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wishes of constituents were obeyed he
would not have one. The Blaine delegates
iblrk it i outrageous that Harrison should
lave a billot from IVnnsylvama, and they
denounce the Presidents delegates from
' Pennsylvania s lo? faIse t0 the wishes
ot tke'veoide tliev represent.
The Iiarrion leadi-rs have been keeping
the wires hot instructing citizens at home
to use their influence on doubtful delegates.
Some of the P.lame crowd have received
Tircttv telegram advising them to vote for
Harrison. 1 he President's boomers might
as well 'save telegraphic tolls lor all the
"ood tliev u complisk. Some of the Penn
sylvania "delegates were instructed for Har
rison, but it Maine had not written his
Jctier this onld not have been the case.
tirre isjalnf Weakened Ills Cansp.
It j ceneraily admitted that if Blaine is
de'-aii-i it i- his own fault If he had re
signed Hs position six months ago he would
lisve wept the country. Many believe
tfiat li ' 1'lcmcd Knighi does not want the
nomination and hUaini is to defeat Har
rison; that he is allowing the use oi his
cajue tor concentration, and there is no
oilier in the country around which all will
rally so ijuickly.
The West Virginia delegation was repre
sented in the caucus. 3Ir. Hewitt wa on
iiastl tor the Harrison people. The vote in
this iate standi 30 for the President and 2
tor Blaine. Dana and Berry still btand by
their original decision to vote lor the
Plumed Knight Colonel Scott, of "Wheel
ing, the National Committeeman, is confi
dent that Blaine will have 4CS votes. He
was not worried by the Harrison caucus,
. and -r.siders it a fake.
The It'aiue delegates from Illinois who
attended the meeting state that fully 100
men ore present '.ho won't have a vote in
the convention. President Gates, of the
Brad lock Wire Company, says the nominee
will ito cither Blaine or JIcKinley. He is
positive that Harrison is defeated.
At the Ohio headquarters there is not
ranch new to report The sentiment for
"McKinlcy as the most available dark horse
is growing. The Governor has been lortu
Bate in keeping his name before the coun
trv. i'.r-t he made a great tight for re-elec
tion in a Democrat-gerrymandered district,
and then his success last fall helped him
amazingly.
Kerl Iroppel Xearly Oat of Sight.
ItceJ has dropped out of sight, compara
tively. In the event of a deadlock, Mc
Jvinleii "s ability to carry the country is be
ing discussed treely be iilaine and Harrison
Men. The leeling is quite general that he
would be a v.eak candidate in the Eastern
States, but it is believed that he could win
in the Northwest
One hears Sherman's name mentioned oc
casionally. The New Yorkers think he
could carry the Empire State, but it is
Jearcd he would be weak in the "West and
on the Pacific slope. If McKinley has
many votc bv the time Ohio is called, some
of the delegation intend to vote for the
Governor on the first ballot If he shows
any strcygth at all he will, on
the sccor.d ballot, receive the solid
support of the State, with the ex
ception of the Cincinnati crowd. It is
claimed that in a pinch Poraker wonld cast
his vote for JlelCinley. It cannot be denied
that the Governor is looming up, and the
Harrison lcaJers would rather that he were
less popular.
7 ins innruinc K. P. Ford, the alternate
for G L Magee, left for Cincinnati to see
bis daughter graduated from a seminary she
lias been attending. George Miller, City
"Water Assessor, was put in his place. If
anything happened to Magee, Mr. Miller
could be counted on to vote tor President
Harrison.
cxioas to lie on tlio VI inning: Pid.
Es-Ccngrcssman Brown, of McKean
county, is an able man who is a little dubi
ous about the result He wants to be on
the winning side, and if he sees that Harri
son is gnins to bo nominated he would cast
his ballot for him.
It is well for Blaine that he has friends
Sn other States more loyal to him than the
Ptimsvlvanians who have settled m the
"West Colonel Peed Clark, of Maudan, N".
I;., is on deck. He is a grandson of C. X.
Eeed, ct "Washington county. Mr. Clark
i. one of the Harrison boomers, and when
the North Dakota man on the Committee
on Credentials turned against the candidate
.from Maine, Mr. Clark was oneol them who
went back in the Blaine ranks. Through
his inlluence the Legislature of the State
passed a resolution, with only one dissent
in vote, in favor of the ei-Secretary.
"When the delegate found out where he
etood he was glad to return to the Blaine
csmu
Another "Washington county man is ex
Governor Norton, of Texas. He is one of
the contested delegates Irom Dallas. The
Governor was born near Brownsville, and is
a great admirer of his boyhood playmate,
James G. Blaine. If Norton is "seated
there won't be a more enthusiastic man in
the convention than himself.
. Kf publican Tom and .Terry.
Quite a novel card has been issued by
somebody in the interest of Peed and Rusk",
"A Bepublican Tom and Jerry which no
body can deny: the resolute, rough, nigged,
reliable, ready, reasonable." Tnen this
eulogy lollows:
All delegates who prefer chance to cer
tainty, iiouu-t! to peifonnancc, person to
pnrty, oro earnestly warned against the
wruaie-toeil, level-beaded double ticket
clitch inc'sns radical Itepublicanism, real
rights, lmtional reform, reasonable rules,
risbtcons or. and is not nlraid ot ringer,
rutup, icuel, roar, ridicule, racket or Dem
ocratic deviltry of any sort, and wliicli
-would givo ,090,000 citizens greater peace
and secunrv than they have ever known
under tne fla Iskaei.
A FK1KLEY CIRCULAR
That Causes Considerable Comment Among
llir lolittes Tlio Governor's VFordsin
the 1SSS Convention Keprodnccd to Fit
the Present Conditions.
