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Opposing Armies at Minneapolis Eotiro
After an Indecisive Skirmish.
ELAINE'S FIRST BLOW FALLS HARMLESS
Attack Under Rot Olarksoa's ' Leadership
Fails of the Object Aimed At.
HARRISON FORCES SOLIDLY IN LINE
Renewed Efforts by Blaine Men to Split-
Them Prove Unsuccesjfnl ,
NEBRASKANS WILL VOTE STRAIGHT
Some Want to Bolt But it is Believed They
Will Not.
LIVELY MEETING AT THE HEADQUARTERS
Brilliant-anil Tolling Speeches Made by a
Number of Orators.
BELIEVE BLAINE OUT OF THE RACE
Sentiment in Washington Thoroughly United
on President Harrison.
WAS ONLY A-TRICK TO GAIN TIME
Adjournment of the Convention Until Even
ing Shows the Blaiuoites' ' Despair.
GOOD 'RESULT OF A HARRISON CAUCUS
Over 1'lvo Hundred Delegates I'lcileoil to
Votofor tlio President TomntiiUous
tu Unfit Home * Draft of the
riutiorm.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Juno 9. fSpaclal
Eelogratn to Tin : Bui : . ] The convention has
taken n recess until 8 o'clock this evening on
motion of General Sewoll , ono of the Harrison
risen loaders. The vote has , therefore , no
significance , as partisans of both candidates
Joined In passing tlio resolution.
The HarrUon forces are now holding a
caucus in Market hall. They insist that
their lines araunbrokcn and that they have
iv clear majority. Thby "expect to gat to the
nominations this evening.
The macolng hold nt the Nebraska head-
quarinra was a BUCCOSS. "Warner Miller.
John M. Thurston , Church Howe , Edward
Hosowator , Senator Hlscock , Chauncoy
Dopow nnd .Tuago Scott were the spaakors.
Thurston thought Blaine would poll 15,000
inoro votes In Nebraska than any ether can
didate.
Cnauncoy Dapow said that Mr. Thurston
was a laid convert to Blaine and that ho
himself had been ostracised tor years In seine
political circles In Now "Xork for advocating
Blaine at a tlmo xvhon Thurstou was on the
other side.
Mr. llosoxvat'jr also ropllod to Thurston's
arguments.
Hlscock mudo a strong speech advocating
Harrison.
Judge Scott said bo would obey instruc
tions , but was at heart a Blaine man.
It is usllovcd still that thu delegation will
cast a solid vote for Harrison on thu first
ballot , though Warner and Funk nro re
ported us being anxious to cast their first
vote for Binino.
JlnrrlHou DcloguteH Caucnu.
The Harrison caucus Immediately after the
noon adjournment of thn convention created
n tremendous sensation. Thu delegates mot
In Central Market hall. At the foot of tbo
stairs below stood "Long" Jones of Chicago.
Up Btuirs , tallying delegates as they
struggled lu , were Church Howe and Mr.
Plerco.
Four hundred and sixty-nine delegates re
ported. All announced that they were for
Harrison. On the platform stood Chauncoy
Dopow , Major General Savolb , ex-Senator
Palmer nnd ascora of otbor statesmen. The
roll of sttitos was called as if lu regular con
vention.
All of 'Nebraska's delegates wcro present
except J. L. and E.V. . Webster , Warner ,
Funk , McClcod and Goro. It was muted
that all but Warner and Funk could bo de
pended upon to vote for Harrison on tbo
first ballot. The list rolled up
KO votes. Thcro was much enthusiasm.
Chauncoy Dopow was mudo floor manager of
tha Harrison forces. Spoonor and Btnvell ,
McComus , Cannon and Ingulls were quietly
'decided upon to support him in the coining
BtrugRlo. The caucus adjourned , thoroughly
satisfied that nothing could dnfoat tbo nomi
nation of tbo president.
How the NeivsVIIH Itocolvctl.
The news spread llko wild flro. When I
rushed to the Nebraska headquarters In the
Nlcollotjit was tboro bolero mo. Mr. Gore ,
\vlio had boon absent on the commltteo on
platform , corroborated the Information ,
ri x " 1 hnvo no doubt , " ho said , "that Presi
dent Harrison will bo ronomniatod on the
first ballot. "
K D. Hlchnrds endorsed the statement.
Church Howe came In Hinlllnp. Hn had a
tally Hit tu his hand and checked off the
ttalcs , Ho has done actlvo work as the Nu-
briuku member of the HarrUon
secret executive committee of forty ,
Ho said : "We've got 'em ' suro.
There uover bus boon any doubt of It , and
our list today at our fifth meeting tallied ex.
uctly with these made at tbo previous otic.
\Vo \ have 611 votes certain , with O''l ns high
Vvator luark. At our first mooting wo chocked
up 478. Yos'crday wo put It confidently at
Ctl. Nebraska u 111 cast 14 votes for Hard-
iOu , Iowa tiJ und Kansas 2.1' !
No Doubt of the ICcgult.
Mr. Kosewutor said : "I have no doubt ot
Harmon's ronomlnatlon nud sea no reabott
to change my stato-nont ot Tuesday which
IRHVOJOU. The combination against him
hss failed to combine , oven wheu uilug
Ulaltio ai a Hulking horse , and U cannot , In
tny Judgment , uulto ou an\on < j else lu the
face ot the prcildcui'a known ilreuifth. "
Thcro are nviny well known Nebraska
tacoj In Iho city , betides luojo previously
noted , 1 saw on the street today ox-Con
gressman Dorsoy and Cockrcll.
A majority of the Nebraska delegation
called Mi In afternoon to pay tiiolr respects to
William McKlnloy. Jr. , headed by J. L.
Webster. This U regarded ns having pos-
Rlblo significance In the case of a thlrJ can
dldato.
Late tonight It Is reported that all the
dnlogatton but Warner will vote for Harri
son on the first ballot. In case of a second
cholco several declare themselves for Husk.
