Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-09
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ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES.
TIE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION.

was held by the leaders of the Blaine
forces and nearly all of the chief poll
ticians of the various State delegations
were summoned to their presence. AT
this meeting was discussed at length
the ACCESSIBILITY of taking measures to
draw off the Harrison vote and thereby
effect the Generalization of his
forces and result either in the
nomination of Blaine or some dark
horse whose candidacy was to be en-
Outraged. Several of the Harrison men
of the Ohio delegation were invited to
the conference and the intimation con-
vcyed to them that perhaps the Blaine
people might look favorably upon the
candidacy of Mckinley if the Harrison
delegates would give him their support
or the opening ballot. The suggestion
was received with willingness, but no
arrangement was perfected. at the
conclusion of the conference it was no
ticcable that the Mckinley boom had
in some mysterious manner received
quite an impetus.
Among the rumors afioat is that in
the event of the probable defeat of
Blaine, a compromise candidate in the
person of Mckinley, Allison or Sher-
man is to be sprung on the first ballot.
A midnight report from Indiana head
quarters claims that the Harrison men
have held their line unbroken, notwith-
standing the assaults made upon them
during the day that returns show
that they have 52l votes, not includ-
ing contested seats, and that the result
Of the days work leaves them without
the loss of a vote. They are, they say,
ready at any moment to meet their OPP
ponents in q nomination ballot, but
they, fearing the results, are making
desperate attempts TO postpone it.
At the meeting of the resolutions
committee, the Nicarlguan canal pro-
ject was finally pushed firmly into the
platform. Tue usual pension resolu-
ton was adopted, but the service pen
sion project was wholly left out. The
matter that caused no end OF loud
speeches, particularly from colored
men, was the topic of lynchings in the
South, but nothing of a radical nature
was adopted Oh this subject and III fact
the tariff, elections and other planks
contained 10 startling new departures
in platform building. The tariff plank
will re-aflirm the doctrine ofprotection
and the policy of admitting free Of duty
all articles or foreign growth except
the luxuries of life, which cannot be
produced IL, this county, and declare
that the toriff on all products brought
into competition with the products of
America. II labor should be fully equal
to the differences in wages abroad and
at horne. A tariff on lead sufficient to
keep out the foreign products will
be inserted in order to placate the free
silver people.
The credentials committee adjourned
at a late hour until this morning. The
case of the Alabama delegatcs-at-large
has been decided against the Blaine
men. The K~ellogg-Warmouth contest
resulted in the committee unanimously
voting to seat the four Kellogg dele
gates-at-large. These are Blaine men.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June 9.-Doubt
haunts the. soul of the political sooth-
sayer this morning and the a%pprehen-
sion that perhaps neither Blaine nor
Harrison is TO be nominated is in the
mind Of every apostle of their cause.
The air is still full of vague and mys-
FERROUS runors of dark horses and
compromise candidates, and 81 sense Of
impending danger alarms the soul of
every hero-worshiper lest the great
multitude Of conservative delegates
should suddenly rise and, striking from
the list the names Of both the leading
candidates, demand that another leader
be summoned. TO meet the e3igencies
of this hour, the eyes Of AL the rival
gamesters arc turned in search Of a new
knight.
The day opens with the leaders of
both the rival forces still claiming sue
cess but evidently somewhat doubtful
of their own prophecies. Tho night
just passed has not been such us to give
cheer to the followers of either candi-
date. Each of the two leading candi-
dates is from 40 to so votes short
of n nomination. SO, after all, the
indications are that the convention is to
be q battle royal and the nomination is
the property of no mai and that the
field is practically open to all of the
great leaders who have the courage
and the chivalry to enter the contest.
The Harrison leaders profess TO be
still firm in their resolve to win if they
can, but to go down if they must, in
for the President, but the pro-
longed delay is having its effect on the
more conservative men in the Harrison
ranks as well Is those in the Blaine