Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1892, Page 1

- THE OmMAHA DALy BEE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. Opposing Armies at Mianeapolis Retire After an Indecisive Skirmish, BLAINE'S FIRST BLOW FALLS HARMLESS Attack Under Ret Olarkson's Leadership Fails of the Object Aimed At. HARRISON FORCES SOLIDLY IN LINE Renewed Efforts by Blaine Mon to Split- Them Prove Unsuccessful. WILL NEBRASKANS VOTE STRAIGHT Some Want to Bolt But it is Belioved They Will Not. LIVELY MEETING AT THE HEADQUARTERS Brilliant.and Telling Spsuches Made by a Number of Orators, BELIEVE BLAINE OUT OF THE RACE Sentimont in Washington Thoroughly United on President Harrison, WAS ONLY A-TRICK TO GAIN TIME Adjournment of the Convention Until Even- ing Shows the Blaineites' Despair, GOOD ‘RESULT OF A HARRISON CAUCUS Over Five Hundred Delegates P ged to Vote for the President—Temptations to Dark Horses—Draft of the Platform, MixxeApoLIS, Minn, June 9.—[Special felegram to Tk Brr.]—The convention has taken a recess until 8 o'clock this eveniag on motion of Goneral Sewell, one of the Har- rison leaders. The vote has, therefore, no significance, ss partisans of both candidates joined in passing the resolution. The Harrison forces are now holding a caucus fn Market hall. They insist that their lines are unbroken and that thoy have @ olear majority. They expect to gat to tho nominations this evening. ‘Tho mecoing hold at tho Nebraska head- quartars was @ succoss. Warner Miller, Johin M. Thurston, Church Howe, Edaward Rosowater, Senator Hiscock, Chauncey Dopow and Judge Scott were the speakers. Thurston thought Blaine would poll 15,000 more votes in Nebraska than any other can- didate, Chauncey Dapow said that Mr, Thurston was a latd convert to Blaine and that ho himself had been ostracised tor yoars in somo political circles in New York for advoeating Blaize at a timo when Thurston was on the other side. Mr. Rosewator also roplied to Thurston’s arguments, Hiscock mado & strong speech advocating Harrison, Judge Scott said he would obey instruc- tions, but was at heart a Blaine man. 1t is bolieved still that the delegation will cast a solid voto for Harrison on the first ballot, though Waraer and Funk are re- ported us boing anxious to cast their frst vote for Blae, Harrlson Delegates Cancus, The Harrison caucus immediately after the noon adjournment of the convention created & tremendous scusation. The delegates met in Contral Market hall. At tho foot of tho stairs below stood “Long” Jones of Chicago. Up stairs, tallylug delegates as thoy struggled in, wore Church Howo and Mr. Plerco. Four hundred and sixty-nine delogmes re- ported. All announced that they wero for Harnson. On the platform stood Chauncoy Dopow, Major General Savells, ex-Senator Palmer and a score of other statesmen. Tho roll of states was called as1f In regular con- vention, All of ‘Nebraska’s delegatos were present excopt J. L. aud B. W. Webster, Warnor, Funk, McCleod and Gero. It was stated that all but Warner and Funk could be de- pended upon to vote for Harrison on tho first ballot. Tho list rolled up 520 votes. 'fhers was much enthusiasm. Chauncey Depew was mude floor manager of the Hurrison foregs. Spooner and Sewell, McComas, Cannon and Ingulls were quietly deeided upon to support him in the coming struggle. ‘The caucts adjournod, thoroughly satisfiod that vothing could defeat the nomi- ation of the presidont, How the News Was Recelved. The news spread like wild fire. When I rushed to the Nebraska headquarters in tho Nicollotiit was there bofore me. Mr. Gore, who bad beon abseat on the committee on platform, corroborated the information, “1 havo nodoubt,” ho sald, *that Prosi- dent Hurrison will be renomuated on the first ballor.” L. D. Richards endorsed the statement. Church Howe came iu smiling. Ho had o tally list fo bis band and checked off tho states, Ho has done active work as tho Ne- brasks member of the Hurrison secret executive committee of forty. Ho sald: “Wo've got ‘em sure, Thero uever has been any doubt of it, aud our list today ut our fifth meeting tallied ex- metly with those made at the previous one. Wo biave bl1 votes certain, with 621 as high Water mark. At our first meeting we checked up 478, Yesterday we put it confideutly at William McKiniey, jr., headed by J. L. Webster. This is regarded as having po: sible significance in the case of a third can- didate, Late tonight it is roported that all the delegution but Warner will vote for Harri- son on the first ballot. In case of a second choico sevoral declars themselves for Rusk. As the Session Opened. 1t is 8 o’'clock as I write 1 the great con- vention hall, The seats are nearly fMled, The immense quadrangle 1s o sea of faces, ‘What way be called the orchostral cirels is filled with delegates, raprosenting much of the brains and political sagacity of the re- public, Chauncey Depew has just come in amd loud band-clapping. He is to nominate Har- rison and leaa his forces, The flery For- aker, tall, erect, with silver-sprinkled haw and mustachie, takes his seat to the roar of Senator Spooner, Joo Cannon and Me- Comas of Maryland, I'heso active, nervous fighters with tho Iridescent Ingalls are to do the floor work for the Harrison forces. 