The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-09
DIsCOyTEN7ED DELEGATIONS.
Instructed for One Candidate, They Desire
TO Vote for Another.


ranks OF tho delegations from those States
where there is uncertainty as to how the ma
jority will vote Conferences are held almost
hourly. and all sorts OF proposals made to at
tract Delegates or to compel them to loin tho
forces OF one or the other candidate. lhe
result OF the days fight Is to leave tho situa-
ton practically unchanged. so far as the votes
OF those States are concerned Tho only shit
ing is caused by the action OF the Com
mittee on Credentials In deciding upon II Few
contests in Southern States. Blaine mas
gained a few votes from Harrison. and the lat
ter has gained few from Blaine. otherwise
the fight remains whore 1t began.
The utmost Generalization exists In several
delegations. but the State in which there is tho
utmost uncertainty and lack Of fixed purpose
is Michigan Alger is the thorn in the flesh OF
those Repu bicans. His managers are now. as
they were in 1883. unable to decide among
thems solves what policy to pursue. They have
a white elephant on their hands in the
shape OF u candidate who can't get
the solid vote OF his own delegation. There
are at least five delegates who declare that
under no circumstances will thcy vote for
Alger on the first or any other ballot.
There are twenty or moro who say
they will vote for him once. and
then 90 to Blaine. who is their choice and the
There arc short half dozen who will vote for
Ager with the idea that he is actually can
didate.
Col. Dufflold OF Detroit. who has been Gen.
Ayers manager at this Convention and the
last. is now writing the speech with which.
according to tho programme. he will place the
military candidate in nomination. Whether
that speech will be delivered cannot be de-
termined. 1t oil depends on what tho
Michiganders finally decide to do-if
they ever decide anything. The main
stumbling block In their deliberations
appears to be that the delegates have become
tired Of wasting their votes joining the tail of
the procession. They are unable to deter
mine. however. which will be the tail end.
Michigan is a Blaine State. and Alger has
placed himself in the hands OF Thomas c.
Plutt and other Blaine men. This fact
only makes the Harrison men in tho
delegation the moro indignant. and 1t is
known positively that II Algers nnmo goes
before the Convention as candidate ho will
not have the solid support OF his State deega-
ton. He has no votes outside OF Michigan.
and hence oil that he can expect from this
Convention is the hope Of being lucky enough
to assist the winning man.
The other unhappy delegates are those who
are pledged for Harrison. but enthusiastic for
State OF Illinois. and the result Of the peculiar
situation there Is to make Senator Culom.
who was a short time ago n Presidential can
didate himself. the most unpopular man in tho
State.
Illinois would have sent Blaine delegation
to Minneapolis had it not been for the exist
ence of the GARRISON letter. At their recent
State Convention. following close upon the
conversion Of Cullom to Harrison Mt the price
Of the United States Treasurership for
Cullom man against the wishes Of the en-
tire Republican organization in the State who
recommended the appointment OF Sam Ray
mond. now a delegate ut large. Raymond and
his friends whipped their opponents out
Of the Convention. and nominated by ac-
clamation for Congressman at large two
OF the youngest men in the marty. Dickson
and George s. Wilets. Then. never
dreaming that Blaine was to Se n
candidate. they patched up with (a!llom
and allowed lot OF Harrison delegates 10 be
chosen simply out Of good nature. They ',on-
scented. also. in n large number OF cases. 10 the
| instructions OF these Harrison men. who IRE
| in Minneapolis to- day with the Harrison collar
| around their necks and the love OF Blaine in
| their hearts. They cannot disobey their in
| structions. and yet they recoil from the pros
| poets Of having to defeat the man for whom the
wnOle State Is sHOutiuE' anu WHOM tney
themselves prefer to any other candidate One
of these delegates explained the situation to-
| day when he said to THE Sun reporter: by
God. it Ia ridiculous. and we won't stand it.
| We will have to vote for Harrison once. but I
| suppose as soon as we do that there are
twenty flve OF us who will vote for Blaine"
Then when he was asked about the danger
| OF nomination OH the first ballot. this dele
gate, who is an influential Cook county leader.
said, despondently: That's Just what's the
matter. We are afraid that II we vote for Har-
rison on the first ballot. he may be nominated.
| What We are going to do is more than
| can say. but necessity is the mother OF in
vention. and We must succeed in finding n way
out OF this dilemma. Illinois is for Blaine.
and that being tho case. 1t would he crime
| for her delegates to vote for Harrison"
Many OF tho Republicans In the Ohio drlega-
ton are just as unhappy us their Illinois
brothers. for tho conditions in n large number
of cases are the same.
| The Massachusetts, delegation Is still divided
almost evenly. Gen. Coggswell holds his mon
| for Harrison. but there are mt least fifteen OF
! the delegation who say they will never vote
for tho President. and they are anxious to jor
the Blaine column. II they are to he out
voted' in this they want dark horse. and
Mckinley and Reed are favoritc names witt
| them. AT each conference OF the MaSSachu'
sets delegation, when 1t becomes apparent
that neither Harrison or Blaine can get ma.
ioIity the cry ut once goes up. I'VE must
hnve n dark horse" At the next conference
the lines are drawn again. and tho dark horst
talk subsidies.
A most peculiar state OF things exists in the
Iowa delegation. also. James :. Clarkson
who is the noisest and most confident advo.
cate OF Blaino's nomination in Minneapolis
to-day. is the Iowa member OF tho Ma
tional Committee. and when his name
was mentioned in tho Convention he
shared the honors of the applause with
Mckinley. Among his fellow delegates are
many men who for sixteen years have fought
the battle OF James q. Blaine and held aloft
his banner in many contests The most tunofu
band OF music and tho most antique and
numerous professions of Republicans that
parade the streets Of this city and bring
down thunders OF applause have the
magic word Blaine upon their flags and upon
their lips. Notwithstanding this. the bulk OIL
the Iowa delegation is pledged for Harrison
| and whan the Blaina man think Of thia tho,