Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-08
A BIC BLAINE DAY
At the Capitol, Where the
General Opinion Is That
the EX-Secretary
HAS THE BEST OF TT NOW.
The Presidents Shouters Keeping a
Stiff Upper Lip, but
VERY EVIDENTLY DISCOURAGED.
The Blaine Victories in Organization Civ
ing Them the Blues.
VERY EVIDENTLY DISCOURAGED.
The Blaine Victories in Organization Civ
ing Them the BlueS.
Mr.. BLAINES DEPARTURE FOR BOSTON
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPArcH.l

broke bright and serene on the Capital City
and all persons specially interested in the
proceedings at Minneapolis, including tn,
White House people and the occupants Of
the Blaine residence, arose betimes, re-
1reshened by good nights rest, and eager
for the fray.
As far as could be discerned, the situation
had not changed at all over night in this
city. The Blaine managers began the day
work with cheerful countenances, and told
all inquirers, without the slightest hesita-
Tion, that everything was working admira-
bly, for the success of their candidate, and
that they were as certain of his nomination
as it was possible to be concerning any fut-
ure event. and felt even more confident as
TO the result than they did yesterday.
Senator Hale, who is now at the head OF
the Blaine coterie in the CITY, and has
taken UP the management of affairs since
Mr. Nilliken left Washington yesterday,
said this morning that he was almost certain
Mr.. Blaine would get the nomination on the
first ballot. So far as he knew, there was
no intention whatever on the part of Mr.
Blaine or the Blaine leaders to enter into
any arrangement with anybody concerning
4 compromise candidate, and Senator Hale
added that he did not believe there would
be any opportunity for a third candidate to
come TO the front.
Short and Straight Fight.
He believed it would be short and
straight fight between Harrison and Blaine
with possibly q few votes cast for some
other candidate, and that Blaine would
come out ahead with clear majority at the
end of the first ballot.
Senator Chandler was less confident as to
the decisiveness of the first ballot, but he
was still inclined to the opinion this morn
ing that Blaine would win in the end.
At the White House this morning an
equal degree of confidence was displayed BY
all the inmates, from the President down.
Private Secretary Haltord declared In the
most emphatic manner that all the indica-
tions received at the White House from
Minneapolis pointed directly to the Presi-
dents nomination on the first ballot. He
said the President was not at all disturbed
by the reported delinquency of many of the
Southern delegates, and that the admins
tration leaders counted up a total OF at least
SEQ delegates for their side, exclusive of
these questionable Southern delegates
EIkins in Charge at Washington.
Secretary Elkins was equally emphatic in
his prognostications of success He is in
almost constant attendance at the White
House, where he acts as the Presidents first
lieutenant in this campaign, and is in con-
slant communication with Colonel New and
the other Harrison leaders at Minneapolis
The facilities for sending and receiving
dispatches at the White House are perfect,
and all. the arrangements have been made
for conveying the news from the convention
10 the President with the utmost
promptness. On the upper floor
of the White House there is an apartment
devoted TO the transactions of all business
requiring the telegraph, telephone, etc.
Here are the wires, the operators, the type
writer's and the messengers to convey the
momentous tidings to the President, and
everything that is done at Minneapolis will
be known by him within a minutes time of
It's occurrence.
At the Capitol, to-day, there was little
excitement, even after the messages had
begun to come il from Minneapolis 1t had
been reported in the morning that the Pres
ident would fight the nomination of Fas-
sett for temporary chairman, with Sena-
tor Cullom as his own candidate for that
office, and when the news came that Fassett
had been chosen temporary chairman by
acclamation and without opposition it ere
ated considerable surprise.
Blaineites Delighted Over the News.
The Blaine men regarded this as the first
glory for their candidate, and were well
pleased accordingly, but thev would have
liked it still better if Fassett had been
chosen after fight. The fact that there
was no opposition to Fassett was claimed
by the Blaine men as an evidence of weak
ness on the part of the President The
Harris on men said, on the contrary, that it
had probably been agreed on all sides at
Minneapolis that there had better be no
contest over the temporary craftsmanship,
and 1t was learned at the White House
later in the day that the Cullom rumor of
the day was without foundation in fact.
The Senate had adjourned and dispersed
before the election of Fassett was announced
at the Capitol. At the House end, the
news circulated quickly among the mem-
bers, who were evidently much interested
in it, and the Blaine men showed many
signs of satisfaction, many OF them saving
that they regarded it as simply the fore
runner of final success for their side.
Bulletins were displayed in the various
lobbies and press rooms of the Capitol, as
well as in the hotels, in front of the tele-
graph offices, and elsewhere uptown, and
the news from Minneapolis attracted fair
sized crowds Of readers wherever the sue
cessive kilograms showing the process of
the convention were displayed.
The Ex-secretary's Quiet Departure.
Mr. Blaine's departure from Washington
this afternoon attracted so little attention
that it was a surprise He drove down to
the Pennsylvania Railroad station shortly
before 3 o'clock in an open carriage ac-
companied by Mrs. Blaine, Miss Dodge and
James q. Blaine, Jr At the station there
was no one to receive them, and when the
footman flung open the door of the carriage
the ex-Secretary descended first and assisted
his wife TO alight, while young Jim per-
formed the same Office for Miss Dodge. The
party then walked directly through the
ladies' waiting room passed by group of
attentive newspaper men, and were at once
ushered by an official on board the private |
ear which had been placed at their disposal |
bv Passenger Agent PaTke. The car was !
attached TO the Boston express, which is |
due in that city at $50 A. NJ
Just as the bell rang, announcing the |
starting Of the train, Mr.. Blaine and his son |
appeared at the rear door of the car, and |
while the young man jumped to the plat
form, the ey-Secretary acknowledged the /
lifted hats OF the newspaper men by raising |
lis own. After serving in Washington for |
nearly four years as Secretary of State and |
Premier of the Cabinet, and while his name |
is on the lips and in the thoughts of people |
OF this city at the present moment more |
than that of any other man, Mr. Blaine left /
the scene of his labors without a demonstra-
tlon of any sort attending his departure.
Baine's Health Not Much Affected.
1t is understood to be Mr.. Blaine's in
te ntion to remain in Boston for several |
days before proceeding to his summer res
idence at Bar Harbor, Me-, which is his
ultimate destination. Mr.. Blaine's health |
appeared to be fairly good, but it is sur