Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-10
CLAIMS OF THE BLAINE MEN.
They Say That They Have Not Given Up the
Fight.

Fight.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 10.-The fourth day Of
the convention opened with a miniature of
Dakota blizzard. 1t lacked some of the most
unpleasant features. 1t was not cold and it
was not accompanied by snow or hail, but it
was lively enough to tear from their places the
decorations which adorned the buildings along
Minneapolis principal streets. The rain fell in
torrents for time, but the storm was of short
duration and the sky soon cleared. The streets
were comparatively deserted when the storm
broke.
The shouters and the marching clubs, worn
with the exertions Of last night. did not put in
their usual early appearance and the voice Of
the bugle and the sound of the drum were not
heard In the land. At 10 O'Clock an hour be-
fore the convention was TO meet not a band
had appeared on the streets and there was but
small crowd turning toward convention hall
1t was evident that the convention would be
late assembling.
The prospect this morning was that the sup
porters OF Mr.. Blaine would fight TO the last
ditch 1t was given out early that the contest
over the report of the committee on credentials
would be continued this morning and the bal
| lotlng delayed a. long as possible. The Harri-
son element said that this plan solely for
the purpose of giving the idea to the country
that the contest was close and bitter and that
| the selection of third candidate was the only
solution of the situation
One OF Mr.. Platts closest friends this morn
ing prepared for circulation among the dele
gates the following analy of last nights vote
taken on the Alabama case:
Southern votes for Blaine 81
Southern votes for Harrison " 1872
| Sure republican states-Blaine 267
n Lar Isoi -. ..-.---.--..-.-.--. lef
Doubtful Sales.--future. ...... &c
HARRISON ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1S
The statement went on to point out that
nearly all Of the majority on the vote came
| from the southern states, where the republican
party does not secure a single electoral vote.
The leaders Of the anti-Harrison movement
| expressed themselves this morning as being not
| a whit discouraged. Under no circumstances.
they said. would they give up the fight. When
| the bauotlng was reported and the supporters
| OF Alger, Mckinley, Sherman and Allison were
taken from the Harrison vote of last night it
would be seen that they (the Blainites) practi-
cally controlled the situation
The Blaine vote last night or rather early
this morning, they say, represented strength
that Will remain by him and none of which is
pledged to any other candidate, while the vote
of the opposition was made up not only of
supporters OF Harrison. but also of all the out
| side element. On the other hand. the friends
OF the President count upon being from twenty
to forty-four votes stronger than last night.
VICE PRESIDENCY.
Although the close Of the convention is so
near there had up to this morning not been a
breath Of discussion regarding the vice presi-
Dental nomination. good many Of the dele
gates on being questioned concerning their
preference we're favorably disposed toward SEN
ator Allison Of Iowa. while some Of those from
Indiana, Ohio and Illinois regarded Whitelaw
Reid of New York having qualifications
that would make him o strong running
mate with the President There is a
considerable undercurrent of talk con-
corning the policy Of placing a popular north
western man on the ticket to offset the granger
movements in that region, and in this connec-
ton the name Of J. s. Pillsbury of this city
has been mooted. The probabilities are, how
ever, that, as was the case both in 1884 and 'SS,
the New York delegation will be left free to se-
lect its own candidate and its choice will be
ratified by the convention.