Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-06

the ba,tle will be between Blaine aud HARRISON
and that they will stay with Mr.. Blame and VIII
nominate him.
SENATOR HfsCoCK's ATTITUDE.
The attitude of senator Hiscock in this fight
has been regarded with considerable Interest
and curiosity. In political vernacular senator
Hiscock is termed Flat, man In this contest.
however. he is put in the attitude Of fighting
his friend and associate. Notwithstanding that
they are actively opposing each other PlA.t and
Hiscock have maintained the closest relation
here at Minneapolis and have had long and fro
quent conferences. At some ~ these confer
ences other Elaine leaders have appeared.
These things have provoked hints and sugges-
uons that perhaps NJ Hi~cock might not
main for all time m the Harrison camp. and
today this developed into a rumor that Nj. His
cock would lead movement % draw Of some
of the Harrison delegates 90 a thiri candidate
with the expectation that the anti Harrison men
would seize the opportunity t. JOIN With him
and nominate dark horse. IL was said af this
that while any movement ON the part uf. the
anti-Farrlson pcoplc to bring out third ean-
didate would be very dangerous and might re-
suit in the nomination Of Harrison Vet Il the
movement started IN the Harrison camp they
could JOIN in II and make a nomination of q man
not nov IN the field.
Leading Blaine men in discussing this ruInOr
declared that II Mr. Hiscock or any one elsa in
the Harrison camp attempted to bring out a
dark horse thcV would receive no cucourasye-
ment votes from the anti Harrison peoule.
No one they said. would desert Mr.. Blaine for
any one else. as they wanted him nominated
and hls nomination assured
AHISr or N'KINLEY
There is no doubt that efforts are being mads
in certain directions to bring other candidates
into the field, and. a prominent politician
put ii. there Is a hen ON for Mai. Mckinley.
lhe outlook At tins moment, however. is Blaine.
THE BOOMING or BLAINE.
The very vigorous Blaine booming that has
been going on here since saturday morning has
had the effect Of making the Harrison people
more steady and cautious. The outhurst ~
angry feeling which followed the aunouncs--
ment Of Blaine's resignation has been placed
under control and an appreciation ~ the gravity
Of the situation has made them more deter
mined. though perhaps little less confident.
Today some of the best informed of tho num-
her admit privately that there Is a very consider
able element of doubt in the situation They
believe that up 60 this hour they still hold
enough votes 90 give Harrison the nomination
Apparently they perfectly honest IN tho en-
preston of this belief but they find as II always
true in such a contest. that they cannot put
their figures to Harrison votes as high as thev
AZ trst had IL, and tins suggests to their minds
the ever-present possibility that some IL sho
votes they count on with every possible as<ur-
alft may pt 1nl~rAllE Mflt ~ comes To the rul-
Mr. Brady. the leader of the Rnti-Mahone fac
tion OF Virginia. and one Of the best workers
DIR Harrison has in his camp, has been dsvot-
ing his attention particularly to the southern
delegates. He said to THE STAR correspondent,
in discussing the situation that he had great
confidence in Harrison's nomination.
CONFIDENT HARRIsoSIAS
IF a majority Of the delegates tell us they
are for Harrison" he said. how are We 10 feel
7 II. Il
any way of testing the honesty Of the-.
declarations except by the vote in the cunyen-
tion. We certainly can do no better than take
the personal declarations of the delegates them
selves. III some Of them do not mean what
they say We have no way of telling that. I sup
pose We may discount some of these declara-
tions. make allowance for a small percentage
of loss but believe that the loss will not be-
heavy enough 10 affect the result. believe
Harrison viii be nominated on the first ballot.
If he Is not nominated ON that ballot he will not
be nominated. There are times. severA
candidates being IN the field. when
| il Is good politics to scatter yuur
strength some among other candidates, SO
| TO have votes TO draw on Ia make show OF
gathering strength. but this is not the casa
now. This Is to be a one-ballot contest. There
| l. no vote which Mr.. Harrison can get which he
will not have on the first ballot"
There are two things which the Harrison men
| fear, though they do not expect either 70 hap
pen. One is that number Of the southern
| delegates will be bought up. and the other is
! that evidence of bitterness between Harrison
| and Blaine may induce lot Of sober-minded
delegates who not controlled entirely by the
| so-called leaders Co take il into their heads 20
| bring out new man and begin voting for him. IL
this latter were done II might not give the NOM
ination to the new man. but IL would assemble
| together all the doubtful. weak -knoed and un-
certain delegates who would like TO get under
cover and wait until they had seen a test Of
strength between the two great leaders. This
would prevent nomination on the first ballot
and probably prove fatal 10 Harrison, If not to
| Blaine also
| THE MASSACHUSETTS, DELEGATION.
The latest report is that Harrison has large
majority of the Massachusetts delegates La
this delegation the proposition has been can
vassed 10 drop in the name of senator Hoar
and Ia vote for him. not with any expectation
| of nominating him. but for the PURPOSE OF
holding the delegation together until the hight
should assume more definite shape.
| The Harrison men in the delegation rather
couraged this idea until II WAS discovered that
| they might have majority of the delegation
for their man. They then concluded that such
! a move would injure Harrison.
The Harrison men are irving TO break M the
Michigan delegation all but four of whom
for Blaine. by suggesting the nomination Of eN-
Senator Palmer.
Among the accesslons TO the working Harrison
force are Ingalls,. Mckinley and Huston Of In
diana and Cheney of New Hampshire.
No CHANGE OF PLANS.
| At this time there is no evidence whatever
that the anti-Harrison men contemplate a
change of candidates. senator QUAY. Mr..
Clarkson. Mr.. Platt and Senator Gallinger t.e-
clare that enough votes are absolutely
assured to nominate Blaine the first
ballot They oy this in their pr
vate talk. where they do not expect to
he quoted. The very confidence of
the claim makes the Harrison people fear hat
there NAV be a broken place in their ranks that
they have not discovered.
THE OHIO MEN.
The Ohio delegation arrived in Minncapolis
this morning. There great anxiety 10 see
Gov. Mckinley, his name has been a topic Of
discussion every since the fight between Hsri-
son and Blaine became bitter. The gov
ernor has vet thrown no light upon the sit-
uation. but his friends in the delegation ara not
doing anything 10 spoil his chances. They ara
occupying a conservative attitude and this
means feature TO the situation which is not
particularly gratifying TO other dnrk-horse can
di,iatcs.
npe nf the ACTIVE -..en i'm the Ohio d,legatiorp