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i THE MORNING NEWS. j
J rsTABLIBHBD’SM.INCOaPOILITIDIggf. J.
j J. H. ESTILL, President. J
IT'S NIP ANDTUCK
Harrison Ant to Leafl on
i First Ballot.
Blaine Men Want to Bring
Out Favorite Sons.
A Belief That Their Real Desire la to
Have Both Harrlsoa and Blaine
thelved and a New Man Nominated.
Harrison’s Best Chance is on the
First Ballot—A Conservative Esti
mate Puts the First Ballot at 476
for Harrison and 417 for Blaine.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 6. The
lightning, which has been playing over Min
neapolis at intervals ever since last evening,
has not as yet struck any of the presidential
rocK On the eve of the convention the
outcome of its deliberations is as uncertain
os ever. Mr. Blaine would have a majority
of the delegates, it is evident now that most
ail of them have arrived, if the ballot were
to be taken to-morrow, Mr. Blaino and
Preselect Harrison being the only men
voted for. If Senator Quay and ex-Sena
tor Platt and the rest of the anti-Harrison
bosses wanted to nominate Mr.
Blaine, it is now quite apparent
that Mr. Biaine could be nominated,
no matter whether the ballet was taken to
morrow, or Thursday or Friday, but they
a eas much opposed to the nomination of
Mr. Blaine as they are to the nomination of
President Harrison. They are personally
unfriendly to Mr. Blaine as they were when
they prevented his nomination in 1876 and
18S0 and ISSO. They realize that Mr.
B a ne understands porfectly that they have
been rsing him only to defeat President
Harrison, and that if Mr. Blaine should be
nominated and elected they would not be
as cordially received and as generously
treated at the white house as they have been
uuior the present administration.
IN A SERIOUS DILEMMA.
They are iu a most seriius dileim, now
that Mr. Blaine by his resignation has an
ion need to the country, and by son Emmons
ha< announced to the n, that he is a candi
dal- and expects them to make good their
reiterated declarations tuat they would
nominate hirn. They cannot fodow their
inclination and drop him, for that would be
to insure President Harrison’s nomination
l.y exposing the hollowness of the opposition
to it. yet if they persist in tho alleged at
tempt to nominate Mr. Blaine they will
pr iliably succeed in nominating him. They
sire working with all their known skill and
cunning to get out of this
delicate and dangerous position and to
secure the nomination of some other can
didate, preferably Senator Sherman,
ti ll ugh they would take, they say, Gov.
McKinley, Senator Allison, Secretary Husk
r almost any one else, provided the Har
v.son men or any considerable number of
them would unite on him. Having made
the point of withdraw ing Gen. Alger yes
terday for the purpose of producing the
illusive impression that all the anti-Har
ris on men were presenting a united front
to tlie Harrison ranks. Chairman Clarkson
u ed his plenary power of attorney from
Ben. Alger to-day to have him put back lu
the contest by the Michigan dele
gation, bo there might be no decision
01 the first ballot, enough votes to be tem
porarily requested of Gen. Alger to prevent
the nomination of Mr. Blaino and to on
c ’urago the men who think it iB inexpe
dient to nominate either President Harrison
er Mr. Blaine.
WANT TO BRING OUT DARK HORSES.
After the revelation of their intention,
made on Saturday, to vote for dark horses
an i by prolonging the preliminaries so as
to put off the balloting as long as possible,
meanwhile employing the bitterness be
! n the reai Blaino and the
real Harri on men by bringing fer
wa <i the dark horses from as many
states as possible, they hope to
seep a majority from President Har
rison ami to prevent it from
Komg to Mr. Blaine. Obviously this is a
hazardous undertaking, but it seems to them
te bo their only hope now that Emmons
i n;no tells them that his father wants the
i emulation, unless, indeed, Mr. Blaino
-‘ lid aid them by falling ill again. They
were encouraged to-day by the fact that
utter Gov, McKinley joined ihe Harrison
jerees some of the Harrison men began to
tali McKinley. They were encouraged by
toe fact that the Ohio delegation obviated
Possible trouble over Senator Sherman aud
*°v. McKinley by the practical assurance
that tlie delegation’s vote in case both men
were put before the convention would be
divided equally botweeu them.
other delegations approached.
'A ith the statement that Ohio favored
itner nnd must let choose be
ween them, they were encourage,d by the
mdly reception given their Allison sug-
p Mt f° n8 in the lowa delegation and their
nisi demonstration in the Wisconsin deie-
KaUou. Of course all their inquiries aud
'‘tentions were made a9 quietly and cau
usly as possible, yet the Harrison man
gers beard of them and were encouraged
the information to persiit in the hope that
H>y might get President Harrison in be-
? 6a the disunited bands of the opposition
a believing that in any event Mr.’ Blaine’s
_ ruination was growing less likely.
