The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-07
NEITHER SIDE WAIVERS.
The BIaine-Harrison Situation Is
Apparently Unchanged.
THE SOUTH IS FAR FROM SOLID.
No Break Vet and the Shouting is SO
vociferous the Delegates rhroats are
sors-Gossip From the side of the
Harrisonians.

MINNEAPOLIS, M lnn., Juno t. ne sun
went down without any decisive gain by
either faction. The Harrison managers
have succeeded in holding their dele
gates well in hcnd without break, while
on the other hand, the Blaine side has
been reinforced by outside influence.
Henceforth shouting for the "Plumed
Knight" II likely to become more and
more vociferous and IL is expected to
give tone to the crowd in the hall.
There is no doubt that the President
has an advantage in the instructions
which bind many whose choice would be
the stateman from Maine. The situation
IL an em barassing one to all such.
Iowa, for example, Is a Blaine state,
and yet majority of the delegation will
vote for Harrison. Mr.. Wheeler, OF that
delegation, says this Is due TO the suppo-
sition that Mr.. Blaine would not be
candidate and the management being
left TO those not heretofore active, care
was taken to select those friendly 10 the
administration. THIS has been inter
preted to mean a rebuke TO Mr.. Clarkson
"a mistake which was emphaticaliy cor
rected In the unanimous reelection OF
Mr.. Clarkson to represent the state on
the national committee.
which II understood to be 32 for Harri-
SON to IS for Blaine, larger number for
the latter than was ut first supposed.
Three delegates refuse to be bound by
their instructions which they claim were
given when the conditions were different
and when IL was supposed Blaine would
not allow his name to be used.
The Harrison managers understand
this danger and they are displaying first
class generalship in keeping their forces
pledged to vote for the President first.
They confidently count on nomination
on the first ballot.
The indications are that II the conven-
tion were to reach a vote today Mr.. Har-
rison would win. The Blaine people,
ment, are seeking to defeat q majority
vote on the first ballot. Their policy is
to bring some favorite sons into the
field and thus divide up the vote. They
give out that the decision OF the Mich
igan delegation to present the name of
Algsr 10 favorable to their plan. But this
the Harrison managers deny.
The number of delegates advising the
selection of q candidate not involved In
the factional contest is increasing. The
names most frequently heard are Sher-
man and Mckinley. One combination
registered IL Sherman and Gresham; an
other Sherman and Whitelaw Reid. A
proposition has been made to New York
to drop both Blaine and Harrison and
select either Sherman, Rusk or Cullom.
In general way 1t appears that Blaine
has gained IN The East and in the extreme
West, but that Harrison has more than
held his own in most of the Lake states
and the region between the Rockies and
the Alleghanies. The South continues TO
be z subject OF the widest speculation;
The presumption has been that the
deld would be left clear to the two great
competitors. The action of the Michi-
gan delegation In reasserting t2cir loyal
ty to the Wolverine candidate seems,
however, 10 indicate that this presump-
tion is unwarranted. Indeed, the Alger
managers are now claiming sixty votes
for their candidate, maintaining that In
addition to the support OF Michigan he
will receive many votes from the west
and south. In the event of Alger with
drawing, the Blaine people maintain that
their candidate will receive every vote OF
the Michigan delegation except two and
the Harrison managers concede that the
great majority OF the delegation OF the
Wolverine state would probably go to
Blaine.
When the Blaine contingent from In
diana marched through the streets and
invaded the rotunda OF the West Hotel,
wave of indignation swept over the Har-
rison people. The picture of Blaine.
which was borne at the head oil the COL
umn and the announcement from the
throats OF score of cheering Indianians
shat Blaine was the choice OF the rank
and file of the Republicans of that state
excited vengeful ire from the Harrison
men Of the Hoosier state.
One of the Harrison Republicans excit-
edly demanded that the Blaine banner
should be torn down. Instantly, some
one also shouted: "Cut IL down." and
there was q prompt movement toward
the men who bore the portrait of Blaine.
A fierce scuffle ensued, but the Blaine
banner was borne away In triumph and
peace was restored.
Il IL observed that the managers of the
rival factions are growing colder and
colder towards each other and that many
OF these prominent leaders do not speak
to their fellow Republicans as they meet
In the corridors.
The highest claim for Harrison Is 541
votes out of a total of 902. A conserva-
tive estimate gives Harrison 476 and
Blaine All votes. Another conservative
estimate gives Blaine 458 and Harrison
AIS, and Alger %. But these figures are
not reliable as there Is an uncertainty
about some OF the states. In point OF
popular enthusiasm, Blaine had the best
Of 1t yesterday.