Mixxr-APOLIS, June 9. Considerable
comment was occasioned this alternoon by
the distribution of a little circular, anony
mously issued, and containing the speech of
Hon. "William McKinlcy, Jr., at the Na
tional Cone:iiion of 1SS8. On that occa
sion John Sherman was the choice of the
Ohio delegation lor the Presidency, and
McKinley, as delegate at large, was urging
his nomination. Then, as now, an incipient
SIcKinley boom had been started rolling,
and there vere flight chances that he might
he one of the dark horses in the convention.
Major McKinlcy arose and stated that he
was there as a delegate, and under instruc
tions ot the State of Ohio to favor the nomi
nstion of John Sherman. He hoped dele
jatcs would retrain Irom voting for him.
He added:
Iran sensible to the honor yon would do
me, bnt in the pi cence of the duty restinsr
npon me, I cannot remain silent with honor.
Icanrmi, consistently to t!ic state whose
cedsutinls I bear and which l:ac trusted
jne; I cannot, with honorable fidelity to
John Sherman, who has trusted me in" his
cause and with his confidence: I cannot,
consl-tcntly vftli my own personal intec
TUy, consent or seem to consent to permit
any name to be used as a candidate for this
convention. I do not lequest I demand
that no delegate who would not casta re
flection on mu s';all cast his ballot for inc.
It ieems uncertain who has caused this
circular to he iucd, but its distribution
lias created considerable excitement Many
think that it is the work of the Harrison
delegates, v. ho view with envy the promi
nence which the name of Mckinley is re
ceiving jut at this time, and are disposed
to take the position that he cannot consist
ently allow his friends to make him a can
didate while he is working for President
Harrison. But, as McKinley is not in
structed :"or Harrison, and, as the President
is not an Ohio man, it will be seen that his
position to-day is quite different from that
ot 185, and tliat the attempted parallel, if
it be, tails in its analogv.
Others view the McKinley circular as
having been issued by some of his lriends
who desire to remind the country of his
loyalty to Sherman in 188H, and convey the
intimation that if a compromise candidate
is to be sought there is due him at this time
the loyal support of the entire delegation
of the Buckeye State, as well as the kind
consideration of the delegates of the entire
convention.
S FIRST TEST.
Continued .From ttrst Page.
ber.whlch shall assure to us, and for years to
come to our posterity, that this is the hap
piest, tho most prosperous, the freest and
the grandest Government upon the earth.
Applause.
Hoprs to Be at the Next Convention.
I cannot trespass upon your patience by
entering upon the discussion of political
questions now-. I simply roso to return to
you my sincere and heartfelt thanks for
your congratulations, and to promise you
in return that I will meet you hero or somo
where else in this broad land again four
years hence. Applause and cries of "Good,
good." And I will do as 1 havo done many
a time before aid vou in selecting another
candidate for tho Presidency. Applause.
I have passed through actively 15 Presi
dental campaigns. Tho first vote I ever
c a:t lor President of the United States was
fo jHenry Clay cheers, the great champion
oi ptotection. Applause. The piouaest
vote I ever cast in rav Hie in a legislative
body was in 1842 for the tariff of that year
KATIOXAL CIIAinSIAS- CLAP.KSOS.
applause, and I hope to see the time come
w lieu the public sentiment in this country
hnll er Inr inilnrsn that urcat bill Which
bears vonr Honored name. Sir tho speaker
turned to Chairman McKinley and the con
vention applauded vociferously, that
neither faction nor partv shall ever be nblo
"ucccssfullv toattack it. Now, then, I piom
ise you aiain that I w ill meet you here four
years hence.
During the cheers which followed these
remarks the electric lights flickered and the
convention was enveloped in almost total
darkness for a few moments. After a mo
ment's pause Colonel Thompson continued:
Tour Chairman has instructed mo to talk
until the light comes back. The light has
come. Am I not, therefore. Sir, released
from the obligation which you imposed upon
met Therefore, I say, in return for your
coneratulations, that I will meet you hero
again four years hence, and I hope to see
our honored "Chairman here, so that we may
greet him ns the author of a bill which
has stood the test of four or five years of at
tack bv its adversaries, and vet remains un
assailable. Apnlause, The Democratic
:iaity lmssoujdit" to destroy it peacemeal,
like rats jrnawing at the ropes of ii ship,
seeking to sink it when the craft moves on
ward and bids defiance to the storm. Ap
plause. I return to yon again, therefore,
my heartfelt thanks for your sympathy,
your congratulations and your kindness.
Applause.
An Appeal From Stricken OH City.
The Chairman "With the consent of the
convention I will recognize the Chairman
of the Committee on Kules and Permanent
Organization to make a report The Clerk
then read the following communication:
Titcsville, Pa., June S.
Colonel John J. Carter. T. B. Simpson, Delegates,
i'enusrlranla Delegation!
Our citizens earnestly request you to
notlfv the people of tho countrv, through
public announcement before the convention,
of the terrible loss of life and propel tynnd
consequent suffuring among poor people
irom the recent Hood and tiro heie and at
Oil City. The proceedings of the convention
have alisoibed the attention of the country
and filled the newspapers to tho ex
clusion of full accounts of our dis
aster, which will not be realized unless
mote directly brought to tho notice of tho
public in this way. thus permitting subscrip
tions to the lclici fund nowabsolntelyneccs
snry to prevent additional suffering and
dea'th. Jinke known the effect of our loss,
and assnie tho convention that every dollar
of relief furnished will be honestly and
faithfully distributed by competent and
faltnlui citizens among tno suiicrers.
E. O. Emersov, llayorof Titnsville.
W. G. Hcxt, Mayor of OH City.
The Chairman The regular order is the
report of the Committee on Credentials,and
I recognize the Chairman, General Cogs
well, of Massachusetts.
