Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-07
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DISPATCH tonight:
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name is household word, said to THE
DISPATCH tonight:
Ieculiar Methods Being Used.
"Tf Harrison is nominated by the aid of
those doubtful Southern votes, the result
will have been accomplished by methods
which will hardly be approved by the mass
of the Republican party. Our opponents
have The Offices right in their hands. 1t is
called bribery to offer delegate money for
his support. but when an office is promised,
and promised for immediate delivery, the
affair somehow assumes different aspect.
1t the plans of the second-term managers
succeed. look out for a lu1uriant crop of
colored corsuls and numerous changes in
Southern postofiices. That is all the Blaine
men are afraid Of
of course the figures given above do not
represent the claims of either Harrison or
the opposition spokesmen. None of these
will even discuss the idea of less than 500
votes for their respective favorites, but as
there are only 900 odd delegates in the con-
Vention, it can easily be seen that there are
not enough to go around.
Talk of Third Candidate.
Some impartial observers insist that the
controlling forces are so nearly equal in
strength that Aiger's supporters, by stand
ing firm, could prevent nomination on the
first ballot. This end of the situation has
led to renewed suggestions of a third
candidate. Scarcely anyone regards
Alger as having 4 serious chance for the
first place, and the outside names most fire.
CGertly heard are those of Sherman and
Mckinley. The latter seems to be the Sec
end choice of MANY of Harrison's friends,
while the former is more popular with the
Blaine enthusiasts. Allison and Cullom
have been spoken of during the day, but
in 4 perfunctory manner. As matter of
fact, ninc-tenths of those here, delegates
and boomers alike, expect nomination by
the time the changes are made in the first
ballot, and until further developments the
dark horses will remain in the gloom.
Anything to Beat Anybody Else.
Practically the only reason for the e1-
istence Of the idea of third man is the
feeling Of the Blaine men that they would
rather see anybody nominated but Harrison
and vice versa
For second place with Harrison, if be is
nominated, not new suggestion has been
heard here, and if there is a candidate
against Morton he is being kept carefully
concealed. As = the running mate of
Blaine, many names are brought forth in
z Kaleidoscope fashion. Rusk is generally
considered as particularly available, but
his position in the Cabinet is a cause OF en-
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likes :he idea of "Jim and Jerry ticket
he had better initiate Blaine's example of
-esi-ning at early hour, but the intorma-
ton received here from Washington is that
RuSk iS standing by the administration.
FOrakers admirers have been endeavor-
ing 20 create boom for him in connection
with Blaine, and number of the more con-
servaJive opponents of Harrison have sug-
gested that it would be good policy to
tender the nomination of Vice President to
Mckinley. There is great divergence of |
opinion as to whether he would take it, and |
the Buckeye Governor himself declines to
discuss the subject, saying that he believes |
the old ticket will be nominated through |
out.
The Real Struggle Only Began.
Such is the situation on the eve of the first /
day OF the convention. But the real struggle |
Very little time and absolutely no atten- !
lion has vet been devoted to the platform !
O. principles TO be framed bv the conyen-
1iOn. The light over the candidates for the |
Presidency has thrown in the background
the decision as to the different planks in /
tie platform TO great extent. Leading |
wsre seen today who were |
very conhdeuC that there would be great |
change frog the platform of 1888. 1t is |
certain, however, that the silver men are |
going u make q strong fight to have a |
plank more liberal to them than that
adopted four years ago.
The leading silver men of the different |
States net in conference in the rooms of the
Colorado delegation, at i o'clock TODAY, to
discuss the policy TO be pursued in regard |
TO the silver States insisting at the start on
a plank providing for the free and unlimited |
coinage OF the white metal. 1t can be pre-
dicJed for q certainty, however, that they |
viii fail in this respect, and that the most |
the silver men can hope for is a plank pro-
viGing for the free coinage of the American |
product. There may be disputes in this re-
spect. too, but that some concession will be |
made is very probable.
The silver Issue the Great One.
It can be said that the most heated con-
tests over the adoption of any plank in the |
platform viii come over the silver lSSue
Owing 20 the fact that nearly three-fourths
Of the delegates sent here are against any
tree and unlimited coinage plank in the
platform, it is not possible for the free silver
men TO get what they want.
If Blaine is nominated the leading plank
in the platform will be builded on his
idea, backed up by the pro-
lection of American industries, as partially
advocated by the Mckinley bill Upon this
question it is certain that the Mckinley
aw will be emphatically indorsed, but in
.luded with it will be the reciprocity
scheme. BANCROFT.
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