Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-07
A CRUEL HOAX.
An Alleged Harrison Telegram Promptly
Rcpudiated-SiIverT Talk.

An Alleged Harrison Telegram Promptly
Rcpudiated-Siiver Talk.
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
MINyEAPoLIs, MINI. June 6.-At
different places this morning the follow
ing was published, dated Washington :
".SheIby ". Cattom, Grand Pacific
HOTEL Chicago, H.:
"Dear Sir.-In case / am not nomi-
mated on ths first ballot please withdraw
nv name from the convention.
Yours truly,
BESJAMIN HARRISON" :"
II was asserted that the original of
this letter is still in the possession OF
Senator Cullom, and that 1t was shown
bv him to several OF his friends, among
whom is B. c. Marsh, Of East ST. Louis.
a relative OF Mr.. Cullom's and one OF
the Republicans in attendance upon the
convention from Southern Illinois. de
is the man who is credited with having
made il public.
Senator Cullom says he does not know
Marsh, has no such relative, and re-
ceiyed no such letter.
President Harrison has also denied the
story and says il is fabrication pure
and simple.
OTHER CAGARDs.
A rrp,rt was set ahOat here that the
Ney York Tribune had announCe | the
withdrawal OF Blaine That also proved
10 he a canord. Stories we're circulated
that there was split in the Indiana del
oil
delegation is solid for Harrison.
Clark was to-day chosen by the Iowa
delegation as its member OF the Natlonal
Committee. but that does not SIGNIFY
that the delegation will vote for Blame.
II is for Harrison by vote OF to 1.
p,ssy1r FOR TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN.
The New York delegation mas decided
10 mt Fassett forward Tor temporary
chairman. -
The Nicaragua Canal Convention,
which has Just adjourned at St. Louis,
hss sent a committee to the Republican
convention 10 ask that plank be IN
so,te1 IN the platform calling for Ameri-
can ownership OF the canal. me coni-
mittee say the same request VIII De msue
of the Democratic convention al Chi-
cago. ro
4 hot controversy broke out at alinos.
+be beginning of the big cancus OF
,restern delegates that assembled this
as,ernoon in the California delegation
hesdnnarters. Fully 100 delegates were
present from the Pacitic-coast and Rocky,
Mountain States. to whom invitations u''u
been sent by the Californisns. None pu'
SaIscates were admitted, but the big. open
! ,,la,e.oIass windows afforded an excei-
! Int view Of the animated scene wlthin:
Sana,or Teller. of Colorado, was selected
20 cot as Chairman. Before the pro-
ceadincs were fairly under way the
ouestion was raised as to whether tue
cancns had been called 70 discuss the
silver plank or to talk about csno'aA0'''
TELLER AGAINST HARRISON.
Senator Teller held that it would pe
rseIess 10 attempt to enterinto the matter
~ nls,form until the caucus reaened
some decision as to the Candidate 'iias
would be supported. II Harrison were $.
The nominee, it mettered not how S1f9ns
= liver plank might be adopted, the he-
s'ai,;cans could not carry the western
ttsatas The Senator declared sPecin-
ssi,w that Harrison under no circum.
Z stancss could get tho electoral vote Q!
s1,~aan ss'',s Mnch excitement was caused
a. TeiIer's blunt declaration. and
~ ~ u'ss vigorously replied 70 BY Jsags
spence. Of California. = ssasa ssSunSa = s,est M