General Cogswell The Committee on
Credentials closed its hearing at 8 o'clock
to-night There has been no time to make
a written report. Notice has been given to
the majority that a minority report might
be expected in regard to some of the con
tested cases. There has been no time for
the minority to submit its views in writing.
If the majority of the convention is so
minded, the committee is prepared to report
verbally the action of the majority, and
awaits the direction, Mr. President, ot the
convention.
Tho Minority, AIs?, Beady to Iteport.
Mr. "Wallace On behalf of the minority
I desire to present a partial report As the
gentleman from Massachusetts has already
said, we have so recently adjourned that it
has been impossible to obtain the minutes
from which to complete this report for the
information of this convention; but as a par
tial report from a minority of the commit
tee, I desire to submit the following report
Mr. "Wallace handed to the secretary his
written report
The Chairman The report of the minor
ity will be received and submitted to the
convention after the report of the majority
shall have been made. The gentleman from
Massachusetts, the Chairman of the Com
mittee on Credentials, states to the conven
tion that he is not prepared with a written
report at this time, but will proceed with'a
verbal report If there is no objection h?
will proceed. The Chair does not hear any
objection.
Mr. Lockwood (Idaho) Mr. Chairman,
do I understand there are to be two re
ports? The Chairman Yes.
Mr. Lockwood wanted to know if the ma
jority were ready to report, but the minor
ity had no opportunity to report, and the
Chairman said: "The Chairman of he
Committee on Credentials states that he is
ready to make a report in behalf of the ma
jority, but has not had time to put that re
port in writing. Mr. "Wallace, of New
York, the representative of the minority,
states that he has a partial report which he
has sent to the clerk's desk to be submitted
after the Chairman shall have made his re
port Til.; aipjnrity Iteport Is Presented.
General Cogswell Mr. President, the
Chairman of the Committee on Credentials
has considered tho list of tho uncontested
delegates and has heard parties In 24 differ
ent contested cases. It recommends that
the uncontested list submitted by tho Na
tional Committee to the temporary organiza
tion be accepted as the list of duly ac
cred itcd delegates and alternates, except in
the cases to bo hereafter mentioned. Sec
ondIn the matter of tho contest in the
Eighth Alabama district your committee
recommends for the sitting members, and
recommends that they retain their seats.
The samo report is made as to tho
contest in the Third Alabama district.
The same report is submitted in regard to
the Fourth Alabama district As to the
contest for delegates at largo from Ala
bama, your committee recommends that tho
contestants, Messrs. Noble, Smith, Dorsett
and McEwcn, bo given seats. In the Fifth
Alabama contest, your committee find in
favor o the sitting members, and recom
mend that they retain their seats. In the
contest of the Ninth Alabama district the
committee recommend that the contestants,
Huston and Mathews, be seated. As to the
contest in the State or Kentucky, your com
mittee recommend that the contestants,
Messrs. Mathews and Winstoll, be given
scats.
The Contests in Louisiana.
As to the contest in Louisiana, and to dele
gates at largo, your committee And in favor
of the sitting members. As to tho contest In
tho First Louisiana district, the committee
find for the contestants, Messrs. Booth and
Lewis, and recommend they be seated. As
to the contest in the Second Louisiana dis
trict, your committee find for the sitting
members. The same finding in the Fourth
Louisiana district In the Sixth Louisiana
district, your committee find for members
mm
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Donato and lireau, the contestants, and re
commend they bo given seats.
In tho Fourth distiict of Maryland the
committee recommend that tho contestants,
Messrs. Supple and Cummings, bo seated.
In the contest in Mississippi of the dele
gates at large, tho committee recommend,
as does tho National Committee, tliat the
regular delegates and contestants both bo
seated, with the rights of half a vote each.
As to the Seventh, Mississippi district, the
committee find for the sitting members.
As to tho contest in Sonth Carolina, on
delegates at large, tho committee find in
favor of the sitting members. In the con
test in tho Fourth North Carolina district,
tho committee recommend that Mr. Nichols,
the contestant, be seated in place ot Mr.
Williamson, the sitting member. In the
MES. O. C. CAEIiETOJT, WYOMING.
Sixth North Carolina contest, the committee
find In favor of tho sitting members. In the
Seventh North Carolina district the com
mittee recommend that Messrs. Walser,
Bailey and Mott be seated, with the right to
two-thirds vote each.
In the State of Texas, in the Sixth district,
and in all the contests, the committee find in
favor of the sitting members.
In tho District of Columbia, tho committee
find lor the sitting members.
In tho Territory of Utah, tho committee
recommend that the sitting members and
tho contestants, Messrs. Goodwin, Allen and
WnninB. be seated with one-hair
vote each. The member of tho
committee, Mr. Salisbury, of Utih, de
sires that I should note his dissent to
the action of the committee In this last ease,
lam authorized to report for the committee,
that if the convention shall decide that the
Indian Ten itory and Alaska is entitled to
scats in this convention, it will bo able at
any time to report upon those who purport
to bo delegates from those respective Terri
tories. All of which is most respectfully
submitted for a majority of the committee
by its chairman.
Tim Text or the Sllnorlty Report
Mr. Wallace, ot New York, addressed
the Chair.
The President Does the gentleman from
New York, Mr. "Wallace, desire to present
a verbal statement, or does he desire that
his report shall be read by the Secretary
from the desk?
Mr. Wallace That is all the report that
I am able to make, the one I desire to have
the Secretary read from the desk.
The Secretary read the minority report,
as follows:
In tho disputed Alabama cases, tho dele
gates at largo and the Ninth district, consid
ered bv your Committee on Credentials,
upon which they could not ngree.the minor
ity l eport as follows: That in their opinion
tlio question as to the dologntes at large is
iaigely.it not wholly, of regularity and or
ganization. The State Convention was duly
called for April S3, 189i. The State Commit
tee was dulv called and It met the day prior
to the convention at Montgomery, Ala., at
the office of the Collector of Internal Keve
nuoat 12 o'clock noon of April 12, 1S92, that
being the time and place announcod by said
Moseley to members as tbe timo and place
of siid committee meeting.