1o front sits Tom Platt and Warner Miller, Down the msle 1s Senator Cullom and in line with him Senator Felton of Californin. Scattored throughout the mass, ono's eyes unconsciously light on tho faces of Felton and Wolcott, Shoup and Dubois, Mahone. Sloat Kassety, General Sewell and s scoro of other men of national prominonce. Facing them and surrounding tho chairman's plat- form ave gathered the representatives of the press of the country, Many Journallsts Present. Among the tables are lots of such briiliant journalists as Murat Halstead, C. C. Good- win, Eaward®Rosewater, Alden J. Blethen, and 200 special correspondents spocially selected to do the work of this great gather- iug. but the crowd itself is most impressive, It hems in and encloses on all four sides, rising tier on tior, delegates, press and plat- form, 10,000 faces give lizht and shadow to the scene and await impatiently what is be- lieved to be the first interosting session of the convention, Since 3 o'clock the ‘air has beer filled with rumors. Tho great political kuleidoscops has now been given another turn, The letters appar- ently show the name of Harrison. The noon caucus, at which over 550 votes were pledged for Harrison, and a clear majority of voters wero said to bo presont, has arovsed inspiration to the fever heat. wilt the crodentials committen report? Will tho ground ba drawn for nominations as the partisan managers announce! Are the anti-administration forces routed? Theso are the questions everywhere asked. Plawt and Clarkson aud Quay have been in con- ference: that much is known. Can they still protect their faction and make new breaches in the walls of the mau from In- dianal ‘I'he band plays a patriotic air. There is much excited canvassing among delegates. Begloning tho Work. Reports are now in order. Interest conters ou General Cogswell of the credential com- mittee, who comes to the platform. There are to ho majority and minority reports and tho galleries scent tho first fight of the con- vention. Goneral Cogswell makes his verbal report. Its tenor Is already kanown. It zives material advantage in votes to the Harrison side. Mr. Walluce for the minority makes a partial report. ‘The rending of tho majority and minority reports coasumed uearly half an hour. Gon- eral Cogsweli moved that tho report be adopted as a whole, Chauncey 1. Filley rose to start the fight agaiust adoption. He made a protracted speech on the Alabama case, his time Leing extended for the purpose. Massey of Delaware answered him, Knight of California mukes the first sensation by charging federal interference with the selec- tion of delogates to the convention, ecspec- iully in the case of Alabama. He catches the crowd and recsives the first protracied cheering of the evening, The debate then first began to grow warm. There were lively colloquies verging on personalities, The gal- lories became boisterous with hisses and evidences of disapprobation and Joe Canuon suggested that thoy be suppressed. Senutor Wolcott Takes o Haud, Senator Wolcott plunges into the fray to make a carefully prepared attack on the oficeholacr delegates and the officeholding visitors. The galleries turncd themselves loose when he sat down aud then the debato went on with varying fortunes of gallery ap- preciation, Two of the *big four,” Depew and Warner Muiler, speak. The latter demanded a divis- ion of the question, The fight fs on. General Cogswell de- mands the previous guestion in a vigorous rejoinder to Warner Miller, Massachusetts as a state renows tho request and two states second it. There is a spurt of protests, parliamentary inquiries and excited appeals for further debate, but the convention promptly suppresses further delay. The previovs question 1s ordered and the first roll call begins on the question of dofeating the report of the committee on credentials in the Alabania case. £ Prepuring for Business, The crowd througs the aisles and corri- dors. The buzz of Lhe conversation increases through the hall, At S5:30 Chairman Cogs- well of the committee on creden- tials enters tho hall. The wait has been largely for him, The convention has assembled for business aud the Harrison forees propose to force through o movement to clear che deces for action, The hall is intensely hot, There 1s no ventil- ation. Five thousaod fans wave fiercely and the band strikes up again, Itis now nearly 9 o'clock, The couvention is waiting for the formulation of the report of the com- miltee on credentials, Five minutes to ) McKinley calls the con- vention to order. Felicitations are extended 10 Unele Dick Thompson of Indians upon his S3d birthday,which fiads him in the miastof a republican national convention, as be has been 1u every previous one since 1850. Depew makes & graceful speech of introduction. The convention cheers and old Uncle Dick, escorted to the platform, makes a ringing spoech in & yoice which half the covventon orators wight envy. It Was a Close Vote, There were various angles during the progress of the roll call. futense intersst prevailed, It was ovident as the call pro- gressed that the vote was to be a test of the strength of the contendic parties, Ne- 011, Nebraska will cast 14 votes for Harri- bou, Towa 22 and Kansas 23" No Doubt of the Result, Mr. Rosewsater said: “f have no doubt of Harrison's renomination and see no reason 10 ohange my statement of Tuesday which Tgave you. The combination against b has falled to combine, oven when using Blalue as & stalking horse, and it cannot, in my judgment, unite on anyone else iu the fuce of the president’s kuown strength.” There are many well kuowan Nebraska faces lu the city, bLesides those previously braska cast six votes against the ma jority report. As the call progressea it ovinced a close vole between the Harrison and Blaine forces. The vote, which was in- terrupted by the golng out of the electric Lights, was fually concluded at 12:80. It was 8 Harrison evening. Ready for the Morrow, Phe convention has finally gotten down to work and may be expected tomorrow to begin the real busiuess of nomiuating a president. Had a vote been taken this ovening Goneral Hurvisou would have received & bavdsome .and declared that the contest was practically iug for time to nuko some other nomination than that of the president, The great contest of the evening, as was expected, was over the adoption of the report of the committee on credentials, It orought out all the leaders