The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-07
ANTI HARRISON MEN.
1t Looks as if They Might Unite
on John Sherman.
PLATT SAID TO BE FAVORABLE.
The Result in Illinois Said to Be
Due to a Combine With Cullom.
Minnesota Is Solid Against the Presi-
dent and Malone VIII Head an Anti
Harrison Delegation From Virginia
Maryland Democrats for Cleveland.

WASHINGTON CITY, May 6-rSpecial l.
The situation, so far as the selection of a
candidate at the Minneapolis convention
Is concerned, is IN more mixed condition
today than ever The Harrison men are
pretending to be very enthusiastic over
the result of the various state conventions
yesterday, and the anti Harrison people
are in even more gleeful mood. The Har-
rison people claim to have scored clean
victory in Illinois, while in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and other states the ants claim
to be on top by large majority. Senator
Nashburn of Minnesota, who has ali along
been one of the most determined opponents
of President Harrison, is one of the
happiest men in Washington City today.
The Minnesota convention did exactly as
he desired it to do, for the delegates to
the Minneapolis convention are solid for
Blaine as long rs there is any possibility
OF his accepting the nomination. As the
press dispatches giving an account OF the
convention stand, the Minnesota delega-
tion will not vote for Harrison if their
votes are ever needed to nominate him.
In Wisconsin the delegation As for Blaine,
and probably in the event that Blaine is
really ont OF it, would go to some other
man than Harrison, because National
Committeeman Payne. of that state,
who is one of the delegates at large, has
stated that he did not believe Harrison
could carry Wisconsin in November and
as Payne has always been able to manipu-
late politics in that state as he willed, it is
probable the delegation will go to some
other man than Harrison if there is any
show to defeat the president.
One rumor that is ahoat in Washington
City, and there are very many people who
believe that there is something in it, is to
the effect that President Harrison and
Senator Culiom have arrived at an under
standing whereby, if the president deems
1t impracticable to allow his name to be
presented at Minneapolis, his strength
is to be thrown to Cullom. 1t
is believed that this understand
ing was reached when Cullom withdrew
his name as a presidential candidate sew
eral weeks ago. The outcome of the Iili-
nois convention yesterday was to confirm
the stories ailoat regarding the deal be-
tween the president and the Illinois sena-
tor. In connection with the presidential
gossip, which is fast and furious in WASH
ington City, it is stated that Senator Sher-
man was never SO close to the presidential
nomination as he is at the present time.
1t is believed by many of the anti Harri-
son Republicans that if Blaine does not
give assurance that he wiilnot write any
more letters declining the presidential
nomination, Sherman will finally be
decided upon as the candidate of 1.-THE
anti-Harrison men," In this Connec-
ton it may be said that Tom Platt, of New
York, will arrive in Washington City to-
morrow, and before he leaves 1T is prob
able that something definite will be de-
cided upon rs to the course to be pursued
by the anti-Harrison men at the conven-
ton. While no conference is to be held,
it is believed that the anti-Harrison peo-
pie will discuss the situation from every
standpoint during Piatt's stay here. Platt
would prefer to have the New York dele
CATION voting solidly for Blaine, but in the
event that the secretary of state will not
assure him that he will place no further
obstacles i'll the way OF his friends, it is
not unreasonable to suppose that Platt
will next turn TO Senator Sherman, for it
is known that next 10 Blaine he favors him
as his choice for the presidential nomina-
ton.