Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-06

were Fastening to Minneapolis. They awoke
on Sunday morning to find that Mr.. Blaine
mad taken his traps out of Mr.. Harrison q
house. He had got tired of living in a
cabinet of dependents and seryitors, where
he had no man of his social and intellectual
rank to, confer with. Noble, Miller. Wana-
maker, Rusk, Foster, Elkins, Tracy-this
outfit one might leave and not break his
! heart, but at the announcement Minne-
apolis went wild. All the living in favor of
second term went to the winds Mr.. New
and others had talked themselves hoarse
that they knew Blaine would not run. In
the rebound it was apparent that a vote
that night would have sent Blaine into the
Presidency.
The Present Outlook at Minneapolis.
| What is the situation? If President Har-
rison would withdraw from this race, the
result might not be Mr.. Blalne's nomina-
tion, but as long as Harrison demands his
second term it will probably be unsafe for
those opposed to him to congregate on any
other person than Blaine There are un-
questionably greedy people here trying to
| push in this man or that The Alger folks
have some votes, and entertain the hope
that their candidate may succeed. In my
view such movement might lead to Harri-
sons nomination. Nor do see any other
person than Alger working within the
| Blaine lines for the support of Blaine's
| friends
Alger intended few days ago to attain
| the Vice Presidential place, and let the
ticket be Blaine and AIger aud this seems
to me to be the probable solution if Blaine
| now remains quiet Some of the agricul-
tural people hoped that Rusk would 60 on
the ticket, but Ru,k has spoken one day too
early for Harrison, his master. The Vice
Presidency, however, is strong fortress
with sick President, and John Sherman or
Mr. Allison or Mr.. Cullom might be glad
for it. The managers in such things have
to look out for financial support when they
come to run their ticket, and therefore I
think that Alger is liable to go behind
Blaine. If soldier is as necessary upon
the ticket as farmer Alger will do.
CuIlom and McKinley's Chances.
On the other hand there are men back of
Harrison who secretly hope to get his
assets, and among these may be Cullom and
Mckinley. Critics think that Cullom
made bad break in declaring for Harrison,
few weeks past. Mckinley has played
his part very delicately, and it is supposed
has been worked into the eligible situation
of presiding officer, which is sometimes i'm
portant in aconvention if there is deadlock.
An Ohio element has always been hopeful
that Mckinley would come in just as Gar
field did, by presenting his Napoleonic top
esting, as if he cared that somewhere in
the house old Samuel, with his horn of oil,
was drawing bead upon him and saying,
William, if there is room for any more oil
on thee, hasten to catch my horn" Thus
the Mckinley bill, the little tin cup, ETC.,
would be the issue OF the campaign.
The improbable withdrawal of Harrison
from this contest would simplify Mr..
Blaine's relations to it, but I think that
men do not play these large games of hazard
for the benefit of their junior partners.
Harrison wants the Office. and has
been in slavery to this term to come
during the four years he has already
served. He has served four years with
Leah, only in order to marry Rachel; he
has given away one holiday to have Sec
ond one of the same length at the end of it.
Greshamites Getting Sarcastic.
gruntled Indianians are referring to the
similarity between Harrison's treatment of
Gresham on the bench and popular hope
that Harrison would be magnanimous
toward his fellow-sIatesman have been
heard with deaf ear at the White House.
The belligerency OF Harrison is referred to,
as when his appointee, General Porter, had
made a speech somewhere in Indiana, and
Harrison waited at the foot of the stairs to
give him drubbing therefor. The tone of
Harrison's supporters here is in keeping
with this pugnacity. He has, however, so
far got control of his State that one of his
principal opponents told me to-day that if
he were nominated he might carry Indiana;
the Democrats had imposed great many
unpopular taxes, and were out Of favor this
year.
Said L: Nevertheless, the Indianians
have not supported the Administration
since Harrison prevailed, and terribly
knocked out his Congressman"
Until Blaine resigned the universal argu-
ment for Harrison was "Blaine is not
ing "Blaine has injured himself by this |
STEP"
''How injured himself" we ask, eff he is
not nominated?"
A Blaine Letter of Another Kind |
Early in the morning one of Alger's |
friends told me that Blaine was expected to |
send letter of acceptance to his son EN- |
mons during the day. The dark horses |
have probably maneuvered for q position
since Blaine resigned, and the Aleer and |
men are supposed to be particu-
larly active. Foraker, having been selected
to nominate Blaine, commences the usual |
fight in Ohio, TO the prejudice of McKin-
ley's aspirations.
Up in the Northwest, where so MANY
Maine men have become prosperous, there
is as close feeling of State pride for
Blaine as for Harrison among the In
dianians. Nearly every Maine man in
is badged for Blaine, and they
do not intrude upon strangers, but are bold,
faithful and fast.
This is what John G. Moore, the eminent
New York broker, said to me: 'rMaine is,
always has been, and always will be proud
Of Blaine, as her great exponent for genius
md leadership"
The postmasters from all over the Union
ire here for Harrison, each of them contend
ing that his delegation will not have as
many Blaine men as reported, nor can see
that Blaine has within seventy to hundred
votes of the number required to nominate,
unless the other delegations can be broken
1p
Said st. Louis journalist to me-who is
! Democrat: 'The old Star Route crowd is
Harrison here, in behalf of Mis-
souri,, with Kerens managing the campaign
next to John c. New and Clayton in hrkan-
las, the smaller half of Kerens.''
Kerens Working for the Southerners.
Mr.. Kerens to-day has been busily en-
yaged in interviewing his colored support
srs from all parts of the South
Said Mr.. Cunningham to me, long of the |
New York Evening Post, SIN my Judgment
Blaine resolved to be candidate after he
saw the action of the New York Syracuse
convention, which sent q full contesting
delegation to Chicago Perhaps you are
now aware of the situation in New York.
For the first time in the history of the
Democratic party we have two State organi-
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