Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-02
BLAINE TALK SUBSIDINC
Harrison's Opponents Given No Encourage
ment by the Secretary of State,
WILL NOT PERMIT HIS NAME TO Be USED
Several Other Prominent Statesmen Being
Rushed to the Front by tho Dissat-
isfied Element--Anything to
Defeat the President.
WASHINGTON BuREAU OF THE BEE,
5l3 FOURTEENTH STREET,

WASHINGTON, d. c., June /.
A very black eye was given the anti-Har
rison movement today by MIR. Blaine who
said in private conversation with a State
department Official when told that the Min
neapois convention would nominate tho
secretary Of state: mo sir the convention
will do no such thing. l will not be the
nominee of that convention"
He said these words with so much positivc-
ness that it impressed the under officer very
much and he asked why he was so sure of it.
'I can only say" continued MIR. Blaine,
that my name will not go before the Minne-
apolis convention and l will not DO its
nominee"
This statement, made early this morning,
when taken with another incident, has
greatly depressed the rule or ruin crowd.
This afternoon Senator Quay called upon
the secretary of state with tho avowed pur-
pose, 1t Is stated, of either securing line or
two in MIR. Blainos own handwriting to the
effect that If nominated under certain con-
ditions he would not refuse, the words to be
used only under stipulated conditions in the
convention, or positive verbal statement to
the Pennsylvania senator that under no con
ditions would he (Mr. Blaine) decline the
nomination before action was taKon by the
convention. IL neither OF these statements.
written or verbal, could be secured II was
tho purpose Of the nti-Harrison mon to drop
Mr.. Blaine and try to defeat the presidents
denomination bv placing number of "fa-
vorite sons" before the convention and with
holding majority vote from the president
Tonight those who have talked to Senator
Quar- say he has unquestionably failed in his
last mission.
Blaine Talk Spbsidlng.
The Blaine talk for some reason has sud
denly subsidized, and the ants are rushing
Alger, Sherman, Allison and a half dozen
other prominent names. But the name of
Blame will DO played for what 1t is worth
for the palpabe purpose now Of using 1t as
an instrument against the president. There
have been all sorts of reports circulated at
the capitol today against the administra-
tion's strength. One was that Senator
Sawyer of Wisconsin, who is one OF the most
influential republicans in the west, had said,
| in view OF tho prominence of the Blaine boom
and the opposition to the president. tho
safety of the party lay in third man and
| that some other republican must be the
nominee.
] Senator Sawyer said Of this report to THE
| BEE correspondent on the floor of the senate
| this afternoon: "I have not only nor given ut
| terance to such thought but l have not enter
| tanned 1T. What have said and what have
| to say is that the safety Of the party lies in
| the presidents denomination, and that under
| the existing conditions a third or new name
| would be very nadvisable. i am sure the
| president should and will be renominated."
| Another campaign lie was circulated about
the intentions Of the California delegates to
| Minneapolis. 1t was stated that they would
| all vote for Blaine, whether he was placed
before the convention or not. Senator Eel.
| ton, one of the delegates -at-large from Cali
! fornia SAID to The BEE correspondent: II
| believe every one of our delegation will sup
| port Harrison"
| A number OF prominent Harrison men were
| reported to have come over to the anti
| side when in fact 1t was all false. In one in
! stance a delegate-at-large who has wide
| influence, was posted in dlssatch as being
| opposed to the president when in point of the
| fact he intends to second the presidents
| nomination. A report which can be relied
| upon came down from New York today to
| the effect that some representative labor men
| will visit Minneapolis and call attention to
| the fact that President Harrison has taken
| more interest in and done more for labor
| than any man who has occupied the white
| house in very many years, indeed. if ever,
| and that if organized labor is to be depended
upon the president should be renominated.
Praised Harrison's Record.
Last night the district committee of the
| associated leaders of New York, represent
| ing several organizations with 5000 mem
bers, adopted resolutions praising the record
| of PresidcEJ Harrison, demanding his re-
| nomination at Minneapolis and pledging "the
working and farmer vote in the United
| States to him as the candidate of the repub bill
can party" A delegation of six was ap-
| pointed to present the resolutions to the
| Minneapolis convention. There will be
| present at the convention representatives
from all of the great labor organizations of
the country, all demanding the denomination
OF the president.
Thomas Wolf of this city will be among
those and show what the president has done
for his nation, the Germans and other
adopted bloods in this country. General
Edgar Allen, General Croner and Colonel
Brady, all among the most prominent dele
gates from Virginia, are in the city on their