The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-20

DETROIT, May 19.-There was a confer
ence last night between number of well
known Republicans at the house of Gen
eral Alger. The party included J. Sloa
Fassett, John S. Clarkson, j. NJ. Thurston
John z. Sanborn of Michigan, and Joh1
| N. Langston, the colored statesman from
! Virginia. The Free Press says the meet
ing was to discuss the presidential situa
ton. The minds of those assembled
seemed to concentrate on Blaine, while il
| was virtually case of anything to beat
| Harrison. Alger expects to persuade hi.
associates that with Blaine out of the
race he himself is the most available candi
| date
| DETROIT, May 1o.-An afternoon paper
says that it has the best of authority fol
| saying that Thomas Platt of New York
and Senator Quay were among the promi
| nent Republicans at the Alger conference
last night. According to this paper, il
was definitely decided to draw Secretary
Blaine into the presidential race. The pa
| per then adds:
In case Blaine consent to be nominated
as presidential candidate, Alger will be
pushed for secon place. This was also
decided at last nights conference In
case nothing will induce Blaine to re-
scind his determination not to become Il
presidential candidate, Alger will be
pushed for the head of the ticket by the
anti-Harrison contingent all over the
country. He will then have behind him
such leaders as Clarkson. Quay, Platt,
Thurston, Langston and Fassett, with all
which it implies"
NEW YORK, May 19.-The World says
that Nathan Page of Washington, IN an
interview last night stated that S B.
Elkins had conference with Secretary
Blaine and President Harrison, and has
received definite instructions from both
to present the name of either at the Min
neapolls convention as the Republican
nominee for president, and to Withdraw
the name OF either, as may seem advisa-
BILE
New YORK, May 19-In an interview
yesterday Secretary Eikins expressed the
opinion that President Harrison will be
nominated AT Minneapolis.
DETROIT, May 19-ln speaking about
the conference last night General Alger
said that all were in favor of Blaine for
president, and that every effort would be
made TO get him TO accept the nomination.
SOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
COLUMBIA, S c., May 19-The South
Carolina Democratic convention today
adopted resolutions reaffirming faith in
Democratic simplicity and pledging anew
allegiance to the principles first enunciat-
Ell by Thomas Jefferson. Then follows
the Ocala platform, word for word. A
plank Is also inserted denouncing the
force bill. Wall street is declared to have
"entered the sacred temple of Democracy
Grover Cleveland's nomination is decried,
as his nomination would be considered as Il
prostitution of the principles of Democ-
racy and reputation of the demands of
the Farmers Alliance, which embody the
true PRINCIPLES of Democracy, and as
surrender OF the rights of the people to
the financial kings of the country.
\ minority report, deprecating the at
tack on Cleveland, was showed under,
and resolution denouncing the third
party was killed.
The following delegates to the Chicago
We're elected. with but small
opposition: Governor Tillman, Senator
Irby. G.. William Stokes president of the
state Farmers Alliancel and Jasper Talber.
Colonel John c. Haskell, the one-armed
Confederate leader of the minority, was
scathinsly attacked by John Evans, the
young leader of the Alliance element.
Colonel Haskell was called an ass in
lions skin, and he retorted by calling
Evans puppy, etc.