The Portland daily press., 1892-06-02
THAT CONVENTION PLUM.
Belief in Washington That Blaine Will
Surely Be Nominated at Minneapolis.

Belief in Washington That Blaine Will
Surely Be Nominated at Minneapolis.
NEW YORK, June IA Washington
special to the Morning Advertiser
says: THE advance guard of the
politicians left for Minneapolis this
afternoon, and was followed by the
The former party will travel in
Senator Stockbridge's private car and
will consist of Senators Gallinger, Petit
grew, Sawyer, Quay and Jones of Neva-
da; ex-senator Malone, Representative
Burrows and Senator Stockbridge.
Senator Stockbridge says that he
'swould not risk nickel one way or the
other on the nomination. so misty is
the situation to him.
II would add,'' he continued, ''that if
Mr.. Blaine says nothing between now
and the convention, it seems to me he
will be nominated. l know that Michi-
gan's first choice is Blaine, and I learned
today, from Nebraska man, that the
delegation from his state will go to
Blaine. Of course, if Blaine is not a
candidate, Michigan will be for Alger."
Blaine will be nominated hands
down. is the prediction of Senator
Jones, who will be one of the party.
Senator Quay's position is well
known. He says that "seven hundred
delegates will present the Maine mans
name.n
"Senator Gallinger, another member
OF the party, when asked for his predic-
ton, said: I am now and have been
for some time in favor of the nomination
of Alger; but from present indications 1
am inclined to think Blaine will be
selected. In the event of that not hap
pening, the anti-Administration strength
will be likely to unite on Alger.'"
Senator Pettigrew stated that, al
though his state had instructed for Har-
rison, every delegate would go to Blaine
if the latter was in the field.
Senator Sawyer is known to have ex-
pressed in private conversation, the be-
lief that it would be better to heal up
the breach which the Harrison-B Blaine
contest is now making in the ranks of
the party by nominating a third man,
while representative Burrows is the only
member of the party who is an avowed
Harrison man. Mr. Burrows seems now
to think the President. will be chosen,
although some time ago he had doubts
on the subject.
Ex-senator Malone is an anti-admin-
istration man.
Senator Perkins, of Kansas, who is
not delegate, says that it. looks very
much as if Blaine would be nominated,
and Senator Wolcott of Colorado, who is
a delegate, is confident that this will be
the result. He says that nothing can
stop Blaine's nomination
1.-The Blaine men have arranged pro-
gramme which is calculated to capture
the convention. An earnest effort will
be made in the committee on credentials
to have the anti-administration delega-
ton from Alabama recognized, in which
case its spokesman, a man named Aus
tin, who has a resonant voice, will arise
when the first ballot is called and, with a
flourish of words, will cast the vote of
his delegation for James G. Blaine. The
Arkansas delegation has already been
seen, and the 16 votes in the delegation
will be divided about equally between
Harrison, Alger and Blaine.
'Then will come California, of which
state Senator FELTON,, a delegate at large,
says the entire delegation will vote for
Blaine. When California has cast it's
vote for Blaine, twill be followed by
Colorado, which delegation will also be
solid for Blaine.
''By this time, to use the expressive
words of senator today, it is expected
that the team will have ruu away.'''
Notes.
Ex-senator ingalls, says that Blaine
and his friends can defeat Harrison, in
which case some third party-very likely
Mckinley would be the probable nomi-
nee.
Mr. Reed will accompany Congressman
Hit to Minneapolis, and will attend the
convention; but says he does not expect
to be permanent or temporary chairman.
Yet Washington gossip continues to as
sist that he is likely to be selected for
one of the two places.
Mr.. Boutelle had long talk with Mr..
Blaine Tuesday, and is reported as say
ing that the latter will write no more
letters of declination.
Congressman Dingley has held all
along that Mr.. Harrison would be re-
nominated. But Washington special
to last evening S Lewiston journal quotes
him as speaking as follows: s'An over
whelming majority of Republicans want
Blaine because they believe, as I do, that
he is stronger now than any other man.
He will probably be nominated unless he
positively declares beforehand that he
will not accept under any circumstances.
He has said nothing since his letter to
Chairman Clarkson and the general be-
lief now is that he will say nothing
more. Whether he would accept if
nominated is not known. Much that is
published of this or that man is inven-
ton in whole or in part"