The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-24
HARRISON TO BE KNITTED.
De Young and Knight Are Howl
ing fer Blaine.
The Maine Mans Name Being Used as Pre-
text to Defeat the President for
denomination.

So far IS can be learned from those who
are in position TO know anything of q
trustworthy nature the members of the
California delegation to the Minneapolis
convention are preparing to vote against
the denomination of President Harrison in
spite Of the strong Endorsement of the
Stockton gathering. The oStensible excuse
is that the Blaine boom may be revived and
the real cause is the hostility of few sore
heads, such as De Young and Knight. both
of whom are opposed TO Harrison because
of disappointed ambitions. knight in par
ticular is making bitter fight, and while
pretending that he is without prejudice in
the matter, falls to explain that his ami
mostly is founded on his crushed aspira-
tons for the United States Attorneyship.
Why he wanted it no one seems to know
exactly but that he is crying over it like
a child who has lost its favorte toy
is known to all. The fact is that Knight is
so uncertain factor in politics that even
his friends are beginning to look upon him
with suspicion. They do not trust him in
important matters, and agree that any Or
binary string is not sufficient to keep him III
line.
When President Harrison was ct the
Palace Hotel in this city, ana when the
people, irrespective of party, Wed witt each
other to do him honor, Knight went out OF
his way 10 show his bitterness. There are
dozens of reputable citizens who saw him
walk into the corridor OF the hotel and air
himself on the subject OF Harrison. He
even went so far as to declare that he cut
the buttons off his uniform rs a colonel on
the Governors staff and would not d0n his
regimentals to do honor to any man from
Indiana.
KNIGHT WAS BITTER.
In addition to this he grew very bitter as
only knight can when he is out OF sorts,
and his language was more picturesque than
polite. Since then lie has been looked upon
as an anti-Harris0n man. and was known to
agree with De Young IN the latter's frantic
attempts to deliver the delegation to any
one to beat the President.
When it was stated in THE CALL some
time ago that De Young had undertaken
contract 10 turn the vote Of the State over
eyes Of the people by saying IN paid IN
teryiew that he was cas- friendly 10 Harri-
rison as any Of his Acknowledgements. AS
it looks now he may have so far forgotten
himself as to tell the truth, but il was with
an evident intent to deceive, as lie knew
Of the existence of the conspiracy
which is on foot The preteXt is
that Blaine will accept the nomination II
offered to him with anything like practical
unanlmlty. A dispatch Is being quoted from
a leading Federal Official OF this city VINO is
now in New York in which ClarksOn is
credited with the statement that Blaine will
not refuse tie honor If thrust upon him.
So far as can be learned the chief dis
turbers are rs stated, De Young and Knight,
ana they are using every argument and
every power OF persuasion at,their command
TO convince their associates that Harrison
is not the man.
Among other things il is claimed that as
matters now stand the Republican Legisla-
tive ticket is endangered. 1t is not stated
as true that this is due to the candidacy Of
De Young for the Senate, but it is urged
that the name Of Blaine would pull it through
and save it from possible defeat. OF course
this is ali buucombe. but it is being used
with more or less effect.