Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-10
HARRISON'S CLAIMS.
A Meeting or His Followers Held In Mar
ket HalI-They Claim 51I Votes

A Meeting OF His Followers Held In Mar
ket HalI-They Claim 511 Votes.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 9.-The Har-
rison leaders called meeting suddenly To-
daF for one o'clock at Market Hall for tho
purpose OF bringing together the Harrison
| delegates. IL was in sense conhden-
tial meeting, for those not in the conf
dence of the Harrison side were not in
vited and the press was not admitted.
1t is claimed that there were 4O5 dele
gates present at the meeting, and that these
406 represented altogether oil delegates.
It was decided TO follow the lead OF Mr.
Depew.
MIR. Depew was asked about the correct
ness OF this statement. He confessed 1t
and declared that the contest was practi-
cally ended. Another delegate says that
| the number given is unreliable, because
good many were simply vouchsafed for by
those present. The Blaine men promise TO
flank this movement before morning, but
how it can be done they do not
explain. 1t is further said that the Colo
RADIO delegation, who are for Blaine and
eleven men from Iowa, were at the Market
Hall meeting simply for the purpose OF see
| ing what was going TO be done. This state
ment is made on the authority of Colo
rado representative. Blaine leaders also
news was given from the Harrison head
quarters indicates that this is clever
game of bluff There is no doubt, how
ever that 1t is the sensation of the hour.
1T is bluff, cold, clammy and withal a
desperate bluff said Chairman Clarkson,
of the National Committee. Here are
two men," said he, ''who were In the Har-
rison caucus In Market Hall. ana / can
pledge my word both are Blaine men and
can prove IL by their personality. One
was colored delegate from North Caro-
| lima and the other white northern dele
gate. Both sanctioned the remark made
by Gen. Clarkson. 81 can say
| 10 you," continued Gen. Clarkson,
"that we are not bit disturbed over the
alleged claims of what the Harrison people
have sprung at this late hour. am salts
fed that one-third of the men in Market
| Hall were Blaine delegates. and 80 or 90 OF
the delegates in the hall were placed there
by me. We know of the purpose OF the
| Harrison people, and are prepared TO meet
it by having our people present, and when
the ballot commences IN the convention the
truth of my assertions will be sustained"
Ex-senator Platt was Of the same opin-
| ion as General Clarkson regarding the i'm
portauce OF the Harrison gathering. He
characterized IL az pow-wow OF Office
| holders, office-holding delegates, and alter
mates, together with number OF outsiders.
| About one-third OF those present were
| Blaine curiosity seekers" he said, "whilo
the whole number present was less than
450, Ex-Governor Foraker and A. l.. Con-
ger also asserted that IL was not purely an
assembly Of Harrison delegates, but that IL
was more of a gathering OF Harrison
shouters and workers than those who will
have any voice In the convention"
Senator Hiscock, of New York, was only
| too glad to talk about the Market Hall mass
meeting. The Senator was emphatic In
that 430 delegates were present, who had
pledged themselves TO vote for Harrison's
denomination. The Senator acknowledged,
however, that all OF the 430 counted were
/ In the hall "but that men from different
delegations got up and stated who their
delegates would vote for"
Following is the list OF votes promised
TO Harrison In the meeting held this after
noon:
Alabama z, Arkansas l5, California 8,
ieIonnecticut 3, Delaware 3, Florida 5,
Georgia 26, Illinois go Indiana 30, Iowa q,
y Kansas 10, Kentucky 20, Louisiana 5, Mary
land 13, Massachusetts 16. Michigan 5,
Mississippi II. Missouri 20. Montana /,
Nebraska IA, New Hampshire 3, New Jer-
sey IS, New York p, North Caro-
| lima 16, North Dakota 2, Ohio n.
Oregon 4, Pennsylvania l3, South Caro-
lima Is. South Dakota 4, Tennessee IL,
Texas %, Vermont 5, Virginia Q, West
Virginia 10, Wisconsin 10, Wyoming Is,
New Mexico 5, Oklahoma 3, Utah /. Total
500.
Chauncey NJ. Depew was chairman Of
the meeting and Chris Magee, OF Pitts
burg, was secretary.
The Blaine leaders, despite their asser-
ton that il Is nothing more or less than a
"Dig bluff' are greatly disturbed and are
considering the advisibility Of getting up a
counter demonstration