An tlio Session Opened.
It Is 3 o'clock as I wrlto la the great con -
ventlon hall. The scats are nearly Bllcd ,
The Immense quadrangle is n sea ot faces.
What may bo called the orchonral clrelo. Is
filled with delegates , roproaontlng much of
tbo brains and political sagacity ot the rc-
publlo.
Chauncoy Dopow has Just come Jn amid
loud hand-clapping. Ho is to nominate Harrison
risen and lead his forces. The fiery For-
aker , tall , erect , with silver-sprinkled hair
and mustncho , takes his soul to the roar of
Senator Spooncr , Joe Cannon and Me-
Comas of Maryland , Thcio actlvo , nervous
fighters with the Irldoiccnt IngalU nro to
do the floor work for the Harrison forcoj.
in front sits Tom Plait nnd Warner Mlllor.
Down the nislo u Senator Cullom and In line
with him Senator Folton of California.
Scattered throughout the mass , one's eyes
unconsciously light on the faces of Folton
nnd Wolcott , Shoup nnd Dubols , M.ihono.
Sloat Fassoti , General Sowoll and score
of ether mon of national promlnancs. Facing
them nnd surrounding the chairman's plat
form are gathered the representatives of the
press of the country.
Many Jourimllitts Present.
Among the tables ore lots of such brilliant
Journalists as Mural Halstoad , C. C. Good
win , Edward-ltosowater , Aldeu J. Blethcn ,
and 200 special correspondents specially
selected to do the work of this great gather
ing , but the crowd Itself Is most Impressive.
It bums in and encloses on nil four sides ,
rising tier on tlor , deli-gates , press nnd plat
form , 10,000 facas glvo lUht and shadow to
the sccno nnd await IrapUlontlp what Is bo-
Moved to bo the first Interesting session of
the convention. Slnco 3 o'clock the 'air has
been filled with rumors.
The great political ka'oldoscona has now
boon given another turn. The loiters appar
ently show the name ot Harrison. The noon
caucus , nt which ever 5'JO vote ? were pledged
for Harrison , and a clear majority ot voters
were said to bo present , has aroused
inspiration to the fever heat. Will
the credentials committee report ! Will the
ground ba drawn for nominations as the
partisan managers announce ) Are the
anti-admlnislraUon forces routed J These
nro the questions everywhere asked. Plntt
and Clarkson aud Quay have been la con
ference ; that much Is known. Can they
still protect their faction and mauo now
breaches In the walls ot the man from In
diana ?
The band plays a patriotic air. There Is
much oxcitcd canvassing among delegates.
JleglunliiK tlio Work.
Reports nro now In order. Interest centers
on General Cogswell of the credential com-
mlttco , who comes to tbo platform. There
are to bo majority and minority reports and
the galleries scent the first fight of the con
vention. Uoncrnl Cogswell jnakos his verbal
' ' ' '
report. ItsTtc'iiof'Is'nlr'oady'known. It gives
material advantage in votes to the Harrison
side. Mr. Walluco for the minority makes a
partial roport.
The reading ot the majority nnd minority
reports consumed nearly half an hour. General
oral Cogswell moved that the report bo
Adopted ns a wholo. Chauncey I. Filloy rose
to start tile ficht against adoption. Ho made
n protracted speech on tbo Alabama case , his
tlmo being extended for the purpose.
Massey of Delaware answered him. Knight
of California mulcoj the first sensation bv
charging federal Interference with the selec
tion of delegates to the convention , espec
ially in the case of Alabama. Ho catches
the crowd and rcoaivos the first protracted
cheering of the evening , The debate then
first began to grow warm. There were lively
colloquies verging on personalities. The galleries -
lories bccatno boisterous with hisses nnd
evidences of disapprobation and Joe Cannon
suggested that tboy bo suppressed.
Hemitor AVolcott Tillies II Hand.
benotor Wolcott plunges Into the fray to
maico a carefully prepared attack on the
oflkoholdcr delegates und the oftlcoholdlng
visitors. The galleries turned themselves
when ho sat down and then the debate
went on with varying fortunes of gallery ap-
preciallon.
Two of Iho "big four. " Dopow and Warner
Miller , speak. The latter demanded a divis
ion of the question ,
The light Is on. General Cogswell de
mands the previous question in a vlgoious
rejoinder to Wnrnor Mlllor. Massachusetts
as a state renews the request and
two states second It. There Is a
spurt of protests , parliamentary inquiries
nnd excited appeals -for further debate , but
the convention promptly suppresses further
delay. The previous question is ordered nnd
tbo first roll call begins on the question of
defeating the report of the committee on
credentials In the Alabama c.iso.
I'ropiirlng for Muslin's ] ,
Iho crowd throngs the aisles and corri
dors. The buzz of the conversation increases
through the hall. At 8:30 : Chairman Cogs
well of the committee on creden
tials enters the hall. Tha wait
has boon largely for him , The
convention has assembled for business nud
the Harrison forces propose to force through
a movement to clear the deojs for action.
The hall Is Intensely hot. There is no'vontll-
alien. Flvo thousand fans wave flerpely
and the band strlkcj up again , It Is now
nearly 0 o'clock. The convention is waiting
for the formulation of the report of the com
mit too ou credentials.
Five minutes to 0 MoKlnloy calls the con-
ventlon to order , Felicitations are extended
to Uncle Dick Thompson of Indiana upon bis
S3d blrthduywulch llads him In the midst of a
republican national convention , as bo has
been in every previous ono since 1850. Dopotv
makes a graceful speech of introduction ,
Tbo convention cheers and old Undo Dieit ,
escorted to the platform , makes a ringing
speech In a > olcc which half the convention
orators might envy.
