Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-06-06

ing q number Of Pennsylvansa dele
gates and sboutsrs for Bixine arrived.
and the occupAnts shortly afterwards
took possesalon Of the West hotel ana
With canes upllfted, bearing Autographs
OF The Name statesman, they shouted IN
unison, TIN, tn, American tin, Ben
goes out and Jim goes ia" Tins they
repeated until worn out and they then
reufed 70 give the next comers .
chance. The most important arrival
OF TIE afternoon was q delegation OF
about FIFTY from Colorado They were
met at the station by . hand and =
handsomely uniformed local company t,
and marched up Hennepln avenue
waving red, white and blue plumes-
Their hammer bore the inscriptions
''Reciproclty ARD Protection" aed
''Goid and Silver"
They were shouting for Blaine and
the enthusiasm reached q high pitch
when they hied INTO the lobby OF the
hotel. About seventy -five New Workers
including delegates aud other favor
able 10 Blame held . meeting this even
ing at the headquarters of the deiega-
tim. Tue object OF the conference MAS
toboom Blaine among the Empire State
men who were willing 70 shout for the
plumed knight by furnishing them with
tickets of admission 70 the convention.
Reusinx blaine speschss
Ex-Congressman Henry c. Bur-
leigh presided and rousing Blame
speeches We're made ny j.
ssloat Fassett. Senator Teller of Col.
orado and State Senator Edmund
O'Conner of Binghampton. The
Blaine forces received q number of
noted additions today, one being En-
mons Blame. the son OF the ex-secre-
tary OF state, who came over from
Chicago last night, and shortly after
his arrival At the West hotel met q
number OF New Workers who were in
terested In his fathers candidacy.
lie spent u govd part OF the day
with ex-senator Warner Miller, who
also put i'm an appearance this fore
noon, the last of the "big four" to ar
rive. Mr. Miller came from st. LOUIS,
where he has been attending the
Nicaraugna canal convention. He
aud Mr.. Blaine, Jr., took luncheon
with Murat Hxlstead, and Afterwards
Mr.. Halstead was interviewed by n re-
porter for the United Press. He was
asked what he thought of the situation
so lar as he had been able 10 study IL.
SWELL" he said, ''as near as can &c,
at it there are trifie under 400 votes
sure Tor Harrison aud about the same
number for Blaine, leaving about l50
whose preferences are undecided oi
unknown. These will determine the
result of the contest. Both sides, OF
course, claim more than this number
of votes, but they do not show figures
for them. at least have not been able
to see them. think" continued the
field MARSHAL, "that when those l5C
arrive on the ground and look II over
they will not nominate either of the
men who are prominently before the
people today, but support third
man."
"For me-" he caid, 1T is . rather
embarrassing position, cannot speas
very strongly Tor either Mr.. Blaine ol
MIR. Harrison as against the other. II
would be much more comfortable to be
in a position where one could take q
decided partisan view and enjoy the
| satisfaction that m IN has IN warmly
adv. eating thing in which his heart
is interested"
Muter - Tor DSotue.
There has been considerable specula
ton 40 TO the attitude of ex-Senato
Warren Miller and his friends in Tn,
New York delegation. II has been ~
serted, and with equal force denied
that Mr.. Miller wound JON his force
With those OF ex-senator Plat IN oppo
sition 70 the denomination o
president Harrison, and considerabi,
| weight has been attached 70 his prob
able course in this regard. All doubt
on the question have been set at res
tonight 10y q conference of the Mile
delegates held in the rooms of Ii. II
Warner at the hotel. Upon a full dis
cussion of the situation IL Was unanl
mously agreed 70 support the noniins
tion OF Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Miller himsel
Was present and took active part In tn
conference. Senator Miller later IN tn
evening fully confirmed the report.
| Estimates OF the voses.
Various estimates have been sent ou
tonight by newspaper correspondent.
and are not Official Of course, and prot
ably reflect the prejudice of thoee VIII
have constr ucted them.
! Mr.. Frank Hatton, editor OF tn
| "aShinktou iost, erut bls paper
statement that gave to Blaine 30i vote.
and Hsrrison $50, the remaiDln
being in doubt. He stated that the 80
votes credited to Mr.. Blame were Al
from the northern states, and in add
ton the managers expected . membe
from the soutH heretofore credited 4
the Harrison column. Mr.. Hatto
expressed the opinion that il th
Harrison line IN the sout
remains intact the president would b
renomlpated. A table th.t found cor
siderable circulation IN the hotel iobbie
tonight was credited TO Mr.. Roeewater
editor of the Omaha Bee. Ii gives Blain
46s; HARRISON. 30i. THIS table Was pre-
pared with the expectation that Gen
erai Aigcr would receive twenty-six G
the votee from his own state, an
they were credited 10 hlm.