Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-07

VA, TUESDAY. JUNE
TO vote for him. Warner Miller, Of New
York, is also quietly doing sone inis-
sionary work for AFR. Blaine among the
colored delegates Ex-senator Bruce.
Auditor Lynch. and other colored men
are working for Harrison.
An effort was made to win over Lang
ston to the Presidents support, but he
told the committee in an outspoken,
vigorous manner that he was on the
other side. He claims that Virginia VIII
vote for Blains with the exception OF
four to six delegates. Others give the
President at least eight votes from Vir-
ginia.
GEORGIA OFFICERS DARK.
The Georgia delegation organized to-
day by electing as National Committee
men. Captain w. W. Brown Vice -Presi-
dent. MIR, Putney; Chairman, Z. A.
Buck Member Of the Committee on
Credentials, Il. d. Locke; Rules, L. ..
Richardson; Vice President, W. A.
Pledeer: Secretary. S. II. Morse ; Re-
solutions, r. II. Wright, and Permanent
Organization, c. O. Wimbisb. All but
two of these officers are negroes.
THE HARRISON GENERALsHIP GOOD.
The Harrison managers clearly under
stand the danger of changes after the
first ballot. and they are displaying first
class generalship In keeping their forces
pledged to vote for the President first.
They confidently count on nomina-
tion ON the first ballot, and the
figures they exhibit are confirmed by in
formation from other sources. There is
not doubt that if the convention were
to reach vote tomorrow Mr.. Harrison
would win. The outspoken support OF
Cbauncey Depew, General Horace
Porter, Governor Mckinley, and
Senator Sherman has been the
chief factor, after all, in keeping
majority of the delegates in support OF
the President. All except the Senator
have been heretofore active friends OF
Blaine, and known Of all men to be
such. Their high character and world
wide reputation are force that cannot
be over-estimated in O contest OF this
kind.
TIE BLAINE PROGRAMME.
The Blaine people appreciate this, and
while showing no sign Of discourage
ment are seeking to defeat majority
vote on the first ballot Their policy IS
to bring some favorite sons into the field
and thus divide up the vote. They give
out that the decision Of the Michigan
delegation to present the name OF Alger
is favorable to their plan. But the Lar
rison managers deny this.
THE CONTEST VERY CLOSE.
All day long score and sometimes
three score of eager watchers have
steadily surged around Room 122. The
contest between Harrison and Blaine
seems to be growing SO close as to make
n possibility that on the decisions OF the
Committee on Contests will rest the
party nomination. The party outside the
room was made up largely of colored
men. but occasionally leaders OF the
two forces were on hand to learn and
report how the fight was going. The
news received was far from cheering to
the Harrison men, who had been count
ing on almost solid delegations from the
southern States.
A LOSING HARRISON FIGHT.
In many instances they were able to
hold their ground, but the fight was d
losing one Oh the whole, and in Alabama
they were especially hard hit, the anti
Mosely faction capturing all but three ol
fine contested seats. The contests have
been unusually bitter and numerous IN
this convention, and the preliminary
Committee on Credentials found theil
task hard and difficult one, the speakers
being excited and often-times abusive,
so that the work of selecting q tempo
rary chairman had need to be postponed.
TIE .HARaIsoSIiss ANGRY.
The Harrison men are angry at the
yav in which the contests have been de-
cided. and at the outlook for the unde
ciied ones. They complain that every
thing is going against them, ano
threaten to make q fight on the Nationa
Committee all along the line. Some o
their best friends are advising agains'
this course, as it is almost certain tha
appeals from the decision of the regu
larlv-constituted tribunal would be de
cided adversely to them, and the eflec
OF defeat on a preliminary skirmisf
might have an injurious effect on The
more important battle.
pRADY OJ-TyuNlBERED,
The Alabama contest will be carried
10 the full Executive Committee, bu
whether or not the fight in the othe
contests will be carried further it is toC
early to say, there being difference o
opinion as to policy. Brady's sub-com
mittee adjourned from last night, anc
after five hours session decided
against the protest of Chairman Brady
| of Virginia, TO recognize the antl-Mose
ly crowd IN most of the contests.
The struggle in the Subcommittee
was earnest, but Conger, of Ohio, anC
| Filley. OF Missouri, outnumbered th'
clMirman. Mr.. Brady will submit
minority report
The decision OF the majority seat
| Long, Vaughan, Dawson, ana Oasn d
delegates at large ; Hendricks and hltz
patrick in the Third District, Wilson
and Bland in the Fourth, and Austin an'
Ashford in the Fifth. In the Sixth DIS
trict the Moseley men seat Bingham an'
Walker. In the Ninth District one dele
gate from each side will be admitted.
THE ALABAMA ROW.
The fight in Alabama grew out OF tn
fact that one wing of the party refuses
TO meet with the other. and the defeate.
men claimed that they should be seated
as having held the regular State conven
tion. They filed atiidavits from thir
teen out of twenty members OF what
said to constitute the State Com
mittee, but they came here as con
testants in the face OF tn
papers. They are quite bite
over the row and say it was due to
deal by which their opponents agreed Il
vote for Blaine, and give out warning
that the Blaine men will be disappointe'
when the time comes to ballot, as severa
otfice-holders are in the delegation