned as possible compromise candi~
dates. The whole progress Of the conven-
tion appeared TO be dependent entirely on
the action of the committee on credentials
This organization practically controls the
political situation. as it is within its power,
In case that power is exercised unscrupulous-
ly, to seat or unseat enough delegates to ex-
eroise the balance of power in the conven-
tion. 1t was very manifest this morning
that the proceedings OF that committee were
not to be characterized by that harmony
which had been so strongly urged on all sides
for the preceding twenty-four hours. The
Blaine people have control of the committee
but the opposition has very large and ags
gressive minority and every vantage point
Is contested stubbornly and eloQuently. 1t
has generally been the custom that the COM
mlttee on credentials, which is appointed on
the first day OF the convention, has been
prepared to report on the opening of the
second day. but that was not the case this
year. and no one knows not even the secret
managers Of the Blaine forces, when that
committee may deem it advisable to expe-
dtte Its business and present its report
GAINS FOR HARRISON.
The Harrison people were maintaining
this morning, with a considerable show of
plausibility. that they had made gains
within the past twenty-four hours IN certain
of the northern and eastern states. Par
ticular stress is laid by them on the state OF
New York, where they claim at present
that they will receive 20 votes on the first
ballot. The claims Of all the candi dates and
estimates and indications carefully CLEANED
from all quarters, showed that the Blaine
and Harrison forces were of almost equal
strength this morning. The Blaine people
had the advantage Of the organization not
only of the convention but OF important
committees, but the Harrison managers
certainly succeeded in keeping their forces
well together to prevent the slight
est appearance of decentralization.
The knowledge that Mckinley was to be
the permanent chairman of the convention
added somewhat to the presidential boom
of the governor OF the Buckeye state, which
is being widely discussed by the more con-
servative delegates, and there Is evidently
a movement in some quarters to spring his
name as a dark horse. When occasion seems
to indicate the probability Of the success of
such action Hon. jeremiah Rusk Secretary
of Agriculture, and Senator John Sherman
of Ohio, Senator w. b. Allison OF Iowa
and others are mentioned as possible candi-
dates, but neither the Blaine nor Harrison
people have thus far evinced the slightest
indication of abandonment of their candi-
date to turn to a dark horse in order to de-
feat the opposition.
The administration men were worsted
last night in their efforts to keep the ore
dentials committee at work until they could
reach decision. but to-day they Jared
little better (perhaps because the Blaine men
did not want to make another fight for the
committee decided to continue in session
and hear the Alabama fight while the chair
man went to the convention TO report.