The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-08
CALLED TO ORDER.
The Proceedings of the Conventions
First Session.


MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June THE
morning opened murky and the tired poll
ricians were slow in assembling around the
headquarters. The situation was un-
changed since midnight, when Blaine was
gaining a little. At the Harrison head
quarters Gen. Michener of Indiana was
laying out plans for the work of the day.
1t was apparent that the efforts of the Har-
rison men were principally devoted to
holding in line the southern vote, which had
shown some signs of weakening, and to
keeping true to their assurances the dele
gates from Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and
other states where the Blaine sentiment has
heretofore been rampant, and where there
are some delegates who, but for their in
structions, would be inclined to again fol-
low their old leader. Mr.. Griffin, ex-secre-
tary of state Of Indiana, speaking for the
Harrison people, expressed undiminished
confidence in the denomination OF the Presi-
dent. He declared that it was Harrison
against the field and asserted that
the anti-administration men, realizing
that they could not beat President Harrison
with Mr.. Blaine alone, were trying to
bring out Senator Cullom to divide the
strength of the President in Illinois; Secre-
tary Rusk TO cut into the President in the
Badger state; Gen. Alger to capture the
doubtful votes of Michigan, and Gov. Nc
KinIey to swing the Ohio votes into line.
Mr. Griffin was informed that the Blaine
men claimed that the Mckinley movement
was started by the Harrison people. He
said that was untrue, and that the Presi-
dent would be the only man the Harrison
people would bring up.
MICHRNER AT WORK.
Mr.. Michener was in consultation with
Powell Clayton of Arkansas and the Mis-
souri, delegation and others at 5 o'clock this
morning for the purpose of keeping the
lines in the south vest intact.
A visit to some of the delegations this
morning showed that the President was
stronger on a direct vote between the south
and Mr.. Blaine than he is on indirect propo-
sitions, such as the selection of the chairman,
organization of the committee sor motions
of a preliminary nature Men who are
naturally Blaine men but who are in
structed for President Harrison feel at
liberty on these indirect propositions to vote
according to their personal wishes; some OF
them find the instructions irksome, and
there is a strong movement on foot on the
part of the antl-administration people to
convince the doubtful men that the clrcum-
stances have been changed so as to relieve
the binding force of thesinstrucGions. Some
of the delegates are little inclined to listen
to these arguments and are not unwilling to
be convinced, but hesitate TO BeS on Tue
wrong side and violate their instructions
at the same time.
OPENING OF THE CONVENTION.
An ugly. threatening day, the delegates In
thorough fighting mood and very i'll
natured, almost to the point of savagery-
that's the opening OF the republican
national convention to choose a candidate
for the presidency. The Mississippi in
huge murky, yellow, food, plunging sui
lenly over the falls within sight Of the
main entrance of convention hall, sweep
ing all sorts Of wreckages to more complete
destruction, was the gloomlly sug-
gestive spectacle that suggested itself
as the hurrahing bands poured
into the building. Probabably never be-
fore ia the history of American political
conventions has so many THOUSANDS seemed
10 feel the opening prayer or record-break-