St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-08
now dismissed the audience with spicy
piece of spell-blnding.
1T IS VERY BITTER.
The fight Between Messrs. Harri-
son and Blaine.

The fight Between Messrs. Harri-
son and Blaine.
Scenes around the hotels last night
left no douot that the fight between
Blaine and Harrison is most bitter. And
it increases in bitterness every hour.
The rain last night drove the clubs off
the streets. Those of their members
who could not survive without noislly
expressing their presidential prefer,
ences massed in the West hotel ana ana
kept up the noise. The voice apd
rotunda of what is just at present the
center of the American continent
do not give any indication of the real
strength of the opposing candidates,
but they do indicate the feeling that is
running between the aspirants for the
nomination. Up to last night the partt-
sans of the two leaders were content
with good -naturedly rivaling one all
other in the effort to prevail by noise
alone and to bear down by force Of nunT7
bers the bands of the opposition. Last
night the counter demonstrations took a
decidedly different turn. The Blaine
men had new stock of campaign songs,
the burden of which was that they
would be unmentionable creatures II
they would vote for the little
president. TO the credit of the Harri-
son faction, he it said, they do not
countenance anything of that sort.
The Blaine shOuters are the more vio-
was nothing too outrageous for
them to say about and do to
the picture of the man in the
White house. Whenever the Harrison
men gathered III a body and marched
about the corridors shouting the name
of Harrison and singing his praise i'll
Salvation Army airs, they were greeted
with yells of derision. The picture OF
Ben was carried everywhere, and every
where it was met with storm OF
misses. Even the ladies, who crowded
the halls in large numbers, Joined
in that method of disapprOval OF
the champion Of the force bill anc
the Mckinley tariff. Prominent dele
gates from states strongly Blaine i'll SEN
timent openly threatened that the bolt
ers would number into the thousands II
the convention dared place the name OF
Harrison at the head of the ticket. The
Harrison men threw the threats back
into their teeth, and accused them of i'll
fidelity, want of devotion to party and
principle. One enthusiastic Harrison
man brought out typical grand
fathers hat' made of straw, and waved
it from the balcony above the heads OF
the crowd. The BlainIacS Missed and
the Harrison men cheered. Frantic at
tempts were made by the Blaine men to
get hold of it or to throw it into the
crowd below, that it might be kicked
full of yawning cavities, and the Harri-
son man was compelled to put it away
again.
The temporary organization of the
convention and the appointment of the
committees seemed to take routine
business out of the way SO that the
party leaders might get to work on
the question at issue. A stroll through
the rotundas of the hotels showed that
few delegates were on the floor. They
were all TO be found in the upper halls
end in the delegation headquarters.
Every private room that held man of
strength was crowded all evening, and
the door surrounded by score of able
bodied bodied scouts and "DOdy snatch
ers." More quiet, effective work was
done last night than OH any day or
night since the crowds came to Mime
apolIs. The lines are being drawn closer:
every moment. Special pressure is being:
brought to bear on the delegations of
New York and Pennsylvania. These
delegates represent states that nre pow
erful in the electoral college. The
smaller states and the doubtful dele
gates seem to hang on the decision of
these two giants. The Harrison men
were making inroads on the Blaine sup
pOrterS in New York last night. The
Blaine leaders were willing to concede
that Harrison had thirty New YoIk
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on the fence. Harrison men claimed
that they were sure of capturing at
least five of them, and possibly all
Matt Quay is holding stiff rein over
the men from the Keystone State. Har-
riSOn'S cause prOSpered not so much
with them.
Harrison's men will do their utmost
to bring the convention to ballOnng
point today. They realize that every
moment of delay means a possible loss.
They feel reasonably certain that they
could win if they were to have an i'm
mediate ballot. There is always danger
in delay. Especially is this true when
such willy politician and trickster as
James g. Blaine is OH the other side.
Since Blaine resigned from the cabinet
there has been feeling in the mind of
almost every man who takes an interest
i'll this fight that Blaine would do or say
something to explain why that resigna-
ton at this time. He has been known
to write letter or make statement
at the last moment before this.
He NAV do it again. Such statement
might be disastrous to the Harrison
cause. as it might be beneficial. But
the chances are strongly in favor of its
being dangerous. Hence HaIri sons
men are anxious to get to ballot.
then they would know Blaine's strength
for a certainty. And after one ballot
has been taken, there is always more
opportunity to make deals.
1t is not probable that the balloting
will be reached today. Meanwhile the
leaders of both sides are putting in
every minute OF time in influencing dele
gates. They were almost inaccessible
to reporters last night, so busy were
they receiving the reports of their
scouts.