Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-08
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DAYBREAK GOSSIP.
How Things Looked at Getting Up-Time
Yesterday Morning

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! Yesterday Morning.
MINNEAPOLIS, IND, June THE morn
ing opened murky and the tired politicians
We're slow in assembling around headquar-
/ tiers. A few who were up at nine O'Clock
said the situation was unchanged since
midnight, when Mr.. Blaine was gaining
little. At the Harrison headquarters Gen.
Michner of Indiana, was laying out the
plans for the work of the day. Ii is appa-
rent that the efforts of the Harrison men
/ at present are principally devoted TO hold
ing in line the Southern vote, when mas
shown some signs of weakening and TO
keeping true 70 their assurances delegates
from Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and otner
States, where the Blaine sentiment has
heretofore been rampant, and where there
are some delegates, who, but for their ln-
struclons. would be inclined 70 again fol-
low their old leader.
MIR. Griffin, the ex-Secretary Of State OF
Indiana, speaking for the Harrison people,
expressed undiminished confidence in the
denomination of the President He de-
clared that il was Harrison against the
field, and asserted that the anti-adminlstra-
ton, realizing that they could not beat
Harrison with Blaine, were trying to bring
out Cullom 10 divide the strength OF the
President in Illinois; Rusk to cut into the
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capture doubtful votes in Michigan, and
Mckinley to swing Ohio votes in line.
Gen. Michner was in consultation with
Powell CLAYTON, of Arkansas, on the Mis-
souri, delegation this morning for the pur-
pose of keeping the lines in the Southwest
intact A visit 10 some of the delegations
shows that the President is stronger on
direct vote between the South and Blaine
than be is on indirect propositions, such as
the selection of a chairman, the organiza-
ton OF a committee or motions of pre-
liminary nature. Men, who are naturally
Blaine men, but are instructed for Harri-
son, feel at liberty on these indirect propo-
sitiOns 10 vote according 70 their personal
wishes.
Around National Committee headquar-
ters Perry Carson, the big National Com
mitteeman from the District of Columbia,
was the only person of any political repu-
tation who was around The victory OF
Congressman Houk, Of Tennessee, over
Ex-COngcesSman Evans, who led the Har-
risOn faction, was a source Of considerable
qualification to the Blaine men as showing
the disintegration Of the South.
The earliest estimates OF the Evans men
were % for Harrison and ? for Blaine, but
the President, il now appears, will do well
If ne splits even on this delegation. The
election of Fassett for temporary chair
man was also viewed with pleasure.
The Harrison men do not take kindly to
the way in which they were beaten on the
Temporary Chairman, and on the contested
election cases. Some of them are inclined
TO make il warm for Mr.. ClarksOn, though
cooler heads are opposed TO any demonstra-
ton of this sort, Us 1t is evidentit would be
unsuccessful
The Alger men were present in consider
able numbers early in the morning prepar-
pairing for demonstration in favor of their
favOrite son.
Several State organizations were per-
fected this morning. Joseph b. Lee was
selected chairman Of the Florida delega-
ton, Powell Clayton Of the Arkansas dele
cation.
Political enthusiasm is boiling as the
time for the National Convention APP
proaches, and this morning the etferve-
Scence is venting itself in bands, marching
clubs and shouting. The streets in the
vicinity of the West Hotel and the corri-
doris of the structure are ringing with mar
tial music and the war cries OF political or
carnations. The clubs are beginning to
grow so numerous that their demonstra-
lions occasionally clash, and one club hard
" makes its tour of political headquarters
before one or more other bodies are at its
heels.
The Cincinnati Blaine clubs were cheered
all along the line. n. B. Scott, Of West
Virginia, succeeds himself as national
committeeman from that State, being
elected unanimously this morning. Not
withstanding that large number of people
were in the hall an hour or so before the
hour set for the convention to be called to
order. the big notables, the McKinleys,
the FOrakers, the DepewS and the like,
,ror.a eCrcr,ierOuc nv thGip absence.
The sergeaut-at-arms, up to this point,
was the most conspicuous parsonage pres
emit, seating delegates and spectators ana
keeping down the din of hammers OF the
carpet layers yet busy in the aisles. Tele-
graph messengers caused mOmentary eX-
element at times by jumping on chairs and
yelling the name OF some distinguished
citizen for whom they had, presumably, de-
spatches of life and death Importance TO
some candidate for presidential honorS. The
opening of the convention found the presl-
Dental contest still a problem TO be solved,
political battle yet to be fought and won.
The leaders of the two great factions had
exhausted every resource OF strategy and
diplomacy, but all the toll and vigil and un-
Ceasing conferences of a sleeplesS night
had been unable 10 bring either man within
less fifty votes of the haven Of his hopes.
The only change was that the first for
nal ballot would not be taken before to-
morrow or the next day, and some pre-
dicted that both parties would lind it ex-
pedient to postpone the decisive contest
until Friday. The victory of the Blaine
forces in the National Committee last
evening in the Seiectsu of Sloat FaSsett for
temporary chairman of the convention has
added considerably 10 the confidence OF
their leaders, but the Harrison people did
not display the slightest anxiety this morn
ing of the ultimate result whatever might
| be their secret hopes.
The cry which went up late last night
that improper means were being used TO
gain Blaine converts from among the col
| Ored delegates of the South was repeated
this morning by many Of the Harrison del
egates, but it was noticeable that the
leaders of the Presidents forces were dis
creetly silent in regard to the subject In
deed a favorable phase of the situation TINS
morning was that the managers OF both
candidates were couuselling harmony ana
good feeling and apparently doing ali they
| could TO allay the bitterness that the past
/ few days has engendered.
This sudden demand for harmony was
evidently the result OF the sentiment that
had been awakened in some quarters that
these factional Quarrels were becoming so
bitter that q compromise candidate must be
| demanded in order 70 gain the party from
! defeat Each faction now felt that the
success of its candidate possibly depended
upon maintaining harmony, or at least in
suppreSSing al public manifestations or
bitterness and bad feeling.
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