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KILKENNY FIGHT. Party Leaders Alarmed at the Deadly Feeling So Far Displayed. Every Delegate Has a Razor in Hand and a Knife in His Boots. Jt Would Be Suicidal Now to Name Either Blame or Harrison. Sherman, Allison and McKin ley Named as the Dark Horses. Horace Porter Undoubtedly Has the Call for Tempo rary Chairman, Though Chairman Clarkson Has a Soft Side for Negro Langston. Uarcus Johnson and W. H. Eustis Wager $1,000 on the Result. last Night's Events Show No Probable Solution of the Situation. The fight is growing very bitter. Blame and Harrison men are ready to 3y at each other's throats. Cooler heads feel that both men must be thrown overboard to save the party. It is doubtful whether in the history Df the Republican parly there ever was such an exhibition of bad blood between the friends and supporters of rival can didates for the presidential nomination. Though it is yet four days before the convention, bad feeling has been worked up to such a pitch that an open war is imminent. The most bitter language is used on both sides in referring to the claims and pretensions of the other, and in many cases the rival workers and heelers will not speak as they pass by. Already on the floors of the West the interference of bystanders has been necessary to prevent actual blows. This condition of affairs lias been very carefully canvassed by the cool and thoughtful men, who think more of the party than of the claims or preferment of any one man in it, ana the question of retiring both Blame and Harrison is being seriously agitated. In the pres ent state of feeling it would be suicidal to nominate either. The greatest bit terness is shown by the Blame side of the tight, and the Harrison men feel ingly say that Biaine is not really in the fignt to be nominated, but only to try ana beat the present executive. Every body knows the state of feeling that exists between Harrison and Blame themselves. They are at constant dag gers drawn, and that fact is freely com mented upon at the capital. Mrs. Blame and Mrs. Harrison hate each other cor dially, and each has drawn into their light all the personal 'friends she can control. Under no circumstances could the differences between tne rival houses of Blame and Harrison be reconciled. 1 his being the situation, conservative party leaders are asking each other the ques::on, how can we nominate either of these men and then hope to win? More was said on this subject after the arrival of the press train, yesterday, than ever, and this view was shared by several of the brightest and best posted of the correspondents. The prediction ■was freely made last night that when the day of the convention arrived the right would have reached such propor tions tint it must bo apparent to the most selfish partisan that it would be the sheerest folly to think of nominating either Blair.e or Harrison. But in case this should happen and both the rival statesmen be turned down, the conven tion would find it a great task to unite on a compromise candidate. He must be a man entirely free from any taint of the present tight and that would elimi nate Aiger in the beginning. Allison was frequently mentioned in this con nection, but his name did not awaken any particular enthusiasm. Shrewd politicians say that in such an event, the choice will alight upon such a man as R. B. Hayes iv 1876, for the reason that nobody knew him and therefore nobody could find fault with him. TO MEET TODAY, When the National Committee "Will Settle Vexed Questions. Today the Republican national com mittee will meet. The result of the meeting of this committee will be, to a certain* extent, a straw indicating the respective following of Blame and Har rison. It will show, at the least, how Harrison and Blame stand with the national committee. The national coniminittee being composed, sup posedly, of the representative men of the Republican party, each mem ber representing the sentiment of his particular state, the division of tlie na tional committee should indicate the strength of the candidates. This show of hands will be cade on the contest over the place that belongs lo Tennessee on the national commit tee. in 1888 W. W. Murray was appointed p.s Tennessee's member of the Repub lican committee. He represented that state on the committee all through the campaign, and was an active worker lor Harrison. For his political perti nacity he was rewarded with a place under the commissioner or the land of ice. That appointment look Mr. Mur ray down into New Mexico. He has lived down there since he was appoint ed, but continued to stand as Tennes see's representative on the national commute/!. hen the men of Tennessee Held their state convention this spring they decided that they wanted some otnei representative on the national committee. They had nothing in par ticular against Mr. Murray, but he had not lived