Show 3 BLAINE BLAINE JAMES G BLAINE the effect of blames blaines action on the delegates in the I 1 city of flour mills the great States mans SUD supporters Porters go wild with delight and give one biar big whoop and hurrah when they hear the very startling and unexpected announcement I 1 I 1 opinions of prominent politician politicians as to the effect of blaines Bla laes action on the convention rumors of dark Hor horses and compromise candidates are plentiful but are devoid of any harrlson men drawn up in battle array I 1 I 1 minn june 4 supreme confidence on the the one hand serene assurance on the other expresses the presidential bial situation today to day and none can say I 1 which of the rival factions is doomed to disappointment oliss pl jl it is certain that both I 1 arc are taking ta n a very f roseate view of the situation I 1 an and it n e equally certain that the lis nally 1 majority 0 of f t the ede delegates elates are yet positively I 1 g d the harrison people are counting coun in on instructions of state conventions I 1 at anu tart their candidate off with 11 I 1 nearly WO votes assured their Theli opponents the inflection of are re religiously relying on the popular ular blaino blaine movement to sweep up near v all the uninstructed delegates landmake and make erious inroads in ili many instructed ted delegations thus it is that the figures given out bv by the factions differ so widely and arid are accepted so lightly by experienced perien ri need ced politician the problem is one ahl which can call only be solved in the convention the announcement by blaine that he lie would write no more letters is accepted as by all air and strange to say both factions seeth seem to find in it a source of con the blaine men say it means he LI 14 in the hands of his friends while white the li arrison leaders hold told that it means a fur th aber brex espresion espres reanon ion is annec unnecessary essary and that he stands cy by hia his letter to clarkson withdrawing from the contest bisone isone one hut tat harrison enthusiasts any longer ion gerdo doubt abt that Bl blaines alnes name will be presented ted to the tire convention calmer presented heads gresen are now applying themselves selves assiduously lions y to ascertain the intention of alie dele delegates tes every incoming delegate is promptly ti L seized ez i and his allegiance earnest from fy 7 mou bought lit b by the rival leaders it is bej lie deved v ed blaine 1 newill will not be formally placed in nomination the plan is to allow harrisons name to bp be presented then when the roll call gins gin s to have alabama arkansas color ill rado 0 od ud other beadi leading n states cast a majority rl ty of their votes for the popular leader this r it is hoped will create a stampede delegates to the secreta secretary r Y and result in in his nomination on the fir first st ballot the harrison people arc are however working vigorously with the dele delegates gateso of the states that lead in the alphabetical gistand appear to have lave assurance that blaine will not get the unanimous vote of either alabama or arkansas the former has a contesting delegation so they are somewhat chary abent taking sides at the present stage of the tile game general new hw a list of over delegates all of either instructed or pledged to Hai Tiron and a list of forty or fifty who he lie thinks can call be relied on oil air jor the president chairman clarkson 11 however has a list which puts the harri harr 1 bod mod strength at just while sloat pas sou let t gives i v e him I 1 ll 11 x aw at the tile outside blahn blames e s f friends ari e aids give no figures as to his strength but insist that he will be nomi ruled on the first ballot Chau chauncey M depew and arid T C platt are among to days ys amal the tile virginia i a and south carolina delegations cizin it had a conference with platt on the I 1 way and it is given out that part of them will vote for blaine W if hurled of Is new ew york was token taken seriously ill llila this morning with heart failure though hia tits physician thinks he will recover platt on his big arrival at once went in conference with the blaine leaders to formulate plans I 1 in behalf of tha tile magnetic statesman the Blat blame nemen men inthe in the new york delegation are inclined to criticise criticism critic ise senator hiscock for leaning toward Harr harrison saying that lie could not have been elected elect isoa delegate at large if it 1 had I been known be he was for the president hiscock claims that it was supposed that blaine was out of the race the national committee did beo not n t I 1 meet at the appointed hour the members ment rs being enga engaged geI in in preliminary work when th they do get together lie the first thi thing n will wil proba probably ly be the fight between I 1 hill i and murray over the question of chinh is the national committeeman with the t he possibility ofa of a split in ili the delegation and a division odthe of the delegation between harrison and blaine I 1 tilt COMMITTEE AT WORK 8 CONTEST the national committee met at noon and J completed its business in an all hour and a quarter quartee some skillful sparring but no open fight between the administration and ami anti administration forces was bad the opposing ing forces did not present