The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-11
WhiteIaW Reid the Tail
Of the Ticket
Only One Ballot Taken in
Each Case.

Stood: Harrison 535 IA, Blaine
182 10, Mckinley 192, Reed 4, Lin
coin IAN Awful Waste of Lung
Power by Both the Blaine and Har-
rison Men Before the Balloting Be-
gen-The Result OF the Convention
Not Received With Much Enthu-
siasm,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. June 10.-For
once the probable and expected has hap
pened in a national convention. Presi-
dent Harrison has been renominated on the
first ballot in spite Of the fact that the man
ayers Of the Republican party, Gen. Clark
son, chairman of the national committee
and president Of the league of republican
clubs; Senator Quay, boss Of Pennsylvania
and chairman OF the national committee in
the last campaign; ex-senator Platt, boss
Of New York; ex-Gov. Foraker, boss of
Ohio; Gen. Alger, boss of Michigan; Gen.
Malone, boss of Virginia, and so on through
the list fought against it with all their skill
and power. In spite. too, of the determined
opposition of James G. Blaine and
Thomas B. Reed, who made friends
together in the common cause of revenge,
aud of the half-hearted support of
Gov. Mckinley, who at the last allowed
his name to be used by the anti-Harrison-
ians. All that edroit, INSCRIPTIONS mau-
agemeut could do was done to defeat him,
from positive predictions that be could not
carry New York, Indiana, Iowa, Wiscon-
Illinois Ofbar HpnhkF,11 cfafa
down to the purchase Of venal southern
delegates.
WHY HE WON.
He won because he was regarded as the
best man Of those considered, quite as much
as because he has the best organization. He
was really regarded by the honest. conserv-
alive delegates the most promising
vote gstter in the list of can
didatsa At first MIR. Blsine's op-
position was thought by them,
however. to form a heavy handicap, but
their opinion changed about the effect on
the election of the opposition of Mr.. Blaine.
as veil as of ex-Speaker Reed, and the
losses until to-day showed their last view
by nominating him. Nevertheless there is
good reason for the belief that the anti
H Earrisonians having failed to defeat Presi-
dent Harrison here will do it at the polls and
ct all events will contribute nothing toward
his election, SO deep and strong is the per-
sonal feeling against him.
NO ENTHUSIASM SHOWN.
1t was not because it was Friday nomi-
nation that it was greeted with so little en-
ihusiasm in the convention. 1t was the
FL durNityy pP ha i
gave fresident Harrison the victory here.
If they had supported Mr.. Blaine as honestly
as President Harrison was supported by
bis friends and office holders Mr.. Blaine
might have been nominated. but as soon as
the delegates realized the double minded
ness OF the attempt to beat President Har-
rison with Mr.. Blaine and then set Mr..
blaine aside for a dark horse, President
harrison was practically as good as re-
nominated.
TWO MISTAKES.
/ In the final recastinR of their plans this
morning, after the warming they had re-
eelVed by last nights test vote on the Ala
oama case. the anti. Harrisonians made two
mistakes. One was informally putting MIR.
Dame in nomination, even though they did
SUCK to their determination of yesterday
uoV 10 let ex-Gov. Foraker take part in it;
and the other was in putting Gov. McKin>
icy formally in nomination by giving him
just half their strength. With one candi-
ua1e they might have won, but with two
candidates it was impossible They simply
eRlloited at once their double purpose and
'uelr desperation in the face of the whole
convention. 1t was this which gave "Chrisn
Aagee OF Pittsburg his astonishing success
'n drawing off 10 votes from Boss Quay,
"ulch turned out to be practically the
Dec4llng votes in the contest, which was un-
tam until Pennsylvania had been polled.
Is not strange that Mr.. Magee is men,
'Oueu On every hand as the man to con-
ruc' resident Harrison's campaign for re-
ec''on and to control the patronage of
pennsylvania.
BLAINE IN BAD LIGHT.
mr' Blaine will be angry, for he strictly
uSrged the anti~Harrisoniaus not to put
Pun IN nomination unless they were sure he
ou'u Do nominated, since the humiliation
L ueieat would be the greater for formal
'l'ination. He would not feel flatLered if
could hear the almost universal comment
Tonight upon his extraordinary
In connection with this
/ froIlIliHlation, which has SO seriously COM
/ TJiIllSed his reputation that he will pro-
- never be considered in connection
4 nos.ai presidential nomination again. 1t is
! h. ro-IS otu sGrroW than in anger that most of
E Iepublicans view the pitiable ending of
1 3Hnllucai career, for which they hold his
m1ra}y' y and especially his wife. more re-
erS'o,e than he. Senator Sherman too is
Il Cn.ed oa. as out of consideration in the future
Ii, inueotlon with the presidency, not only
a. offoresslng years but the fact that for
,ss ufss time since the war he did not get
j IN @ IN the national convention of
- Gen. Alger was out of the cate
y my VI presidential possibilities before ,he
rjnst j,e1non met, and has lost rather than
csnons Ground since. There are plain indi-
- iiS AZ IN tue words and acts of the Michi-
Z hguaraga ates that the days Of Gen. Alger's
@'"ee ID michigan even are numbered.