St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-09
BENJAMIN IN DANGER
The New York Bosses Laying
Pipe to Beat the Pres
ident.
Platt Will Try to Show That
Harrison Can't Carry New
York.
Gar Reed Seems to Be Favor
ite Among the Disgruntled
Delegations.
States Which Did Not Instruct
Have Nearly 600 Dele
gates.

; WASHINGTON, D. G.. May Sex
Senator Platt made a brief stay in
washington yesterday. and succeeded
in giving the anti Harrison movement a
great impetus. There was no formal
conference. He simply happened to
meet some of the anti-administratiOD
leaders and was in personal communi-
cation with others. Platt made it plain
that Harrison can only be nominated by
Democratic states of the South and the
Republican states of the Northwest in
opposition to the controlling influences
lin New York. He disclaimed any per-
Sonal hostility to the president, but
scattered a good deal OF suggestive
comment on New York state, and
the difficulty OF carrying it a
second time for any candidate.
Platt outlined the tactics which will be
followed by the opposition in Minneap-
oils. The New Yorkers will not adopt
an aggressive attitude in antagonism to
the administration. They will simply
hammer away among the delegates to
create the impression that the New
Workers themselves believe that Harri-
sons denomination will lose the party
that state. Platt gave the people here
to understand that when it came down
to voting the administration could not
secure more that twelve out of the
seyenty-two delegates, and these would
be mostly. federal off iceholders. He
made light of Chauncey Depew's eff
fusige support of Harrison. The New
New Workers themselves say that
Depew Bubbles Over
from enthusiasm for the president, be-
cause he really thinks that he might in
herit the administration strength. AS
is we'll known, Senator CullOm has the
same delusion, and there are possibly
half dozen other leading Republicans
who labor under similar impression.
As to Depew, the New Workers say it is
very doubtful if they will ever present
his name again to Republican national
convention. They made the effort in
1888. and failed because of the opposi-
tion OF the granger states. These states
are still against making rail
road attorney president. To support
Depew would further interfere with
the plans of the opposition leaders.
They want to make the delegates from
the rest of the country feel that they
are asking nothing for their own state,
and only ask that the convention give
them a candidate for whom they think
they can carry it. EX-Speaker Reed,
Minister Lincoln, Senator Sherman, or
Gov. Mckinley. according to their talk.
will do. They want the one who is most
likely to win. Reed, undoubtedly, has
the boom now. 1t is understood he has
received assurances from Platt of COM
plimentary vote by the New York dele
CATION. This is to give him the chance
to bring New England into line and to
round up
His Western Supporters.
Experienced politicians, however, do
not think that Mr.. Reed is the mon for
the hour. There is more talk of Sher-
man than at any time during the last
week. Platt has been at great pains
Ohio senator, and in the discussion of
names has passed him lightly over in
favor of Mckinley. But the signs of
combination of New York, Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio on Sherman are grow
ing stronger. 1t is said that the For
aker faction could be conclliated by the
fact that Sherman's nomination would
open the way for Foraker to come
to the senate. The silver state
people vino are against the
administration on second thought have
concluded that Sherman would not suit
them. Senator Teller said this after
noon that, as between Harrison and
Sherman, ne did not think there was
much choice. His own idea was that
Minister Lincoln would be the most ac-
ceptable candidate, and would probably
command the support of all the silver
states. The Washington Post yesterday
published table which differs consid-
erably from those given out from ad-
miniStration sources. 1t says:
Only Morton Left.
I All the Republican state conventions
have now been held except one, Mon
tana, which is due next Monday. Two
territorial conventions, Arizona and Ok
lahoma, are also to be held next week.
These three conventions aggregate ten
votes, six in Montana and two each in
The territories. The conventions in
which the delegates-at-large were in
structed for Harrison are, with the num-
Der of votes cast by the states in the ma
tional convention, as follows:
Alabama .......... 22IM1ssour1 ...... "a
Arkansas .... 16lNebraska 16
Florida ... SlSouth Carolina 49,. IS
illinois, ... 4SISouth Dakota
Indiana. .. 30lTennessee .. "a
Kentucky. ... 26lTexas.
MARYLAND ......... 16
Mississippi. ...... 1SI Total. 314
1t should,of course, be understood that
the action of the state convention in
iIistructing the delegatesat large does
not bind the delegates elected by the
congressional districts. In some of the
states in the above list the Harrison