Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-06-09
THEY'RE FOR BEN
Delegates and Others From Illi-
nois Hold a Conference
in Chicago.
With One or Two Exceptions,
the Illinois Delegates Are
Harrison Men.

gates and Others from Illinois was held in
Senator Cul!om's room at the Grand Pa
citic to-day. There were present J. P. Rob-
erts OF Mound City; William Rankin.
Onasa; l.. ". MITCHELL Pana; Judge
Rhodes, Carlton; Postmaster Sexton and a
score OF Others. Senator Cullom expressed
himself as confident that the delegation
would be solid, with perhaps one or two
exceptions for Harrison. and that they
would obey tine instructions Of the Spring
field convention. The only signs of revolt
against Harrison, he thought, was among
the Chicago delegates.
Charles Emory Smith. ex-minister to
Russia and editor ofthe Philadelphia Press
reached Chicago to-day and joined the Har-
ri<on boomers at the Grand Pacific. Mr..
Smith is not q delegate to the convention,
but will leave tonight TO work tor the re-
nomination OF the president. Mr.. Smith
spent some time in the rooms Of Senator
Clllom.
Johu NJ. Langston. the cclored delegate
from Virginia, is out in all interview to-day
declaring heatedly that the colored voters
are against Harrison, and that the only
man who can give the negro justice in the
South is Blaine. Mr.. Langston almost
shouted his utterances and brought down
the open palm Of his hand on a typewrit-
ten copy of the communication sent to a
number of ministers by the president de-
p!oring the outrages committed against the
negroes in the South. but stating hat the
constitution prevented the president from
taking any steps to prevent the outrases
Mr.. Lansston declared the colored people
HOLD TIE BALANCE OF POWER
in Illinois, Ohio aid Pennsylvania, and
might Gisastrously exert it if Harrison was
nominated. He asserted that ATTORNEY
General Miller the presidents law partner,
had proved the most un!ricndy man to
the colore,: people that could have been
named for that place, and that President
Harrison had snubbed the colored people
in the worlds lair appointments.
Tennessee woke things up in Chicago to-
day. a portion of the delegation from
that state registered at the Palmer house.
and at once paid their respects to John NJ.
Langston, the colored delegate from Vir-
ginia, who is talked of for temporary
chairman by the Blaine people. The Ten
nesseeans told Lansston they had 'glor-
Gus news The six Harrison instructed
delegates from Tennessee, they said, had
broken loose and gone over to Blaine with
but two exceptions. In the party were II.
B. Lindsay, United States district attorney
from the Second district and alternate at
large from the state: Delegate ]. +. Tar
water and Delegate J. w. Conner. All
these are Blaine men. Lindsay the Office
holder, was apparently the most enthusi-
astic Of the lot He said the administra-
ton could have his place any time, but h
intended, he declared. to work Tor Blaine.
3. L. Mccarthy, who is also ar office
holder being superintendent of letter car
riers at Nashville, and who accompanies
the party, declared he was for Blaine.
Had the state convention known that Blaine
would have accepted" said he. the delegates
would have been tied hand and foot with in
strnctions for linn. by the time all the dele
gates get TO Minneapolis they will be for the
Maine maii."
pLATT TALKS SOME MORE.
Ex-senator Tom Platt of New York ar
rived here last night, accompanied bv Dele
gates Louis H. Payne, John L. Milholland
G. W. Allen, G. 5. Burr and J. Leroy Jacobs.
Other members o. the party were A. b.
Humphrey, secretary Of the Republican
national league and Judge y. Mclaughlin.
Mr.. Plat, in an interview, declared that
Developments pointed enthusiastically to the
nomination of Blaine on the first ballot.
Asked if Blaine would accep. he replied:
! believe that when he sees that he is de-
manded he will throw aside his former consider
ations and accept. He will not be able to with
stand the storm.
With regard to New York he said Blaine
would have fifty out OF seventy delegates in
favor OF him. AS to Mr.. Depew's prophecy,
Mr.. Plat became exceedingly personal.
Mr.. Delew is an otiiceholder, appointed by
President Harrison he said. He IS now re.
ceiEine Sc or IS day. 1t is matter of bread
and butter to him. His New York friends
are exceedingly tolerant of his rose-coored
views feeling that if they are really worked for
Blaine it might i-opardize his POSITION.