in active, and sometimes acrid, devate. It ended dramatically ina roll call filled with surprises, none of which was greater than a dalay of twenty-five minutes m almost total darkness. The result of tho roll call, whilo it gove the Harrison loadors a good ma- jority, was closer than anticiated. It will be greatly increasod on subsequent roll calls and indicates at least 500 votes for the president, Many would-be shirkers vote with the minority who will not dare to vote with the anti Harrlson combine on the first bullot. Tho vole seems to assure the president’s nomination. W. B A NGTH, HARRISC List of the Del Declare They Will Vote for Him, MixNEAPoL1S, Minn., June . —The Harrl- son leaders called a meeting suddenly today for 1 o'clock, st Market hall, for the purpose of bringmg together tho Harrison delega- tlon. It was in a sense a confidential moet- g, for those not in tho confidence of that sido were not invited, and the press was not admitted. It is claimed that there wore 400 dolegatos present at tho meeting, aud that theso 406 represented altogether 511 delo gates. Iy was decided to follow the leaa of Mr. Depew. Mr. Depew was asked about the correct- ness of this statement. He confessed it, ended. _Anotber delegate says that the number given is unrcliable, beeauso a good many were simply vouched for by those present. Harrison's True Strength. Following s the list of votes promised to Harrison in tho meeting: Alaban Arkansas: 5/ New York ... . “aroling . Missourl.. Montana N C. M. Depew was chairman of the mecting and Chris McGeo secratary. Blaine Boomers Enter a Denial, The Blaino leaders promise to flank this movement beforo moraing, but how it can bo done they do not explain. It is further swd that the Colorado_dele- gates, who aro for Blaine, and eleven Blaino men from Towa wero present in the meating simply for the purpose of seeing what was going to be done. ‘This statement is made on the authority'of a Colorado representative, and Blame leaders point out that the facility with which the news was glven out from tue Harrison headquarters_indicates that this 1s u clover game of bluff. ‘Thero is no doubt, however, that it s the sensution of the hour. “Itis a blufi—a cold, clammy, desperato bluff,” said Chairman Clarkson” of the na- tional committes. *‘Here are two men,” said he, “who were in the Harviscn cavcus in Market hall, and I can pledge my wora they are both Blaino men, and I can grove it by them personaliy.” Oue was a_colored dslegate from North Carolina and tho other a white norther: del- ogate. Both sanctioned the remark made by Clarkson, “1 can say to you,” continued Clarkson, “that we are not a bit disturbed over the al- leged claim that the Harrison people have sprung at this late hour. 1am satisfied that ove one-third of the men in Market hall wero Blaine delegates, and fiiy or sixty of G, WUNE 10, N noted. 1 saw on the street today ox-Con- | majority. His friends have racher gained gressman Dorsey and Cockrell. than lost confidence in the result in today’s A majority of the Nobraska delegation | caucus. They are now in the midst of the cailed this afternoon to pay tueir respeots to | struggle in which thoir opponents are fight- situation in A Onterview today in which he s bted s saying: “The truth is are among those who were foremost iniurzing Mr. Blaine to be a candidate this tlne, mon who did not want so much to 868 nominated as they aid to uso kim 0 the renowination of the presideat. Thesdare the men who now express doubts 88 o wwhethor Mr. Blaine's arac will or will hot be presented to the convention, They think they have accom- plished their purposa’ol dofeating tho prosi- dent and now thoy A mansuvering to drop Mr. Blaine also and norinate a third wan. *T think thers nger that they may be successful in this move. Iam not sure that the postpbnement of the balloting is in Mr. Blaine’s interests, It may bo partof the plan of the men [ have spoken of to set him uside, 1think Mr Blaine's interests would be bost served by golug to a ballot at once. I think he could be nominated today.” The Harrison men insist that Mr. Blame's name will not even be presented and that ho 18 now practically but of the guostion. 'The dispatehes which have been received today at the white house are of tnis tenor und the administration ledders in Minnonpolis de- clare themselves confident that the president will bo renominated without any serious op- position, Tho victory gaibed in tho committee on credentials over th@g@ontest botween the dol- egatos from Ala was now o matter of congratulation at !fhe white house today. Private Secrotury Halford was so pleased with the situation @8- it appeared to him this afternoon that he expressed the opinion that the presidentinl fofees were strong enough, if_they cared to 4o it, to force matters to a crisis tonight, take & bailot, ronominate Gen- eral Harrison aud thus conclude the most important work of the convention. Some Excitement in the Evenlng. Until evening Washington was utterly barren of excitement today. The morning dispatches from Minneapolis instead of arousing interest cted as a seaative, No one would have suspected from the appear- anco of the streets of tho capital and tho department ; bnildings . that one of the most important . political events of the year was ponding. Bulletins were posted in_various places but they at- tracted little attention aud the convention was unanimously voted the dullest affair of the kind ever heard of. When news of the recess arrived everybody expressed disgust. There were many sbeculative ones as to the real cause und motive of the delay. 