The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-09

neara MIN bulged q little at the in
iorhaslon. Now. the man who revealed
snls Is on the inside OF the Blaine BOOM
ana knew what he was talking about.
as successive incidents showed.
Two days ago an old New York lobby
ist, who has figured in many a hard
Iought strike" in Albany. came to the
Blaine managers and offered his ser-
vices in what is called missionarv work
in the South. Mr.. Blaine's RESIGNATION
was free then, and the Blaine people
were having everything their own wav.
They looked at his offer with scorn and
derision.
Yesterday, when the Blaine boom be-
gan to sag visibly, the lobbyist went
around again to offer his service and
the Blaine men told him they had en-
ployed another member of his guild,
also from Albany, to do the work
$50 thought l would see how the
lobbyist to me to-day, 'and / went
around to every Southern delegation on
my own account Well, what do you
think? Wherever l went found three
men from the Harrison headquarters. If
they were not there when l first went
In and engaged in pulling the delegates
over they came in before | went out.
They were working hard and had pushed
prices up out OF sight. Why, they would
not be satisfied with transportation.
They wanted board and all other ex-
penses and lump sums beside, SO that
1T would cost $1,000 to 1900 for each
vote.
II wont back to the Blaine managers
he mentioned them by name, but that
isn't necessary here-and | reported
what found. said, Now, if you had
let mo have my way could have got
all these men in black and white for
500 apiece. Now you can't get them
tor lve times that much WELL thew
said, we are going to have them any
way"
There are forty-eight colored men in
the convention, of whom forty-one arc
supposed to be open to considerations
OF finance. This may be slander on
some of them, but If it is true, and the
lines continue to be drawn as thoy arc
now, one side or tho other has got to
have them.
"liow is the colored brother coming
on?' ! asked this afternoon OF 4 Now,
York Blaine manager
First rate, he said
1T is said that the othor side is do
ing the most missionary work" | sur-
gested, land have tho biggest doodle.
and don't believe you will get them"
His comment was brief, bu. signifi-
cant. lie just turned up his nose and
said, YOU'RE not on the inside"
ANY person with tho most ordinary
powers of observation could tell what
was going on in the Railways and cor
rldors OF the West Hotel to-day. Keen
visaged men of hawkish appearance
were going about mysteriously from
delegation to delegation, holding whis-
| pered conversations in corners with
dusky men, atlluent of badges. Tho
subject OF their talk was plainly enough
indicated. Almost always as YOU went
by you could hear them mention of
money or figures.
Two of the hawkish- LOOKING rent]e-
men were coming up in the elevator to-
day.
Been doing missionary work to dave"
asked one.
"fes," said the other.
They are high. amt thoy?"
"fou bet they're high They cost
more than they did before the wa,
Remarks of q similar significance were
common. man came at four o'clocl,
into tho New York Northumberland
the one THAT IS open to everybody. but
the place whore the real work is done
aud pniled out certain manager, who
Is also Elaine manager. They went
out anu around the corner. The first
man said to the second man:
You can't touch him for less than a
thousand" and the second man said to
the first man, Hell! Make it 81, 800 if
you like"