in the state for nearly four years. Naturally, they preferred to be represented by some one nearer home. They elected as their member of the national committee George W. Hill. It is possible that the supposed candidacy of Mr. Blame may have influenced the convention. Tennessee is for Blame. Hill is a Blame man. Murray is a fed eral officeholder. It follows logically that he is a partisan of the little presi dent. Murray has not come to Minne apolis yet. So far as can be learned, He is the only federal officeholder who has shown a disposition to observe the president's request and keep his hands off the national conven tion. But he thought he had a right to f-^aSKINS ON FIRE //L^L/Th With agonizing eczemas cud other rX r\C 1 itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, f SKINS pimply skin FIRE With agonizing eczemas sud other itchinc, bur Ding, bleeding, scaly, blotchy, and pimply skin and ecalp CVUjri diseases, :>re instantly relieved and speedily cured by the celebrated : J\^' Ccticuba Remedies, the greatest i [_/ , skin cures, blood purifiers, and hu- I XX mor remedies of modern times. J^^- iSold throughout the world. be esteemed Mm representative of Ten nessee on the national committee. He rave his proxf as a national committee- Man to H. ('. Evans, an ex-eongressinan and a Harrison man. Evans comes to Minneapolis with Murray's proxy, and Hill comes as the man chosen by the Tennessee state convention as a mem- Ihtol' tbe national committee in place of the former member, who had moved out of the state. Hill will insist upon sitting tor Tennessee, and Kvans will ask Hie same tiling as the holder of Murray's proxy. The national commit tee must decide between the two. The national committee is supposed to be strongly impregnated with the Blame sentiment. If so. Hill will be the man seated. Anyhow, the friends of both Harrison and Blame are wait ing for the meeting ot the committee. THE PKXCIIi TRAIN. Arrival of the Correspondents' Special From Washington. The train load of special correspond ents from Washington arrived in Min neapolis at , o'clock yesterday afternoon after an enjoyable journey. They left Washington shortly -after midnight of Wednesday by the Pennsylvania line. They were under the personal escort of (Jeorge W. Boyd, which was an advance guarantee of a pleasant trip. The train made only water and order stops until it reached Chicago at 1:2:10 o'clock Thursday night. There the ears were transferred to the tracks uf the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul road, and W. vV. fleafford eastern passenger acent took charge of the train. The first morning was spent by many of the travelers In the observation car studying the beauties of the mount ain scenery on the line of the Pennsyl vania. On the second morning the train passed through the most picturesque part of the Chicago, Milwaukee iV St. Paul route aiong the banks of the upper Mississippi, the Hudson river of the West. What might have been a very tedious journey was made a very pleas ant one by the association of nearly eighty congenial spirits, for whose comfort every possible provis ion had been made. There was much good-natured chaff, but very little serious political talk except when the correspondents were inter viewed on the outcome ot the conven tion. This occurred at intervals all the way from Washington to Minneapolis. The trip culminated in a monster hat pool in which forty of t!ie excursionists celebrated their personal non-partisan ship by drawing names ami blanks to determine the convention result. Most of the newspaper correspondents went to the New York Life Insurance build ing, which has been fitted \i]> as a tem porary hotel for newspaper men. Others went to the West hotel, where the United Press has made its headquarters in a suite of rooms. MR. QOArSCAPRICL Continued From First Pasrc. him all his political life are against him. It is quite easy to tell the truth. The fact is that the Biair.e racket is being played for a vantage ground. The leaders of the movement in his behalf want a chance to concentrate on some one. That can only be dona in case a combination can be made after the issue is sprung. Tne tendency is for Harri son because the shooters for the presi dent are on deck. The Blame con tingent gets here today, and then the battle will open in earnest. It is perfectly fair to say of this coming convention that there is more chance in it than has ever been known for years. The hustlers ot years gone by are here, looking wise and pretend ing to know nothing. The friends of Gen. Harrison are making all the noise, and. if he is not nominated, there will be a very disappointed lot. It will be a day or two before the practical ends of the convention assemble. The skirmish line now here does not amount to much, so far as the public are concerned. Fi:amv A. Brurt. HILL MEN WATCHFUL.. Meeting of Regulars Called to Plan a Little. New Yokk, June o.