united ranks but split on individual propositions so as to not riot make a fight light in the national committee contes contested seats were referred to a il committee subcommittee sub tho the principal subcommittee suba of seven consisting of qu quay a new fessenden Pcs senden scott hansbrough afy hyde de and ap appointed to have charce charge of all contests from Tinted indiana louisiana maryland mississippi boath carolina and texas A aspects committee committe econ consisting ol 01 brady of virginia conger of ohio and slid pilley filley of missouri was given charge of the alabama contest the fight tight over the utah seats seat i will be looked into by lela id d hobart and warren the fight in the Tenne esce delegation was nettled settled quietly IQ lelly judge murray was recognized as the committeeman from that state it was alls decided to 1 recommend that new mexico ia llave have six agates delegates instead of 0 etwo two and that two wo representatives from front I 1 indian fe lass ari r to 7 be emitted admitted without vote ad JO urn e BLAISE BLAINE BLAINE JAMES US 0 1 BLAIKE BLAINE Is june 4 the name of 11 baille 10 is or on every f li lip tonight to night it Is h shouted in lobbies whispered whisper Sl in con ferencek feren ces and sung S in ili rhymes by exhur tant taut admirers ag as they parade the streets rhe rho magic of his name has kindled the tt enthusiasm of the tits northwest into a blazeff M alory I 1 ory ry everywhere its blaine A Jt laine james 0 rues blaine now that he iw has reigned and thrown down th the e gaunt let ei an all admirers who were hesitating be tween vipa ViP res peet 1 for harrison and xin uncertainty as to 10 III aines a acceptance come out in open n adv omey of the great republican le leader ze e r and have joined the pioneer boomers until their ranks rants have become an a army I 1 no asserts ts to tonight night that blaine faill ail deir denight 1 91 I nation it itis is blaine against harrison and arid all political W weapons e a n 8 of rational rIt 40 iOnal warfare e are ushered in into tc mecon the con test iiii t farrison 01 people ope openly il I 1 accuse crime blaine of atri perfidy idy bad leovie faith alth and treachery to tile ad minest ration blaino blaine leaders re P hat blaine owed nothing to the ad ration ration and that the administration lion which he e honored could have no possible pot possible sible on 0 ills political future while th i 0 kt great majority ma J arity tonight to rif night h t pre re diets ba 1 rinea I I 1 tie 8 nomina nomination on some t think I 1 t the amb emb ga glio trill will result in ili the election of a IL dark borse 0 harrison dis i leaders are not heartened but still resolute and eager for the fray 17 nearl ariy riy y everybody confesses that am a merry fight ls Is ln in store 0 o and nearle nearly every y cents to find pleasure in t the a con ti I 1 p alot longn gh now and then a man mail allf bad an n who mournfully deprecates the M leeling feeling engendered what may way be ac ff I 1 I 1 I 1 cepter as indicating the sentiment of the hour waa was the remark of a wag that the resignation meant a blaine wake and a harrison funeral the first information of blainer Bla inea resignation and the acceptance of the same by the president came through the associated press bulletins and arid when officially confirmed the tile dlaine blaine men aavo ga eone one wild hil inous hurrah thousands effaces turned upward from the hotel lobby and as man many voices inquired t the lie cause of the on t burs blaine has resigned shouted national committeeman conger instantly the news was communicated to the outside and like wildfire spread through g the city blaine leaders seemed to congregate by magic and as they exchanged fe felicitations feli citations the countenances of clarkson and fassett beamed with pleasure and even the immovable qua quay was manifestly exultant an hour I 1 later ater blaine headquarters were engaged in fit the west hotel at the price of the fight was on oil at the harri i son headquarters dismay was at first pictured on every face but consul general new quickly rallying lieutenants closed the boora for a few minutes consultation and when the harrison arrison II leaders stepped out again the lino line of battle was sed drawn rawn the II barrison arrison people still maintained that they had sufficient votes to nominate nomi nate their man tho the newa news of blaines Bla inea resignation at first created the feeling among harrison arrison II men that it meant the defeat amona 0 of their candidate later there was talk of bringing out dark horses with which to cut into blaines Blain I 1 cs following lewint that feeling has I 1 now low given div en wa way y and w whatever ateser else harriso arrison II n men may do it can bo be stated positively they will stand to their guns to the last they concede that the ill fight lit from front now on will be close aid abild hot the the bitterness which characterized the first hot utterances showing the e manner in lit which Harrison Harriso ians received the news that blaine was actively in the field was put aside as the result of a protracted ro conference lasting all the apter afternoon in the conference some were in favor of fighting vigorously and antagonizing the tire ellaina movement with spirit but gentler