Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-06
Politics in aIinneapo oils.

Politics in minneapolis.
In Minneapolis the news of Mr..
Blaine's resignation was received on
Saturday evening with the greatest en-
thusiasm by his friends, who predicted
his nomination by reclamation. Mr.
Harrison's friends were amazed at first
but soon rallied and declared that they
would fight for the President to the
bitter end.
The fight is now to be one of intelli-
gence and skill, and it will measureably
depend in its results to which side can be
attracted the contingent which is under
no obligations, expire, sed or implied
No matter about the claims made in his
behalf, Mr.. Blaine, it was said last
night, did not have q majority of the
convention.
The Harrison men have the advan-
tage of present possession of the patron
age, but there are many men of ability
in the convention who do not wish either
Blaine or Harrison, and the efforts of
these men will be directed to the selec-
ton of compromise candidate upon
whom all sections of the party can
harmonize
The southern delegations have been
slow in arriving.
the Virginia delegates to arrive. He
reached Minneapolis on Saturday and
was accompanied by Col. Brady, of Pc
tersburg, the Virginia member CT the
national committee. They are both en-
thusiastic advocates of the renomina-
ton of Harrison. Gen. Groner said so
far as he knew the Virginia delegates
could be put down as reasonably GER
tain to cast half of the State vote for
Harrison.
Several of the southern delegates
treat lightly the proposition to make
John NJ. Langston the temporary chair
man of the convention. On his way
out Langston has been talking Blaine
loudly, and has been trying to make it
appear the negroes are rapidly wheel
ing into line for Blaine. 1t has been
thought possibly it might be a wise
stroke of policy to make a colored tenn
porary chairman.
Colonel Brady evidently feared this
proposition might be pressed seriously,
so he took along copy of letter
General Malone wrote in 1888, charg-
ing Langston with being an migrate, a
fraud and an enemy of tho republican
party. Brady and Langston used to
pull together against Malone, but now
they arc wide apart and bitter enemies.
General Groner is friendly neither to
General Malone nor to Langston, and
the chances are the Virginia delegation
will not be harmonious.
Ex-Congressman Waddill and Col.
Edgar Allan, of Richmond, are others
of the most prominent Virginia dele
gates. The two last named are Har-
rison men, Colonel Allan being an of
cc-holder at Washington. General Ma
hone has always been an anti-Blaine
man, and he is now more bitterly anti
Harrison. Some of the Virginia re-
publicans say General Malone may
support Blaine, but in the beginning if
he takes that position he will do so in
the belief that Blaine cannot possibly
get the nomination. General Malone,
in his heart, is for Senator Sherman,
whose name is seriously mentioned as
q probable compromise candidate be-
fore the convention.
Gen. Malone was the object of much
interest, as he stroffet from headduar-
tiers to headquarters throughout the
city yesterday. The Genera. is very
DESTROYS of defeating the denomination
of President IIailison. When asked
yesterday his view of the situation, he
said: "It seemsto me that Blaine is in
it very decidedly; if he is not. / don't
know who is,
"How about dark horse coming in
and carrying off the nomination, Gen.
eral?n
''That does not look very likely, but
if there is to he q dark horse, | am for
Alger. He is the man who tool, the
stand which made it possible to defeat
the denomination of Harrison, and, be-
sides, he is the man that can win. I am
for him if we have to look around for
dark horse"
Blaine aud Rusk is now the ticket
most talked of,
The leaders of the Harrison and
Blaine forces at Minneapolis spent yes
terday in their respective headquarters
figuring on the delegates. The Harri-
son men claimed close majority; the
Blaine people claimed heavy MAORI
ty and both sides expressed the belief
that their respective candidates would
be nominated by reclamation. There
was considerable dark-horse gossip, in
which the names of Mckinley, Sherman
and Allison were the most prominent.
The Harrison men have named Gen.
Horace Porter and the Blaine men ].
Sloat Fassett spE temporary chairman
of tho convention. Ex-Governor For
aker will make the nominating speech
for Blaine, and, as has been stated, Mr..
Depcw will present Harrison,
Edward Mcmillan was hanged at Wilkes