The majority of the committee, a quorum
being present according to aQiduvits of
members ot said committeo (the committee
consisting of 20 members), after waiting a
icnsonablo time, from an honr and 15 min
utes to an hour and a hall, a request was
mado to the Chairman, who was in another
loom on the same floor of tho United States
Government building, to call the committeo
to order. This request was mado several
times. Finally, at about 1:30 o'clock. Chair
man Moseley "was &uin callod in and re
quested to call the committee to order, a
majority beinprcsent when he said that
he would adjourn the committee to meet at
0 o'clock r. m.
Tho Clmi rm in Wants His Private Boom.
Tho objection being mado as to liis right
to adjourn the committee, a roll call being
demanded, Kichard W. Austin, who had
his brother.s, C. C. Austin's proxy, as a mem
ber of tho said committee, tho Chairman
replied that it was his privato room and he
wanted it, and that the committee would
adjourn until 5 r. jr., asabovo stated by him.
Thereupon, on motion, the committeo was
culled to order by the Socretary, a quorum
and a majority being piesent According
to the affidavits of members of said commit
tee, the statement was made that tlio com
mittee was ready and competent for busi-
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THEHESE A. JENKINS, "WYOMING.
ness, and proceeded to find a place of meet
ing, fur which amotion was made, nut and
carried without a dissenting vote "to meet
immediately at the Mei cliaut'a Hotel.
There, at that time, the committee met
pursuant to adjournment, a quotum being
iircsent in person and by proxy, us shown
iv the original minutes oi said meeting and
by affidavits. Tho Secretary was directed
to procure and prepare a hall in which to
bold the convention, and also named D. M.
Long for Tempoiary Chairman; John C.
Bimord, for Secretary, and John M. Gee, for
Assistant Secretary.
The Secietarr, II. A. Wilson, whose duty
it was and had been at previous State Con
ventions to secure and prepare the hall,
upon going to the Capitol found it in posses
sion of guards and was refused possession.
These gtiards were tn o United States Mar
shals and two Deputy Internal Revenue Col
lectors, who refused admission or possession
to him as such seoretaiy. These guards
were placed there by Chairman Moseley.
Then the Secretary. Mr. Wilson, secured tho
Court House, at which place, according to
tbe sworn statements, 230 out or 332 legally
elected delegates met on the succeeding day,
April 23, at 12 o'clock noon.
A New State Committee Elected,
Tho State Committee call had stated the
place of meeting in the city of Montgomery.
At this convention, and under the tempor
ary organization thereof, as provided by the
Slate Committee the previous day, at the
Merchants' Hotel, the following delegates at
large: B. M. Lonr, William Vaughn, Iverson
Dawson and II. V. Carson, and alternates,
Thompson, Boyd, Blnford nnd Brandall,
were duly elected and cei titled, and at such
conventl6n a new State Committee was
elected, of which Hon. William Stevens is
Chairman and H. A. Wilson, Secretary.
Then, after performing all its business, the
convention adjourned sine die.
Therefore, we hereby recommend tho
placing upon the permanent roll the names
ot the above delegates ana alternates. Ap
plause. In the disputed Alabama case from the
Ninth district considered your. Committee
on Credentials, upon which they conld not
agree, tho minority thereof beg leave briefly
to report that J. V. Hughes and W. H.
Barney were elected delegates, and Henry
Hall and J. O. Diffey alternates to the
National Convention: that the convention
was held at Greensborcugh, in said
district, on April 23, 1832, and all the
delegates, 31 in number, participated in such
convention, as shown by the sworn state
ments of many delegates and others who
participated therein. This convention wag
neld with open doors at the Opera House in
said city. Or the delegates who participated
in said convention, were from tho
county of Blount (and there were "no eon-
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THE PITTSBTIRG- DISPATCH FRIDAY, JUNE 10,
tests), who participated; 14 from Jefferson, 1
from Itlbb, 6 from Hale, and 6 from Perry
county, according to sworn statement of
these delegates.
The Bolters' Convention in a Church.
These delegates were elected at the call of
County Conventions that comprised said
district. Another meeting, which was
claimed to be a Dlstriot Convention, was
also held in said county on the same day, in
the basement of the Colored Methodist
Church. At this latter meeting R. L.
Houston and W. S. Holmes were elected
delegates. According to a large number of
affidavits, all who participated in that
church house meeting claimed to bo dele
gates, but were not properly elected to said
convention, but wero men who wore elected
at bolting and pretended county meetings
and conventions. The church meeting was
held with closed doors guarded by door
keepers, with Instructions from the presid
ing officer to admit no one except upon his
orders.
Sworn statements show that such presid
ing officer was not a delegate to tho District
Convention, and not a resident of the Con
gressional district, and wns neither Chair
man nor Secretary of the District Commit
tee. We, therefore, be.r to recommend that
tne names oi .James v. ungues anu w. n.
Harney, as dclozates and Honry Hall and J.
O. Diffey, as alternates, be placed upon the
ormanent roll of the convention.
iayio Laite, J. M. GnKEX,
J. F. Seetle, J. W. Stewaut,
A. GtKASON, F. B. BltAKOAOE,
Paui. McCokstick:, William C. Wallace,
A. T. Bliss, W. E. Creameu,
J. M. Shoup, B. Claiik Wheeler,
K. C. Dunn, A. E. Smith,
r. A. uaoe.
Hie Minority Report Itrjcctf d.
