Evening journal., 1892-06-04
BLAINE WILL NOT SAY NO
Clarkson Makes a Positive An
nouncement at Last.
MRS RsBLAINBsAYs"PAwIILAo

MINNEAPoIls June 4. - Senator Quay
was asked. "weil, senator, we haye been
expecting that some one would arrive here
who would be able to toll us positively
whether or not Mr. Blaine will hccept
nomination. Has the man who can speak
arrivedP Z
"You should put that question to General
Carkson,' replied the Pennsylvania, turn.
ing to Clarkson.
you can state positively on my au-
thority that Mr., Blaine win not refuse the
nomination, said Mr.. Clarkson.
Senator Quay gave assent to Mr. Clark
sons language. The leaders Of the nm
administration forces held a secret confer
ence which lasted several hours. There
were present Chairman Clarkson, Senator's
Washburn, Stockbridge, Quay and Hans
brough, Hon. j. Sloat Fassett, Conger, of
Ohio Il. @ Payne, Of Wisconsin, and G. |.
Filley, of Missouri When the meeting was
over Senator Stockhrdge stated that the
members of the conference were Of the opin-
ion that President Harrison could depend
upon the votes Of but 347 delegates all told.
of whom 144are federal ofiiceholders, while
there were opposed to him SOL delegates.
OF the delegates from the states which cast
their electoral votes for Harrison in 1883,
Senator stockbridge said that only l9l were
for Harrison and $50 were opposed to him.
II was not claimed that all the opposition
delegates were for Blaine.
That Blaine Would Accept.
A report was current in the lobby of the
West hotel that the Chicago Tribune would
soon publish an authoritative statement that
Blaine would accept the nomination The
source Of authority was not stated. sena-
tor Hansbrough, to whom the report was
mentioned, said he had not heard Of it. ~
don't doubtit, however, he said mo friend
of Blaine's questions the statement that he
viii accept the nomination"
John 9. New now has a list of over 500.
all of whom he claims, as instructed and
pledged Tor Harrison, while he has q sup
Elementary list Of forty or so more that
While unlnstructed can in his judgment be
reckoned as part Of the presidents force.
Senator Quay came in shortly before noon
on special car with Senators Stockbrdge.
Sawyer, FELTON,, Gallinger and Congress-
man Burrows as company. Stockbridge
and Sawyer are Harrison men, while FELTON,
and Gallinger are noncommittal. Burrows.
although nm open Alger man, said that
should the Blaine movement 20 so far as
the placing of Blaine's name before the con-
vention Alger would not be a candidate
At the same time he had reasons to believe
shat before Tuesday morning it would be
authoritatiyely understood whether or not
Blaine consented to the use of his name.
senator Quay Angry.
Senator Quay was not in a particularly
amiable mood. He said that ninetv-nine
out Of hundred Of the alleged interviews
with himself during the past few DAYS have
been purely imaginary, and that he did not
propose to say word until after he had
conferred with Clarkson In the course of
the trip there was an informal talk concern
ing available dark horses. The names of
Sherman and Mckinley We're talked of in
mis- connection. Certain OF these belongine
10 the senatorial party took the ground that
the nomination OF either would not weaken
she party in Ohio, and that the nomination
of Sherman would open up the senatorial
pathway to Foraker and thus heal the ex-
isting differences in tho Buckeye state. It
was also the sentiment in the event OF the
nomination Of either Blaine or Harrison. it
would be good politics to put far western
man in the second place on the ticket.
Harrison's Official Headquarters Omen,
Harrison was the first Of the candidates
to have official headquarters established
General New took possession of suite No
z, 2s and Of the West hotel, one of the
apartments being fitted up for the accom-
modaton of a small army of typewriters
and stenographers "More thorough or.
ganization is necessary to ultimate SUGGEST
is the motto of the presidents friends. and
they say that in twenty-four hours, with
large acccssions to their forces, they will
have an organization complete in every
detail.
Outside Of Clarkson's quarters, on the
other hand, the Blaine cohorts have no
rallying place, and Of this they are com
planning They say that like their oppo-
nents they must have organization, or else
they will be simply in the position of bush
whackers, and viii fail for lack of detail
and concentration.
Harrison Men Working Hard.
Last evening there was great accession
to the Harrison forces. From all over Indi-
ana there came an advance guard of several
hundred Hoosiers, wearing the Harrison
colors, and most Of them politicians with
influence at home and abroad All of these
We're primed with arguments, supplied with
political ammunition and sent out among
the various delegations as fast as they ar
rived Nothing will be left undone toward
strengthening and solidifying the Harrison
column. While the Blaine men are talking
and shouting tho other side proposes to be
working. AS fast as members Of the ma
tional committee arrive they are taken into
the Harrison camp and theirviews sounded,
and the administration men express conf
dence that when the convention meets Mr.
Harrison will have q working majority.
SO thoroughly did the Harrison workers
follow up the advantage Of their early ap-
pearance on the ground, that through the
day the talk was ali for Harrison The
Harrison badges outnumbered nine to one
those which bore the counterfeit present.
ment Of the man from Maine with the in
scription "The Peoples Choice and even
in the store windows, Of which is regarded
by common consent as a Blaine city, the
Autographs Of the secretary Of state were
few while those Of the president were on
every hand. AS result the Blaine men
laid low and neither Clarkson, Quay nor
Fassett made themselves visible for any
length Of time.
Chauncey l. Filley, the national commit
teeman from Missouri and a delegate at