co counsels ansele prevailed and a mild bentler declaration cclara t was the result of the conference the document states that adfer frank and arid full discussion of the situation among Harrison ians every state anater and territory being represented etwas it was the unanimous op opinion imon that blaines Bl alnes resignation would it not ot e effect the canvass now being made for the tile president his its friends believe ha lie is the strongest and arid best man mail for the republican publican Ke party and if a republican publican Ile is elected it upon the tire strength of harrisons administration the statement further recited the tile op opinion i 1 lion that harrison arrison ll will bo be ol 01 on 1 the tile first ballot as there la is a sufficient number of votes assured to give him the nomination the document ends theroa theres no wavering on the part of his friends recent assurances only confirming the prediction heretofore made that II arrion arrison Is the choice of hi his hii i party and arid the people after the statement was given out the doors of the indiana headquarters where the conference was held were locked the tire transoms closed and ft a watchman wat clunan put on guard and a discussion ensued for the purpose of agreeing upon a conce concerted arted pi plan a n of action chauncey 11 depew was present in the tile conference and arid made one orie of his characteristic speeches announcing his steadfast support of the president it seemed to be the unanimous mons sentiment that the presidents followers should di discourage any denunciation of j blaine and arid conduct the campaign having for a basis the instructed delegates for the president his excellent administration and previous good goo running it was particularly ticul arly impressed upon all that good nature should pr prevail evall VIEWS OE PROMINENT ME MES N senator wolcott of colorado was called u upon alf for 0 views in reference to the sudden brange change in the political situation lie said it does not change the situation materially except to accentuate the insult which the president in his interview and secretaries miller and arid foster in theirs theirs attempted to inflict upon blaine his friends realized for some time that the president sought to minimize the effects of the wisdom and sagacity of the secretary of state but it appears they not only desire to ignore him but because he lie did not seem ignore di posed to write a letter every few minutes they saw fit at to throw mud mud the resignation may be of some help here as it leaves vacant another r office tb pledge forli for II arrison votes As for colorado Colora dowe we are for blaine and arid the far northwest Is the same harrison arrison II could not carry colorado I 1 charles F griffin ex secretary of state of indiana said avery Bv ery sensible man en concedes that harrison arrison II is the only lican that can carry carrr indiana at least if ho he cant no one can cha chauncey 31 depew waa was not nt I 1 in his usual auble a amiable humor when he lie merged from the conference and arid declined decline al to be interviewed lie he said however he lie would vote for harrison arrison II national committeeman payne of wisconsin said 1 I think it means that the president cannot be nominated or elected if nominated but whether 6 blaino blaine will win is not so clear benator senator teller of colorado thought blaine would ft be nominated T H carter of montana said assurances su are voluntarily offered by representatives senta tives olevery of every delegation delegation in ili minneapolis and by somo some de delegations by tele 1 graph that it is wholly immaterial who fhe the candidate opposed to the president may be and arid that the president ent will be I 1 loyally 11 y supported P arted throughout ena t or e it adelel delegate ate at large from california said 1 I dont ont think it Is a factor in the contest whether er significant the it will be it at no IS a candidate G or r not blaino blaine the same as it wo would u id have been beh fore john C new said 1 I dont think the resignation will wil I 1 change anything theres we have lave the no danger of a S stampede to nominate hamson harrison delegates it is stated tonight to night that governor mckinley Ki who will i arrive tomorrow to morrow will declare delare kilides lidel for harrison arrison II the th inborn information bation comes cl from delegate Ga george orgeE E baldwin bald win of me Elit leys own town today to day baldwin said mckenley lic Kinley authorized authorize d me to say bar that governor upon arrival in minneapolis he lie wi will I 1 become bobie one of 0 f the tile most persistent workers for exnor harrison latt says harrisons forces it only demoralized and arid now is are husn greatly whether blaine 11 will receive i a a unanimously minority milo rity or be nominated unan ins dairman Va clarkson sald mid blaines alnea Bl resignation chairman irman added a dramatic feature to tile ake all good republicans P will convention from bit tile proceedings t try to drw preserve erve de do Und like differences terne ternes sand anything sit generating int a feuds chao national commit chios A L conge nger r said siy with all the powerful pat conage teeman at the disposal I 1 of the I 1 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