After a heated debate the previous ques
tion was ordered, which was on the adoption
of the minority, or Blaine, report The
roll call was ordered, and when the State of
Alabama was reached Depew challenged
the votes from that State on the
ground that the seats were in contest
The chair decided that sitting delegates
have the right to vote till they have been
unseated. Hiscock said,-in contesting elec
tion cases, the person interested has never
been allowed to vote. The chair asked for
precedents. The dispute was finally settled
by the delegates in question voluntarily
withdrawing.
During the ballot the electric light went
out at the minute it was the regular hour
for such shutting down. Twelve thousand
people were left in darkness, except
for a few gas jets. The call for
matches was heard throughout the
hall, and then a loud cry was raised,
"Stop those matches!" The slightest
move toward the door by any frightened
person would inevitably have started a
stampede, in which hundreds would have
been maimed or killed. The loud mention
by some excited of the danger of fire only
increased the alarm.
Just in the nick cf time the band struck
up music. It was the familiar air, "We
Won't go Home Till Morning." A ring
ing burst of laughter broke the spell. The
finish of the first test roll call as to Presi
dental preferences was interrupted, but
otherwise all was safe. Temporary lights
were placed on the Speaker's desk, so that
the roll call may be finished.
The minority report was rejected by a
vote of 432 ayes to 462 naves. The announce
ment was greeted bv cheering.
A motion to adjourn, made by a Blaine
delegate, was rejected.
The question recurred on the adoption of
the majority report, which was carried. A
roll call was demanded, which resulted in a
decisive victory for the Harrison men 476
to 36.1
The Tote on the Contested Seats.
Following is the result of the vote on the
majority and minority reports of the Com
mittee on Contested Seats:
For
13
1
10
8
C
2
0
1
C
10
0
(i
20
C
11
12
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut..
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentrcky
Louisiana
Maino
Maryland..
0
Massachusetts 11
Michigan 20
5Iinr.oota 10
Mississippi 9
Missouri 14
Montana 5
Nebraska 0
Xevada 0
Xew Hampshire- 2
Xew Jersey 2
New York 45
North Carolina 10
North Dakota 4
Ohio i7
Oregon G
Pennsylvania St
Khnde' Island 3
South Carolina 0
South Dasota 9
Tennessee 12
Texas S
Vlrainia 17
Washington 8
West VirgHia 2
Wisconsin 9
Wyoming 2
Arizona 1
District of Columbia 2
Xew Moxico 0
Oklahoma 0
Utah 1
5
12
3
10
20
J
0
10
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4
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The convention adjourned until morning
after the reading of the platform. t
WORSE THAN A PAKE SD0W.
People in Minneapolis Kicking ISecanso
They Don't Get Their Money's Worth
Short Sessions and No Money Returned
- Dnlcgntrs lso Tired or It All.
MlNXEAPOMS, June 0.Sj)ecial Min
neapolis to-day holds more angry, dis
gruntled persons than any other city in the
United States. There are 11,000 peopie
here who have been swindled, who are
browbeaten, and who realize that they are
in for at least a day or two more of the
meanest sort of robbery, to which they
must submit. The management of the con
vention is looked upon by the public as a
party of swindlers gathered together to take
as much money out of the pockets of the
people as it is possible.
The common people are not alone the
protcstants. The delegates .who were
brought here for the purpose of nominating
a President demand to be permitted to go.
on with their work and get home. They
have found Minneapolis a most expensive
city to live in, and the stock ot money they
brought with them is being rapidly ex
hausted. A thousand miles or so from
home as most of them are, the situation
which confronts them is getting to be more
or less serious, and they are less and less in
a condition to be fooled with. They don't
see any reason for the procrastination.
There have been three sessions of the
convention, and thousands of the crowd of
10,000 or 11,000 people who have attended
each time paid ?5 each for tickets each ses
sion. The two first sessions were bad
enough. That of this morning was a down
right swindle. It was expected this morn
ing by most of the people who purchased
tickets that they would see at least a little
fight or hear a speech or two by some repre
sentatives of prominence, or possibly might
sec a stand taken; on the contrary, the
thousands who have paid from 53 to ?fl each
did not have a chance to find their seats be
fore Chairman McKinley declared that tho
convention had adjourned until night The
money they had paid lor tickets was gone
absolutely.
The tickets are sold by sessions. The
tickets sold for one session are not good for
any other. The game played is worse than
a lake museum or circus. At the most dis
reputable resorts, if for any reason a per
foimance doesn't take place, money is re
funded. lowani Show Indignation.
Minneapolis, June 9. The hundreds
of Iowa people present in the city are
talking loudly against the action of
a majority of the Iowa delega
tion. This sentiment led to a
meeting of the Iowa Blaine Club, in the aft
ernoon. After an animated discussion, it
was decided to memorialize the Iowa delega
tion to vote In accordance with the senti
ment of the State, and the memorial was
adopted by a vote ot 127 to 18.
SPMIOR TIME,
How the Weary Work of De
lay Went on at the First
All-Mght Session.
SKETCHES OF SPEAKERS
ind Peculiarities of Many of the
More Prominent Spectators.
QUAY AS INNOCENT AS A LAIIB,
And
Joe Cannon Anxious to Have
Galleries All Cleared.
the
TELLS FOR BhAIXE EASILY AROUSED
fk01i a staff correspondent.
Coxvt.ktios Hall, )
JIisneapolis, June 9.
I walked to the night session with Sena
tor Kellogg, of Louisiana, who predicted if
Harrison was nomi
nated the most com
plete defeat of the
party since Scott
and Greeley. He
dilated upon the
President being
nominated by Geor
gia which cast 100,
000 Democratic ma
jority, and Texas
which gave twice as
much; by Arkansas,
W.D. Waihburn, Tom
Jie'iTs Host.
where the Bepublican party had r.o organi
zation, and by Kentucky, Alabama and
Florida. He compared the campaign to the
defeat of Arthur's administration following
the decapitation of Blaine in 1831;
had Blaine been retained by Arthur
he would have brought his friends to the
support of the ticket, but the result was the
party laying down in New York, especially
after the officeholders trifled with the State
Convention. He said that in some of the
far Western States it was threatened that
no electoral ticket at all would be run. The
violation of the Civil Service laws by the
pressure of officeholders to the convention
would be the worst.