It Wu > u CloKo Vote ,
There were various -.rranglos during the
progress of the roll call. Intouso Interest
prevailed. It was evident as the call pro-
greyed that the veto was to bo a test of the
strength of the contondlni ; parties. Ne
braska cast six votes against the ma
jority report. As the cull progressed It
evinced a closa vote between the Harrison
and Blaluo forces , The vote , which was In
terrupted by the going out ot the electric
lights , was finally concluded at 12tO. : ! It
was a Harrison evening.
llcutly for the Mornm- ,
The convention has finally gotten down to
work and may bo expected touiorrowto begin
the real business of nominating a president.
Had n vote been taken this evening General
Harrison would have received a bandtome
mtijorlty. His frler.ds bavo rather gained
than lost confidence in the result In today's '
caucus. They nro now In the midst of the
struggle in which their opponents are light
ing for time to iniiko some ether nomination
than that of tbo president.
The great contest of the evening , as was
expected , was ever the adoption of the report
ot the commltteo on credentials. It brought
out all the loaders In actlvo , and sometimes
acrid , debate. It ended dramatically In a
roll call filled with surprises , none of which
was greater than a dalay ot twcnty-fivo
minutes in almost total darkness.
Tbo result of the roll c ll , whllo It
gave- the Harrison loaders n good ma
jority , was closer than anticipated. It
will bo grnatly Increased on subsequent roll
calls and Indicates at least GOO votes for the
president.
Many would-bo ahlrkcrs vote with the
minority who will not dare to vote with Iho
null-Harrison comUno on the -first ballot ,
Tbo votu scorns to assure the president's
nomination. \V. 13. A.
IIAKItlSO.V.H MTKUNUTII.
F.lst of tlio noleeuten Who Declnro Tliny
\VI11 Vote for Him.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Juno 0. The Harri
son leaders culled a mooting suddenly today
for 1 o'clock , tit Market hall , for the purpose
of brlnginfi together the Harrison delega
tion. It was In a sense a confidential moot
ing , for these not In the confidence of that
sldo wcro not Invited , aud the press was not'
admitted. It Is claimed that there xvoro 400
dolegatcs present at the meeting , and that
thuso 400 represented altogether M 1 dele
gates. It was decided to follow the lead of
Mr. Depew.
Mr. Dopow was asked about the correct
ness of this statement. Ho confessed It ,
, nnd declared that the contest % vas practically
ended.
Another delegate says that the number
given is unreliable , because a good many
were simply vouched for by these present.
IlnrrUon'ft True Strength ,
Following is thu list of votes promised to
Hnrrison lu the mooting :
C. M. Dopew was chairman of the mooting
and Chris McGee secretary.
lllalno Ilooiners Kilter n Uculiil.
The Blnlno lenders promise to flank this
movement before morning , but how it can bo
done they do not explain.
It is further said that the Colorado dele
gates , who nro for Blaine , and cloven Bluino
men from Iowa were present in the mooting
simply for the purpose of seeing what xvas
going to bo dono. This statement is made on
the authorltyof a Colorado representative ,
and Blaine loaders point out that the facility
with which the news was given out from the
Harrison headquarters indicates that this is
a clover gnmo of bluff. There is no doubt ,
however , that It is the sonsutlon of the hour.
' It is a bluff a cold , clammy , desperate
bluff , " said Chairman Clarkson of the na
tional committee. "Hero ore two men , " said
he , I'who wore in tlio Harrison caucus in
Market hall , and I can pledge my wora tbcy
are both Dlaina men , ana I can orovo it by
thorn personally. "
Ono was a colored delegate from North
Carolina and the ether a whlto northern del
egate. Both sanctioned the remark made by
Clarkson ,
"I can say to you , " continued Clarltsoa ,
"that we nro not a bit disturbed over the al
leged clatnl that the Harrison people have
sprung at this late hour. I am satisfied Unit
over onc-tbird of the men in Market hall
were Blaine delegates , and fifty or sixty of
the delegates in the hall wcro planed thcro
by mo.Vo know of the purpoHO of the Harrison
risen people and prepared to moot it by hav
ing our people present , and when the ballot
ing commences in the convention the truth of
uiy assertions will bo sustained. "
I'liitt Kchoux ClurUsoii'a Word * ,
Ex-Senator Platt was of the same opinion
ns Clarkson regarding the importance of the
Harrison fathering. Ho characterized it ns
a pow-pow of oflicoholders , oniccholding
delegates and alternates , together with a
number of outsiders.
"About one-third of those present were
Blaine curiosity seekers , " ho said , "while
the whole number present , was less than 450.
Ex-Governor Fornker and Comjor also as.
sorted that It was not purely an assembly of
Harrison delegates , but that it was inoro of
a gathering of Harrison shnutors and work
ers than these who will huvo any voice in
the convention.
Senator Hlscock of New York was only
too glad to talk abaut the Market hall mass
mooting. The senator was emphatic that4iO !
delegates were present who had pledged
themselves to vote for Harrison's ronomina-
tlon. The senator acknowledged , however ,
that all of the 430 wore not In the hall , but
that men from different delegations catno up
and stated whom their delegates would vote
lor.
lor.Tho
The Blaine people claim that this list will
not bear analysis in some respects. For in
stance , the credentials committee has Just
Bottled all the contests in Louisiana , and
only four men out of the Harrison delega
tion are slated. The Harrison caucus
story counts on eight from that state.
Colonel Dufllcld gays that Michigan will vote
solid for Algor on the first ballot , whllo tbo
caucus claim that Harrison Is to got llvo
votes. The full vote of Uoorcla Is credited
to Harrison , when It is claimed by the
Dliilno pcoplo that at least two votes are
solid for Blaino. Oregon , too , is credited
with four votes for Harrison when the op
posite is also assorted.
Harrison's Follower * Klntcil.
It Is evident that the Harrison people nro
grontly clatod over the off act that their meet
ing has produced , and that they regard it as
their trump card is aUo apparent. The
Blalno loaders , despite their assertion that It
Is nothing inoro nor loss than a big bluff , are
greatly disturbed and are considering the ad-
vhablilty of getting up a counter demon
stration ,
Ni : our or THU it.vcu.
