Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-08
THE SITUATION UNCHANGED,
Both Sides Apparently as Confident a
Ever.


MINNEAPoLIs, June s.-The opening Of the
day found no significant change in the presi-
Dental situation. Both sides are still appar-
emily as confident ever. Gen. Alger is still in
the field and no less than half a dozen other dis
tinguished republicans of national reputation are
mentioned as possible compromise candidates.
No one knows when ballot is likely to be cast,
as the whole progress of the convention appears
to be dependent entirely on the action Of the
committee on credentials. This Organization
practically controls the political situation, as it
Is within its power. in case that power
is exercised unscrupulously, to seat or
unseat enough delegates to exercise
the balance of power in the convention.
1t is very manifest that the proceedings of that
committee are not TO be characterized by that
harmony which has been so strongly urged on
all sides for the past twenty-four hours. The
Blaine people have control Of the committee,
but the opposition has very large and agrees
sive minority, and every vantage point Is con-
tested stubbornly and eloquently.
REPORT ON CREDENTIALS
1t has generally been the custom that the
committee on credentials, appointed on the
first day of the convention, has been prepared
to report on the opening Of the second, but
that will not be the case this year, and no one
knows-not even the secret managers
OF the Blaine forces - when that
committee may deem 1t advisable to expedite
Its business and present its report. The Harri-
son people are maintaining this morning. with
considerable show of plausibility, that they
hive made gains within the past twenty-four
hours in certain Of the northern and eastern
states.
Particular stress is laid by them on the state
Of New York, where they claim at present that
they will receive twenty-nine votes on the fret
ballot. The claims of all candidates and the
estimates and indications carefully cleaned
from all quarters show that the Blaine and Har-
rison forces are Of almost equal strength at this
time. The Blaine people have the advantage of
the organization, not only Of the convention.
but of the important committees but the HAIR
rison managers certainly succeed in keeping
their forces well together to prevent the slight
est appearance Of decentralization.
The knowledge that Mckinley was to be
chairman of the convention added somewhat to
the presidential boom of the governor Of the
buckeye state, which was being widely dis
cussed by the more conservative delegates and
there Is evidently movement in some quarters
to spring his name as dark horse when the &C.
casion seems to indicate the probability of such
action.
OTHER rpssIBnITIEs.
jeremiah Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture and
John sherman, the Ohio Senator; W. B. ALI
son Of Iowa and others are mentioned as pos
sible candidates, but neither Blaine or Harrison
people have thus far evinced the slightest indi-
cation Of abandonment of their candidate to
turn TO dark horses in order to defeat the OPP
position.
TO HELP HARRISON.
A. H. Galahue Of New York city, with q COM
mittee appointed by the Associated Trades OF
New York, arrived in Minneapolis.
Their object is to press the nomination OF
Harrison. They claim that because Of the
RresldentB Inception of the bimetallir
conference he Is the only candidate oi
the republican party who would moi
be opposed by the merchants and
bankers Of the east, or the farmers, working
classes and free silver men of the southwest Ths
| organization which Mr.. Gallahue and his com
mittee represent is composed Of eleven trads
and labor unions, who have q membership OF
/ 5000 in New York city, and they claim the
workingmen throughout the state are in favo,
OF President Harrison's denomination.
WOMAN suy1RAolprs.
Ths -woman's suArage party T. particularly