. 8 Harrison managers were also
„to-day by the fact that as the
egations came tn their estimates were so
f. a vended by actual inquiry that dele
rum 11 seume< l. as a rule, strengthened
s pi™ weakened by the resignation of
'jame in its implied declaration of
, “ , ac y- All the estimates of both sides
tho.° • va ‘ ua ble to the curious,for none of
• n is accurate, and the best of the private
, , mate * on either side for publication do
eits Col ?? w 'thin fifty votes of nominating
twA. M , r - Hlaino or President Harrison
in ° a; u 8 from 100 to 200 doubtful votes
Han?™* A* is only just that the
hnv k?? es Hmates were proved co-day to
Bla/I 06611 niore accurate tnan those of the
“kune managers.
money flowing freely.
wore least accurate as to
Texan OI Y?? southern delegations, notably
'he anu u -"'■touri. w here they found that
Gen ai orrison managers bad been using
• Aiger s money, but they had made
allowance for this so that they were only
concerned to see that the missing votes
were brought back with the money which
it is understood Senator Sawyer is furnish
ing for the Harrison campaign expenses.
This soandalous feature of all republican
national conventions is as frankly talked
about by the Hading republicans as any
other incident of the proceedings.
trying to hide the delegates.
Amusing stories of the efforts on the part
of the Harrison managers to conceal the
whereabouts of‘colored southern delega
tions from the anti-Harnson managers are
told with that cynicism characteristic of
politicians. They all indicate practically,
however, that Lumberman Sawyer has
gotten out at least as many logs as Lum
berman Alger, so that the Harrison forces
have not been permanently affected. No
justification for this traffic is offered except
that the anti-Harrison men say: ‘‘The
Harrison managers nnd office holders, from
the great Assistant Postmaster General
through the list, have the offices
to trade with and are using them for the
supreme court vacancy and the secretary
ship of state down to the fourth class poet
offlces.and we must get them in some way,”
while the Harrison people say ‘‘We must
fight the devel with fire" or “We are only
redeeming our own."
A LACK OF ENTHUSIASM.
It is perhaps not strange that the Blaine
enthusiasm has not as yet arrived with all
his old friends, with few exceptions, sup
porting President Harrison and all his old
enemies trying to nominate someone else.
It excites remark, nevertheless, for it
is iu direct contrast not only
with what was predicted for
this convention but with what was seen at
Chicago the day before the convention of
1888 met, to say nothing of the convention
of 1881. It was not “the Harrison
weather,” disagreeable as that was to-day,
which robbed of the desired effect the
demonstrations of the uniformed clubs
and candidates brought in to-day to
stir up enthusiasm, and practi
cally for Blame, It was the
faot that in the uncertainty and anxiety of
what is recognized here as a situation ex
tremely perilous to Mr. Blaine, to President
Harrisou and to the Republican party the
delegates and sensible attendants were in
no mood for exhilaration. Even the elo
quence of Foraker could not change it
when he tried to supplant tho efforts of his
Cincinnati shooters on their arrival at the
West hotel.
m’kinley and reed.
Gov. McKinley and ex-Speaker Reed,
with the exception of Senator Cullom,wnoss
candidacy is not seriously considered, the
only dark horses on the ground have been
througed by handshakes as well as more
important men—Gov. MoKinley in his room
or at the Harrison headqualers, aud ex-
Speaker Reed in the different headquarters,
around the West hotel, most all of which
he visited. As tho only candidate who made
the rou ids he had a very pleasant
reception everywhere, but he gamed few
votes. Gov. MoKinley gained many as
soon as it was whispered about that he had
said, as he did, that while be was for Presi
dent Harrison “I’m not instructed this
time,” a declaration, which compared
with his declaration in the
Chieage convention of 1888,
that being instructed for Senator Sherman
be could nijt permit the use of his name, has
convinced ’’those who thiuk him the most
available dark horse, that he would consent
to run after it was demonstrated that Presi
dent Harrison could not be nominated. He
has the Harrison second choice, so
far, and would be acceptable to
the auti-Harrisoa men who, however prefer
Senator Sherman in spite of the letter
or deolination that Senator Sher
man is said to have sent here. It is inferred
from his Harrison interview published to
day that recognizing the fact of the anti-
Harrison preference for him he is desirous
to secure tho approval of the Harrisou men
if the hour for dark horses arrives.
All the Georgia delegation hero will
swear that they are all solid for President
Harrison, but they keep their eyes on the
dark horses. They elected Col. Buck,
chairman; W. W. Brown, member of the
rational oommittee; Looke. member of the
committee on credentials; and R. R
Wright, member of the committee on
resolutions. Three other committee places
were given to colored men.
the last field day.
By the Associated Preen.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 6, 11 a. m.—
The opening of the last field day before the
convention finds both parties resolute and
confident. The administration forces are
evidently fearing another outburst of Blaine
enthusiasm, just prior to the opening of the
convention, as it is noticeable that nearly
all the promineut Blaine clubs from the
largor cities are delaying their arrival until
this eventug or to-morrow morning. In
order to stem this current of enthusiasm
the Harrison people are this morning pub
licly announcing that the greatest Blaine
demonstration of the convention is to be
made to-night and to-morrow, but, they
add, that this should not dismay their or
ganization or scatter the delegates. To bo
forewarned is to be forearmed.
Positive denial by Gen. Alger of the re
porttbat he had withdrawn from the con
test has had a stimulating effect upon the
Harrison people, as it is generally under
stood that much, if not all of tho Alger fol
lowing, will go for Mr. Blame when the
Michigan candidate is out of the field. In
reality there is no change in the situation
that Gon. Alger occupies. He has always
been understood to be very friendly to Mr.
Blaine and it has been repeatedly announced
by his managers that Gen. Alger’s candidacy
must not be considered as antagonistic to
the great Blaine movement.
IN THE HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS.