IliiM'Uon'i Friend * Do Not Think Ills Xnmo
nil ! Ito 1'rocutoil.
WASUIXOTO.Y , O. C. , Juno 0. [ Special
Telegram to TUB BEE.J Whether it arises
from the absence from tbU city of most of
the Blaine boomers or w bother. It is a result
of information received from Minneapolis ,
itls certain tnat the Dlalna sentiment lias
practically dlea out hero. Tbo Washington
publta is now looking for President Hnrrl-
ton's ronomlntulon with general uanlralty
and there 1 * a strong belief that ho will sc-
cure the coveted prize on the first ballot.
The opinion U expressed freely at the capi
tal and is concurred In by monwhoaro
itnown'to lo not over friendly to the uamln-
islnitioii.
The change of sentiment Is said to bo
largely duo to the growinc belief that the
men who have boon loudest In pressing the
ntuno of Mr , Blaine have boon uoltig BO with
the expectation pi bo.lug able iu this war to
make a break In the Harrison ranks and In
sure tha defeat of tha president without
actually desiring the selection of Mr. Blaine ,
but rather of a third candidate.
Many experienced politicians , Including
seine who have been Idontlllod with
the Blaine Doom , have expressed this opinion
today and appear to consider that the ox-
secretary at tale has been the tool by the
use of wnlch the anU-admlnlitratloa men
bavo hoped to bo revenged on I'rosldonl llur-
rlton for fancied or real illght.
Soinitor llitln'N View * .
Senator Halo took thli view of the
;
situation In no Mntorviow today in
which ho U .quoted as giving :
"Tho truth is there nro nmontr these
who were foromoitlttfurslnB Mr. Blitno to
bo n candidate Ibis , time , men who did not
want so much to sod Irira nominated as they
did to use blm 16 dafejaiho rcnotultmtloii of
the president. Thpsatnro the men who now
express doubts rn to ( whether Mr. Blalno's
nnrno will or will not bo presented to the
convention. They think they huvo accom
plished their purpoio > f doro.Uluu the pro- !
dent and now they nro maneuvering to drop
Mr. Blalnc also anq nominate- third man.
"I think thenMj danger that they tnnv bo
successful in this move. I am not sure that
the postponement of the balloting is In Mr.
Bialno's Interest ? , U may bo part of the
plan of the men I have t > pokou of to sot him
usldo. I thinIc Mr. Blalnc's Interests would
bo best served by going to n ballot nt onco.
I think ho could bo nominated today. "
The Harrison men Insist that Mr. Blnmo's
name will not oven ba presented and that ho
is now practically 6ut of the question , The
dispatches which hnvo been reccivud todny
at the whlto houss are of this tenor and the
administration Iciidcra' In Minneapolis do-
clnro themselves confidentthat the president
will bo reuomlnated witbout any serious op
position. .V.
i no victory pnincu in too committee on
credentials over thojdontost between the Ucl-
cgutos from AUbnmn was now b matter of
co.iKratulntlon ntltho white house today.
Private Secretary Hnlford was so plcaied
with the situation asIt appeared to him this
afternoon that ho expressed the opinion that
the presidential forces \\ero strong enough ,
It they cared to 1 0 It , to force matters to u
crisis tonight , talin .ballot , ronominato Gen
eral Harrison nud thus conclude the most
important work of the convention.
Homo Incitement lu tlio livening.
Until evening Washington was utterly
barren of oxoltcmdnt today. The morning
dispatches from .Minneapolis instead of
arousing Interest 'noted as n soaatlve. No
ono would have sUspected from the appearance -
anco of the streets of the capital and the
department i buildings i that ono of the
most important political events of
the year was ponding. Bulletins
were posted in various places but tnoy at
tracted little attention and the convention
was unanimously voted the dullest affair of
the kind over heard of. When news of the
recess arrived everybody expressed disgust.
There were many speculative ones an to the
real cause und motive- the delay. It was
generally believed that the anti-administra
tion men at Minneapolis were sparring for
wind und hoping to damugo the Harrison
Interest and at the snmo tlmo to gain uu oo-
porlunlty for making new deals in their owu
behalf. , - .
The almost universal opinion was tha the
delay would bo fatal lo Mr. Blaino's own
nomination , and that ho was now virtually
out of the rnoo whether ho formally wllh"-
drew or not. The favorite- argument of the
unit-Harrison men that delay would also bo
disastrous to the projidont seemed to bo no
longer assented to , by tbo public , and
the admirable staying qualities of the
Harrison Doom wcrotfrequontly discussed.
The republicans a ? .the capltol evidenced
some anxiety today about the activity of the
silver raon nt Minneapolis and wcro oppre-
honsivo lost the convention might bo persuaded -
suadod Into n falsa 'or ' ' weak position of the
frco coinage question. The text of the published
'
lished sketch'for. tbo Silver plank on the plat
form was scrutrnbicd with care and it did
not 6ocm to nloaso tlio"republicans very well.
Next to the ticket iUclf , this is deemed by
thorn the most important point to bu settled
by the convention and many republicans
here are afraid of'-bolne : outgeneraled by
the democrats on this-issues. As the evening
were on the streets mo'ar the tologr.iph and
newspaper ofllcos became more crowded , and
gonulno Interest in 'tho convection revived
when the details of'Uib evening session began
to arrive. >
11UVIUW OK THE SITUATION.
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Harrison Men " 1'ecl Confident Compromise
Cmullilutcn Tillknl Of.
MiXMnAroLiS.'Minn. , Juno 9. If the silent
walls could speak the echoes of tbo words
whispered in. darkened chambers today , the
whole world would bo astounded at the ways
of political conventions and the moaus that
are employed to create the popular sentiment
that makes or unmakes the destinies of men
and parties. The hour for street parades
or exuberant demonstrations in the corridors
and rotundas of the hotels has passed ,
and has been succeeded by an era of
sllout and almost frantic political activity.