1t was generally believed that the anti-administra- tion men at Minneapolis were sparring for wind und hoping t0 damage the Harrison interest and at the 8amo time to gain an op- portunity for making new deals 1n their own behalf, s The almost universal opinion was tha _the delay would be fatal to Mr. Blaine's own pomination, and that he was now virtually out of the race whether he formally with- drow or not. The favorite argument of the snti-Harrison men that delay would also be disastrous to the president seomed to be no longer assented to, by the public, and the admirable staying qualities of tho Harrison poom weref frequently discussed, “The republicans a% ithe capitol evidenced some anxiety today. about the activity of the silver mon at Minn#abolis and were appr hensive lest the convention might be per- suaded into . false or weak position of the free coinage auestion. The text of the pub- lished sketen for tha silver plank on the plat- form wus scrutilsed wigh care and it did not seem to vlease the rapublicans very well. Next to the ticket iteell, this is deemed by them the most impgrtant point to be settled by the convention and many republicans hero are afraid of’beinz outgeneraled by the democrats on thisdssus. As the evening wore on the streets near the teiegraph aund newspaper offices béeamie more crowded, and genuine interest mn ‘the convertion revived when the details of*thb evening session began to arrive. — REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. Harrison Men ‘Feel Gonfident—Compromise Candidates Talked Of. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 9.—If the silont walls could speals the ‘echoes of tho words whispered in darkened chambers today, the whole world woula be astounded at tho ways of political conventions and the means that are employed to create the popular seutiment that makes or unmakes tha destinios of men and parties, The hour for street parades or exuberant demonstrations in the corridors the delegates in the hall were placed there by mo. Wo know of the purpose of tho Har- rison people and prepared to meet it by hav- ing our people present, and when the ballot- ing commences in the convention the truth of wy assertions wiil be sustained.” Platt Echoes Clarkson's Words, Ex-Senator Platt was of the same opinion s Clarkson regavding the importance of the Harrison cathering, He characterized it as a pow-pow of officeholders, officeholding dolegates and alternales, together with a number of outsiders, ‘‘About oue-third of those present were Blaive curiosity seekers,” he said, *whilo the whole number present was less than 450, Ex-Governor Foraker and Congor also us sorted that it was not purely an assemoly of Harrison delegates, but that it was more of a gathering of Harrison shouters and work- ers than those who will have any voice in the convention, Senator Hiscock of New York was only 100 glad to talk about tho Market hall mass meeting. The senator was emphatic that 430 delegates were present who had piedged themselves to vote for Hurrison’s renomina- tion. The senator acknowledged, however, that all of the 430 were not in the hall, but that men from different delegations came up and stated whom their delegates would vote tor The Biaine people claim that this list will not bear analysis in some respects. For in- stance, tho credentials committeo has just settled all the contests in Louisiana, and only four men out of the Harrison delega- tion are slated. The Harrson caucus story counts on eight from that state. Colonel Duffield says that Michigan will vote solid for Alger on the first ballot, while the caucus claim that Harrison is to get five votes. The full vote of Georgia is creditea to Harrson, when it is claimed by -the Blaiuo peoplo that at least two votes are solid for Blaine. Oregon, too, s credited with four votes for Harrisou when the op- posite is also asserted. Harrison's Followers Elated, It is evident that the Harrison people are greatly elated over the offect that their meet- ing has produced, and that they regard it as théewr trump card is also apparent. The Blaino loaders, despite thoir assertion that it isnothing more nor less than a big bluff, are greatly disturbed aud ave considering the ad- visability of gettiug up a counter demon- stration, BLAINE OUT OF THE RACE, Harvison's Friends Do Not Think His Namo Wil e Presented. WasmNaroy, D. C., Jane 0.—|Special Telogram to e Bee, |—Whether 1t arises from the absence from this city of most of the Blaine boomers or whether it is a result of wnformation received from Minneapolis, it is certain that tho Blaine sentiment has practically diea out here. The Washington public 1s now looking for President Harri- son’s renomination with general uanimity and there is a strong belief that ho will se- curo the coveted prize on the first ballot, ‘The opinion is_expressed freely at tho c tol and is concurred in by men who are Kuown to be not over friendly 10 tho uamia- istration, The change of sentiment s said to be largely due to the growing belicf that the men who have been loudest in qra-sm the name of M, Blaine have been dolug sd Wit the expoctation of belug able fu this way to make a beeak o the Harrison ranks and in- sure the defeat of tha president without sctuully desiring the selection of Mr. Blainv, but ratber of & third cavdidate. Many experienced politicians, Inoluding somo who have been identitied with the Blaine boom, have expressed this opiuion todsy and eppear to consider that the ex- secrotary of state has been the wol by the use of woich the anti-administration men have hoped to be revenged on Prosident Hur- rison for fancied or real slight. Seuator Hale's Views. Seuator Hale took this view of the and rotundas of the hotels has passed, and has been succeeded by an era of silont and almost frantio political activity. Itis felt on all sides that tomorrow must oceur that decisive ballot on the great ques- tion of the convention, to which all have looked forwara with feclings of eager an- ticipation and anxiety, Boih parties seem to renlizo today that public endurance has