Gen. Alger has telegraphed the leaders of
the Michigan delegation. Congressman Bur
rows, Col. Duffleid aud Senator Stock
bridge, that be leaves his interests in the
hands of his friends and desires them to act
at all times as tne exigencies of the situa
tion may warrant. This is generally under
stood aud is in fact conceded by most of the
Michigan delegation to mean that if the
vote of Michigan is needed to nominate Mr.
Blaine on the first ballot Gen. Algor is out
of tho race. Should the convention, how
ever, show any inclination to drop both
contestants and seek a compromise candi
date Gen. Alger is vory earnestly aud em
phatically a candidate.
The prevailing opinion to-day is that the
fight will not be one of a “dark horse,” but
that Mr. Blaine and President Harrlsoa will
be the only candidates presented to the con
vention, and that the battle will be short
and decisive.
It is expected that the convention pro
ceedings of to-morrow will be very une
ventful so far as their political significance
is ooucerued, unless there should be a con
test over the temporary chairmanship,
which now appears to be barely possible.
In the eagerness for a test of strength ma
jority and minority reports may be made
by the national oommittee on the recoai
mendatiou for temporary chairman, and in
thatevent there would boa decisive teat of
strength between the Blaine and Harrison
faction-.
B LAINE MEN HARD AT WORK.
Minneapolis, June 6, 7 p. m.— The
Blaine managers during the day have been
hard at work io the interest of their candi
date. An effort was made to round up
certain delegatee who had not made up
their minds as between Mr. Blaine and
President Harrison. A secret conference
was held in the private rooms of Chairman
Clarkson, of the republican national com
mittee by delegates from states that are
considered doubtful not only as between
the different candidates for the presidency
but as also doubtful in the November elec
tion. W hen all were assembled very eraphatio
speeches were made by Chairman Clarssou,
Senator Washburn and Senator Galltnger
of New Hampshire. While no uukind
things were said against President Harri
son it wus claimed that Mr. Blaine was the
only man who could unite the party and
poll its entire strength, besides drawing to
him some of the best elements in the Dem
ocratic party.
Tho friends of President Harrison refuse
to disclose their streugth in detail but they
have prepared a poll which gives them 541
votes. This inoludee almost half of the
Ohio delegation. The following is believed
to be the most conservative estimate yet
made of the situation at this hour:
Harrison . 476
Blaine ...... 417
A FORECAST OF THE FIRST BALLOT.
Minneapolis, June 6, 8 p. m.—Each
faction keeps its mathematician and is pre
pared at all times to convince doubting
delegates of the certainty of success of each
candidate. The highest olaim for President
Harrison is 541 votes ou of a total of J)O2.
Conservative estimates give Harrison the
nomination by the following vote:
Alabama—
Harrlsoa l
Blaine
Arkansas—
Harrison - 16
California —
Harrison 9
Blaine 9
Colorado—
Blaine 8
Connecticut—
Harrison c
Blaine 6
Delaware—
Harrison - 6
Florida—
Harrison 2
Blaine „ 6
Georgia—
Harrison 20
Blaine G
Illinois—
Harrison 84
Blaine 14
Indiana—
Harrison 3O
lowa
Harrison 20
Blaine 6
Kansas—
Harrison 6
Blaine 14
Kentucky—
Harrison 20
Blaine 6
Louisiana—
Harrison “
Blaine S
Maine —
Blaine 12
Maryland—
Harrison 12
Blaiue 4
Massachusetts—
Harrison 8
Blaine 20
Michigan—
Harrison 4
Blaine. 20
Mississippi—
Harrison 9
Blaine 9
Missouri—
Harrison...... ....20
Blaine , 14-
Nebraska —
Harrison 16
Nevada —
Blaine 6
New Hampshire—
Blaine 4
Harrison 4
New Jersey—
Harrison 16
Blaine - 4
New York—
Harrison 21
Blaine 48
North Carolina—
Harrison 22
Ohio —
Harrison 20
Blaine 26
Oregon
Harrison a
Blaine 6
Pennsylvania—
Harrison 14
Blaine 50
Rhode Island—
Harrison 2
Blaine 6
South Carolina—
Harrison, 9
Biaine 9
Tennessee —
Harrison 21
Blaine 3
Texas—
Harrison 22
Blaine ... 8
Vermont—
Harrison 5
Blaine 3
Virginia—
Harrison 12
Blaine 12
West Virginia—
Harrison 9
Blaine 3
Wisconsin—
Harrison
Blaine 6
South Dakota —
Biaine 5
Harrison. 3
North Dakota—
Harrison 2
Blaine 4
Minnesota—
Harrison 4
Blaine 14
Montana —
Blaino 5
Washington—
Harrison 2
Blaine 6
Idaho—
Blaine . e
Wyoming—
Ha rison 8
Biaine 3
Arizona—
Blaine .. 2
New Mexico
Blaiue 2
Oklahoma—
Harrison ■ 2
District of Columbia—
Bfams 2
Utah—
Harrisou 2
Total for Harrison 478
Total lor Blaine 417
Another conservative estimate gives
Blaiue 459. •
DIXIE'S DELEGATES IN DEMAND.
Tho members of the southern delegations
find themselvos of considerable importance
to-day and appear to appreciate the fact.
