The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11

giving ten for the administration. aud two
for the minority report.
| The convention had scarcely adjourned
| when a call was issued for a conference of
the leaders CT both factions at their sepa-
rate rooms in the West hotel. The test
vote was taken up and carefully analyZed
| IN detail. The result was to give addi-
| tional encouragement to the Harrison
| managers, who came 10 the conclusion
that in certain states where the majority
report had not received the vote expected
the president would gain several additional
| delegates. from the fact that the Blaine
| men who wers instructed for Harrison
would feel bound to carry out their in
structions when the ballot for the presi-
dency came All through the night con-
ferences were held in different parts of the
hotel aud enlissarles dispatched to make u
last effort TO win wavering delegates to one
or the other OF the rival factions.
The morning opened with the Harrison
people still confident, but the Blaine man
ayers were none the less determined
Chairman ClarksoC said that he had re-
| ceived large number OF kilograms this
morning from prominent men throughout
! the country who had heretofore been urg
! ing him TO harmouiZe the opposition IN
support of the president, requesting him
now to make every effort to bring about a
reconciliation of the factions by union on
| some man who would be satisfactory to
and Allison had all been suggested IN the
| kilograms.
One effect Of last nights fight was
| visible on ali sides Oh the opening of to
| day, and that was the bitterness of feeling
engendersd in the contest The manifes-
| tations of the past week had grown TO in
/ creased proportions, which in Il measure
| excited the apprehensions of the more
! conservative Republicans. The Harrison
people we're enclined to be considerate,
! while the rank and file OF the Blaine
| forces, refusing to be comforted, conclud-
| ed by uttering defiance co the admins
| traJion candidate Just how lasting this
| feeling Will be no one can say.
| Among the wrathiest people in Mime
| appolis today were tue Harrison members
! OF the Kansas delegation. \ report was
current that Kansas WAS leading in
| movement away from Harrison to third
| man. The eXasperating part of the report
! WAS that it contained considerable truth.
/ The facts, though circulated in an ex-
agerated form, were alarming enough
Ten OF the Kansas representatives.,
exactly half of the Sunflower state dele
cation, were doing their utmost to cause
n dark horse stampede, with McAiniay
proposed as the best candidate TO unite
upon. Delegate Ware of Fort Scott, who
was the leader of the Harrison men, WAS
particularly sore over the situation. He
declared that the talk of a dark horse,
while having been brought up i'll IL meet
ing of the Kansas men. had resulted in no
action, half the delegates refusing to re-
main present il the discussion were allow
ed to proceed. There would be no further
caucus of the kind he positively asserted
Mr.. Ware would not deny that ingalls,
and Perkins were the engineers of the
Kansas dark-hOrse departure and that
both had made speeches urging an entirely
new deal and the abandonment of Harri
son and Blaine in favor of some other can
didate less liable tn factional resentment
Notwithstanding Mr. Wares intimations
that the Harrison half of the delegation
had stemmed the tide and that the Ingalls,
Perkins movement was a failure, reports
were current that Ingalls, had succeeded in
binding the KanSans to vote as a unit !
With such an arrangement and the gain
OF only one convert, the delegation would |
be swung away from Harrison.
The Massachusetts state delegation was |
holding conference this morning and the !
greatest anxiety was being evinced as to I
its probable results. There is no doubt |
that portion of the delegation favored |
casting the vote of the state for some COM
promise candidate, but it seemed quite |
improbable that any harmonious action |
could be agreed upon. Various other state
delegations, or a maj jority OF the delegates
thereof, were also holding impromptu con-
ferences. and the air was full of rumors of
all kinds. Governor Mckinley appeared
to be the man most looked to as a compro-
mise candidate.
The Blaine people took particular pains
TO give out the statement that they pro-
posed to stand by their candidate, and |
there were indications that an attempt
was being made TO preserve a solid front.
Chairman Clarkson was seen this morn
ing and asked if it had been definitely de-
cided to present the name of Blaine. He
said that there had been no change of pro-
gram and that Mr.. Blaine's name would
be formally presented yet another confer
ence was to be held some time during the
early part of the day, at which a definite
plan of action would be agreed upon.
Il think, however" said be, that Mr.
Biaine's name viii he presented by eX-
Governor Foraker, and probably seconded
by Senator Wolcott aud others, as hereto
fore indicated. The situation at present
is most critical, and at this stage Il dark |
horse could have the nomination if the
stragglers could unite on the right man.
can name the man if they
unite. Indeed, almost any two prominent
states can name the man if they unite.
Governor Mckinley probably could have
the nomination if he wanted it. As to
Senator Sherman, | cannot say, because |
think his position on the Chinese and
silver questions, and particularly his re-
Gently reiterated views of the latter Ques-
he would receive from the delegates of the
western and silver states. Ir the dark
horse contingent there are three prominent |
Reed and Rusk l be-
lieve that IL is necessary to have that of
RuSk on the ticket somewhere, in order to
att ract the Alliance and save the state of
Wisconsin, and probably other states
" here the Farmers Alliance is stroug'
In conclusion, Mr.. Clarksou said: I'VE
have not dropped Mr. Blaine. We have
formed in line OF battle, and the compro- |
mise candidate, IL there is to be one, must
come forward after the balloting begius"
4 little after 10 O'Clock ex-senator Platt
of New York was seen and asked rs to the
intentions OF the Blaine managers ia
regard to presenting his name in the con-
yention.
I'VE are in this race to a finish. " said he,
and are not at all diSmayed by the de-
velopments of last night. l do not think
5ha; Harrison is the choice of a majority of
the delegates, and think that il will be
demonstrated before the nomination is
made.
Chauncey n. Depew, on the other hand.
as the spokesman OF the Harrison leaders,
was confident that Harrison's full strength
was not polled on last nights test vote,
aud aSserte ed that the friends of the ad-
had in reserve at least twenty
10 thirty additional votes.
TIE NEWS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June lot was half-past
clock, eastern time. when President
Harrison learned that the Repu blican |
national convention had iudoFsed his ad-
.