The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-06-07
AT MINNEAPOLIS
VIEWING THE FIELD BEFORE
THE BATTLE.
u, Ninicy'> Name on Many Lips.-TalE
Of Blaine. Harrison and "a
Dark Horse.


utiration meeting or long drawn,
sitter contest. Can the president
Iuyclop sufficient additional strength
Within the next two days to ensure
ID, nomination on an carly ballot,
81 can the man from Maine attack
.hc cnemy and route him in but the
preliminary skirmi,h? These are the
questions that are being asked
on the eve of the great con-
,cnuon. The arrival this morning OF
Mai. Mckinley was source of con-
.dcrablc satisfaction to the other
lead RS Of the presidents cause, who
have been awaiting his advice and
COUNSEL; Mckinley is relied upon to
more than overcome whatever Ohio
influence unfavorable to the presidents
Interests that has or will be exercised
IL cv Governor Foraker. Mr.. Platt
san, New York will present the namt
al j Sloat Fa,sdt for temporary chair
ma. Iha Harrison men will present
M. name Of General Horace
Porter. Since the arrival of
Mckinley the dark horse talk has
suddenly assumed great proportions
$50 tha name Of Mckinley is on every
,asuc 4 private letter from apromi-
neut Ohio republican to the Harrison
mon, received this morning, said that
.h.rr is 4 plan on foot to nominate
Mckinley if the issue should not be
settled on the first ballot The In
DIANA people went to Gov. Mckinley
.li- morning and asked him what he
would do about the matter. The Gov
arnor assured them that if they wished
i. would rise in the convention and
a,h the delegates from Ohio not to
suta for him. Notwithstanding this
assurance, talk about Mckinley is
beard everywhere. Already the fight
Ell tickets to the convention mas begur
md there is great deal of bitterness
gmong local people about the distribu
ion Of these favors. There are claim;
Hat tickets have been sold The
Michigan delegation has determined t.
present Ayers name to the conven
ion The Virginia delegation cam,
tu on q special Pullman, reaching her,
al about $50 Sunday afternoon
General Malone, head of the delega
ton is strongly anti Harrison and say
oBy Eternal, Blaine is the man" II,
-uI- committee Of seven in charge 0
All the cases of contested delegate
except those from Alabama and Utal
were in session from IL o'clock an
then adjourned until after the meetin,
o, he national committee called lor thu
hour. They came to conclusion on tn
louisiana case, which was the onl
one a Importance yet remaining
The actual work of the convention be
rn this morning with the organizatio
% ,he various State and territorial de
cations and the selection Of thei
representatives. on the branches of tn
permanan: organization of the convel
,on. The Iowa delegation is said
lave stood 20 or % for Harrison, 6 {
for Blaine. Mr.. Coggswell sal
there are II out of so never say die
3. gates for President IIarrisc
against Mr.. Blaine's Is in the Ma
tchusetts delegation. OF the twel,
Oregon delegates (who will cast eigl
Eot.sl lIarrison's friends claim fv
which the Blaine managers admi
1ut say that before the roll is callt
here will be solidifcation f
ihn Maine man. No canvass VI
made Of the Illinois delegate
rerding presidential preferences b
% was decided to hold caucus al
aae an informal ballot tomorro
morning The New Hampshire de
CATION is reported as follows: Har
son ), Blaine 2, Alger, Lincoln a
Rold each. The Michigan deleg
uon will vote solidly for Gen. Alg
On the first ballot. The Florida de
CATION decided to day to vote as a III
ior Harrison. Senator Plat said &c
reporter Of the United Press Il
afternoon that the New York delee
ton would cast 4S votes for Blaine.
The Alabama Contest.
MlNNEAPoL 5, MINI, June II
sub-committee of the national comm
tae ON the Alabama contest closed t
nearing this morning, and decided
place on the roll the names OF
ELAINE delegates at large and also I
blaine men from three of the fc
oontestlng districts. In the otl
district each side was allowed one {
1ale. This gives, according to
'iaine men, Blaine II of Alabam
u votes. On the other hand
HARRISON men say they will h;
II Hoosh delegates even if all the Bla
L men are seated. This has not
9,eh done by the full committee.
"rady, member of the SUP, commit,
Il "I'l present a minority report in ia
n VI seating the Mosely delegates, ,
"e tor Harrison.
II war 10 the Knife,
H "'NNtAroLls, Mimi, June 6
me oi the most dramatic and So,
III uonal episodes Of the gatbar;na &c