Tho Harrison men are making strong ef
forts to hold them in line, while the anti-
Harrison forces are bringing all the means
at their ojmtuand to break into the south,
and apparently with some effect. Each
side has out workers among the southern
delegations. Fred Douglass, notwithstand
ing his age, is a lively at work in the Har
rison cause, addressing colored men and
stiffening the lines where they are inclined
to waver. At the Georgia headquarters he
addressed the whole delegation while it was
engaged in perfecting its organization.
GEORGIA’S DELEGATION.
The Georgia delegation, it has been
asserted, were solid for President Harrison,
but suspicion developed that some of them
were unlavorable, and Douglass urged that
they stand firm and true. He announced
that he was for President Harrison as
against Mr. Blaine, and denounced the
latter on account of bis opposition to the
force bill of 1873. He urged his hearers
not to be misled by the hurrah for Mr.
Blaine. Brass bahds’made a noise, be said,
but they did not make votes. An effort
was then made to hava the
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1892.
delegation polled and pledged to
the support of Prosident Harrison
as long as Indiana kept him in the field.
The object was to smoke out some members
who were said to be weak kneed and It was
accomplished. Two delegates at once object
j ed on the ground that it was superfluous, they
i being all for the President. Speakiug of
j this one delegate quoted Sam Jones to the
1 effect that when you hit a dog lie yelps,
i The poll was not insisted upon. There is
opposition to Chairman Buok, but ho
declares that he will hold tho delegation
solid. Longstreet is at work for Mr.
Blaine and has written some members of
the Georgia delegation urging tnem to vo.o
for him.
Warner Miller of New York is also
quietly doing some missionary work for
Mr. Blaiue among the colored delegates.
Ex-Senator Bruce, Auditor Lynch and
other colored men are working for President
Harrison. An effort was made to win over
Langston to the President's support, but lie
told the committee in an outspoken, vigor
ous manner that he was on tho other side.
He claimß that Virginia will vote for Mr.
Blaine with the exception of four or six
delegates. Others give the President at
least eight votes from Virginia.
The Georgia delegation organized to-day
by electing as national committeeman,
Capt. W. W. Brown; vice president, But
ner; ohairmau, E. A. Buck; member of the
oommittee on credentials, R. D. Looke;
rules, E.S. Richardson; vice president, W.
A Pledgor; secretary, H. B. Morse; resolu
tions, R. R. Wright; permanent orgmlza
tion, C. C. Wimbish. All but two of these
offioers are negroes.
AN ALLEGED LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL.
At different places this morning the fol
lowing was published dated Washington:
Shelby M. Cullom, Grand Pacific Hotel, Chi
cago, 111,:
Dear Sir— ln case lam not nominated on the
first ballot you will please withdraw my name
from the convention. Yours truly.
Benjamin Harrison.
It was said that tho original of this letter
is still in the possession of Hen a tor Cullom
and that it was shown by him to several of
bis friends, among whom is B. C. Marsh of
East Bt. Louts, a relative of Senator Cul
lom, and one of the republicans iu at
tendance upon the oonvention from South
ern Illinois. He is the man who is credited
with having made it publio. Senator Cul
lom says he does not know Marsh, has uo
such relative and received no such latter.
President Harrison lias also denied the
story and says it is a fabrication puro and
simple.
A report was set afloat here that the New
York Iribune had announced the with
drawal of Mr. Blaine. That also proved to
be a canard.
Stories were circulated that there was a
split in the Indiana delegation. These also
proved false. The delegation is solid for
President Harrisou.
Chairman Clarkson was to-day ohosen by
the lowa delegation as its member of the
national oommittee, but that does not sig.
nify that the delegation will vote for Mr.
Blaine. It Is for President Harrison by a
vote of 4 to 1.
The New York delegation lias aeoided to
put Senator Fassett forward for tomporary
chairman.
The Nicaragua canal convention, whioh
has just adjourned at St. Lopis, has sent a
committee to tho republican convention to
ask that a plank be insortel in the platform
calling for American ownership of the
canal. The same request will be made of
the democratic oonvention at Chicago.
A HOT CONTROVERSY.
A hot controversy broke out at almost
the beginning of the big caucus of western
delegates that assembled this afternoon In
delegation headquarters.
Fully 150 delegates wero present from the
Paciflo coast and Rocky mountain states, to
whom invitatious were sent by the Califor
niana. None but delegates were admitted,
but the big open plate glass windows
r.fforded an excellent view of tho animated
scene. Within Senator Teller of
Colorado was selected to act as
chairman. Before tho proceedings were
fairly under way a question was raised as to
whether the caucus had been called to dis
cuss tho silver plank or talk about the can
didates. Senator Teller held that it would
be useless to attempt to enter into the mat
ter of the platform till Che caucus reached
some decision as to the candidate that would
be supported. If President Harrison were
the nominee it mattered not how strong a
silver plank might be adopted, the repub
licans could not carry the western states.
The senator declared specifically that Presi
dent Harrison, under no circumstances,
could get the electoral vote of Colorado.
Much excitement was caused by Henator
Teller’s blunt declaration, and he was rig
orously replied to by Judge Spence of
California, a stanch Harrison supporter.
