Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-03
CATCHING 'EM ON THE FLY
The "atchful Chicago Reporter Letting
Very Little Get AWAY

Very Little Get Away.
The only manner in which delegate to
Minneapolis could eyade the Chicago re-
porter would be to evade Chicago. But
as the delegate is bound for Minneapolis,
and whole train load of newspaper men
passed through the city yesterday for that
place, he would be no better off If he
wanted to clay low" for the pumps
would inevitably be applied when be
reached the end of his journey. So he
gracefully submits en- route and the dele
gate who passes through this city with an
opinion that the reporter doesn't get at
D very wide awake" indeed.
Cullom Thinks Harrison Should Lead.
EAmong the arrivals yesterday was Sena
TOR CuIlom. Said he: IL am on the road
to nominate a president | believe that
nominee viii be Harrison. OF course, |
am not as certain of it as that we are
standing here, but it is a reasonable ex-
pectation. l think that is the logic of the
situation, don't see what escape there
can be from making our fight on the
strength of his administration, and as it
has been one of most remarkable abil-
lty and purity l don't see why he shorld
not lead the fight. l do not consider
Blaine a candidate, for the most excellent
reason that It seems to me that he does
not consider himself one"
The Premier Not n Candidate.
Lew Wallace, Jr, of Indianapolis, was
among the many politicians who arrived
at the Grand Pacific today and was not
Slow in dec airing his preferences on the
presidential question. He says that there
IS no opposition to Harrison in Indiana
and that there can hardly be doubt as TO
the result Of next weeks convention
Harrison, he says, is bound to be the win
ner. Blaine : not candidate and in his
opinion, his name will not be presented.
The Maryland Delegation.
Hon. l. f. McComas, dclegate-at-large
from Maryland, paid flying visit to the
Auditorium between trains en- route TO
Minneapolis in advance of the delegation
from his state. Our delegates-at large"
he said, "are instructed for Harrison. and
the great majority of the district delega-
cations are instructed in the same way.
Among the uninstructed tho may be a
few who will Aop, but l expect that the
solid Maryland vote will be cast for Har-
rison. l have not the remotest. idea that
the president will not receive the nomina-
ton
Was of a Different Color.
Ex-senator l.. W. Buck, of Oakland,
Cal, circulated among the Republican
delegates. He talked Blaine to everybody
and finally some one asked him if he was
delegate. Eyes, sir; from Oakland to the
Democratic convention here. will help
nominate Grover Cleveland, and will also
be at the polls in the fall to pluck the
feathers from Blaine's crown Sorry I
can't vote with you at Minneapolis, but
Pm of different color"
Plat Talks for Blaine.
Thomas c. Platt, the head of New
York's Republican "big four" and one of
the managers of the recent "Blaine BOOM"
reached the Auditorium last night en-
route for Minneapolis. He talked for
Blaine and confidently predicted his
nomination, and said that fifty of the New
York delegates would vote for him
Other Remarks Summarized.
S. G. Matthews, of Winona, Miss, says
the delegates from that state are for H;.r-
rison, with a strong undercurrent for
Blaine.
William a. Gavett, of Detroit, said
Michigan would vote for Blaine, as Alger
himself was a Blaine man and would not
insist upon the instructions for himself.
Mayor Mccain, of Richland Center,
Wis, wanted badly to bet On Mckinley,
but could find no takers
The Indiana delegation has gone on to
Minneapolis.