reached its limit of patience: that the faction who sought for delay or obstructed tho material progress of the conveution would become the unpopular [faction, and bo the one that must be carried down by the tide. And so it was tbat when the convention met today at 11 o'clock and the report of the committee on credentials was read and the chairman of the organization rose and stated that all the progress com- patible with mature deliberation had been mado and asked for an extension ot time uutil 8 o'clock this evening, promising that the final report of the committee would e forthcoming at ttat time, they acknowl- cdged that tne request for this additional time, which was made, had been proviously communicated to the Harrison managers, and with the assurance of the Blaine majority of the committee ou_credentials that the report would certainly be presented at the hour namea and the field left open for the great wolitical battle, the administration peoplo de- cidod to make o atWmpt to force an early roport frum that comuittes, Glad of the Brief Respite, Tadeed, both the {(':mlmu seemod glad of the brief respite afforded by the adjourn- ment, and the inter¥al from noon until § o'clock this evening was assiduously em- ployed by the leaders of both elements in making a last strenuous attempt to hold tneir forces together and defeat tho opposi- tion candidato. How well thay have suc- ceeded is a mystery in the potitical world of the future, ouly to' ba unraveled when the secret performances of the delegates are dis- closed by tomorrow's convention. At no time since the convention opened bave the demands for a compromise been so generally expressed as today. Indeed, it can be almost said that the convention is now divided into three elements-—the administra- tioi peopie, the Blarne forcos ana the consery- ative element, whigh is demanding nothing but the party's suodess, and which sbows evidence of aggressiveness in insisting that both the leading candidates should give way to some man fgee from factional aflili- ations who can Cop 7 the party to victory next November, In the face of the well known fact the#t positive aud un- equivocal pledges failed to give any of the candidato a maf am“(n the convention, the leadess of the fuctisns still stubboruly Dpress their assurance of sucoess on the first ballot, Master Stroke of '¢he Harrison Men. ‘The Harrison leaders met tho finesse of the Blaine managers by q.maslur stroke today. Immediately aftor the adjournment of the convention word wes passcd secretly around among the Harrison wen of the various dele- gations that & meeting would be held at 1 o'clock 1 Market ball for the purpose of agreeing upon thd iiné of action to be pur- sued by the &\nrmo gi,’lu.(luem Au this mécting Hon. luuo&%« . Depew was, of course, @ prominent figare, aud activo Harcison managecs found it expedient to turn over to bim tho ostensible .management of the president's campalgn for revomination. This meeting was @ secret one. The Huarrison leaders maiotain that thero wore 444 .luxeim. actually pres- ent, and that ev%{ man by a standing vote ledged himself 1 eupport the president on he first ballot, th&%’uoarled that ad tional delegatos were represented suficicat to bring the vote up 0 520, Diligent in- quiry, however, leaves doubt as to the exact uumber lg sttendance at the meeting. The latest reporis are that the number was by no means suficlent to control the nomina- tion, but that wauy of thein assumed to speak for absant delegatos who, they asserted, wero friendly to the president, and th total thus created by the poll of those present and the ubsontees for whom others vouched gave tho president over 450 votes. Crented Consternution in the Blaine Ranks, Admitting this to be what actually took lace, it is very uncertain indeed just how ar the delegates present were enabled to speak authoritatively for the various adsontees of thoir respective delegations. Be that as it may, the most was made of this meeting and within five minutes after adjournment the report was being circu- lated throughout the city that the Harri- son men had had u meeting and demou- strated by the actual presence of something ~ like over 460 ° dolegates that the president’s nomination was assuved on tho first ballot. This report croated temporary consternation in the ranks of tho Blaine delogates, but their trained leaders soon rallied their following by derid- ing the so-called Harrison conterenco as merely a schome o bolster the hopes of the rapldly disintegrating Harrison faction, and insisted that the meeting was attended by leas than 400 delogates,and that those present had no authority whatever to speak for tho atsentees—most of the absenteos, the Bluine men coutend, being positively committed to the man from Maine. MeKinley as n Compromise Candidate, The favorite compromise candidato, whose name is on every lip tonight and who, in political parlance, has aimost coasod to bo a dark horse, although disclaiming any pre- tence ns to boing a candidate, is Governor McKinley of Ohio. The govornor is ap- parently not making the slightest efforc to add to his boom, which had its infaney seventy-two hours since, and now has ai. sumod such magnificent proportions as to bo- come a constant monace to both of tho fac- tions; but despite all this his name is men- tioned on every side, and 18 becoming quite as familiar to the groups that cluster in the corridors to discuss the situation as either Benjamin Harrison or Blaine. In some quarters thero is considerablo mention of the name of Sherman, but the fact that McKinley is present_and visiblo to all the delogates, and that Sherman s ab- sent, gives the former a great advantage over his distingmished friend from the state of Ohio. There is no doubt, however, that Sherman will receive a fow'scattering votes even upon tho first