Judge Spence spoke at great length, gestic
ulating violently and becoming almost
white at timee with passion. Mr. DeYoung
of California followed Judge Spenoo in a
spirited address and was reinforced by no
less a Blaine lieutenant than Mr. Boutelleof
Maine. Senator Jones of Nevada succeeded
Mr. Boutelle, and though the caucus was
reaohing well into tho evening the interest
was unabated, and the attendanoe showed
not tho slightest diminution.
HARRISON’S CHANCE GOOD.
The Harrison managers clearly under
stand the dauger of changes after tho first
ballot, and they are displaying first-class
generalship in keeping their forces pledged
to vote for the President first. They confi
dently count on his nomination on the first
ballot, and the figures they exhibit are con
firmed by information from other sources.
There is no doubt that if the convention
wore to reach a vote to-morrow President
Harrisou would win. The outspoken
support of Uhauncey Depew, Gen. Horace
Porter, Gov. MoKinley and Senator Hher
raan has been the chief factor after all in
keeping a majority of tho delegates in sup
port of the President. All except Senator
Sherman have beea heretofore active friends
of Mr. Blaine and are known of all men to
be buoli. Their high character and world
wide reputations are forces that cannot l>4
overestimated. The Blaiue people appreci
ate this, and while showing no signs
of discouragement they are seeking to de
feat the majority vote on ths first ballot.
Their policy is to bring some favorite sons
into the field and thus divide the vote.
They give out that the decision of the
Michigan delegation to present the name of
Gen. Alger is favorable to their plan, but
the Harrison men deny this.
BITTER CONTESTS.
All day long a score, and sometimes three
scores of e >ger watchors have steadily stood
around room 122, The contest between Prosi
dent Harrison and Mr. Blaino seems to be
growing so close as to make a possibility that
on the decision of the committee on contests
will rest the party nomination. Tho party
outside the room was m-ide up largely of
colored mea, but occasionally the
leaders of two forces wero
on hand to learn and report how the fight
was going on. The nows reoelved was far
from cheering to the Harrison men, who
had been counting on almost solid delega
tions from the southern states. In many
instances they were able to hold their
ground, but the figut was a losing one on
the whole in Alabuna they were
especially hard hit, the auti-ilosely
faction capturing oil but three of the con
tasted seats. Contests have been unusually
bitter and numerous in this convention and
the preliminary committee on credentiali
found their task a hard and difficult one,
the speakers being ex 04 ted and of (times din-
cursive, so that the work of selecting tha
temporary chairman had to be postponed.
THE HARRISON MEN ANGRY.
The Harrison men nre augry at the way
In whioh the contests have beon’deoided and
tho outlook for the undecided ones. They
Cvimplaiu that everything is going against
thorn and threaten to make a fight on the
national oommittee all along the line. Some
of their best friends ara adviaiug against
this course, as it is almost certain
that appeals from the decision of
the regularly constituted tribunals would
be adverse to them, and the effeot of defeat
in a preliminary skirmish might have an
iujurious effeot upon the more important
battle. The Alabama ooutost will be car
ried to the full executive oommittee, but
whether or not the fight in other contests
will be carried further it is too early to
say, there being a difference of opinion
ue to polioy. The Brady subcommittee
adjourned from last night and after a flvo
hours’ session decided against the protest
of Chairman Brady of Virginia and to
recognize the anti-Mosely crowd in most of
the contests. The struggle iu the subcom
rnitte was earnest, but Mr. Couger of Ohio
aud Mr. Filley of Missouri outnum
bered the chairman. Mr. Brady
will submit a minority report.
The decision of the majority seats
Long, V aughn, Dawson and Cash as tho
delegates at largo, Hendricks and Fitzpat
rick in the Third district, Wilson aud Bland
in the Fourth and Austin and Ashford in
the Eighth. In the Fifth district the Mosely
men seat Bingham and Walker. In the
Ninth distriot one delegate from each side
will be admitted.
THE FIGHT IN ALABAMA.
The fight in Alabama grew out of the fact
that one wing of the party refused
to meet with the other, and the
defeated men claimed that they
should be seated as having held the
regular state convention. They filed affi
davits from 13 out of 20 members of what is
said to constitute the state committee, but
they came here as contestants iu the face of
papers. They are quite hitter over the row,
and said it was due to a deal by which their
opponents agrood to vote for Mr. Blaine and
gave out a warning that the Blaine men
would be disappointed when the time came
to ballot, ns several officeholders were in
the delegation seated.
The “reform republicans," as tho party
opposed to tha regular delegation from
South Caroliua, headed by M.
Wobster Crum and Mr. Bray
ton, style themselvos, not having bean
recognized they will appeal to the full com
mittee, They say they are Blaine men and
urge recognition on tho ground that they
are the "white inau's and respectable oel
ored man’s party, and that if in control
they would draw many white voters from
the third party in the Palmetto state. The
prospects for them are poor.
DEMANDS OF TIIK NEGROES.
It has been many years since a repub
lican national convention ooutaioed so many
colored delegates as will be seated iu the
oonvention hall to-morrow. A preliralunry
mass meeting of the colored delegates and
politicians has been held, at whioh the fol
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resnlved, That the colored delegates to the
national republican convention here assembled
especially demand of the national convention
respectful hearing and consideration of the
mutters presented and contained in the
memorial of tb< National Civil Rights Associa
tion and that the colored delegales stand upon
such declaration of rights as the least
guarantee which they can accept at the hands
of the Republican party.
