Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-01
THE MINNEAPOLIS OUTLOOK.
How the Opposition to Mr.. Harrison II Mad
Up-Tabie OF Delegates.


UP-Tabie Of Delegates.
The political center Is now shifting from
Washington and New York to Minneapolis for
the time being. Every train now is taking
some Of the republican workers westward. As
the time for the meeting Of the republican con-
vention nears the situation from a closer point
Of view seems more mixed and uncertain. Un-
der ordinary conditions, there being no other
candidate in the field, it would be q certainty
that Mr.. Harrison would be renominated. For
these many months his friends have gone along
without interruption or sign of opposition
gathering in the delegates, the presumption
being that Mr.. Blaine had taken himself beyond
the reach of his enthusiastic friends- and that
no one would contest the honor with Mr.. Har-
rison. After having had free way SO long an
opposition sprung in night would ordinarily
be OF little moment. But the conditions are
peculiar, and 1t is now apparent that the anti
Harrison forces have been at work earnestly
for much longer time than the public and Mr..
Harrison have been aware OF. 1t is quite prob
able that, as the Harrison folks claim, there are
enough delegates committed in one way or
another to the President to give him the NOM
lnation If they can all be held. But it is
doubtful that they can all, or even most OF
them, be held.
THE INFLUENCES OPPOSING HARRISON.
The influences which are now opposing Har-
rison bitterly are those which have dominated
tho party at the conventions and during the
campaigns for some years. The most active
opponents Of Mr.. Harrison are the managers OF
the national party, under whose directions
campaigns are fought and whose voice as to the
availability Of a candidate is listened to usually.
II will take great many friendly delegates in
the convention to count for much the
opposition of Messrs. PlAtt, Quay, Ciarkson,
Alger. Teller. Washburn, Reed, Wolcott, Fas-
sett, Dudley and the Thousand and one workers
Of their school who stand ready to carry out
their commands. Even without tho magnetic
name Of Blaine as q watch cry. such opposition
would be serious. The situation looks even
more serious for Mr.. Harrison when ono comes
to look over his forces and see who are in COM
mand to lead them in the fight at the conven-
ton. There is no great party leader among
them, and those men of tolerable strength who
are counted among his friends are believed to
be attached to him by very slender thread
Apparently he has no considerable following
which will stick by him through thick and thin
and his chance for the nomination seems to de-
pend upon his getting it by first intention, be-
fore the opposition has become compact
BILE that he may get the nomination on the first
ballot by reason Of the uncertainty as
to where the opposition is going to land,
but 1t appears next to impossible that
he should get it on a later ballot than
the second. The prevailing opinion is that
unless Mr. Blaine let's it be known beforehand
that he will decline the nomination if given to
him spontaneously Mr.. Harrison's position is
hopeless. For this to prove otherwise the
southern delegates would have to be made of
different material than those in pas. coDver
tons, and 1t is upon these southern delegates
largely that Mr.. Harrison relies.
TABLE OF DELEGATES AND ELECTORAL VOTES
1t will take 45O votes to nominate at the re-
publican convention. The following table gives
the number of delegates and the electoral votes: