Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-04

Excitement Among the Bi.in. acs.
FIRST session.

FIRST session.
MISSEAPoLis, MINI, June i.-su.
preme confidence on One hand, serene
assurance on the other expresses the
Presidential situation today, aud mono
can say which Of the rival factions l.
doomed 20 disappointment. IL Nv Geo.
tain that both are taking n very T. s.atc
viuw OF the situation. IL n certain
that majority Of the delegates aro yet
positively unpledgcd. The Harrison
people are counting on the Instructions
OF the State conventions and start their
candidate of with nearly three hun
dred votes Assured; their opponents are
reIigioukly relying o. the Injection OF
the "Popular Blaine movement 20
sweep up nearly ~ uninstrucled dele.
gates aud make serious infOads In
many instructed delegations"
Thus Il IL that figures given out by
the lactiors difsr 40 widely and are az.
cepted 10 lightly by experienced poll
tlclans. The problem IL one which can
only be solved In convention.
The announcement by Blaine that
he viii write no more letters ID accepted
as conclusive by all, and, strange tosay,
both factions seem TO lind In Ii a source
Of congratulation. The Blaine men
say II means that he IL IN the hands OF
his friends, while the Harrison leaders
hold 1t means that further expression
IL unnecessary, and that he stands by
his letter TO Clarkson Withdrawing
from the contest.
THE POLITICIANS ACTIVE.
None but Harrison enthusiasts any
longer doubt that Blaine's name Sill
be presented 10 the convention. Calm
or heads now Arn applying themselves
assidu0usly 10 nsCOrlaining the inten-
lions OF the delegates. Every incom-
| ing delegate Ia promptly seized and bis
allegiance earnestly sought by the
rival leaders. II Is believed that Blaine
win not be formally placed In nomina.
ton. The plan N 10 allow HarTison's
name to be presented, anu then, when
| tho roll call begins, have Alabama,
Arkansas, Colorado and other leading
| States to cast a majority OF their votes
for the popular leader. This, 1t ~
hoped, will create stampede OF q
unlnstructed delegates 10 the Secro-
tary and resultin his nomin alton on
| the first ballot.
| Tho Harrison people, however, are
working vigorously with the dslega.,.
Of the States that lead In the alphabet-
ical list and appear TO have assurances
that Blaine win not get the unAni.
nous vote Of either Alabama or
Arkansas. Tho former has n contest.
ing delegation, 40 they are somewhat
ehary about taking sides nj the present
stage Of the.gsme. General New has
u list OF over 500 delegates, all NJ whom
he claims are either Instructed or
pledged TO Harrison and supple.
mentary list Of 10 or 40 who, he thinks,
can be relied on for the President.
Chairman Clarkson, however, has n
list which puts the Harrison strength
at lust 20S, while Sloat Fasselt giycs
him 800 at tho outset. Blaine's irleu Dis
give no figures rs 10 his
strength, but insist that he will 10
nominated on the frat ballot.
WILD EXCITEMENT.
The news that Blaine had resigned
and that the Resignation had been ac-
cepted by the PRECEDENT created the
widest excitement here. The Blaine
men nre crazy with enthusiasm.
Cheer after cheer greeted the an-
nouneement Ia the West house.
Clarkson, Plat, Fassett and n score
Of other Blaine boomers inslst that this
means Blaine'a nomination on the
first ballot, and there really appears
to be Blaine stampede among the
delegatef and others. The Harrison
managers, for the first time, lost their
serenity, hut declare that they have got
delegates 10 nominate Harrison and
propose to DO II anyhow.
The Nlfyiula and South EarDliua
delegations hal conferences with
Plat, on the way, aud It Is given out
that par, OF them will vote for Blaine.
w. II. Hustled, OF New York, was
taken seriously III this morning, with
heart allure, though the phyBician
thinks he Will recover.
Plat, on arrival At once went into
conference With the Blaine leaders, 10
mulate plans in behalf Of the mag.
ueiic statesman. The blaine men
In the New York delegation are
inclined To critieiEs senator Hlscock,
for leaning toward Harrison, saying
| lie could not haya bppu eIecteu lel.-