The memorial will be presented to the
oonvention at an early hour by tha colored
delegates, and it will be espoused by Albiou
W. Tourgee.
The South Carolina contestants selected
Dr. R. W. Memmiuger as ohairman. R. E.
Wall as secretary and J. Hendricks Mo-
Lane us their choice for uational commit
teeinan.
THE NEGRO CRY FOR PROTECTION.
A meeting which was started at Chicago
having for Its object the protection of
negroes in the south from violence and law
lessness and iu their right to vote, has come
in Minneapolis to the point where it seems
to figure in the political fight over the
nomination for Rresidont. The movement
now has the support of John M.
Langston of Virginia, while ex-Benators
Bruce and Lynoh, who represent the other
wing of the negro element, are opposed to
the scheme. Langston iu an interview on
the subject to-day snid that tho negroes
proposed to push the matter. He said: "The
feeling of the colored people lu one word Is
this, that any needed legisla
tion with respect to the rep
ressntation of white nnd colored voters
of the south should bo secured through the
agency of the Republican party of the
United States; if there is no need for legis
lation it is tho feeling of the colored people
and their friends that laws heretofore
enacted shall be promptly and effectually
enforced. These laws calculated to enforce
the doctrines and principles of the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments have been
entirely ignored aud left neglected aud un
enforced by the present administration of
the general government. It is generally
felt by tho colored people that Attorney
General Miller is a man tar wanting in
legal knowledge aud a disposition to enforoe
the laws upon the basis of reoon
truction in the south; that he will In
fact do nothing, ns Attorney General
to this end. The colored mon feel that If
Attorney General Miller be again In the
cabinet of the President, no change could
bo expected in the administration of the
department of justice, and we would be left
in the same condition that wo are to-day with
murder, lynching and other deeds going
unpunished. Vve desire a change, and
a cnango which may benefit the
southern section of our country
through the influence of laws wisely main
tained and enforced. We mean to organize
aud to get from the national convention a
highly brave and patriotic utterance on the
subject of the protection of the negroes in
the south.
LYNCH OPPOSES THE MOVEMENT.
Auditor Lynch of the treasury said that
be has not beard of any organized move
ment, and announced himself as opposed to
it. He said that tho colored rneu expected
of the Republican party, and would seoure
from it, recognition of their rights. What
they wanted and would ask was that the
party should put in its platform a plank
guaranteeing to the colored man the right
to vote and to be free from
intimidation. They waited a law passed
for federal control of elections wherever
the right was denied to them, but he again
remarked that be would not take part in
such a movement as the present one seemed
t o bo.
OPENING OF THE HALL.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 6, llitOp. m.—
The reoublican oonvention hall of 1892 was
opened to the general publio to-ulght with
an event long and pleasantly anticipated in
local and musical circles, a graDd concert
by a chorus of 1,000 voices, sup
ported by the Second regiment band
of Chicago. The vast audience,
numbering over 13,009 people aud filling
every seat for a distance as far as the eye
could reach, surveyed tho inspiring scone,
which bids fair to become a nu-morable po
litical battle ground. Striking changes
have been made iu the interior appearance
of the exposition building, which it the
boast of Minneapolis. Chauncey M. De
pew was the orator of the evening.
PENNSYLVANIA’S DELEGATION POLLED.
A poll was taken of the Pennsylvania
delegation this evening aud it stood Blaine
51, Harrison 11, Sherman 1. Senator Quay
was elected chairman.
Tho most decisive Blaino viotory of the
day was at the meeting of the Tennessee
delegation. Mi at of the delegates from the
state of Tennessee were instructed to vote
for Harrisou and on the arrival of the Har
rison loaders from that state a few days ago
it was maintained by Hon. H. Clay Evans
and others that tho vote would lie 23 for
President Harrison to 1 for Mr. Biaine.
The moating to-night gave the delegation
to Mr. Blaine by tho surprising vote of 13 to
10. The first test of strength occurred in
tho selection of the chairman of the delega
tion, A. M. Hughes, Jr., tho candidate of
the Blaiue people being absent. This was a
great surprise to the Harrison people, but
they refused to aocopt the situation and
rallied to another fight on the selection
of a member of the national committee.
The candidates for member of the national
oommittee were Mr. Evans on behalf of
the Harrison delegates and G. A. Hill on
behalf of Mr. Blaine. These men have
been clearly aid positively identified as
representatives of Presided Harrison aud
Mr. Blaine respectively, aud when the re
sult showed that Mr. Hill was elected by a
vote of 18 to 10 no one any longer doubted
that Mr. Blaine would rooeive a majority
of tho Tennessee delegation. Newton
Hacker was elected chairman of tho com
mittee on resolution, and T. L. Cafe vios
president, on behalf of the Tennessoo dele
gation, tho voto being the same in tha
s-lectlon of this officer. Several of the
delegates who were positively in
structed for Prosident Harrison vis
ited the Ohio and Colorado headquarters
to-night and openly aunounoed their Inten
tion of voting for Mr. Blaine, slating that
at the time they received their instructions
it was supposed that the gentleman from
Maine would not be a candidate, but now
that ho had entered they believed they
would be responding to tho sentiment of
their people in supporting his candidacy.
ANIMOSITY INCREASING.
