The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-07
THE RIVAL C4MrS Nv TASHINGTON.
Each Predicts IT'S Sictory-Dcmocrnts Pre-
dieting, Too, About u NisKcr Victory.


WAsH1SoToS. June Con the evc OF the
Minneapolis Convention there is naturally q
great deal of interest felt and expressed here.
particularly as tho two leading candidates are
still intrenched within the rival camps on
either side Of Pennsylvania avenue. But the
popular excitement. which was SO mark ed on
Saturday. has subsidized in II great meas
ure. and the only places where activity
in regard to the Presidential struggle was
noticeable to-day were the White House md
the Blaine residence. In the hotels everything
has been quiet. and although there was u
lively time at the Capitol it was not in relation
to the Minneapolis Convention. but purely on
account Of the regular legislative business Of
the days session.
The most salient development to-day was
Secretary Rusk's authoritative announcement
that he would not allow the use OF his name
at Minneapolis. EITHER singly or in combina.
tion." SO long as the President was in the race.
This knocks out a good many promising cali
culations looking TO the production OF the Sec
retary's name at the bottom OF the Blaine
ticket or at tho top of compromise ticket.
This declaration was received with much
pleasure by the Harrison men. who exhibit re-
newed confidence to-day and assert with
much positveness that their inside news from
Minneapolis points to the Presidents nomina.
ton BY good majority on the first ballot.
Theirs has been a good deal Of talk among
Congressman and others to-day about the
probability OF the nomination OF q third can
didate. but this idea finds no favor at either
headquarters yet The President has is
sued positive and final instructions to his
friends at Minneapolis this afternoon to stand
to their guns firmly. and has signifled his do
termination to fight it out to the end.
There have been many conferences at the
White House between the President and his
chief lieutenants. Secretaries Elktns and Eos.
ter. and many others. and extended confer
ences with Minneapolis by wire. all looking to
this end
At the Blaine headquarters Mr.. Miliken and
the other chleftains OF the ex-Secretary have
put in a good days work likewise and the re-
ports from that source are fully as hopeful as
those from the Presidents camp. Senator
ha les says TO-DAY that he feels s1rsr than eyer
y all te oher t"s
Blaine adhss5ents who still remain in
tie city Th9 Blaine headquaTters in
Start for the Sor,R to%oTIow has passed
Esmsria6ly sSed t5in: Ths Trssid%nt t 2s ri
ths afternoon. between the Cincinnati and and
Washington Gufs In Win Secretary
Division, OF the Treasury. and Robert NJ
Wynne. Mr.. Fosters secretary.
the Republicans Just now. the Democrats are
tnkinG 'ulIy as much Interest In the proceed
nrc. The nepnbl"ans indeed have been act.
ing for some time lpst as if the question OF
nn an ans nt oo and
positively sure ot icing elected.
ns Scv GeS Sav 70 to GS 6snt his
tho november rlect,ons themselves. it may
"k haGs aG Of sea nr h to .sm VIZ
aS1s i @nm"nts VIM the ke"nsst I int"resi.
ni@'s' a nnit in the belief tkas their "is
been materially improved since last SATURDAY
whoever the, hepnblicans may nominate. But
among tho Democrats as well as among the
k"pmD!t"aGasd as to the rG,ative strength Of PRO:
lie pomocrnts should % desire he Repnblcans
To- place i1 n &c, TIE e man whom the
The general opinion among leading Dem ocrats
here, as discovered in conversation with a
nnmbero them yesterday and to-day, seems
easier man to beat than HARRISON, although
this opinion is not by any means unanimous.
with H. senator CARLISLE Of Ksnt a y today.
whose opinion. besides Icing that Of one %
til" democratic party. NAV also lie taken as a
good average representation Of Democratic
p"s.ibIe for him to ventlT" guess AS 70
who the nominee at MINNEAPOLIS would
lie. III Republicans could not Predict the
result. Democrats certainly could not no ex-
pectcl to-, The only thing the resignation set
t!cl was that Mr. Blaine was certainly a candi-
date. II" had not announced himself as such.
but il was morally certain that that WAS the in
tention and the Interpretation 81 the resicna-
ton. senator Carlisle diI not he.ieN" that
that action made MIR. BIlin IS nomination
sure, as some Of his friends wore in
ton. hut it would lie found to cut both
ways. II would "rnthu-c' MS ftrnd-, but It
| would ALLEVIATE still further lis on onents. and
would tend to bind more 'o,ry together the
friends II the President. How il would result
be couli not say. Gut. :, catig. rs Democrat
nomiGnte Mr.. Blaipn. lie was aware that
many Democrats differed WI MN. but he
weaker candidate as compared with the presi-
dent
senator Carlisle further marked that he
believed the " 'mOcrA's r"lII and would de-
feat Mr.. Elaine or tho President. ifnomin mated.
II u third candidat" shuu u' nonlra'ed there
suit wa. more urcClt"lg. nl course. because
therewuu,d 10 much leo D. Illg" from ~ max
ing calculations about In" rHulI IN. 1.-THE Re-
llrans should n"m nate senator sherman.
or Mr.. Lincoln. or iiut. MrhIney, or any
c-sSSs.A v@aSM HINA~N