Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-08
xvrnNrsDAY JUNE 8. 1892.
The First pay of the Convention.

was in session yesterday ou' NV"
than an hour. The giants OF the battle
were not quite ready to measure strength
with one another. No vote was taken
which gave any indicat On OF what the
result will be, but there was much
BLAINE buster and HARRISON hurrah.
Mr.. JACOB SLoAT FAssETr, OF New
York who had been selected by the No
tional Republican Committee Tor tenn
porary chairman, was elected to that po-
sition without opposition, though a
rumor had gone forth that the HARRISON
delegates would put up a competing
candidate. That they did not do so
cannot be accepted as proof that they
knew that they would be outvoted, but
il indicated at least that they feared they
would be.
Mr.. FAssnrr's speech upon taking the
chair was Of the regulation Republican
pattern and included the usual attack
mon the southern Democrats for their
alleged denial of the right OF suffrage to
the colored people. He also INDUCED
in some platitudes concerning "Repub-
lican reciprocity" referred to both HAIR
nIsoN and BLAINE as party leaders, and
had something to say about q " free and
honest ballot"
Evidently he did not mean to include
in this last designation the New York
elections Of last year, when he was in
gloriously defeated for the Governors
chair. and when under his fatal leader
ship his party succeeded in losing both
branches OF the New York Legislature.
1t is not quite clear why Mr.. FAssErr
was honored with the temporary chair
manship of the committee, for as q
leader he has been signal failure.
After the various State delegations had
named their members Of the several
committees the convention adjourned
until to-day at II O'Clock. Meanwhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. BLAINE have set out for
their summer home-their summer CAPT
tai it may beat Bar Harbor, and the
President makes himself as comfortable
"a possible at Washington. The day
before yesterday he went to see game
of base ball played, and, it is stated, "en-
ioyed himself very much" Possibly it
so appeared to the innocent spectators,
but we doubt not that he was all the
time wondering whether he or BLAINE
would make home.run at Minneapo-
lis.
The Indications are that BLAINE is
stronger in the convention than HARRI-
SON. but there are many delegates who
have never yet declared in favor OF
either and who would really like to see
ga dark horse" chosen. BLAINE and
HARRISON are so disposed towards each
other that either would prefer new man
to carry off the nomination rather than
Weld the victory to the other. Really
the relations Of the two are so strained
that it would be difficult to imagine how
either could frame congratulatory tele.
gram TO the other in the event OF nomi'
nation.
Many Republican wise.heads are nc
doubt urging that both men be set aside
and some less Objectionable candidate
be brought forward, but there are nc
indications at this moment that this
advice will be taken. One thing is GER
.ain-if HARRISON is successful, nearly
all OF the famous newspaper correspond
ents who are now at Minneapolis will
have proved themselves false prophets
But the odds are that they are greatly
influenced by the idea that BLAINE never
would have gone INTO the fight had he
not been sure OF victory. This convic
ton, indeed, has seized upon the public
mind everywhere, and will doubtless
operate to promote BLAISE's cause al
Minneapolis.
We observe that the northern CORE
spondents--even those representing Re-
publican papers-speak very contempt
uously OF the southern delegations, and
it is more than intimated that some Of
these delegates are offering their vote'
for sale.
In the contests made before the Ma.
tional Committee as to what names
should be PLACED on the roll as entitled,
prjma .facie, TO seats in the Convention
It's admitted that the BLAINE men WOE
important victories They will have
another turn before the Committee or
Credentials, but here, too, BLAINE is
represented to have the inside track.
MALONE is for his old enemy BLAINE,
and is expected to carry majority o.
the Virginia delegation the way that he
goes. MALONE is q man Who has The
courage OF his convictions, but his con
victions are that he cannot possibly b.
treated worse by BLAINE than he hal
been by HARRISON. but really he would
like to zee SHERMAN get the nomination