— Chairman Mur phy, of the Democratic state committee, has issued a call for a conference of the regular Democratic state delegation to the national convention at Chicago. The meeting is to be held at the Hoff man house next Tuesday evening. It is said that Senator Hill will attend, and that important action will be taken with reference to the senator's candidacy. A Troy dispatch says: On good au thority, it is asserted here today that at tne S'e.w York meeting it will be pro posed that in case the national commit tee refuses to admit any portion of the contesting delegation the regular delegates will stay by Mr. Hill, but if any Syracuse delegates are admitted, the February delegates are to change their allegiance toKoswell P. Flower, discarding both Mr. Hill and Mr. Cleve land. The proposition to make this change is to be submitted to the con testing delegation. Albany, N. V., .June 3.— The call for a meeting of February convention men, which the morning papers in some in stances allege to be a state committee call, issued by Chairman Murpliy. and in others to be. a national delegates' call issued by Senator Hill, the first for Monday night and the second for Tues day at the Hoffman house, is in reality a call issued in the form of an invitation to the seventy-two delegates and sev enty-two alternates to the Chicago con vention elected in February, to meet at the Hoffman house, New York. Monday night next at 8 o'clock, as the call sim ply announces, "to consult on matters pertaining to the delegates' work at Chicago." Delegate John H. Mantling, of this congressional district, refused to talk about it, but the fact that the paper con trolled by him, the Argus, contains the announcement of the call, not as a ru mor but as a fart, is sufficient evidence to the truth of the statement. Anthony N. Brady, the other national delegate, practically admitted that the call has been issued. The consultation is sup posed to be for the purpose of framing a line of action in regard to the Syra cuse contestants and to appoint commit tees and speakers to appear before the national committee to argue the claim of the regular delegation. The delegation was to have left the state Juue IT, but in view of the fact that the contestants are to ro on the 16th a new date will be set, or else a special committee will leave a few days before. TENXESKKANS CUT BEX. Officeholders in on the Cnt—Liaiig ston's Denunciation. Chicago, June 3.— Tennessee woke thines up in Chicago today. A portion of the delegation from that state regis tered at the Palmer house, and at once paid their respects to John M. Langston, the colored delegate from Virginia, who is talked of for temporary chairman by the Blame people. The Tennesseeans told Langston they had "glorious news." The six Harrison instructed delegates from Tenuesee. they said, had broken loose and gone over to Blame, with but two exceptions. In the party were H. B. Lindsay, United States district attorney from the Second district and alternate at large from the state: Delegate .1. F. Tarwater and Delegate J. W r . Connor. All these are Blame wen. Lindsay, the office holder, was apparently the most en thusiastic cf the lot. He said the ad ministration could have his place any time, but he intended, he declared, to work for Blame. B. F. McCarthy, who is also an officeholder, being superin tendent of letter carriers at Nashville, and who accompanies the party,declared he was for Blame. "Had the state con veutiou known that Blame would have accepted." said he, "the delegates would have been tied hand and foot with instructions for him. By the time all the delegates get to Minneapolis they will be for the Maine man." Langston is out in an interview today THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 4. 1892. —TEN PAGES. declaring heatedly . that the colored voters are against Harrison, and that the only man who can give the nemo justice in the South is Blame. Mr. Laugston almost shouted his utterances and brought down tho palm of his hand on a written copy of a communica tion sent to a number of ministers by the president, deploring the outrages committed against the negroes in the South, but stating that the constitution prevented the president from taking any steps to prevent the outrages. ;- j Sir. Laneston declared the colored people held the balance of power In Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and might disastrously exert.it if Harrison were nominated. He asserted that At torney General Miller, the president's law partner, had proved the. most un friendly man to the colored people that could have been named for that place, and that President Harrison had snubbed the colored people in the world's fair appointments. • ; NEW YORK SMALL FRY. Eight Car Loads With a Leaning to Blame. New Tonic, June The New York delegation to the Minneapolis conven tion left here in a special train of eight cars from the Grand Central depot at 10:20 o'clock this morning. Most of the prominent leaders of the party, includ ing Chauncey- M. ' Depew. William lirookfield, Thomas C. Platt, Herman C. Armour. Gen. Horace Porter. Col. S. V. K. Cretgher. John E. Mulholland, and many leading liepublicans from Brook lyn, under the leadership ol Naval Offi cer Theodore It. Willis, started for Min neapolis yesterday and t!