It is felt on all sldOs that tomorrow must
occur that decisive ballot on the great ques
tion of the convention , to which all have
looked forward with feelings of eager an
ticipation and anxiety. Bolh parties seem to
realize today that public ondur.mco has
reached its limit of patlenco ; that the faction
who sought for delay or obstructed the
material progress of the convention would
bccoino the unpopular faction , and ba
the ono that must bo carried down
by the tldo. And so it was that when the
convention mot toaay at 11 o'clock and the
report of the committee on credentials was
read and tbo chairman of the organization
ros o and stated that all tbo progress com
patible with mature deliberation had been
made and asked for an extension ot time
until 8 o'clock this availing , promising that
the llnal report ot the commltteo would
DO forthcoming at mat time , they acknowl
edged that trio request for this additional
tlmo , which was made , had been previously
communicated to the Harrison managers , and
with the assurance of tha Blaine majority of
the commltteo on credentials that the report
would certainly bo presented at tbo hour
uamea and the field left open for the great
political battle , the administration puoplo de
cided to make no attempt to force an early
report frum that commlttr. . * .
Cliul of the Drier KcHpHc ,
Indeed , both tha factions seorcod glad of
the brief respite afforded by the adjourn
ment , mid the Interval from noon until S
o'clock this evening xvas ajslduously em
ployed by the loaders of both clomonti In
making a last strenuous attempt to hold
tnolr forces together mid defeat the opposi
tion candidate , tyow well tiny have suc
ceeded Is a mystery in the political world of
'
the futuro. only to1 ba' unraveled when the
secret performances of the delegates are dis
closed oy tomorrow'R convention.
At no tlmo since the convention opened
bavo the demands for a compromise been so
generally expressed as today. Indeed , It can
be almost said that tlio , convention U now
divided Into three elements the administra
tion people , tha Blatho forces uua tbo conserv
ative element , whliih , la demanding nothing
but the party's BUCCOSB , and which shown
ovldonro of aggressiveness in insisting
that both the Icadlna Candidates should vivo
way to some man frua from factional limit
ations who can oarey tha party to victory
next November , an the race of the well
known fact that ' posltlvo and un
equivocal pledges failed to glvo any of tbo
candidate a majority in the convention , the
loaders of tha faction still stubbornly press
their assurance of kticoois on the first ballot.
3Ia tcr Stroke'of ' jfho Hnrrliou Sinn.
The Harrison leaden root thvilnosso of the
Blaine manager * by a master stroke today.
Immediately after the adjournment of the
convention word Wsjpaisod secretly around
among the Harrlsoimioii of the various dela-
gations that a moating would be held , at 1
o'clock in .Market ball for the purpose of
agreeing upon thd line ot action to bo pur
sued bvho Hnrnsijn doloKates. At this
meeting Hon. Chauncoy M. Dspoiv was , of
course , a prominent ilguro , nud actlvo
HarrUon inanagocs .found it expedient
to turn over to him the ostensible
.management of ( ha president's campaign
for roQomlnation. TbU meeting was a
secret ouo , The HurrUou loaders maintain
that there were -144 delegates actually pres
ent , und that over ? nift'ibya standing vote
pledged himself "lo luppori tbo president on
the first billot. U i * aUo asserted that addi
tional delegates were roprcsunted sufllclont
to bring I ho vote up to 520. Diligent In
quiry , however , leave * ' doubt as to the
exact number iq attendance at the meeting ,
The latest reports * uro tbat the number was
by no moans luftlolcnt to control tbo nomina
tion , but that many of thorn assumed to ipuaic
for absent delegates who , they asserted , wcro
friendly to the jprcMdcnt , aud that tbo grund
total thus crontcd bv the poll of these present
aud the absentees for whom others vouched
gave the president over 400 votes.
Crcntctl CoiiHtcrniitlon In tlio Itlntno Ilnnks.
Admitting thin to bo what actually toolt
piano , It li very uncertain Indeed Just how
far the delegate * present Wbro onablea lo
sponk authoritatively for the various
nosontccs of their respective delegations.
Bo that ns It may , the most was made of
this meeting mid wltMn llvo minutes attar
adjournment the report was being circu
lated throughout the city that the Harri
son men had hod u meeting and demon
strated bv the actual presence of
something Ilka overM \ ' delegates
that the president's nomination was
assured on the first ballot. This report
created temporary consternation In the ranks
of the Blaine dclogatoi , but their trained
loaders soon rallied their following by derid
ing the so-called Harrison conference ns
merely a scheme to bolster the hopes ot the
rapidly disintegrating Harrison faction , nud
Insisted that the mcctlnir was attended by
loss than 400dolocatcsnnd thatthono present
had no authority whatever to speak for the
atsontees most of the absentees , the Blulno
men contend , being positively committed to
the man from Matno.
MclClnlcy us n Compromise Cniullilntc.
The favorlto compromise candidate , whodo
name Is on every lip tonight and who. In
political parlance , tins almost censed to bo
a dark horse , although disclaiming any pro-
IPIICO as to being a candidate , Is Governor
McKlnloy of Ohio. Tbo governor U ap
parently not making the slightest QlTorc.to
add to his boom , which had its Infancy
sovonty-two hours since , and now has ai-
sumod such magnificent proportions as to bo-
coino a constant menace to both of the fac
tions ; butdosplto all this his name Is men
tioned on every side , and is becoming
quite as familiar to the groups that cluster
lu the corridors to discuss the situation as
cither Benjamin Harrison or Blaino.
In souio quarters thcro is considerable
mention of the name ot Sherman , but the
tact that McKlnloy Is present and visible to
all tbo delegates , and tbat Sherman Is ab
sent , gives tbo former n great ad vantngoovor
his dUtlnpuishcd friend from the state of
Ohio. There is no doubt , however , that
Sherman will receive a few scattering votes
even upon the first ballot , and many main
tain that It should not be considered a sur
prise If the convention finally settled down
ou the veteran senator for the nominee.