ballot, and many main- tain that it shonid not bo considored a sur- vrise if the convention finally settled down on the veteran senator for the nominee. Senator Allison Is also_frequontly men- tioned, but Hon. Jeremiah Rusk of Wiscon- sin appears to be a rather more popular can- didate, Some of the Wisconsin delcgates aro today wearing Rusk badges and are ap- parently trying to create a littlo boom for tho recretary of agriculture, although it is not at all cortain that ho will raceive the support of any of his own stato delegation until after the first ballot. The McKinloy badgo fs also frequontly seen on tho streots tonight. ulting Over the Dectslons, Anti-Harrison people are exultant over tho fact that in the several contests decided by the committee on credentials Blaine profits over Harrison in about the ratio of two to one. The effect of all this is to increase tho Blaine and anti-Harrison vote by twenty or thirty, and it is particularly more for this reason that the Blaine people provided that the committee on creaentials should report between the nomination soeeches, That the strength of Genera: Alger w develop on the first ballot is pretty well ascertained tonight. Ho will receive the solid support of the Wolverine state. and tho scattering votes which bo will receive from otner states will probably swell his grand totai to about forty or forty-five votes on the fiest ballot., His managers maintain, with a good deal of earnestness, that on the second bailot Alger's strength wili run up to not less than seventy votes, but ,whether this prediction is well founded or not is a matter of vary Jittle importauce as every one con- cedes that asecond ballot, 1f it ever comos, will witness many kaleidoscopic changes. Delegations who have been iustructed to vote for Harrison or Alger, or who have pledged themselyes to vote for anybody else on the opening ballot will consider them- selves frao to vote as they please on the sub- sequent ballots, and it is this fact which just av this time makes the presidential dark horse rather the favorite in the politicai field. Colored Delegates Cannot Agree. The attempt of the delegates from the southern states to act in unison has not re- sulted in acy satisfaction to themselves or anybody eise, They have had several con- ferences and many of their number have made sppeals to their brethren to stand to- gether and not miss the first occasion in tho history of the republicon party whero the colored deiegates had the slightest prospeot of lLolding the balance of vower, All this eloquence is wasted, however, for this evening finds the colored delegates of quite as many different minds and favorites as are thoir white brethren. The failure of the conference was chiefly dite to the suspicion 1n the minds of each of tho colored gontlemen that some of tho other delogates were attempting the role of leadors of the race. 1t was hoped by the friends of General Alger thut the colored vote would deoide 0 g0 as a unit, aua in the ovent that 1t did he was confident that it would vote with the Alger men in order that tho Lwo elements might bo certain to be in o position fiually to_control the nomination, But the plan has failed, and there are no in- dications that any further attempt will be made to draw the color line 1n the republican convention, cortainly not by the colored re- publican delegates thomselves. Created C iderable Comment, Considerable comment was occasioned this aftornoon by the distribution of a little cir- cular anonymously issued, and containing the speech of Hon, Willinm McKintey, jr., at the wuational convention of ~ 1588, On that occasion Jonn Sherman was the choice of the Ohio del- egation for the presidency and M Kinley was a delegate-at-large. Then, a now, an incipient McKinley boom had been started rolling, and_thero were indications that he might be one of the dark horses, Major McKinley arose and stated that he was there as & dolegate and under instructions from the state of Ohio to favor the nomination of John Sherman, ana hehoped the delegates would refrain from voting for bim. *'l am sensible to the honor you would do me butin the presence of tho duty resting upon me, I cannot remain silent with _honor, I cannot tho grund | place of Blaue aud Harrison suould bo taken consistently to tho stato whose cre- dentinls 1 bear, and which has trosted me; I caunot with honorable fidelity to Johu Sherman, who has trusted me in his cause, and with' his confidence; I cannot consistontly with my own personal integrity consent or seem to consent Lo parmit my namo to be used as a candidate for this con- vention. 1 do not request—I domand—that no delozate who would not cast & reflection on wo shall cast his ballot for me.” Opinions on the Cireular, It seoms uncertain who has caused this circular 10 be issued, but its distribution hus created considarable excitemen®. Many seem 10 think it is the work of the Harrison dele- gates, who viow with envy the prominence which the name of McKinley 1s racelying at this time, and are disposed to take the sition that ha cannot cousistentiy allow bis frionds to make him a candidate while he is working for President Harrison. But as McKinloy 18 not iustructea for Harrison it will be seon that Lis position today is quite different from that of 1838, and that the at- tompted parallel, if that it be, fails in its analogy, Others scem to view the MeKinloy circular 8s haviug been issued by some of his friends, who desire to remind the country of his loyslty to Sherman in 1585, and convey the intimation thatif a compromise candi- date is to bo sought there is due him at this time the loyal support of tue entire delega- tion of the Buckeye stato, as well as the kind consideration of the delogates of the entire convention, COLORED D They Claim the Balauce of Power and Want a New Candidate, MiNsgaPOLIS, Minn., Jute 9.