The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-08
CALLED To ORDER
FaS5ett the Temporary
Chairman.
The Session is Short
and UneVentfuI.

Leaders Cheered on Entering the
Hall-McKinley to Be the Permanent
Chairman-The Outcome of the First
Ballot More Doubtful Than Ever-A
Probability That 1t Will Not Be
Taken Before Tomorrow The Har-
rison Men IN Hurry for 1t, But the
Opposition Working to Delay It.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, June 7.-The Min
neapolis problem is still unsolved. The
Harrison and anti- Harrison lines still stand
firm, firing at each other. though the anti
Harrison force, already larger than its op-
ponent, increased its strength to-day by the
ACQUISITION of ten or a dozen Of those colored
delegates who are called corrupt coons" by
both sides. 1t seems from the regretful
statement OF an indiscreet Harrisonian that
Senator Sawyer, or whoever it is who is
acting as paymaster general for the Har-
rlsou forces, has notified the Harrison Lead
ers that he cannot furnish any more of "the
stuff as both sides term it, and that
the anti Harrison men. who appear
to have carte blanche from Gen, AIger, be-
fore hearing this interesting bit of news,
doubted their counts, redoubled their efforts
and enlisted number of recruits, some OF
whom were cajoled or coerced into the Har-
rison ranks again, but about a dozen of
whom, chiefly from Alabama and Tennes.
see and Missouri, remained firm by their
new found leaders. Four hundred dollars
M
two sets of tickets of admission was casually
mentioned by Harrisonian as the consid-
Grafton which tempted away one of the coll
ored brethren from the south.
TIRED OF BUYING NEGROES.
1t should be said just here that many men
on the Harrison side, and not few on the
ti-Harrison side, view the quadrennial
traffic in coIored delegates from the south
with utter abhorrence, but as things are,
none OF them has any practicable remedy
to suggest. AL the delegates are not aligned
IN the two opposing bodies. AT least hum
dred, and perhaps twice that number,
haven't declared either for or against Presi-
band wagon" delegates either, but
as rule are conservative, even
those who sincerely believe that the nom-
nation of either President Harrison or Mr..
Blaine, after what has transpired as TO their
relations and what has occurred, and is CO.
curing here, Of bitter warfare between their
respective representatives, would be but
the beginning Of a faotionsl strife,
IN the party which would make the success
Of the nominee in November impossible.
These men, together with many who stand
IN the ranks behind the leaders, who are
sincerely endeavoring to renominate Presi-
dent Harrison, or behind the leaders who
are insincerely using Mr.. Blaine to beat
President Harrison, have been given great
encouragement to-day by the lack OF a
dark horse. They needed no suggestion
from Chairman Fassett to call ex-Speaker
Reed and Gov. Mckinley the most promt-
nent dark horses in the convention, or TO
give them the loud applause of to-day's
session.
TRoTTING AROUND THE DARK HORSES.
Without being asked they aided the
antl-Harrison schemers by taking Gov.
Mckinley, ex-Speaker Read, Senator
Allison, Senator Sherman, Secretary Rusk
and so on around the different delegations
lae auti-Harrison bosses were delighted
with the volunteer assistance in spite Of the
DANGER which they see plainly all the time.
that President Harrison may slip in
between Mr.. Blaine and the dark horse,
ouC which they think they are strong
enough and skilIful enough to avert The
harris N leaders regarded this dark horse
movement with natural suspicion and
alarm, believing. as they do, that they
don't understand the enemvis
widens the danger for them as well as for
.her opponents. 1t is not with them any
tulnR to beat Mr.. Blaine, although they are
Gylhg to prevent his nomination, and the
lact that their chief purpose is to renomi-
na1e PRESIDENT Harrison puts them at q de-
ctued disadvantage with the men who are
ctaleny bent on beating him. Naturally,
suey have done what they could TO discour-
age dark horse talk.
SPOoNER sQUELCHES A BOOM.
:, senator Spooner Of Wisconsin, stanch
unaorrisonlan, being approached by Senator
higgins of Delaware to-day with sugges.
uon that Senator Allison would make a
sHou compromise candidate, thinks he
slecAed the Allison boom by saying There's
~ use In talking to me about Allison; no
Va Va: uiuate from prohibition state can carry
miscohsln. Similar declarations were
ii'aue by Harrisonians in regard to simi~
80 a' suggestions as to other men. There
no doubt, however, that they have
-. PIelerence for Gov. Mckinley over any
me uark horse, and an especial aversion
bf4- ~ e4-opeaker Reed Mr.. Reed has hurt
shaIs:, Lh,tIseN, 1t may be remarked, by his hand
tbSIALh9 with the delegations, completed
ID 'i hIug' Wnlch seemed to some an un-
co5,lt suiued solicitation of support of which he
could not have been Thought capable. OF
vnuFse tvolI 1t Is explained for Mr.. Reed that he
~ "s only booming Mr.. Blaine, but ne seems
ue regarded as working for Mr.. Blaine as
,ln tba Alden did for Capt. Staudish. He is
yra.3iy 93Liily dark horse who manifests out
no-sI mrLsuly wildness to run, although it is
ttittecIIy well understood that if the condi-
fs,.sTe us are not suddenly rendered more un-
nn6
t"ouId refuse It was interesting
bo watch Mr.. Reed to-day, not only when
boo vas going the rounds OF the delegates
dolsq aarters, but when he was climbing
IN tSo from the back seat first given him iu
Sip convention hall where few could see
frI,l., 70 10 'front.' seat where he could be seen
rom 5.5' all parts of the building aithopgh he
viz, Ulu not mean to speak to-day and fiusbed
regret when he was surprised iuto
@NIus Nhat was. perhape the nonrast little