The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-06
HOW THEY WILL VOTE.


rison Will Have 46s to 5sS Votes.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
MINNEAPOLIs. June 5.-Almost every
State in the Union now has it's full delcga-
tion. A portion of Ohio and the silver
States are the only ones now absent. Thus
"fggers and claims have been the order OF
the day. and the estimates differ widely.
Those of the Presidents friends vary from
467 to 57S on first ballot, while the "antis"
claim all the way from 400 to 525. with 451
necessary to choice.
Judge NJ. NJ. Estee, of California, chair
man of the last convention. is here official
Iy to present n plea for plank indorsing
the Nicaragua canal project and privately
to put in a word for Blaine wherever it
will do most good. This afternoon Q
crowd of politicians and newspaper men
were lounging about Senator Warner
Miller's room. comparing notes and making
prognOstIcatiOns. After they had gone
over the polls of the various delegations
upon which they had knowledge they dis
persed, leaving Judge Estee and the Jour-
nal correspondent in the room alone. lit is
mystery to me-" said Judge Estee.
where Messrs. ClarksOn and Quay
get their confidence. for it looks as
though, if the ballot were cast
to-day, Harrison would be nominated.
There is NO question in my mind that
Mr.. Blame is the stronger OF the two. but
still We can Oyally support Mr.. Harrison.
Being unlnformed of the sentiments in the
East, am not prepared TO say that his
nomination would not be wise."
1t was but a few minutes after this con-
versatIon that the California delegation
came marching to Its headquarters in the
Masonic Temple, adjoining the West Hotel.
kilograms from all along the route. sent
out by NJ. II. DeYoung. had an
nounced the delegates as nearly solid
fdr Blaine. Before the coasters" had
time to brush the dust Off their
clothes. q swarm of men swOOped down
upon them anxious for confirms alton or de-
niaI of the reports. Tho delegation breaks
even," said Z. +. Spencer, one of the dele
gates at large. who had been elected chair
man on the road. 1T stands for Harri-
son, 9 for Blaine" This view was con-
trmed by Baker, Cole and other members
of the delegation.
That's just a joke" said NJ. H. De
Young, q few minutes later. 1--WE haven't
polled the delegation, but it has Blaine
majority. We agreed for kind of Joke.
to say that It was half and half. When
this was carried TO the other members of
the delegation they promptly remarked
that "Dcf oung IS mistaken"
SUCKERS DID NOT STAMPEDE.
The Illinois delegates are now all in. and
they are not stampeding little hit. The
Blame resignation passed over them like q
mild zephyr. There are three estimates
of the delegation. which has not yet been
together to be pOlied. These are So for
Harrison to IL for Blaine. 3S for Harrison
to 10 for Blaine and 40 for Harrison to for
Blaine.
The Iowa delegation preserves the same
status as on yesterday. with tw sA Aty -four for
Harrison and three for Blame. They are
earnest. honest people, these men from
Iowa, and they are nearly as active parti-
SONS of President Harrison as the Indi-
anians. They are very bitter in their critl.
cism of Ciarkson. and it is entirely proba.
bic that at their delegation meeting they
will depOse him from the national commit
tee by putting in another man.
The Maine delegation arrived this morn
ing in charge of Joseph Manley, who has
always been regarded as Blaine's most con-
fidentiaI friend. They opened headquarters
on the fifth floor of the West Hotel. and
hung up Mr.. Blaine's picture, but they did
not believe in hustiing for votes.
Il have nothing to say" said
Mr.. Manley. and that Is positively
all that could be got out oi
him. L. b. Mnllet. Jr.. one of the dele gates
st-large. was asked If the delegation would
vote sOlidly for Blaine. and replied: 1--WE
are not in position to say anything. We
do not know what we are going to 90. We
do not even know that Blaines name will
come before the convention"
The Massachusetts delegation came in
this evening and Will meet for organiza
tion In the morning. There are thirty OF
them, and they now stand l6 for Harrison
to IA for Blaine. At the meeting in tn.
morning. however. they will discuss the
situation thoroughly and make an effort
to present a solid vote. AS the delegation
is composed of sensible men, and the argu
ment all lies with General Harrison. his
friends in the delegation hope to give hin
all the thirty votes of the Bay State.
Michigan has organized by electng II. NJ
Dutheld. of Detroit. chairman. but the
delegates were all at sea to what they ars
going to do in the convention. Genera
Alger said that he would not be
candidate with Blaine in the field
Clarkson has summoned him t.
come and his friends here have all advised
him to stay away. and he has decided &c
stay. In the meantime the delegates dom
know what to do about it, further thar
that few of them will vote for Harrison
no matter what comes. and, with Alger on
of the way. he will get nearly half th,
delegation.
The rest of the Missouri delegation got il
to-day and careful estimates put the out
side number of those likely to go for Blain
at twelve. leaving twenty-five votes in j
for Harrison.
Tho Montana people reached here to
night, and, as was expected. are anti. HaE