Roth Sati'tlcd With It as It Is.
Mr. Kellogg said he felt better satisfied to
ce the Harrisonites take the responsibility
of nominating their man than to have the
responsibility of nominating Blaine.
Senator John P. Jones said that he
thought Harrison might be nominated, but
feared that when it was done the Republic
ans would commence their regret when it
was too late. He said Harrison had never
been strong in the silver and the Pacific
States.
At the night session printed guide boards
located the delegation. Tom Eeed was at
the night session with the other guests at
Senator "Washburn's. Dispatches from
Boston giving Blaine's satiety were posted
up in the hotels. His friends refused to be
lieve he could be defeated. The hand play
ing Dixie was loudly applauded. The
thousand fans made butterflies of the night
Ilovf Some cf the Delegates Iookod.
Harrison's prospects made way with Mc
Kinley's hopes. Piatt talked with Harry
Oliver, weary-laced but smileful. "Warner
Miller read his newspapers clean, after a
ride. Ladies galore were banked behind
the stage. Depew and Horace Porter con
versed seriously. Senator "Washburn seemed
jovial. Judge Kobertson, the milestone of
the Garfie.d tragedy, sat braced up lo hear
the great debate on the credentials of Africa.
The big electric light against the dark roof
and golden columns, restored to our sight
the mosque of Ab-el-Drahman. Pinchback
was on the stage.
For nearly one hour the band of music
went on a lark. Depew arose and in fine
college style called for congratulations to
Dick Thompson. Colonel Dick came to
the stage with a full head of white hair
and a spunky voice. He was slightly sug
gestive of General Dix had teeth, winked
his white eyebrows, and remembered the
battle of New Orleans and was 32 when
Grandfather Harrison died. As he puffed
McKinley to his lace, such loud applause
arose that the light went out, rousing the
suspicions of Cincinnati in '70.
Qany as Innocent as a Lamb.
Quay appeared in his seat innocent as one
just awakened. Titusville wept on the
convention's breast and asked for relief.
Cogswell, fat and tired, announced that
rival reports were coming, but not writteu.
Quay and Piatt attentively listened. AVar
mouth sat back with a gray mustache, and
sat seated among his henchmen not ad
mitted. Spooner came up chewing gum to
greet Quay. Quay stood up like a little
boy at camp meeting and fanned himself.
Sharp, who called all the turns for Grant in
1880, sat by the good Snepard and the great
Chaunccy,and as the father-in-law ot Ira
Davenport, feels not his soul.
The Beading Clerk, not being used to
carry fish in such a market, was flattered
into sitting down, and a Detroit officeholder
took his place. The audience applauded
the minority report Delegates listened
languidly to the bill of particulars.
Tom Keogh, of North Carolina, leaped
upon the floor, but Filley, ot Missouri, was
recognized and spoke loud and passionately.
Filley is a square-headed man, with whitc
bearded jaws. He merely repeated the
minority report It lookc'd like sparring
lor time. His five minutes were soon out,
but they gave him five more. Foraker was
biting his gray Japanese fan. Massey, a
tall, "cranky Delauarean, replied, hands
folded, head svraying, Methodist style.
The Tel: for B'.lne Aroused.
The next man from California fairly
yelled. 'George Knight, he who led, is one
of Harrison's officeholders. The people
began to be excited. Knight has a lioroan
head and gray, spiky hair, and he
awoke the Blaine yell' loud and long.
Betheny, ot Illinois, spoke rather bleached
and see-sawing for officeholders. Quay's
jon is always by him, as messenger and
friend. Betheny gave Alabama witnesses a
bad name.
Joe Cannon wanted to clear the galleries,
bnt was coughed at and his friends were in
sulted. Big men kept out of the Southern
affray. Ed Wolcott now got up with a
wnite scarf, a Broadway coat and close
fitting head of hair. He walked easily up
and down the aisle, spoke voluble,' and
his fine manner was the admiration of
Depew. He gave a lordling's sneer of
patronage at the rottenneai ot Alabama to
Agst
i. fefiv' -,
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WATCnlNO TITE CROWDS IN THE HOTEL.
3892.
cast a Bepublican vote, and blistered the
Kentucky Marshal's presence. Excitement
was rife as he spoke.
Hart, a good-looking young editor from
"Wheeling, replied with bright spirit, and
twitting Wolcott with his revenge, re
ceived great Harrison applause. Cannon's
athletic manner got a great roar of ap
plause at tbe end.
Depew now got up straight and cool,
gestured with both hands, got off some sar
casm on "Wolcott, and sat down soon;
whereupon "Warner Miller arose, and, In a
clean straight way, attacked the majority
report as a mere finding without reasons,
while the minority report was ex
plicit of facts.' Miller rather
carried away the breastworks of
Depew. He referred to the National Com
mittee as having won Harrison's victory
and as being now turned down. Coggswell
replied, jumping up and down on the balls
of his feet and hoarse enoueh to raise a
laugh, but he followed Miller fiercely as
long as ne couia De beard.
Qnay Greeted With Hearty Good WHL
A North Carolina negro wound up with a
speech let off in spite of yells for "Ques
tion." The colored being stroked his
nose and went away. And now Quay
arose and was loudly cheered. He
has all along had hearty good
will here. Filley, resembling Ben Hill, of
Georgia, drew near McKinley, close by,
watching the case. Various colloquies
occurred between McKinley and various
people with a grievance or a speech.
