New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-02
ARRIVALS AT MINNEAPOLIS.
INDIANA DELEGATES ON THE GROUND.
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR PRESIDENT HARRISON AND
SIRE OLE Ills RTNOMINATTON.

Minneapolis, June 1.-The advance guard OF
the convention "hustlcrs" have been arriving Tor
some DAYS. and to-day the first OF the actual
workers came in on the afternoon train. Inc
newspaper correspondents had been here IN con-
siderable force oil the week, and Mr. Meeks,
serreant-at-arms Of the National Committee, hau
been here for several days arranging for the
ushers of the convention and looking out for the
dntcs of his assistants This afternoon the iiar-
rison parlors were opened at the West Hotel Ihcy
are only temporary, however, and permanent
headquarters will be opened on lower noor Oh
the same hotel later in the week
Those who arrived this afternoon were all Har-
rison men Of the most enthusiastic Kihd' All
come from Indiana, the delegation comprising
l. T. Michcner, of Shelbyvie: j. H. "oiuy,
chairman OF the Republican State Committee oi
Indiana: r. r. Shiel, of indianapolis, neighoor
Of the President and delegate to the cohVen-
ton: {. w. Stivers of The Liberty 'ihuI
Herald delegate: A. F. Iiendrickson, whoc
sale merchant Of indianapolis, and close irienu
Of General Harrison: w T. Durbin, delegate
from Anderson, Ind and Senator Mlher' OIL III
dianapolis.
I'VE are for Harrison; that Is what We "'e
here for" said General Michencr
"Ycs we are here in the interest of the people
added Mt HHi'l, "h' ''''' '
mate IIarrSon.'
rho carly oncning Of the Harrison headquarters
l. = snrnrise 10 the anti-IIarrison men, who eN-
roc,cd to b, first wien they came in with the
National Committee tomorrow Inc men seH0
Loro ard 10 come tomorrow are the same ones
,yho did 50 much for lIarrisons nomination III
1889 General Michcner and John [. New VIII
ho in command Bruce Carr and General Dudley
cannot come The arrivals of to-day are as iun
of 0pht as they were four years ago, wheh 'ney
i;d CO much TO win the nomination for Harrison at
Chicago.
The chief speaker of the party this afternoon
was Mr. Shicl. of indianapolis, and he s'rncK
,icbt ont from the shoulder, not seeming 10 care
who got in the way OF his wor'S'
Said lie: alt is certainly in very
bad taste for Mr. Quay, who iorceu
Dclamntcr upon the Republicans Of Pennsyivanl"
for Governor and was defeated; for Platt, VINO
forced Fassett upon Ncw-York, and was defeated;
and for Foraker whose disastrous campaign III
Ohio is we'll remembered by the Republican party
it ia certainly IN very bad taste for these men
70 dictate at this time To their party who 'he
Presidential nominee shall be- Their Judgments
are not backed by their records
In answer - thc query. what 90 You tn'hS
Of the Harrison opposition? - he said THE Blaine
sentiment IN 'Il- fbWh'lN II ~ ~ '''
os ,eoplc lave been led to believe II can be
more properly called ln anti-lIarrson sentiment.
We from Inliinl are here to fight long and hard
and T. win the fight too.
There is no shadow Of doubt that Harrison
will b, rrnomnatc1. There nay be n sllght
sdrmish with the opposition. After TINS pre-
liminary brush. we will go in and win. We have
the delegates with which 10 do II, and II Is chc
he,-l,t ~ ,nsIi.nncss ~ talk about any seri0rs
or formidable opposition TO thc President speak
ing Of Mr. Blaine, let me say ti"o
{, would bc very lad politics, con-
ccding for the moment that II ran he done,
., sct aside man whose Administration has been
,le priGc Of the country and a man who defeated
Clevcnnd four years ago. for n man who WINS
lc,,cn hy Cleveland. When the delegates get
down 10 bnsin,ss and tho dust which these caIAil-
itv bowlcr-' have raised for the moment has ift-
,l,1 this will bc seen as clearly IA We see II now.
"Eut. assuming for arguments SAKE that Blaine
eh,uld bc the winner began the newspaper
man.
bt we won't assume il, even for arguments
sake intcrrnpted Mr. Shicl, we won't assume
- under any consideration. Blaine will not he
candidate. for Harrison will have no formidable
nor united opposition OF any KIND beyond 'he
first furry | have spoken of.
The Indaninns the most enthusiastic men
who have yet arrived in Minneapolis Ihey talk
Harrison everywhere and all the time.