The events of the day have tended to
increase tho animosity which has been con
stantly brewing between the two leading
faotlons, Hoatod arguments between
individuals have resulted in porsona)
encounters on three or four occasions
during the day and once or twice It
seemed ns though a small sized riot might
bej precipitated. When tha Blaine con
tingent from tho slate of Indiana marched
triumphantly through the streets and in
vaded the rotunda of the West hotel a
waveof iudignation swept over the Harri
son people which carrier 1 away the judg
ment of some of their leaders for a brief
period and nearly resulted in a disgraceful
scene. A picture of Mr. Blaine, which was
borne at the head of the column, and an
announcement from tho throats of a soore
of cheering Indlanluns that Mr. Blaine
was the choice of the rank and
file of the republicanism of that state ex
cited vengeful ire from Harrison men of
the Hoosier state. Acoounts differ as to
who first raised the cry, but no one denies
that some of the Harrison republicans ex
citedly demanded that tho Blaino bauner
should bo torn down. Instantly some oue
else shouted “Cut It down,” and
there was a prompt movement
toward the man who boro the portrait of
Mr. Blaine. A fleroo scuttle ensued, but the
Blaine banner was borne away in triumph,
and peace was restored. Throughout ihe
day, however, when occasion offered, most
Intense feeling was manifested by the two
Indiana factious toward eaoh other, and it
is feared by conservative leaders that much
bod feeling had been aroused, which will
require counsel and conciliation between
now and election day to allay. In another
way have the results of the day tended to
excite the forebodlugs of the conservative
party leaders who are unidentified with
either party. It is observed that the mana
gers of rival faotlons are growing
colder and colder toward each other, and
tnat many of the prominent loaders do not
speak to their fellow republiotns as they
meet In the corridorA The fooling is grow
ing every hour that it is to be a snrprame
battle of giants and that there are no dark
horses, compromise candidates.
Notwithstanding the loyalty of the
Michigan delegation to Gen. Alger, it is
believed that the result will be decided
upon tho first ballot. 111 point of popular
enthusiasm Blaiue lias the best of it to-day.
The tri-oolored plumes which the great
speech of Robert G. Ingersoll, delivered six
teen years ago, caused to be adopted as tho
emblem of the plumsd knight were
exhibited by every Blaine olub on its
arrival in the oity to-day.
The obiof surprise of the day lias boon
the unexpected strength which the Blaine
faction demonstrated in the Ohio delega
tion. It has been generally understood
that of the 40 votes of the Buckeye
state President Harrison would get
nearly tnreo-fourths. But on a vote for
member of the national committee, the
Harrison men numbered twenty-three and
the Blaine twenty-one. Gov. McKinley
was made chairman of the delegation, ex-
Gov. Foraker a member of committee on
resolutions, and William Han a member of
the national committee.
FABBETT TO BE CHAIRMAN.
When the night session assembled
the Harrison men made their fight
lu the national committee 011
Mr. Fassett and tho result was 29
votes for Mr. Fassett aud 20 for Beuator
Cullom, so that Mr. Fassett will be the
temporary chairman of the national con
vention. This was a test Vote and show that
the Blaine men are iu control of the com
mittee. The defeat was accepted and the
nomination was made unanimous.
THE LOUISIANA CONTEST.
When the Louisiana conteit was heard
there was a most lively ooutess, ex-Bonator
Kellogg aud ex-Gov. Warmotn beading
the respective forces. Ex-Senator Kellogg,
who appears us a regular delegate,
prevailed before tho subcommittee,
beating ex-Gov. Warmoth, who
led the contesting delegation in
every district oxcept the Sixth where the
subcommittee split the two votes evenly be
tween each faction, in the Third and Fifth
districts Ihe Warmoth men withdrew
their contests, aud in the First, Second and
Fourth districts they lost the fight. This
is a Biaine viotory.
Wright Cuney, the colored natlonaljcom
mftteeman from Texas, whipped his com
petitors from the Lone Star state, who arc
known as the “Lillie Whites.” A point he
worked to advantage was that the contest
ants were an anti-negro organization
and therefore hostile to the principles
of the Republican party. The point was; well
taken, the oommittee deciding not to ad
mit tho so-called “Lilly W hite" delegation
to tho convention, it appearing that the
color line was drawn in the selection of the
delegates, which action the ounmittoe re
garded as unrepublicau a.d the■■ decided,
therefore, that the paper presented was not
admissible as a communication from a re
publican body.
Iu tbe Third Georgia district Dublett and
White withdrew and C. P. Coleman and E,
S. Richardson were admitted.
In the Seventh North Carolina district
the two regular delegates, Wnlzer and
Bailey, were compelled to be content with a
half vote each and Dr. J. J. Mott, who has
for years been one of the leading repub
licans of the “Tar Heel” state, got admitted
as a full delegate.
In the Fiftn South Carolina district the
subcommittee reversed atiairs and E. B.
Sleigh, alternate, was assigned to a seat as
a delegate and Joshua Ensor becomes an
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DEATH'S DANCE.
Oil City's Loss of Life io
lie Lirifl Flood 150.
Tiio Loss of Life at Titusville
Also Heavy,
No Chance Given tha Hapless People
to Escape—One House in the Midst
of the Rushing Wave cf Destruc
tion Left Unharmed With the Noon
day Meal on the Table and Ita Oc
cupants Lost in Their Attempt to
B scape.