Senator Allison is also frequently men
tioned , but Hon. Jorcmlnh Rusk of Wiscon
sin appears to bo a rather more popular can
didate. Some of the Wisconsin delegates
are today wearing Husk badges and are ap
parently trying to cronto ixlltllo boom for the
recretnry of agriculture , although it is not at
nil certain that ho will rocolvo the support
of any of his own state delegation until after
the first ballot.
The McKlnloy badge is also frequently
soon on the streets tonight.
KxuIUiiK Over the Decisions ,
Anti-Harrison pcoplo are exultant over the
fact that In the several coutosts decided by
the commltteo on credentials Blnlno profits
over Harrison In about the ratio of two to
one. The effect of all this is to increase the
Blaine and antl-HnrrUon vote by twenty or
thirty , and it is particularly inoro for this
reason that the Blaine pcoplo provided that
the commltteo on credentials should report
between the nomination socachos.
That the strength ol Genera ; Algor will
develop on the first ballot Is pretty well
ascertained .tonight. Ho will receive the
solid support of the Wolvorlno stato. and the
scattering votes which ho will receive from
other states will probably swell his grand
total to about forty orforty-flvo votes on the
first ballot. His managers maintain , with
a good deal of earnestness , that on the second
ballot Alger's strength will run up to not loss
than seventy votes , but .whether this
prediction Is well founded or not is a matter
of viry little importance ns every ono con-
ccdesthnt n-socond ballot , if it ever comes ,
will witness many kaleidoscopic cnangcs.
Delegations who have been instructed to
vote for Harrison or Algor , or who have
pledged themselves to vote for anybody else
on the opening ballot will consider them
selves free to vote as they please on the sub-
scquunt ballots , and it is this fact which Just
at this tlmo makes the presidential dark
horse rather the favorite in the political field.
Colored Delegates Cannot Agree.
The attempt of the delegates from tbo
southern states to act In unison has not re
sulted in any satisfaction to themselves or
anybody olso. They have had several con
ferences and many of their number have
made appeals to their brethren to stand to
gether and not miss the first occasion lit the
history of the republican party where the
colored delegates had the slightest prospect
of holding tbo balance of power. All
this eloquence Is wasted , however ,
for this evening finds tbo colored
delegates of qulto as many dlflorent
minds and favorites as are their white
brethren. The failure- the conference was
chlolly duo to the suspicion tn the minds of
each of the colored gentlemen that some of
the ether delegates wore attempting the role
of leaders of tbo raco. It was hoped by the
friends of General Algor thut the colored
vote would decide to go as n unit , and in the
event that it did ho was confident thut it
would vote with the Algor men in order that
the two elements might ba certain to bo in a
position finally to control the nomination.
But the plan has failed , and there are no in
dications that any further attempt will bo
made to draw tha color line in tba republican
convention , certainly not by the colored re
publican delegates themselves.
Created Considerable Comment.
Considerable comment was occasioned this
afternoon by tbo distribution of a little cir
cular anonymously issued , nnd containing
the speech of Hon. "William McKlii'oy , Jr. ,
at the national convention of IbSS.
On that occasion John Sherman
was the choice of tbo Ohio del
egation for the presidency and Me-
Klnloy was a delegatc-at-lurgo. Then , as
now , an incipient McKlnloy Doom had boon
started rolling , and thcro were indications
that ho might bo ono of the dark
horses. Major McKinley arose and
stated that ho was there as a
dolcgato and under instructions from the
stata of Ohio to favor the nomination ot John
Sherman , and liohopod the delegates would
refrain from voting for bun. "I am sensible
to the honor you would do mo but in the
presence of tha duty raiting upon ma , I
cannot remain bilont wllh honor. I cannot
consistently to the Btato whoso cre
dentials 1 boar , and which has
trusted mo ; I cannot with honorable fidelity
to John Sherman , who has trusted ma lu his
cause , aud with his confidence ; I cannot
consistently with my own personal Intecrity
consent or seem to consent to permit my
name to bo used as a candldato for this con
vention. I do not request I demand that
no delegate who would not cast n reflection
ou mo shall cast his ballot for mo. "
Opinions ou the Circular.
It seems uncertain who has caused this
circular to bo Issued , but Its distribution bus
created consldorablo oxcitomont. Many seem
to think it is the work of the Harrison delegates -
gates , who vloiv with envy the prominence
which the uamo of McKlnloy U receiving at
this tlmo , nnd nro disposed to talto tbo po
sition tbat hn cannot consistently allow Ills
frlonds to make blm a candldato whllo ho is
working for President Harrison. But as
McKlnloy is not instructed for Harrison it
will bo seen that his position today U qulto
different from that of 18SS , and that the at
tempted parallel , if that It bo , fulls lu Us
analocv. Others seem to vlo\v the McKlnluy
circular as haviuir been Issued bv some ol his
friends , who denlro to remind the country ot
his loyplty to Sherman lu 18S3 , and convoy
the- Intimation that if a compromise candi
date is to bo sought there U duo him at this
tlmo the loyal support of the entire delega
tion ot the Buckeye state , as well as the
kind consideration of tbo delegates of the
entire convention.
They Claim the llnlunuo nf I'owcr antl
Want a Now Candidate ,
MiNsiurous , Minn. , Juno 9 , There are
eighty-live colored delegates la the conven
tion , They claim they have the balance ot
power , which they JIDJJO to u o. Flftvalght
of thorn mot latt night , and tha opinion was
generally ox pressed that a now candidate In
place of Ulalue aud Harrison should bo takcu
Hhotrcrt.
i t.'lrm.
Their % | > Tested.
Verlmtlmtff rt of tlio Convention.
Council 111
4. Hdltorlul nnil Comment.
Washington New .
IS. Omnliii Detent * Colnmljin.
Other Sparling New .
lo\rn rireiuen'd Tourimmcnt.