>e day before. Among those wiio started today were Collector hendrix. Secretary Kenyou. of the Republican committee: Jacob Patterson, \V. H. Bellamy, Deputy Col lectors Frank .Raymond, Dennis Shea and John 11. Gunner, Internal Revenue Collector Ferdinand Kidman. Deputy Surveyor John Collins, Col. M. A. Sic- Alphinc, president of the state league, of Republican clubs, and Cornelius N. Bliss. On either side of each of the eight cars in the train, on • a strip of white canvass, are the words "New York delegation. National Republican Convention," printed in large black let ters. Stops will be made at Tarry to Fishkill, Poughkeepsie, Albany and at ail the principal cities until Buffalo is reached. After that the train will not stop until it arrives at Chicago at noon tomorrow. At all stops between here and Buffalo delegations to the conven tion will be taken on train. Six hours will be spent in Chicago, and then the trip to -Minneapolis will be resumed. Postmaster Vincent did not leave with the delegation this morning. Shortly before the train started. Secretary of the State Committee Keuyon &aid there was no doubt but that a majority ot the New York delegates favor the nomina tion of James G. Blame. SHODTERS FOR SILVER. California and Nevada Delegates en tbe Hail. OGDEX,Utah, June 3.— A special train bearing the Republican delegation to the national convention from California and Nevada, arrived hers this evening via the Southern Pacific. TJie Cali fornia contingent consists of eighteen delegates, and the Nevada representa tion of five delegates. There are about LOO people on the delegation train. The delegates are in the best of spirits, and say thus far they have bad a delightful trip. • -.. ' On the way today the California dele gation elected M. H. De Young as mem ber of the national Republican com mittee from California. George S. Knight was elected chairman, of the committee on resolutions, and during a joint session ot the California and Nevada delegations made a stirring speech on silver, pledging the Nevadans the support of California for silver. At the Ogiieu depot the delegnti ons were met by a big crowd of people, among whom* the delegates found many, ac quaintances. THK WOLVERINE GANG. BigTrainload? Set Sail for Minne apolis. Detroit, Mich., June 2.— The Michi gan club's big excursion train, bearing nearly all of Michigan's delegates and alternates to the .Minneapolis conven tion, together with the Alger clul>, Michigan club members and their friends, left the Michigan Central depot at 1:40 p. m. today. A party of fifty also left here at noon for Minneapolis under the auspices of the publication entitled "Under the Oaks at Jackson, 1854, and Since," which is designed to be a complete his tory of the "Republican party. . • The party will lodge in tents near the con vention hall. Accommodations will be had for 100 people and many leading Republicans of this city have arranged to be their guests. BOSS CROKKR'S SAY. Tammany Votes for Hill, bnt Sup ports the Nominee. New York, June 3. —The Times says: Richard Croker, Tammany chieftain, was quoted as saying that he believed that Senator Hill was the coming man and would be nominated and elected. This was at the end of an interview in which Mr. Croker defined the position of Tammany as to the national conven tion and criticised the actions ot the Democrats who n.et at the Syracuse convention. Mr. Croker was asked last night if he had been correctly reported as to Mr. Hill being the coming man. '•I did not say that," Mr. Croker said. "I have been misquoted. 1 did not make that statement." Mr. Croker was then asked what course Tammany would pursue at the national conven tion. He said Tammany's delegation would vote for Senator Hill. Mr. Croker was then asked what the Trmmany organization would do in the event of Mr. Cleveland's nomination. "Tammany," he said, "would give him its most loyal support. What else could it do? We would not read ourselves out of the Democratic party and make ourselves Republicans." A BLAINE BLUFF. No One Had Nerve or Cash to Call It. New Yoke, June The enthusiasm of the Blame men and their faith in his nomination and election was illustrated iv a remarkable bet unsuccessfully'of fered on the floor of the stock exchange yesterday. Daring a lull, half an hour after the opening of the exchange, F. T. Adams sang out at the tOD of his voice: "I will wager 15,000, or "*any part of it, three times, that if Blame is nominated at Minneapolis he will accept." Adams was at once surrounded by a crowd. Mauy of them wanted him to give odds. One of the brokers said: ••Why don't you bet that Blame will be nominated and elected?" "I'll do that," responded Mr. Adams. "I offer now to any one who wishes to invest an additional bet of $3,000, or any part of it, three times, that, if Mr. Blame accepts, he will be elected." . There were no takers, but Mr. Adams said the offer would stand good, and brokers could find him at the Windsor hotel. It is said that some of the sport ing fraternity will accept the bet. Mr. Adams is a Blame man, but it is said that in making the remark about the offer he is simply executing a commis sion from Ed Gilmore. .