Huntsville gazette., 1892-06-11
THE REPUBLICANS
The Second Day Of the Mime
apoIis Convention.
Mckinley of Ohio, Permanent
Chairman.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization Not Ready to Re
port, and on Them Every
thing Depends.

MINNEAPOLIS. June 9.-The opening
of the day found no significant change
in the presidential situation. Both
sides are still apparently as confident as
ever.
General Alger is still in the field. ana
no less than half a dozen other distin-
guished Republicans Of national reputa-
tion are mentioned as possible compro-
mise candidates.
No one knows when a ballot is likely
to be cast, as the whole progress Of the
convention appears to be dependent en-
tirely 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. tt is very
manifest that the proceedings of that
committee are not to be characterized
by chat 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 aggressive minority, and
every vantage point is contested stub
bornly and eloquently.
1t has>generally been the custom that
the committee on credentials appointed
on the, first day Of the convention, has
beensprepared to report on the opening
Of the second. but that will not be the
case .tIIis year, and no one knows the
day, not even the secret manager Of the
Blaine forces, when that committee may
deem it advisable to expedite its busi-
ness and present its report.
Harrison People Confident.
The Harrison people are maintaining
with considerable show Of plausibility,
that they have made gains within the
past twenty-four hours III certain of the
northern and eastern states. Particu-
lar 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 first ballot
The claims of all the candidates and
estimates and indications carefully
cleaned from all quarters, show that
the Blaine and Harrison forces are Of
almost equal strength at this time. The
Blaine people have the advantage Of or,
ganization, not only Of the convention
but of the important committees but
the Harrison managers certainly sue
ceed in keeping their forces well to-
gether to prevent the slightest appear
ance Of decentralization.
The knowledge that Mckinley is to
be chairman of the convention added
somewhat to the presidential boom Of
the governor of the Buckeye state,
which is being widely discussed by the
more conservative delegates, and there
is evidently a movement in some quar-
ters to spring his name as dark horse
when the occasion seems to indicate the
probability Of such action.
Hon. jeremiah Rusk, secretary Of
agriculture. and Hon. John Sherman Of
Ohio. senator. Hon. w. B. Allison, sena-
tor from Iowa, and others are mentioned
as possible candidates, but neither the
Blaine or Harrison people have thus far
evinced the slightest indication Of the
abandonment Of their candidate to turn
to dark horse" in order to defeat the
opposition.
The convention was called to order at
II :45 a. IN.
Minneapolis presented the convention
with gavel.
William Mckinley, of Ohio. was Sc
lected as permanent chairman of the
convention. Spooner and Malone were
appointed a committee to conduct
Mckinley to the chair.
The chairman of the committee on
permanent organization introduced per-
manent chairman Mckinley. There
was great cheering.
When Mckinley took the platform,
the convention was on its feet cheering
He said this convection would present q
platform and candidate that would
meet with the appreciation of the coun-
try, and predicted success in November.
He spoke in great praise Of the protect
i've tariff and its results.
He said tho party's duty was to see
that there was free and honest ballot
in all parts IF the land.
The Committee on Rules Report.
Bingham Of Pennsylvania, submitted
the report Of the rules committee MAX
ing the rules Of the 31st congress the
rules Of the convention with necessary
notifications
Charges Of bribery can be heard all
Over the convention hall. Both sides
ere yelling bribery. The colored brother
will probably not be long in the shuttle
shen the Tong green" is being handed
round.
Colonel Buck said that 50 far as the
Georgians were concerned the Dribers
might just as well keep their money ID
their pockets. 1--WE can't be swervcd
from our duty, said the colonel. "We !
are here to do our duty to President
Harrison, and We are going to DO it.
Georgia viii stand by the president
shrongh thick and thin.
| asked the colonel If lie believed thas
the stories abou the use Of money, and
he smiled ana rep.iel:
"Wel, / gu -s5 there are some ppopl,
INSCRIPTIONS enough to attempt tu
prostitute d dlsates, bu you say to ths
people that Georria will not have occa
sion to blush for Der delegate