Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. BOTH. SIDES CONFIDENT Interesting Gossip From the
 Convention City. BITTERNESS OF THE TWO FACTIONS. How Mir. B|aine's Resigna-
 tion is Received. HARRISON MEN FIGHTING BRAvELY. Fires and Flood Do Serious
 Damage.
HARRISON MEN FIGHTING BRAVELY.
AT THE CONVENTION CITY.

min Harrison and James c. Blaine The Situation Constantly Varying Harrison Leaders Rally Their FOrces-rhe Blaine Managers Nal n.
 tain With Confidence That Their
 Candidate Will Receive at Least
 Three-Fifths of the Delesates-Gen.
 eral News and Notes.
 MINNEAPOLIS, June 5.-At Il o'clock this morning when the bells called the de- vout to worship the lobbies of the leading hotels were filled with surging, seething mass of excited humanity, and when the ministers in the neighboring churches led the opening prayer the corridors were re- sounding with cheers and countercheers for Benjamin Harrison and James G., Blaine. All day long this excitement con- tinued and tonight a fierce competition of political enthusiasm continues with in creasing vigor. It has been day of kalei- doscopic change. The situation has been constantly varying and the wave of sentiment that swept over the assemblage in one hour would be followed by @ wave of reaction the next until in the end it was difficult to ascertain the true drift of the political sentiment. In one respect the day has been a surprise. The Harrison leaders have rallied t heir forces, and the demoralization of last night has given place to energy, vigor and resolution to- night. Indeed, the administration element is as strong in leadership, political sagacity and organization as is the opposition even with it's experienced leaders. All this has been a surprise for those who have kept aloof from both factions fully expectant that the wave of Blaine sentiment that swept over the land yesterday afternoon would be irresistible and that to-day it would gather in it's embrace all the scattered un- instructed delegates of the republican party. But such has not been the case; indeed, to 8 close observer it is apparent that the Harrison forces are as strong to- day as they were twentyfour hours ago. The Blaine people say Harrison managers are holding the rank and file of the dele gations Loyalty to their leader, but that when the decisive battle comes the Blaine enthusiasm will carry all before it and the distinguished son of Maine will be nomi- mated on the first ballot. The Harrison leaders laugh at these predictions of their opponents and say that they are stronger to-day than they have ever been, and the reason of their increasing strength is that the delegates to the national con vention have become weary of the tenn porizing of ex-Secretary Blaine, and have found in his retirement from the cabinet and his entrance into the contest at this late hour an evidence of bad faith, dis loyalty and duplicity toward the president. Men whose fortune it has been to attend all the republican conventions for the last twenty-five years say tonight that the con- vention of 1899 is unique in the discrepancy which it presents between the claims of iIofa vHyill sbSH 9O2 delegates in the convention. Of this number the Harrison managers officially announce night that their chief will re- ceive the votes of $50, while the Blaine leaders, though not going into details, maintain with lofty confidence that their candidate will receive at least three -hfths of the convention, and will be nominated by exclamation.
 The discrepancy between these counter claims lead many to suppose that both are widely extravagant in their assertions. Of one thing only is the casual political observer sure, and that is that bitter feel ing is being engendered in the party ranks with every passing hour and that with Blaine and Harrison in the field the result of the tenth republican national conven- tion will leave behind it hard feelings of hostility towards the successful candidate. The fact has given rise tonight to rumors of dark horses and compromise candidates. There is no doubt the desire for a third candidate is growing in the public mind and against this growing sentiment both factions feel that they must now com pete. The name most frequently men tioned among the list of dark horses is that of William Mckinley, jr., governor of Ohio. Inquiries are already being made as to his ability to receive the solid support of the Ohio delegation. The vital ques- ton, "Would Foraker and his friends fla vor McKinley?" is answered in the aftrma- tive to night by many of Forakers friends, but the ex-governor himself maintains si- fence. It is rumored that Senator John Sherman would be Foraker's favorite in case the Buckeye delegation were called upon to furnish candidate, as Foraker would almost certainly succeed Sherman in the senate should the latter be called to the presidency. Sherman, too, has hosts of friends in other state delegations, but he is no more popular than the young Ma poleon of protection.
 The name of Alger is still the watch | word of the Michigan delegation, and his name will certainly be presented to the convention. Most of the delegates from his state are for Blaine for second choice, but the generals closest friends are rather
 cherishing the hope that recent develop | ments may be such that the Blaine people will rally to Alger as second choice. Ger tain of the Iowa delegates are looking for l an occasion to present Senator Allison as the candidate of the Hawkeye state.
 | Senator Cullom of Illinois, Hon. Jere-
 miah Rusk of Wisconsin and Whitelaw Reid of New York are also freely discussed
 and it is believed each would receive the
 votes of his state delegation in case of the
 retirement of both Harrison and Blaine
 MT. Cullom is the only one of these men
 on the ground and he Is 6 delegate at
 lsrge.,from Illidois. He was kept rather
 busy tonight denying rumors of his can ! didacy