A vote was reached after 10:30. McKinley
had yery slight parliamentary influence.
With ioud buzzing sound the different dele
gations reported to their spokesmen. Quay
was especially concerned lor the vote ot his
dock, and went up and down conferring
The hall looked like a stock or corn ex
change, with puddles of customers around
their brokers. Bensellacr Cruger, who re
presents the vast Trinity Church property,
sits quietly in the New York delegation.
He fell with Warner Miller, and they are
now divided.
When Alabama threw 17 votes against 5
br the minority report Depew, always
zealous, challenged the vote, bat McKinley
ruling him out, received loud applause
and cries of "He's fair!" In the
sequel Mr. McKinley avoided the
question. Hiscock and 'Spooner kept up
the protest, and the latter was lound to be
a formidable outpost Alabama leads the
contest in the vote. Five thousand people
were outside the hall, in Us suburban situ
ation, to hear the result of thii ballot Small
men continued to speak till Alabama vol
untarily withdrew her six contested votes.
Foraker'u First Attempt a Failure.
Foraker arose for the first time, but was
not identified. Cannon, who was running
Illinois, demanded a roll call ot the states.
Every aye got a great round of applause. A
collector ot internal revenue who thus
meanly voted aye and risks his commission.
Blaine gained one.
Louisiana had to be polled also. It was
11 :30. While Kellogg was trying to handle
Louisiana Quay went down "to him. Sen
ator Sewell got into a quarrel with a col
ored man who seemed to get the
best of it The Harrison man seemed excited
at the growing closeness of the vote. The
colored man being disposed of, Fassett and
Sleicher ran into each other. Negro and
General held their ground, and compelled
roll calls in North Carolina Here all the
lights went out in the convention.
George Alfred Towitsend.
ELKINS INTERVIEWED.
He Still Thinks Blaine's Nams Won't He
Presented to the Convention His Faith
in the President's Nomination and Snb
srqant Election is TJnsh.ikf n.
Washington, June 9. Secretary El
kins to-night made the following statement
for publication:
I have stoadily refused to be interviewed,
but bavc said from tho beginning that Piesl
dent Harrison had C20 delegates, and that he
would bo nominated on tho first ballot, with
out serious opposition, and I see no reason
to change my opinion, Mr. Blalno has not
broken his silence. His letter to Mr. Clark
son is his last public and official utterance
on the subject, lilt resignation did not
cnanire tne situation anu aoes not now. in
my Jiidciuent, his name will not go before
tho convention, and will not bo voted for
with his conoont or authority. His resigna
tion wns made use of by the opposition to
the President to bring out a third party, and
this has been the effort from the beginning,
to combine on somebody who conld defeat
the President, bnc tills is not possible.
There is no excuse for a third man. Har
rison has been the cholco of tho party all
alone. Ho stands on his splondid record,
wliich all the States indorse and even his
opponents praise. He has done nothing to
cliange tbo situation or to forfeit the conil
dehco of the people. Tno action of tho op
position has mado him "stronger. Tlio only
leasonfora third party being nominated
now is tne existence oi some supposea irri
tation and antagonism on tho part of dele
gates in the convention, "growinir out of
rivalries for tneir respective candidates.
Tho fact that there may bo somo fooling
friction, or even anger among the 900 dele
gates, does not arctic anything beyond the
convention. The 7,000,000 Republican votors
are not angry; they are not at the conven
tion, ind are not excited by it They be
lieve in Harrison nnd his record. It is
known that no matter how angry tho 900
delogates may get, they, of all men in the
world, will vote for tho nominee. There was
Just as much faction in the tno conven
tions that nominated Lincoln, and Lincoln
was nominated and electod too, and so will
Harrison bo. 9
The only reason for the people being ex
cited is that there has been an efiort made
to disappoint their will, wliich will not suc
ceed. I repeat again that Harrison will be
nominated on the first ballot without ser
ious opposition.
HARRIS0NITE CONFIDENCE
Fat's to Discourage the Blalno leaders
Quay nnd Clarkson Say tho Presidont
Cannot De dominated Chief Crown
vt'on't Give Up the Fight
tFBOM A STAFT COmiESPOISDEJTr.l
MlKNEAroLTS, June 9. The confidence
of the Harrison leaders is at the top notch
to-night. The Blaine men haven't given up
hope, though. Quay and Clarkson keep up
a bold front, and the Beaver statesman says
Harrison will never be nominated. This is
also the opinion of Senator Flinn, Chief
Brown and William Witherow.
There was a wild-eyed rumor afloat to-day
that Chief Brown had Hopped to the Harri
son side. When Ihe Chiet was seen this
evening in the convention hall he denied it
most emphatically. "I am a Blaine man to
the end, he said. "I will not give up hope
until Quay says the jig is up. Even if
Blaine is not nominated we have votes
enough to prevent Harrison from getting
the plum. The field will be worked against
him. There areta number of delegates, not
exactly Blaine men, who think it would be
bad policy to put Harrison up again. New
York and Pennsylvania would not enthuse
over him."
Senator Flinn hadn't lost hope. He is
counting on the success of Blaine, and is
satisfied that Harrison won't be nominated.
Some dark horses are very impatient to
enter the field, and unless there is a change
to-morrow morning they will be trotted
out.
The evil of the officeholder in politics is
being very forcibly illustrated. Shiel, ot
Indiana, got wrathy to-day when somebody
aceuied him of being a Government em
ploye. The bulk of the Harrison delegates
are officeholders, and they no more repre
sent the liepublicans of the country than
the man in the moon. Moie than one good
Bepublican has suggested that it is about
time to limit the Presidency to one term,
and there is talk of introducing such a reso
lution. Foster and Elkins are offering
every office in sight to influence votes for
the President Israel.