—1There are elghty-five colorod delogates in the vonven- tion, Thoy claim they have the balauce of power, which they oo to use. Fifty-sight | of them met last uight, aud the opinion was geucraily expressed that a new candidato in = TH= - BEE BULLETIN. % Weader fob % wha and V" Warmer; Page, 1. Fuctiony = Their Sty 2. Verbatim Counell 11 torial Washingta 5. Omaha ¢ Othor Sportin Towa Firemen's Tournament, 6. Market Reports, aska Nows, Lnneapolis Fiem, b Tested, \rt of the Con ows, ntion, nd Commont, Now ay Yot Wave a Depot. Burlders Endorso the Nebraska Central, 1g to Gmaha Doctors Forgive Each Other, 10, Distriet Court News. 11, The Chinese Hig Wakemn in Sallsh Mrs, Crook in Paris, indors. up, though Fred Douglass stood up for tho president with vigor. Some favored Reed and more Alger. BAIT FOR DARK HORSES, Another Temptation Offered by HBlaine Men to Break Harvison's Rauk i Mixxearorts, Minn,, June 9.—The vpresi- tuation took a very significant turn last night—one fraught with possibilities of greatest importance to the result. An ex- tended conference, lasting throe hours, was held by the leaders of the Blaine forces in the Colorado headquarters, and nearly ail the chief politicians of the various state del- ogations wore summoned from time to time to their presence. In this mooting thoro wore Chairman Clarkson, Senator Quay, Senators Teller and Wolcott, Sonator Wash- burn, Delegate Higgins of Delaware and ex-Governor Koraker. At this meeting there ‘was discussed at great longth the advisability of taking measures to bring one or more dark horses into the field in order to draw off the Harvison vote and theroby effect the do- moralization of s forces, resulting ulu- mately either in the nomination of Blaine or some one of tho aark horses whose candidacy was to be encouraged. Several of the Harrison delegates of tho Towa delegation were invited into the confer- ence, and a suggestion delicately conveved to them that if the entire vote of the state of Towa should be cast for Allison, he would re- ceive the vote of Delaware and possibly cer- tain other scattering votes in aifferent local- ities, The Harrison men of tho delegation, however, did not roceive this suggestion with any great enthusiasm and apveared dis- posed to abide the result of tho after- noon’s conferencs wherein it was decided that Allison should not ba brought out as u caudidate, at least nov until after the first ballot in the convention should fail to effect a nomination, Certain McKinley mon of the Ohlo dolega- tion were also summoned to the august presence of these party leadors and the inti- mation conveyed to them that perhaps the Blaino peoplo might look with favor upon the candidacy of McKinley if the Hurrison delegates would give bim tbeir loyal support on the opening ballot, This time the suggestion was received with willingness, but no ar- rangoment was perfected, as the gentlemen summoned were unable to speak authovita- tively for their Harrison colleagues of the Onio delegation. Tho Harrison delogates from several other states were also interrogated as to their dis- position to furmish a dark horse in the race for presidential honors, but the conference finally closed without any definite sgree- ment, At the conclusion of the conferoace 1t was noticeable that the McKinley boom had in some mysterious way received quite an impetus, as tho governor's eligibility was freely discussed in all quarters. THEIR LINES UNBROKE Reports from Harrison Leaders T Ready for the Battle. MisxEsroLs, Minn,, Jane ¢ midnight report from Harrison headquarters said: Wo have hold our lines unbroken, notwithstand- ing the terrific assaults mado upon tho, Our returns show that we have 521 votes for Harrison, This does notinclude any con- tested scats, All sorts of claims have boon made by the opposition regarding various delegates and cortain dolegations, but upon investigation they wera found to be incor- rect. The result loaves us without the loss of a vote and coufirms the accuracy of tho work done. We are ready at any momont to moet our opponents in. a nominating battlo, fearing the results, are making desperate attempts to postpono it. They hope by dolay toaccomplish in some way that which tioy cannot have accomplished by speedy action. Thoy have been mistaken in the belief that deiay would weuken us, The characteristics of our candidate are such as appeal strougly to the conservauye element of our party, which desires a cau- tious, but strong and honest administration of public aifairs, Show FULL TEXT OF T 2 PLATFORM, Report of the Committee on Completed, Mixxearorss, Mion., June 9. he follow- ing is the full text of the platform as com- pletod by the committes on resolutions: I'be representatives of the republicans of the Unitad Stutes, assembled in genera! con- vention on the shores of the Mississippy river, the everlasting bord of an indestructi ble ropublic, whose most glorious chaptor of history 18 the rocord of the republican party, congratulato their countrymen on tho mejestic march of the nation under the ban- ners inscribed with the principles of our platform of 1558, vindicated by viotory at the polls and prosperity in our fields, workshops and mines, and make the following declara- tion of principles: Protection and Reciprocity, We reafliri the doctrine of protection. We call attention tw its growth abroad. We maintain that the prosporous condition of our country is largely due to tho wise reve- nue legislation of the republican congress. We believe that all articles which cannot be produced 1n the United States, excopt luxu- ries, should be aamitted froo of duty sud that on ull imports coming into competition with the products of American labor there should be levied duties equal to tho differ. ence betwecn wages abroad and at home. ‘We assert that the prices of