Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-06-02
BLAINE BEFORE THE CAMERA.
The Act Regarded us of Political Signifi-
canoe - Nevada Democrats and Free

POlItlClanS WINK ana NOD.
Tho Act Regarded us of Political Signifi-
cameo - Nevada Democrats and Free
SiIver--General Notes.
New York, May 27.-The much-talked-
OF conference Of Republican leaders who
are opposed to the denomination of Presi-
dent Harrison will not take place in this
| city.
| That was definitely settled this morning.
Ex-senator j. Sloat Fassett, who arrived at
| the Fifth Avenue Hotel at o'clock, said
that there would be no conference here,
but added that he had come to this city on
| private business. His views on the Presi-
dental situation, he said, were expressed
| fully in an interview with him in Detroit,
is which he showed that he was like Plat,
an earnest Blaine man.
Senator Iliscocl had brief talk with
Mr.. Blaine at breakfast. The senator still
says that Mr.. Harrison will be renominated,
| but he does not talk in such confident
way as he did few days ago. United
| States senator Pettigrew Of South Dakota,
| who is staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
is an enthusiastic Blaine man. He says
| that all the western states want Blaine.
The conference of the Blaine boomers
will, it is said, be held in Minneapolis two
days before the convention.
| This afternoon Mr.. Blaine visited
Sarony's and had his photographs taken.
Some OF the politicians who have been
watching the secretary all week were GER
tain that the secretary intended to disprove
the reports about his ill-health by getting
photographs to show all doubters. II was
remarked also that Autographs would
| speedily follow the photographs, and
would be ready for use in Minneapolis
next week. To the little politicians Mr..
Blaine's visit to the photographers seemed
to have more political significance thnn
| nnVtlinu that has orpIrrau sippa his lnttpr
of declination was published.
| WASHINGTON, May 29.-Mr Blaine's sup
porters IN Washington are much elated
with Mr.. Clarkson's statement made after
he had seen the Secretary of State at the
| Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, yesterday,
that his interview had been entirely salts
factory. They constrne this to mean that
Mr.. Clarkson received positive assurances
that Mr.. Blaine will accept the nomina-
ton il it is offered to him by the conven-
ton.
H,RRIsoNs FRIENDS STILL CONFIDENT.
The Presidents friends are still confident,
however, and profess to believe he will be
nominated on the first or second ballot.
| MIR. Harrison's lieutenanls are now engaged
i'm keeping the delegates already pledged
TO him in line and counteracting the
| effect of the sudden development
| of the Blaine boom. 1t is init
mated that most of this sort of work is
being done by the Federal office-holdcrs
throughout the country, and it is probable
| that the civil service commission will hear
considerable in the next few days about
officials who are devoting entirely too
much attentention to politics. A case of
this kind will he called to their attention
Tomorrow. Ex-Deputy Second Comptroller
Mcmahon has information which he will
lay before the commission showing that
Post office Inspector Sharpe, whose official
duties are in Tennessee, is now down in
Alabama whipping the delegates from
that state into line for Mr.. Harrison.
GENERAL POLITICAL NOTES.
The Democratic State Convention of
Nevada on Thursday adopted platform
favoring free coinage, and declaring that
i'll the event of the Chicago National Con-
vention failing to nominate candidate
who is unequivocally i'll favor of free coin
age of silver, and upon u free coinage
platform, the nominees of the convention
are absolved from all obligations to sup
port the nominees of the National Demo-
cratic party" Hon. c. w. Cassidy was
nominated for Congress.
The Prohibition State Convention of
South Carolina have decided not to nomi-
nate state ticket, but to work for the
cause Of Prohibition within the lines of
the Democratic party.
The Rev. Aaron Worth has been nomi-
mated for governor by the Prohibitionists
of Indiana.
The Prohibition state committee of Mas.
sachusetts has sent an alternative petition
to the legislature asking either that IN
average of the vote for all state officers be
taken TO determine their standing as "a .
per cent party" or else that any party
that has made nominations and main
tanned an organization for five years shall
be considered a regular political party, and
be allowed to make its nominations by eau.
Gus and convention in the regular way.
The Chenango County Provisional Dem
ocratic convention was held Friday in
Norwich, n. Y. Resolutions condemning
the midwinter convention were adopted.
There were about L. 700 signatures attached
to the Cleveland petition in the county.
The state convention of the Peoples
party of Indiana was held Friday at
indianapolis. The platform declared in
favor of free coinage of silver. a prohi-
bition plank was submitted, but rejected
Secretary of the Common wealth Harrity
said Sunday that Governor Pattison Is
not a candidate for the Presidential nomi-
nation, and desired all his friends TO vote
for Cleveland. If by any unforeseen con
tingency Cleveland's name should not be
presented to the convention Mr.. Harrity
added, there is no doubt but that Pennsyl-
vania would unanimously support Cover
nor Pattison for the nomination.
Governor Mckinney of Virginia has
appointed General Eppa llunton of War
renton United States senator 10 fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death OF Hon.
John s. Barbour.
A Pittsburg dispatch quotes Senator
Quay as having said sunday that Blaine
would be nominated on the first ballot by
the Minneapolis convention.
The returns from the Allegheny county
Republican primaries, held on Saturday
indicate that in the three districts where
there was u contest between Quay and
Dal2ell, the former was successful.
The Republicans of the Fourth Illinois
district have declared i'll favor of Blaine
but the delegates to the Minneapolis con
yention were unrestricted.
THE YOTE or DELIWARE.