New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-04
OPINIONS FROM MANY STATES.
pELrC ATS ARRIVING ~ MINNEAPOLIS TX
PRESS THEIR VIEWS OF THE SITUATION
GENERAL PRESS DisPArcHl

PRESS THEIR NafNo VT In 90
loISEnAL PRESS DsrArcHl
| Minneapolis, June 3.-The afternoon train to-day
brought IN another quota Of politicians and friends Of
the present Administration. Among the list Is senator
| Frank IHscock OF NcwYora, and General Lew wal
| lace OF Indiana Others in the party are Frank VI.
Mlliken Secretary OF the Indiana Central Committee
F. T. Roots alternate from the With Indiana District
j. II. 1Ioman and y. VI. Ill., delegates from the WIN
Indiana District: Charles F. Griffin delegateatiarse
OF Indiana; J. W. Hess Of the Indiana state central
Committee; A. W. Wishard, OF Indianapolis, Blaine
man In 1888 and Harrison man now.
The author OF Bon Iiur. Lew Wallace. himself a
delegate said Harrison will be nominated on the
first ballot. Blalnes Will not be mentioned De-
fore the convention. count OF the delegates VIII
show this TO any sensible man. Blnine's Letter was
an Official document, sent TO the chairman OF the
National Committee and meant just what II said.
There will be an effort % stampede the Harrison dele
Gates: this am satisfied will be Of the strong
cards In the hands OF the ants. But II won't sue
ceed The Harrison men know about that scheme
and are prepared for IT, An effort may also be made
to pack galleries and devote them 20 Blaine cricrs
But this. also. will fail OF It's purpose
Opinions vary in nenrly all the unDstructed dele
cations although perhaps not so much anywhere else
as with the Minnesota delegates. George Thompson
OF St. Paul. delegate. believes that Blaine has nine
OF the delegation. Harrison three, and two arc anti
Harrison while the other four are doubtful, William
Henry Eustis Minneapolis delegate, and nm original
Blaine man, believes the delegation Inns sixteen Blaine
men and two for Harrison, those latter being the
instructed delegntes from the LIST District.
Ex-Governor warmoth OF louisiana says: Lou
isana is for Harrison, and the electoral
vote Of the state will be cast Tor
him this fall. CT course, you know that we
have conesting delegation. The state Committee
split over the lottery question. Both delegations arc
instructed for Harrison. The sugar. rice and lumber
nd
Ticket because Of what the Mckinley bill has done for
them"
scpator Hansbrough, OF North Dakota. said IL be-
leve II is now foregonc conclusion thst Blaine VIII
accept the nomination. Harrison has given me every
thing asked and am not IN the position OF dlsap
pointed man, as has been stated. we secced hor-
rlson four years ago because he was from doupunl
State We wanted the State, not the man. The IN
tentlon Is TO choose man large enough 10 make
the doubtful states Republican
Miles Kehoe an Illinois delegatc-atlarge, Is iof
Harrison and believes that Mt least forylor OF TIE
forty eight delegates from his state Will be with hm
supporting the President. and possibly some OF the
Others. lie says he likes Blaine but feels that 1t
would be dshonorablc for Blaine to accept.
Chauncey !. Filley, Of ST. Louis delegate NJ large
said he believed his delegation would obey It's instruc
tons and vote for Harrison. at least on the hr't
ballot lie thought, however. Missouri would cast
thirds OF It's votes for PLANE with Harrison out OF
the way, but beyond that he made no predictions.
r. r. Shie OF indianapolis, delegate from the
indianapolis district and one Of the Harrison leaders
had considerable 20 say about the situation from his
point OF view. I'VE ore now satisfied" said he, that
we have majority Of the National Committee and can
control the temporary organization II should wish
to do so, which we do not. There are humDer OF
delegates who have heretofore been reported rs against
Harrison who have come into our headquarters and
said they wanted TO help us
When asked for views by Associated Press repre-
sentative Senator Felton, of California said = am
not for Blaine per se don't want things to gct so
hot here, though that the horse We bet on Will be
badly handicapped at the start" The Senator Will
wait to hear from his delegation before finally deciding
how he will vote. but he remarked significantly that
he usually made up his mind for himself
When Intercepted to his views Governor Mel |
lctte of South Dakota answered the query by ques
ton OF his own. Said he: Is II logic to turn down
man WHO beat Grover Cleveland when the
patronage OF the Government was against nm
and put up man who was beaten by Grover
Cleveland when the Republicans had the patron
aSc?, And he Immediately added 1t Is we'll TO
remember that il Blaine Is nominated, Cleveland Is
sure TO be nominated on the other SIDE"
Colonel H. Clay Evans, OF Tennessee. dscrcdis the
reports Of n stampede to Blaine In the Tennessee dele
CATION. IL for HarIison,.T sai he. aad think
John G. iouk is understood 10 be for Blaine, but
believe the remaining twenty three votes VIII be ior
Harrison" -,
Colonel James Lewis, Of New orleans. the colorcd
veteran Of Louisiana. gave similar tdings from the
sugar state. with two exceptions" said he, "our
entire delegation will be for Harrison. They were
instructed for him and they will follow their In
structOns."
Colonel W. o. Bradley, OF Kentucky. National Com
mitteeman and Delegate Large. said Kentucky
is for Harrison. We admirers Of Mr.. Blaine.
but arr for Harrison whether Mr.. Blaine runs
or not We have twenty six delegates and every dis
trIct convention except two instructed for Harrison.
Blaine may get these two districts but don't think
he possibly get any more"