Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-08

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men to be we'll founded, and at noon to-
day it is quite apparent that the Blaine
men have been checkmated. They had
things much their own way for awhile,
outside of the convention, but when the
great organization got down to business it
was quite another thing.
DOWN TO BUSINESS.
1t was II 80 before the convention was
called to order to-day. A great deal of
suppressed excitement was noticeable for
the time was at hand for naming the
permanent chairman of the convention
and this it was generally conceded would
constitute the real test of the strength in
the convention OF the opposing candidates.
Governor Mckinley, Of Ohio, was elect
| ed permanent chairman of the conven-
ton.
This is accepted as pointing unmistak-
ably to
HARRIsoN's DENOMINATION.
1t settles also the question that there will
be no dark horse" in the contest that is
to follow. Mckinley is an out.and-out
Harrison man. His election had the
effect Of dampening the ardor Of the
Blaine supporters; the latter had cal
culated stampede for Blaine to-day, but
the expected failed to materialize.
ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.
The convention was informed that the
committees, particularly the committee on
credentials, could not make its report be-
fore night, and at 1875 the convention
took recess till IL O'Clock tomorrow
forenoon.
The several committees are at work
this afternoon. Congressman VIM. Coogs-
we'll, of Massachusetts, Harrison dele
gate, is chairman of the committee on
credentials.
The committee on rules adopted rule
providing that an amendment to any
pending measure may be laid on the table
without carrying with it the whole ques-
ton or prejudicing such measure.
THE SILVER CAUCUS
was attended by 250 delegates from the
Rocky mountains and the west; Senator
Teller presided. He held that it would
be useless to attempt to enter into the
matter OF a platform until the caucus
reached some decision as to the candi-
dates that would be supported. If Har-
rison was the nominee it mattered not
how strong a silver plank might be
adopted the Republicans could Hot carry
the western states. The senator declared
specifically that Harrison under any cir
cumstances could not get the electoral
vote of Colorado. Much excitement was
caused by Senator Teller's blunt declara.
ton, which was vigorously replied to
by Judge Spence, of California,
a staunch Harrison supporter. Spence
spoke at great length, gesticulating vio-
lentiy and becoming white at times with |
passion. DeYoung, Of California, fol-
lowed Spence in spirited address, and
was reinforced by no less Blaine lieu
tenant than Boutelle. of Maine. The
latter spoke with marked emotion Of the
western support of Blaine in 1884, and
that he had been escorted to his home by |
the California delegates, a proceeding
which Boutelle urged would be no less
fitting now. Senator Jones, of Nevada,
followed. He charged Mr.. Harrison with
being dangerous because of his veto pro-
pensity and declared that the president
had threatened to veto free coinage bill
Judge Spence contradicted Senator Jones
point blank and gave tit for tat for the
radical pro-silver element in the caucus.
He proclaimed that if a split was brought
in the Republican party through the ac-
ton of the convention the blame would
rest on Blaine, who after lifetime work
that they all approved, had yielded in his
old age to the Establishments of parcel
Of selfish political bosses. The caucus
was now in an uproar and the Blaine men
shouting and cheering for their favorite,
made such showing of strength that the
Harrison men might as we'll have been in
Manitoba. They surrendered and let
their opponents have full swing. The
meeting refused to indorse the lnterna-
tional free coinage coinage idea, but when
Mr.. DeYoung moved that the sense OF
caucus be that committee composed OF
one member from each delegation repre-
sented be appointed for the purpose Of
the wants of the meeting in
ten or more resolutions to be presented to
the national committee on platform, the
motion was carried out with tremendous
hurrah.
GETTING PRETTY HOT.
The events OF yesterday have tended to
luCTcdno tuo dululOSity WuCu has SOh-
stantly been growing between the two
leading factions. Hot arguments between
individuals have resulted in personal en-
counters on three or four occasions dur
ing the day, and once or twice it seemed
as though a small sized rot might be
precipitated. When the Blaine contln-
gent from the state Of Indiana marched
through the streets and in
vaded the rotunda Of the West hotel,
wave Of Indignation swept over the ,Harri-
son people which carried away the
Judgment OF some OF their leaders for
brief period, and nearly resulted in
, dlsgraceful scene. The picture OF
Blaine which was borne at the head OF
the column and the announcement from
,he throats of score Of cheering
[ndianans for Blaine as the choice of
he RANK and file Of the Republican
party of that state. Accounts differ as
% who first raised the cry, but no
one denies that some one Of the party
demanded that the Blaine BAN
ner should, be torn down. Instantly
some one else shouted cut 1t down, and
here was prompt movement toward
the man who bore the portrait Of Blaine.
A fierce scuffie ensued but the Blaine
banner was borne away in triumph and
peace finally restored.