0 , .Market Keports ,
8. Nebraska No\r ,
1) , Oinitlia .May Vet lluxe n Uepnt. f
IliuUlcrs KniloMO thoNelirnskii Crntr.il.
Siddlord Coming to ( imaliii.
ielcetlo : Uootiirii 1'orglvo Knell Other ,
in. DUtrlet Court No\r .
II. Tlio Chinese Highbinders.
13. Wnkem-ut In Siillslniry.
.Mrs. Cronlc lu 1'arln.
up , though Fred Douglass stood up for the
president with vigor. Some favored Hoed
and more Algor.
1IAIT VOll UAItlt HOKHIiS.
Another Templiitlim OllVrod by Ultimo
AIcu to llreuU IliirrUou's llm.kl.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Juno 9. The prosl-
dontial situation took a very significant turn
last nlcht ono fraught with possibilities of
greatest importance to the result. An ex-
tondad conference , lasting three hours , was
held by the loaders of the Blaine forces In
the Colorado headquarters , nnd nearly alt
the chtof politicians of the various state del
egations were summoned from tlmo to tlmo
to their presence. In this mooting there
were Chairman Ularksou , Senator Quay ,
Senators Teller and Wolcott , Senator Wash-
burn , Delegate Higglns of Delaware and
ex-Governor Forakor. At this mooting there
was discussed at great length the advisability
of taking measures to brine ono or inoro dark
horses Into tbo field lu order to draw oft the
Harrison vote and thereby effect the de
moralization o ! his forces , resulting ulti
mately either in the nomination of Blatno or
eomo ono ot the dark horses \\hoso candidacy
was to bo encouraged.
Several of the Harrison delegates of the
Iowa delegation wcro Invited Into the confer
ence , nnd a suggestion delicately convovod
to thorn that if the ontlro vote of the stnto of
Iowa should ho cast for Allison , ha would ro
colvo the vote of Delaware and possibly cer
tain other scattering votes tn different local
ities. The Harrison man of tbo delegation ,
however , did not rocalvo this suggestion
with any great enthusiasm and appeared dis
posed to abldo the result of the after
noon's conference wherein it was decided
that Allison should not bo brought out as u
candidate , nt least not until after the first
ballot in tbo convention should fall to effect a
nomination.
Certain McKlnloy mon of tbo Ohio dologa-
tlon were also summoned to the august
presence of these party luailors and the inti
mation convoyed to thorn that perhaps the
Blaine pcoplo might look with favor
upon the candidacy of McKlnloy If
the Harrison delegates would glvo
him their loyal support on the
opening ballot. This tlmo the suggestion
was received with willingness , but no ar
rangement was perfected , us the gontlombU
summoned were unable to spoaU nuthorlta-
tivply for their Harrison colleagues of the
Ohio delegation.
The Harrison delegates from Rovornl other
states wcro also Interrogated as to their dis
position to furnish a dark horse in the race
for presidential honors , but the conference
finally closed without anv dollnlto ugroo-
racnt. At tbo conclusion of the conference it
was noticeable that tbo McKmlsy boom
had In some mysterious way received quite
an impetus , as the governor's eligibility was
froclytdiscussed in all quarters.
TIIKIH LINKS UNHUOICIN. :
Keports from lliirrtsou r.eadcr.i Show
Them Heady for the Hut tie.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Juno 0. A midnight
report from Harrison headquarters said : Wo
have hold our Hues unbroken , notwithstand
ing the tcrriflo assaults made upon thorn.
Our returns show that wo have 521 votes for
Harrison. This does not Include any con
tested seats. All sorts of claims have boon
made by the opposition regarding various
delegates nnd certain delegations , but upon
investigation they wcro found to bo incor
rect.Tho result loaves ua without the loss
of a vole aud confirms tha accuracy ot tbo
work dono. Wo are roaJy at any mo-jiont to
moot our opponents in a nominating bAttle ,
but they , fearing the results , are making
desperate attempts to postpone It. They
hope by delay to accomplish In some way
that which they cannot have accomplished
by speedy action. They have boon mistaken
in the belief that delay would woukon us.
The characteristics of our candldato are
such as appeal strongly to the conservative-
element of our party , which desires a cau
tious , but strong and honest administration
of public affairs.
.r , TIXT or TIII : riATi'ousr.
Iteport of tlio Commlttcn on Keioliitlons
Coinploti'd.
MINNEAPOLIS , Minn. , Juno 9. The follow
ing Is the full text of the platform as completed -
plotod by the committee on resolutions :
The representatives of the republicans of
the Unltsd States , assomblod.ln general con
vention on the shores of the Mississippi
river'tho everlasting bond of an ludoitruetl-
blo ropubllo , whoso most glorious chapter
of history is the record of the republican
party , congratulate their countrymen on the
majostlo march ot the nation under thn ban
ners Inscribed with the principles of our
platform of IHbS , vindicated by victory nt the
polls and prosperity In our fields , workshops
and mines , and make the following declara
tion of principle ) :
1'rotectloii null Koclproclty.
Wo reaffirm the doctrmo of protection. We
call attention to Us growth abroad.'o
maintain that the prosperous condition of
our country is largely duo to the wlso reve
nue U'glslutlon of the republican congress.
We believe that all articles which cannot bo
produced in the United States , except luxu
ries , should bo admitted free of duty and
that on all imports comlne Into competition
with the products of American labor thcro
should bo levied duties equal tp the differ
ence between wages abroad and at hnmo.
Wo assert that the prices of manufactured
urtlclos ot general consumption have boon
rcdued under thu operations of the tariff act
of IB'JO.
Wo denounce the efforts of the democratic-
majority of the house of representatives to
destroy our tariff laws by piecemeal , as U
manifested by their nttaok * upon wool , load
nud IOAO ores , the uhluf products of u num
ber of states , and wo ask the people lor their
Judgment theroou ,
Wo point to the success of the republican
polloy of reciprocity , under which our expert -
port ( rauo bai vastly Increased , and now and ,
enlarged markets have boon opened for the
products of our farms and workshops.