Oil City, Pa., June fi.—Fow of the specs
tators who wero watching the flood when
the explosions occurred, and who escaped,
oan give a good idea of what happened. AH
agree that there was a terrific exclusion and
that the air was filled with flames. This
was quickly followed by two other explo
sions. Men thought boll hud broken loose
on earth, and they were not apparently very
far out of tho way. Threo gasoline tanks
had exploded almost at tho same time. The
oil on the oreek blazed up, the gas In the
air burst into roaring flame and the sheets
of water, land and air wore all literally
ablaze. Men, women and children wore
knockod prostrate by the shock, and many
never arose. Tho multitude lied with
■creams of anguish for the higher ground.
In the rush many of the weak were trampled
upon and badly injured. Some were hurt
by horses, others ran and leaped Into the
water and were drowned. The flames in
the air quickly burned out, but they left
huge volumes of black smoke across tne face
of the heavens, bouoath which roared tha
fierce fire of the burning oil upon the water.
BUILDINGS ABLAZE.
Many submerged houses and shops along
the oreek bottom wore soon in flames and
the silent fire of the blazing gas was auo
oeedod by the orackllng flames of burning
bouses. In many of these houses people
wero oonflued. They oould not esoape for
the fire. Within sight of thousands who
heard their piteous scroams they burned to
death or leaped into the river and
there perished by both flood
and fire. Such a combination
soono of destruction by two terrible elements
lias been ssldom witnessed upon this earth.
It is marvelous, that from this valley of
death any one was saved alive. It is
strange that out of this mingling of Are
and flood any houses were spared.
The story told by Harry MoVeagh.a
membsr of a rescuing party whioh saved a
dozen lives, surpasses in horror many of
those related hv persons who worked only
in bringing corpses out of the ruins, and
his words indloats that ho believes many of
those saved olive would be better off deal,
they are so horribly wounded and burned,
ON THE CREEK IN A SKIFF.
He, with Wade Hulings, W. Couoh and
Albert .Smith, rowed about tne oreek in a
skiff, after the fire had died off its surface,
and reaching the foot bridge orossing at
the bead of Seneca creek. they found eleven
burned persons clinging to anything they
could catch bold of in a last desperate
struggle for life. “Their condition was
horrible," said Mr. MoVeagb. "I wish that
I could closs my eyes and shut out tha
sight. Their clothing was burned off their
bodies; their hair was singed and some of
them had their eyes burned out, yet a few
of them, I believe, will live," and the brave
fellow breathed a sigh as if he regard'd
their living us a misfortune to themselves.
"They clung piteously to us as we took
them from the bridge into our boats, and
the cries they sour, up were the moit pitiful
that ever reached my ears. There were
seven men aud four woman, and the ap
pearance of the latter wai particularly dis
tracting. We have oared for them the best
we can, but God pity them,” and MoVeagh
turned away aud alarod at a brick wall as if
it shut out the horrible sight he had wit
nessed.
AT LEAST 150 PERISHED.
Oil City, Pa., June 6, 5 p. m.— The mag
nitude cf the disaster which has overtaken
this section does not lessen with time and
better knowledge of it. Mayor Hunt places
tbe number of deaths in Oil City aloae at
150. Sixty-threo bodies wore gathered in
the temporary morgue to-day. stanv peo
ple are missing. A number of bodies floated
away tin the flood, and many of those res
cued alive from the water are so
badly burned that death will un
doubtedly olaim them. There is as
yet no way of making an acourato return of
the fatalities. Between Titusville and Oil
City, a distance of elghtes i miles, there ara
nice villages w hereat oil wells have been
sunk. Within this distance, in the uarrow
valley, was on Saturday a population of be
tween 40,000 and 45,000 souls, of whom a
large fraction were exposed to the flood aud
fire, and the entire eighteen miles is a con
tinuous scene of desolation. In Oil City
proper the fiery flood destroyed one mile of
property aloog the oreok on the west side.
Across the creek from the main portion of
the city not a house is standing between the
creek and hill, and not a vestige cf life can
bo Been oxcept the many searchers for the
dead.
THE DESOLATION ON THE EAST SIDE.
Along the east side, from the mouth of
Oil creek for a di-tance of three-quarters of
a mile, every butldiug except oue along the
creek has been destroyed. A strange mon
ument to the death-laden flood is a frame
dwelling house standing among the ruins.
It was in tho midst of the flood and fire, and
yet it was passed by. The curtains are on
all the windows and the noou tnsal stands
on tho table, but the former occupants of
this lonely house are among the dead. They
attempted to escape aud were caught in a
sea of flame on the east side.
There seems no doubt that the flood under
mined and overturned the tank of benzine,
the contents of which covered tho surface of
the water. A looomotlve passing over the
bridge dropped some live coals into tha
flood, and this started the fire.
There has boon no abatement of the flood,
and that has interfered with the search for
the bodies. Tbe flood alone would have
caused a serious disaster without its fiery
. aocompaniment. Nearly every body re
covered from the water shows tho action of
fire, demonstrating that they had beea
oaugbt in the flames and jumped iuto the
river to quench the burning. Most of these
were in houses suddenly surrounded by tbe
flood bearing fire upon its surface, and
they had only the choice of their method of
death, burn up in their houses or burn and
drown in the fiery flood outside.
SIXTY-SEVEN BODIES RECOVERED.
The Dumber of bodies recovered is sixty
seven to-night. (July tea of these are