Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-04


The few leaders who have no particu-
lar presidential preference view all this
with considerable seriousness, for no
matter who may be the nominee the
contest has gone so far, so many bitter
things have been said, that much bad
feeling will inevitably be engendered.
1t Is no exaggeration to refer TO the
present situation as contest, for
whether by his will, or against his will,
Mr. Blaine has been forced by his
friends into the position Of passive
candidate and the Harrison people are
not unnaturally saying many caustlc
things about the Secretary's position
and Insisting that good faith will COM
pei him to write another letter OF decn-
nation. II this letter should not DC
forthcoming in two or three days these
prophecies will have proven false, and
it is impossible to predict what the con-
vention may do.
The intensity of the situation may be
understood when it is stated that the
representatives of the Associated Press
are questioned by the anxious party
leaders as to whether any decliDation
has been made or is expected at wash
ington from the Secretary Of State.
The South Dakota delegates are in
structed for Harrison. There is some
opposition to Harrison personally, per-
haps, and whether the instructions will
control remains to be seen.
The controversy in regard to the ac-
tion Of the South Dakota delegation ao-
serbs nearly all Of the public discussion
this morning, as 1t is likely to be the
first instance when Blaine men will
bolt the Harrison instructions in order
TO vote for the magnetic Secretary OF
State.
The Blaine leaders are trying hard to
effect this break in the South DaKota
delegation in the hope that precedent
once being established delegates from
other instructed delegations will break
to Blaine on the argument that Harrl-
sons instructions were only obtained on
the suppostion that Blaine would not
be a candidate and that the strong
Blaine sentiment in their State will now
Justify them in ignoring instructions
given under misapprehenslon.
The Blaine men are counting good
deal on the impression which Mr.. L. L.
Mcdonald, of Fort Wayne, will make
as to the anti Harrison sentiment in In
diana. 1t is said that Mr.. McDonaid's
free train will be filled with sturdy
Hoosier Republicans and once in Minne-
apolis, they will raise howl which 1t IS
expected will echo from Penobscott to
Pasadena.
"Everything that is OF anti-senti-
ment," said Mr.. New, "was found In
Fort Wayne. A few gentlemen under
the direction of J. d. White and K. L.
Mcdonald, are offended at the Presi-
dent because Mr.. Harrison did not per-
nit them to dictate the appointment OF
fourth-class postmasters and everybody
else In the Twelfth district. On Dem
ocratic split White was elected to Con-
gress. He was renomDated and defeat
ed, and the district is now represented
by Mr.. Mcclellan, a Democrat. Mr..
White now assumes that he should have
all the patronage in that section be-
cause he was once a Congressman.
On November 3, last, dis
trict convention was held at
Auburn, in the Twelfth district, to
elect delegates to Minneapolis. W. l..
| Penfield and +. d. Barr were elected
delegates from Allen county. Melon
aid was candidate, but secured only
as votes. Pentield had IS, and Barr
was elected by vote away up. Two
months ago White and Mcdonald got
up a scheme to have the Congressional
convention held at Fort Wayne. The
call stated that it was for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for Congress.
| The notice was withheld so that some
outside counties were unable to have
representatives present After the con-
vention met it was proposed to nom
mate delegate to the Minneapolis con-
ventlon, as 1t was claimed Mr.. Pentield
had been Improperly elected. 1t was
pointed out that Mr.. Penfield had
been elected delegate and Sc
cured his credentials, and that
the convention was called for no such
purpose. The other counties withdrew.
/ Then the twenty-six delegates from
Allen county alone resolved that Mr..
Penfield was improperly elected, and
designated Mr.. Mcdonald as the dele
gate. Mr.. Mcdonald comes up here on
that kind Of a claim. He has no stand
ing whatever. He went down to the
State convention in April for what he
called justice, and asked that he be
elected. Just four votes were cast for
him in that convention, which was
made up of hundreds of the best men
from ali parts Of the State. There is no
possible chance that be will be recog-
nized in next weeks convention"
Hon. r. C. Kerens and Hon. Powell
Clayton were conspicuous figures in the
Harrison headquarters this morning.
II am in favor Of renominating Ben
iamin Harrison for President" said
CLAYTON. 'No man in America can out
do me In admiration of James G. Blaine.
I was for Blaine in 1SsS, and you know
in what an unsettled condition we were.
l voted for Alger, but that was when we
could get no satisfaction from Blaine as
to whether he would accept. l am
chairman OF the Arkansas del
eration We are, am
sure, a unit for Harrison. Our State
convention is instructed for Harrison
and we will gladly obey the expressed
will OF the convention. We had to take
Blaine at his word. He does not play
fast or loose. When he said that he
was not a candidate he did not intend
TO change his mind, and he naturally
decided to support Harrison"
The Rule Committee Of the National
Committee, which included such men as
Clarkson, Fassett, Hyde, Conger and
others, have decided to hold mass
meeting in the convention hall next
Tuesday evening. This is the night OF
the opening Of the convention, but 1t
has been arranged that there will be no
evening session that day. j. B. Fora
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