Wo remind the people of the bitter oppo
sition of the democratic party to this practi
cal business meaauro , aud claim that , executed -
cuted by a republican administration , our
[ CO.\n.NUU > ON 1III1IU TAUK.j
D1IT ' \ ] ( \ Till ? TDOT
Forces Tor and Agauwt tlio Praslileut Moos *
tire Their Strongthi
IT WAS A GRCAT HARRISONIAN VICTORY
Fisrht Over tlio Adoption of the Oommittjo
on Owdoiitials"
TWO ARE MADE TO THE CONVENTION
Blaine Mou Hand in a Minority Report and
itia Bofusml.
HARRISON'S ' SUCCESS IS NOW ASSURED
Largo Majority of the Contesting Dalogataa
Seated Favor His Homiuatioa.
BLAINIAC ATTACKS UPON DELEGATES
Knight of California Bittjrly Assails the
President's ' Supporters ,
ONE MINUTE OF SUPREME SATISFACTION
Cohorts of the Man from Maine Got Much
Pleasure from Knight's ' Speech.
ALMOST A PANIC IN CONVENTION HALL
Eleotrio Lights \Tont Out While the Ses
sion Was at Its Height ,
HISSED A FRESH MAN FROM ILLINOIS
lloutlien'M ItollcctloiiN on tlio South Swiftly
IteHentmi by tlio Convention Ver
batim I'moeoiUitKH "I tlto
Night Session ,
CONVENTION HAT.I , , MIXNRAI-OMS , Mian. ,
Juno 0. "Tho convention will please comate
to order , " said Clmlrnmn McKlnloy at pro-
oisoly 8:45 : , nnd Chauncoy M. Djpow Imme
diately demanded rocognltton mid In a folio-
It on 3 speech moved to congratulate
Hon. UlcUard W. Thompson of In
diana ou Ills eighty-third birthday ,
which occurred today , and to' Invlto
him to the platform. Prolonged clioow fol
lowed Mr. Douow's motion , nnd when the
manifestations subaldod Chairman MclCiulcy
caid :
' 'All ' in favor of the motion say nyo."j
There "was astorm _ of > a.vos.
JU ho nycs""lmvo it , " 'said Ohalrmau Mo
Klnloy without putting the nogaltvo vote ,
and great luuxhlcr nna applause approved ,
this dclicato compliment to the great In-
diannn.
It was a scene of pnthuplasm long to bo re
membered tliat greeted the appear.iuro of the
voncrablo ox-soerutary of the navy as ha
walked up the nlsio nrm-ln-ann with Cuaun-
coy M. Dopow and A. C. Dawcs of Missouri ,
and ot course the incident was not complolo
without n speech from Dick Thompson.
The resolution admitting members of the
Grand Army of the Kupubllo to seats in the
convention was , of course , adoutod , and a
message was road from the mayors of Tltus-
vlllo and Oil City announcing to the world
the stuto of distress and suffering that prevail -
vail in thoio luuu.latod dlurlcls and mak
ing a public tippenl for aid.
Ciinsml li.Yeltmneiit.
The announcement of the committee ou
credentials that a minority report would bo
substituted created considerable oxcltomont
and there was u painful suHponso'xvhllo tha
two reports were bulng orally submitted as
to what would follow. The general opinion
was that the anticipated "test of strength1'
between the Harrison and Blaiua factions
would bo the 'interesting incident
of the evening. The majority report
recommended that twelve Harrison dele
gates in Alabama , Mississippi and Louisiana
bo seated in place of the same number ol
Blaluo men , given place on the temporary
roll , and the minority recommended that tl.'o
twelve Blaine tnon on the temporary roll bo
placed on the permanent roll , The report ot
the committee also covered contests in Texas ,
Kentucky , Maryland , South Carolina and
the District of Columbia , but there was no
political significance in these nontosU and
the report was unanimous on those cases.
The majority report sustained the national
coininlttao us to twonty-throo votes nud re
versed the national committee as to HOVOU.
loan votes.
Grout Cain liir llurrlson.
Politically the result was a gain of thir
teen votes to Harrison mid ono vote to
Dlalnc , a not Harrison gain of twolva
votes. This gain included six votes la
Alabama , four In Louisiana and two In
Mississippi. The gain In volos. was mndo
owing to the fact that Harrison men had won
over three members of the credentials com
mittee , and tlioy easily secured o majority.
Wallace of Now York nuuouncod the purpose -
pose to light the report on the Jloor an to the
votos.
When Chairman Cogswell moved that tbo
majority report bo udoptod ho was loudly
chocrod by the Harrison delot'iitos , and when
Chauncoy I. Fllloy of Missouri moved to tub-
ntltuto the minority tborofor the applauHo
which followed from the lilalno delegates
told tbo galleries that thalong expected fight
between the lilalna and HurrUou
forces } wiis on. Tlio chief point la
Mr. rilley's ' argument lit bnhalf ot
the minority report was that the
regular orgunl/allou of the party in the Ala
bama case hud boon barred from their logu-
lar place of mooting by the United Blutcs
deputy marshals , but Mr , Masooy ot Dela
ware mulntalnodtbat the case had boon con
sidered fairly on its merits and that tlio ma
jority ropnrt should bo adopted.
Dofoiiillnir the Itliilnollm.
Knlgbt of California spoke warmly lu
favor of the minority leport. Ho declared
that the Moseloy faction , recommended by
tha majority to bo seated , had , through
Its federal officers , attempted to thwart
the will of the pocplo of Alabama. It was
enough that the democratic parly lupprcsied
the will of tbo people In the south without
an hundred thousand ofllcoholdnrs thwarting
the will of republicans In parly convention.
Ho appealed for Juntlco tor the loyal repubt
llcatu of Alabama , [ Loud npplnuio , |
Intensified luleroat wua ylvcu tu KuIgUl'i