Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-04
THE FIRST BALLOT
Will in MI Probability Decide
the Question
)f Who VIII Head the Republican
National Ticket.
Friends of Both Blaine and
Harrison Confident
THAT THEIR FAVoRiTe WILL PROVE
AN EASY WINNER.
THE REAL BLAINE BOOM HAS NOT
YET APPEARED.

YET APPEARED.
Senator Wasiburn Gives a Little Dinner
r Ito the Leaders Of the Blaine Movement,
mt Which 1t Is Believed the Plan of
Campaign Was Carefully Mapped
out-said Blaine Recently Told tho
President lie WINS Not Candidate.
x He Did Not Say He would Not Accept
N IL Eominnted--Reported That the
Democrats win Not Nominate Elcc-
toral Tickets In Nebraska, South pa
kota aud Kansas, Thus Throwing the
Election Into the House of Ropreson-
tatiEes which W"uii Insure tho Eiec-
tion of the Democratic Candidato--AI-
legged that Harrison WIN Withdraw If
blaine Doesn't-"J Before the hat
tie, Mother"
MINNEAPoL1s, June 4.-The hotel
rotundas were crowded early Friday
morning, and the skil1nish firing of the
last few days swellod into roar of
musketry, AZ the main bodies of the OPP
posing forces began to arrive. Both
Bides claim to be equally confident, but
1t is certain that nothing positive could
be expected upon the "clain every
thing" statements made both by pa}ti-
sans of the president and Mr.. Blaine.
The confidence with which the Elaine
men announce that he will accept the
4 nomination if it il cXtCnlcd him, and
the calm assurance with which they IRE
prosecuting tho contest in his behalf, has
had some weight, however, and the
more careful politicians are dire citing
their attention TO n diligont analysis Of
the probable vote Of the various state
delegations.
In the matter Of figures the Harrison
managers point lo the atatc3 which have
given positive Instructions for the plC,i-
dent, and cite the assurances OF support
which they claim to be daily receiving
from instructed delegations. The Blaine
people give no details, but claim about
everything in light, not limiting their
figures to th0,c states IN which no in
Ktructions were given, but claiming
scores of votes from states positively in
strl,cted for Harrison.
Mr. Clarkson, who seems to have been
assigned to TO the tllllinG for the score
tary of state, declared Friday morning
that Blaine would he nominated on the
first ballot beyond pcradvcnturo.
John G. New, on the other hand, who is
in command OF the Harrison artillery,
, asseveratcd that tho nomination Of the
president on the first ballot was fact S
certainly assured Us the rising Of the sun
In the east.
a DARK Horsc.
Neither faction seems to admit the
possibility OF dark horse being pre-
8ented, but thcrC are thoaN hcre--old and
experienced politiciama who are shout
ing for either sid'--whO give it az their
opinion that the whole thing will wind
up, after prolonged fight, in the NOM
ination of some one who is not now
mentioned.
May nc McltinIcy.
An astute llinOisan, who attended
every political convention for thirty
years, said Friday morning: There is
too much howlng for either Blaine or
Harrison to bo nominated Each has
n strong feeling that he can defeat the
others aspiration. My idea Of the out
come is that there will he several bal
lots, and then n break to m outsider.
Mckinley liz in mighty good place, and
l should not be HuiIri; ca to sCc the plum
fall to him. No. AlGcr H. not u POSSIBLE
ity for either first or Goconl place. 1t
Mckinley ccta first place the second
place will go east Alclinlry and Reed
would be a pretty good combination.
RusIJ n Promising outsIdcr.
There arc others who think that SEQ
Rotary Rusk ia a promising outsider. and
some of the Wisconsin people declared
that he would have the administration
strength if the president could not him
self secure the nomination. In fact the
hackers of "favoritc sons whilc they
are lying rather low in the tall grass, are
. not ut all displcascd with the outlook,
They argue that the contest between
Harrison and Blaine will b. n battle of
the giants, and that when the two gladi-
ators become excited one of the smaller
fry will carry off the prize.
All Sorts of Rnmors.
All sorts of rumOrs were ntioat Thurs
day night ~ to Secretary Blaincs inten-
tions, and Friday mornings papers We're
eagerly scanned for n confirmation or
denial of them. Both sides seem salts
fled with what they read That IL, each
aide read and believed what suited 1t,
md set down the news favorable to the
other side MS fabrication. The amount
of it all is that everything is still
nchulous and nothing positive Is likely
TO be known until all the delegations are
con the ground and count of noses Is
made.
There has been II strongly expressed
opinion that the convention should have
a colorcd Republican "a either tempo
rary or permanent chairman. Whether
anything Will como of the suggestion re-
mains to be seen.
THE REAL BOOM FOR BLAINE
Has Becn Carefully Mapped out, but Has
Not Yet Appeared.
The Blaine boom has not yet made its
appearance, There is some solicitnde
over this fact, but it is not denied oven
by the rabid Blaine men that the boom
is late in appearing.
Senator Washburn gave little Blaine
dinner Mt his palatial residence, Far
Oaks" Thursday night ut which Clark
son, Fassett, Payne and the other sub
committee men who are just now the
custodians of the Blaine boom, wer
honored guests. Those who were PRES
ent were rather rctiCent about the pro