The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-08
SNAP SHOTS AT MINNEAPOLIS.

SNAP SEOTS AT MINNEAPOLIS,
Though he was Swallowed the entire day
by reporters, Clarkson was not heard yes
terday to express the confluence taat mar
rison would be nominated.
The Hon. Flavius Brown, Esq, OF Pic
cola township, who is running for road
overseer. was heard 10 remark yesterday
that lie regarded Blaine's nomination as
helpful to his own candidacy.
Jack Sprat has named his new baby
James G. Blaine Harrison Sprat. JACK IS
bound to be on the winning side, anyway.
Billy West returned from a trip scross !
the wilds OF the Indian territory yester-
day. Billy has been away from political !
information for two months, but he ex-
pressed himself for jerry Rusk for presi- |
dent and Andy Longiands for councilman
from the Second ward.
The report that Harrison desired his
name Withdrawn if not nominated on the
first ballot, was false. Also, the rumor
that J. Ralph Burton had ordered his
name withdrawn if not nominated by the
twelfth ballot. was proven TO be traudu-
leut
A reporter for the Chicago Tribune fol-
lowed Tom Platt last night on his way
from the Blaine headquarters He met
Chauncey Depew near a dark stairway
and the reporter overheard Depew ask
Patt for light for his cigar. The Trib-
une reporter regards this as final that De
pew has gone over to Blaine, and SO teie-
graphed MS paper.
Tom Bings. the Napoleon of Democracy
of Redclay township, returned yesterday
from Minneapolis Tom said the methods
employed by the Republicans was too
much for him. The postenasters OF Terre
Haute and Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mr..
Bings said are both Harrison men. One,
however would wear a Blaine badge.
They would meet in a crowd and enter in
to heated discussion. Finally the man
with the Blaine badge became convinced
threw his badge on the ground and donaed
the Harrison. Mr.. Bings saw them play
this trick five times and he took the next
train for home.
The report that Jerry Rusk will resign
his position in the cabinet in view of his
candidacy for the presidency, lacks contir
nation.
Eugene Ware, last evening, passed in
front.ol IL picture of Blaine and gazed four
seconds at it. He was observed by re-
porter who Immediately carried the news
to the Blaine headquarters and new es-
innate with the entire Kansas vote for the
Maine man was made.
Postmaster Sawyer told some friends
privately, last night that nine years ago
! last February. he met Blaine on street III
Washington and he was as white as a
ghost. He said that he didn't believe
| Blaine would be able to make the race
The report that Blaine had drank
glass of water before dinner last evening
was emphaticaliy denied by Emmons
Blaine at Chicago.
John G.. New, Harrison's leader at Min
neapolis, was asked by the correspondent
of Garden Plain New Era as to his latest
opinion on the situation, at l O'Clock this
! morning. at is" replied Mr. New, "a
| blink, blank, blankety blank nomination
/ by the first ballot, or blank poor blankety
! blank show for Harrison"
Jerry Humphrey, the popular Alliance
lecturer of Hunkeyville, has boxed a num-
Der of third party documents which he
will mail Immediately to Mr.. Blaine if he
Is defeated.
After some difficulty last evening an
agent of the Associated Press gained an
audience with Grover Cleveland aud asked
his opinion rs 10 the final outcome OF the
Minneapolis convention. MIR. Cleveland
begged to be excused from expressing an
opinion. The newspaper man insisted
After some miputes thought, Mr. Cleve-
land then declared that he would say moth
ing at present further than the tariff was
a tax"
A correspondent of the Court Gazette,
London, cabled his paper early this morn
ing that Baby Mckee was the only person
in the White House who was sleeping
any.
The genial and happy face Of John An
drews was seen on our streets yesterday.
Mr. Andrews is a Blaine man and wishes
to announce to his friends that he is now
selling general merchandise, butter and
eggs, tar and cologne, nails and face
powder, cheaper than any other merchant
in Nudburg.
John j. ingalls,, when pressed by vast
crowd, last night, to state his exact posi-
ton towards Mr.. Blaine aud Mr.. Harri
son, declared fearlessly that he was Re-
publican Republican.
If there is any Alliance man or Peo-
PIES party man or kicker from any Other
quarter that cannot endorse Dave Over
myers platform he ought TO emigrate &c
Dahomy. As for the Democrat-but il
isn't worth while to mention the Demo
Gratis; they will endorse anthng that ha:
shadow of a suspicion of a chance fol
an office But we think David protestetl
! too much in his zeal for recognition.
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Roof gardening is New York fad
and the ST. Joe Herald suggests it
adoption in that town. A few may &C
upon the suggestion simply as fad, blu
there is no other reason why every on,
. there should do So 1t will be Ion.
time before ground become so valuable
and so completely occupied by substantial
! improvements as TO leave 10 room 70
flowers.