A W03KIHGMEH'3 B00H FOB BEN
HelDC Sprung on the Convention at a Most
Critical Mmnint.
Minneapolis, June 9. The New York
labor delegation of the Workingmen's Be
form League and Associated Trades of New
York City met at the Windsor Hotel this
morning and determined to ciroulate 10,000
copies of the resolatlom adopted by the
Associated Trades of New York; composed
ot 11 unions, with 8,000 membership, on
Tuesday evening, May 31, at 804 Ninth
avenue, New York City. They in their
resolutions believe that the record of Presi
dent Harrison for the past three years has
shown that he is the most eligible candi
date for workinzmen's and farmers' suf
frages demand his renomination, and adds:
Ills inception of the bi-metallic conference
will do much to smooth tbe dissensions
which now exist between citizens of differ
ent sections of the country, and will ulti
mately settle that he is a believer in the
protection of the workinsmen from the
pauper contract labor of Europe and Asia,
and his patriotism i s shown by nls firmness
in the Cnilean, Italian and Eerlnz Sea af
fairs. We pledge the workingmen's and the
farmers' vote of the United States to him as
a candidate of the Bepublican party.
Resolved, That a committee of six be ap
pointed by the Chair to piesent this resolu
tion to the Republican National Convention
at Minneapolis on Jnne 7.
A. H. Gauauuz,
Chairman of Delezation.
Jakes A. Fox,
Secretary.
HARRISON TO THE END.
MIchener Says His Cohorts Tf III Not Think
of Anr Other Candidate.
Minneapolis, Minn., June 9. To
night the following official notice was issued
from the Harrison headquarters:
Since it has been demonstrated by the
unanimous expression of a large majority of
the delegates to the National Convention at
a meeting held to-day that President Harri
son is their choice nnd leader of that body
In tho impending campnlzn, the question
has been asked by dolesrates favorable to
him whether his friends still consider the
expediency of his retiring ana.1oininc in the
nomination of a now man. The uniform
reply has been and will conttnuo to be to the
end that tho judgment of the party having
been definitely ascertained to be tavorable
to his candldncy. his supporters will not par
ticipate in nny effort to reverse that Indi
lncnt. At no timo will thcro be any consid
eration by them of any other candidate.
L. T. iilOBEaEB.
COMMENTS OF ENGLISH PAP.EB3.
Sarcastic Talk of s Couple of Editorl Across
the "Water.
London, June 9. The Standard, referring
to the Minneapolis convention, says: "We
regret, but are not surprised, to hear that a
large element of the convention is so sus
pected of venality that it is very generally
believed that the nomination will'be de
cided either by cash payment or by prom
ises of offices."
The limes, comnjenting on the proceed
ings of the Minneapolis Convention, says:
"None but connoisseurs at the scene" of
operations can fully appreciate the object
of the moves and conntcr moves made by
the rival managers. There is every reason
to believe that the contest is being con
ducted with a dexterity and astuteness not
unworthy of the champions engaged in tbe
struggle.'"
FOR IATEST CONVENTION NEWS SEE
SECOND EDITION.
CHEESING FOB CLEVELASD.
Jlatama Democrats Enthnso Over tbe
Mention of the Ex-Prnsldent's Xnrac.
Montgomery, Ala., June 9. The
Democratic Convention reassembled at 4
o'clock and ex-Governor Thomas Peay was
elected Permanent President. In the course
of his speech he referred to Palmer, Boies
and Pattison without provoking a cheer.
Keference to Hill brought out a slight dem
onstration, but there was a cyclone of
enthusiasm when he pronounced the name
of Cleveland. Ihe name ol Governor
Thomas G. Jones was placed before the con
vention tor renomination. The vote stood:
Jones 374, Kolb 67, and the Gov
ernor's nomination was made unani
mous. He made a speech, dealing
in a calm and dispassionate manner
with the situation now existing in the
State. Chief Justice George W. Stone was
nominated by acclamation, and lions. T. M.
McClellan, "T. W. Coleman, Jonathan
Haralson and J. B.,Had for Associate Jus
tices. Attorney General W. Martin was re
nominated on the second ballot Tbe con
vention then adjourned until 10 o'clock to
morrow morning.
The bolters' convention named an entire
State ticket as follows: For Commissioner
of Agriculture, S. M. Adams, President of
the State Alliance; Attorney General, B.
K. Collier; Secretary ot State, L. C. Bam
sey; Auditor, W. ii B. Lynch, ol Macon:
Superintendent of Education, J. O. Turner,
of St Clair. A full State Committee and a
delegation to the Chicago Convention were
selected. The platform consists of along list
of whereases arraienine the present Demo
cratic organization as antagonistic to the
people's rights and operated in the interest
of a class and proclaiming their organization
as the true Jeffersonian Democracy of Ala
bama. It demands more money, the repeal
ot national bank charters, an income tax
and national revenues limited to the neces
sary expenses of the Government
Tho Czar and the Alsacs Question.
Berlin, June 9. The Cologne Gazette
avers that the Czar while at Kiel declared
unreservedly that he would not think ot
supporting France if she raised the Alsace
Question. The Czar has sent Emperor Will
iam a telegram conveying hearty thanks lor
what be terms the "brilliant and friendly'
reception accorded him at Kiel.
What is described as the biggest signal
box or switch tower in the world was opened
in London two weeks ago. On the day of tho
Universities boat race 819 trains pas-ted the
box between daybreak and midnight. Tlio
handling or that traffic rcqutred"18,000 dis
tinct lever motions nnd 20,0-jO electrical -signals.
In four hours 173 switching operations
were performed irom the box.
A SMAIXadlet under wanted boarders or
rooms to let in the cent-a-word advertising
columns seldom fails to hrlnc results. Try It.
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