manufactured articles of general consumption Lave besn redued under the opgrations of the tariff act of 1800, We denounce the efforts of the democratic majority of the house of representatives to destroy our tamff laws by piecemeal, as is mauifested by Lheir attacks upon wool, leaa and lead ores, the ohief prodacts of & num ber of states, and we ask the people for their 1u%mnut thereon, o point to the success of the republican policy of reciprocity, under waich our ox- port frade bas vastly incre enlarged markets have boen openod for the products of our farms and worksuops. We remind the peopie of the bitter oppo- sition of the democratio party (o this practi cal business measure, and claim Lhat, exe Resolutions ocuted by 8 republican admiuistration, our | [CONTINUED ON TMIND PAGE.] ed, aud new and, TWELVE PRGES, | NUMBER PUT 70 T1B TEST Forcos For and Against the Prosident Mease ure Their Strength, IT WAS A GREAT HARRISONIAN VICTORY Fight Over the Adoption of the Committse on Oredentials' Ravort. TWO ARE MADE TO THE CONVENTION Blaine Men Hand in a Minority Report and it is Refused, HARRISON'S SUCCESS IS NOW ASSURED Large Majority of the Contesting Dalagatas Seated Favor His Nominatioa. BLAINIAC ATTACKS UPON DELEGATES Kuight of California Bittarly Assails the President's Supporters, ONE MINUTE OF SUPREME SATISFACTICN Oohorts of the Man from Maine Get Much Pleasura from Kuight's Speech, ALMOST A PANIC IN CONVENTION HALL Eleotrio Lights Went Out While the Ses- sion Was at Jts Height. HISSED A FRESH MAN FROM ILLINOIS Boothea’s Reflections on the South Swiftly Resontea by the Convention—Vers batim P'ro eodings of the ght Sesslon. Coxvestioy Hait, Missearouts, Mian., June The convention will please come to order,” safd Chairman McKinloy at pre- cisely 8:45, and Chauncey M. Dapow imme- diately demanded rocognition and in felic~ itous specch moved to congratulate Hon. Richard W. Thompson of In- diana on his eighty-third . birthday, which occurred today, and to invite him to the platform. Prolonged cheers fols lowed Mr. Devew’s motion, and when tho manifestations subsided Chairman McKinley said: *All in favor of the motion say aye.", Tnere was a storm of ayes. . $The ayes have it,” said Chairman Mos Rinley witbout putting the negative vote, and great Juuglter and applause approved this delicato compliment to the great In~ dianan, It was a scene of enthugiasm long to be re- membered that greétea the appearance of the venerablo ex-secretary of the navy as he walked up tho aisic arm-in-arm with Chauns cey M. Depew and A. C. Dawes of Missouri, and of course the wcidont was not completo without & speech from Dick 'I'hompson. The resolution admitting members of the Grand Army of the Republio to seats in the convention was, of course, adovted, and & message was road from the mayors of Titus- ville and Oil City announcing to the world the state of distress and suffering that pres vailin thoso inuulated districts and make ing a public appeal for aid. Ciused Excitement, The announcement of the committee on credentials that a minority report would bo substituted created cousiderable oxcitoment and there was a palnfui suspense while the two reports were being orally submitted as to what would follow. The general opinion was that tho anticipated “test of strength's between the Harvison and Blame factions would be the anteresting incident of tho evemng. The majority report recommended that twelve Harrison dole- gates in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana bo seated 10 placo of the same number of Blaine men, given place on the temporary roll, and the minority recommended that the twelvo Blaine mon on the temporary roil be placed on the pormanent roll. The report of the committeo also covered contests in Toxas, Kentucky, Maryland, South Caroling and the District of Columbia, but there was no political significance in these contests and the report was unanimous on these cases, The majority report sustained the national committee as to twenty-three votes and re= versed tho nationul commities as to soveus tesn votes, Great Gain for Harrlson, Politically the result was a gain of thir- teen votes to Harrison and one vote to Blaine, a net Hurrison gain of twelve votes, This gain included six votes in Alabama, four in Louisiana and two in Mussissippi. Tho gain in votes. was made owing to tho fact that Harrison men had won over threo moembers of the crodentials come mittee, and they essily secured s majority, Wallace of New York announced the pur- poso to tight the report on the floor as to the votes, When Chairman Cogswell moved that the majority report e adopted he was loudiy choered by the Harrison deloatos, and whon Chauncey 1. Filloy of Missouri moved to eub- stitute the minority therefor the applause which followed from the Blaine delogates told the galleries that thelong expected fight betwoen the Blaine and Harrison forcesy was on. The chief point in Mr, Filley's srgument iu behalf of the minority report was that the regular organization of the party n the Ala- bama case hud been barred from their regus lar place of meoting by the United States deputy marshals, but Mr. Massey of Dela~ ware maintained that the case bad been cons sidered fairly on its merits and that the was jority report shouid be adopted. Dofending t Knight of California spoke warmly in favor of the minority report, Ho declared that the Moseley faction, recommended by the majority to be seated, had, through its federal ofticers, attempted to thwart the will of the pecple of Alabzma, 1t was onough that the dewocratic party suppressed the will of the people fu the south without an bundred thousand officeholdnrs thwarting the will of ropublicans in party convention, He appealed for justice tor tho loyal repubs licaus of Alabamwa, [Loud applause, | Lutensitied intcrest was wiven tw Kuiguvs o Blatneltes.