New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05
DELEGATES By TRAlNL0ADS.
r\RTfsANs OF HARRISON AID BLAINE WORK
ING FOR THEIR FhvORTIS -'rFNfs AND IN
,luLNrs ~ THE CONVENTION CITY.
GENERAL PRESS DIsrArCml

.grSrRAL PRESS DIsrArcml
Minneapolis june A. Supreme confidence on the cne
band serene assurance on the other.
On the end u the omaha train from chicago 10
day on his private car, came Channccy NJ
Drpcw Of Ncw-No accompanied BY General j.
". Hustled OF Pcekskill. y. Y. General Hustcd was
taken sick on the way, and IS In bed
today at tho West IIdci. IN the private car
Na,cottc. at the end of the long 81. Paul train from
the south was +. G. Plat ard party OF friends, con
,l~ng Of Gordon Alhn c. 5. Burr, John f. Mlhoand
Lonis +. Iayn. and J. Leroy Jacobs. OF the New
York dcceation and George " Massey. Of the Della
ware delegation. TIL" two trains pulled mo inc
81 Paul Union depot at abOut the same time ana the
private cars were on adjoining tracks, but although
there were frequent lances exchanged. there was no
conversation one with the other When called on by
reporter Mr. Dcp"w said he was Just up and scarcely
had bis eve. open yet lie had nothing Now 10 say
ard continued that Mt Chicago there arr all sorts
Of opinions which vary MS the delegations pass through
according b the complexion OF those then present.
"IIow about senator Fats statement that you aro
III ic'holdrr p
Well | nm. | am a Words Fair Commissioner
from the state of New York and believe am entitled
to s6 "A day. | have not drawn any Of 1; and do not
expect TO- II has already cost me some ~. zoo. IL
any one else wants % support candidate at the Same
expense they ans welcome 10 IT, and he turned away
Ia his waiting breakfast
There was more t. b. found on the Pllft trn, Tor
II carried large number Of delegates bc.idcs the New
York and Delaware men, there being half dozen West
vlrginans. H. W. Dray ton, Of south Carolina, and a
few others. An Interesting feature Of the trip was q
call on cx Senator Platt by the West Virginia dclo-
gates. They In the sleeper next In front OF his
private car and In the evening went In - see him.
Ne went over the situation with them, frankly rx-
planning MI he RHcw and hoped. He told them he
was ,ure Of BlaIncs acrepnnco. Mr. Fatt further
assured the delegation that he talked with Secretary
Blaine and his wife on Monday and that both assured
him thut Blaine never In better health
f. ~ Bray ton, delegate at-large from South Carp
lima. was another Of the callers In the pnvne last
evening and his report that mt least six and
probably ten Of his states delegates were for Blaine
between the two cities. and was feeling confident Of
the result Of the Convention When asked for
statement OF his views. he said: - have seen Mr..
him for some time. and feel that he will not
friends time to select some n candidate OF tho
opposition t. the denomination of Harrison, had he
intended ID speak again.
Louis +. ihyn, a delegate nom the XVIII New
York district, and n friend Of Mr.. Plat says OF the
report that Senator Hscock had been elected Delegate
s Harrison man. that II IL hnd boen known In the
Convention that IIscc ok n Harrison man. H. would
not have had n corpo:as guard to support him. As
II was he only got through by the hep OF Mr. Plat,
for his frIcnG-hp for Harrison hurt him. Mr.. Payn
says tho large majority OF the New York delegation
are workers for Blaine
see that 600 Is the number Of my room. senator
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