Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
THE CONVENTION.
AN EXCITING SESSION
Names of the Candidates Presented
in Eloquent Speeches.
TIE HALL RESOUNDS WITH THE CHEERS
Rumors of Combinations and Hints
of Dark Horses.
TIE HALL RESOUNDS WITH THE CHEERS
BOTH SIDES ARE CONFIDENT.
DRIVEN FROM COVER.
The Doubtful Delegates Forced to Take a
stand.

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
| MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June l0.-Sunrise this
morning found the Harrison people inside the
Blaine trenches, while the Blaine forces driven
from their position, were making a stand in the
open exposed to heavy fire. 1t is not a ques-
tion OF surrender. This is a fight without
quarter. To Clarkson, Quay, Miller and Plstt
defeat means annihilation. Though worssed
and driven before the administration forces
they are fighting with as much courage and
desperate energy as men can show and when
| driven back retreat slowly and stubbornly,
dealing heavy blows as they are pressed back
ward The Harrison forces by rally and by
forcing the fighting overcame yesterday all the
advantage their antagonists had gained by
strategy, and when the convention adjourned
this morning they were victors at every point.
| The first victory, that in the committee on
credentials, was another surprise to the Blaine
people and one they could not account for.
After that it was to be expected that they would
hold the advantage and force the fighting The
Blaine people, however, still expected TO get
control Of the convention and the display of
strength made by the administration
at the Market House meeting was pro-
| nounced by them to be fictitious. The
question in the convention when it came
to fight over the report Of the commit
tee on credentials presented but two sides, so
that however short both sides might be of a
! pledged majority, on the nomination on threat
the whole number of delegates had to be divided
between the two with q certainty that one side
or the other would have majority.
| There was 10 third issue for a scattering
vote. This situation compelled the nom
committal delegates to take sides, and
the result Of the ballot showed quickly
where majority of them would 60 if they had
! to choose between Harrison and Blaine Il
might be contended that the question Of the
merits of the cases rather than a preference as
to candidates controlled many Of the delegates
in their votes, but the issue between Harrison
and Blaine was SO sharply drawn and SO in
volved in the vote and SO much was at stake on
both sides that it is fair to assume that the vote
was q test between the two forces.
Moreover, the bitter passion on both hides
was binding to all things but the one question
Of factional supremacy. There was no calm
ness, no thought of compromise or reconsider
alton. 1t was the beginning Of q hand-to-hand
| fight for life.
The defeat was taken by the Blaine people
with the III will which stands between mortal
enemies and the victory grasped by the
| other side as a triumph over a traditional foe,
and the two forces still face each other with
drawn swords. The result showed that the
Harrison people had not lost as many dele
gates as they feared they had, while the Blaine
people had more votes than they had been abso-
lutely sure of. The vote showed how the float
ing delegates were divided az TO choice between
the two candidates The attack made by Sena-
| tor Wolcott and Delegate Knight on the Office
holders and the defense made by Powell Clay-
ton and Delegate Belthe gave an indication
Of the intensity Of feeling that prevails and
Of the disregard Of party interests.
The Harrison people left the hall with gen
eral feeling that the nomination Of Harrison
was as good ss made, yet the more cautious
managers did not dare 60 to bed and sleep over
their victory.
The Blaine people left the hall with feeling
that Blaine's prospects Of nomination were gone
perhaps, but that the nomination of Harrison was
not yet assured. They left with determine
ton to kill of Harrison il they could at any
cost. With desperate odds against them they
were ready to take desperate chances. There
was no sleep fopthsm during the few remain
ing hours before daylight. The Harrison man
ayers were carefully guarding their position
while the great mass of their followers were re-
joicing over q victory. The Blaine managers
were in secret conference, planning with des-::
perste earnestness, while their workers were re-
porting every moment to get instructions or to
convey information. The Blaine managers I
saw Just before daylight declared with set
features and in tones of determination that Har-
rison would never be nominated. They said it
was now question Of life or death 10 the party;
that they might no longer contend for any
man, but that they would contend against Har-
rison a. long as they could fght for their lives
II nominated they said they would be surely de-
feated at the polls and the party organization
would 60 TO pieces. They said that they would
contest every step In the report Of the commit
tee on credentials today and that there would
be no balloting for nomination before Satur-
day.
fHI DARK HORSE MovKNKxr.
A proposition under discussion early this
mogning il to induce Gov. Foraker 10 place
Mckinley in nomination and agree 70 work
earnestly for him. A unfriendly - Foraksrs
feeling is toward Mckinley, 1t was thought
that he would do % rather than permit
the nomination of Harrison. The caiculatiou Of
the anti Harrison people this morning was that
Mckinley, Alssr, Reed, Cullom, and possibly
Allison and Rusk, would get between them .
large number Of votes on the Hrst ballot, and
that there would Be no nomination on that
ballot This they counted ON 10 defsss Hsrri-
son, with = prospect that Mckinley Or some
other dark horse would be nominated On the
ballot for nomination, they nd, they expected
both Harrison and Blaine would drop back
70 their personal following Of les than
100 votes each Harrison people refer
TO this talk as IN exhibition Of helpasn snd
hopeless rage snd ny nothing On earth can nov
prevent the nomination Of Harrison They ~
It Il inpotsnt rsvinss Of men who zee their po-
hticsl power departing and thsir future DARK
They ~ ant-Hazrism msn are defeated end
dsspsaAs, but vfn Be calmsr vhsn n = aI
over, making IN allowance for vhax nsn wfll
~ md do In the hast of ccatssk
II is dimeult for ons not hszs TO comprshsad
bow btttsr = this fight, snd q eoufss Win I'll
ths ordinary chances sow n hver 81