- o False Economy Is practiced by many people, who buy inferior articles of food because cheaper than ' standard goods. Surely infants are entitled to the best food obtainable. It is a fact that the Gail Borden "Eagle" Brand Condensed -Milk is the beat in fant food. Your grocer and druggist i keep it. QUAY IS ON DECK The Shrewd Pennsylvania Schemer Reaches the Scene of Action, And Is Received by Chairman Clarkson With an Evi dent Relief. The Blame Boom Thereupon Takes on Another New Impetus. Quay Has Little to Say, and Appears in a Very Bad Humor. 8033 Filley Says tha Blis3ouri Delegation Will Sup port Blame. Clarkson Jubilant Ovar thß Latest N-3W3 of Blame's Reticence, And Claimi It Will Result in His Nomination BayonJ a Doubt. The Day C 10333 With the Biaine Following in Hig-h Spirits. The private car "\V:l<lwood" pulled into the city, and s:ui^iy ensconced within it was the celebrated Pennsyl vania statesman, Matthew S. Quay, for merly chairman of the national commit- j tee, and generally regarded as the shrewd* l^ manipulator in the party. Quay huvi rooms at both liie Mcollet and SEN ATOIi .QUAY.. " j y, . ~ T ~- ~~ : : 7T-< ! ! 1 West hotels, but he steered for the latj tor, and was received with open arm* by Clarksoji. He had very little to 'say.. during the day, and was for the . most part invisible. Just after breakfast" r unbent and deigned to say that he be.; lieved that Mr. Biaine was the choice^", of the party and the people, and wuujd bo nominated early in the gffm<£ In the car with Mr. Quay came Senators Stockbridge. Sawyer, Felton. GaUinffHT, and Congressman Burrow's, as company*. Stockbridge and Sawyer are Harrison,, men', as between the latter aiid-'/'Bla^e, while Pelton and (Jallinger were forth-.-. lime being decidedly non-committal/* Burrows, although an open Alger man, said that iv his opinion, should the Biaine movement go so far as the plac ing of hi* name. before the convention, Alger would not be a candidate. At the same time ho had reason* to be lieve that before Tuesday morning it would be definitely ni.d authoritively understood whether or not Biaiite con sented to the. use, of his name. "He. will not write a letter," said Burrows, '•but there are always two ways or do ing one thing. Senator Quay was not in a particularly amiable mood. He said that "ninety per cent of the alleged interviews with himself \ during the past few days had been j purely imaginary and that he did not i propose to say a word until alter he had j conferred with Clarkson. It was devel- | oped that in the course of the trip there was an informal talk concerning availa ble dark horses, in the event of the situation demanding the selection of an other than Harrison or Blame. The names of Sherman and McKinley were talked of in this connection. Certain of the senatorial party took the ground that the nomination of either .would not weaken the party in Ohio, and that the nomination of Sherman would open up the senatorial pathway to .Foraker and thus heal the existing differences in the- Buckeye state. it was also the senti ment that, in the event of the nomina- j tion of either Blame or Harrison, it would be good politics to put a far. Western man in the second place on the ticket. K| EOSS FILLKY TALKS. . The St. Louis Man Is Hot for Jim Blame. "Your state is not unanimous for any candidate, is it?" was the question put toChauncey 1. Filley, of St. Louis. "No, not exactly. Some of the district delegates have been instructed, and oth ers refused to be instructed. One dele gation in particular stood up on its hind legs and met the offer to instruct with a loud howl. The delegates said that if they weie instructed they would go up to Minneapolis and vote lor Jim Blame anyhow." . .": ','. ■ Filley is a typical political boss. He is not much on style, but he is a worker. He goes about the West hotel rotufidai wearing a coat that is a promising can didate for a second-hand store ana a ■ piratical hat. But from beneath the; brim of that hat a pair of sharp eyes gleam. They see everything that is going on in the room. Down in Missouri he is second to no man in the Repub lican party, with the possible exception of "Dick" Kerens and John Noble, sec retary of the interior. Filley is a red-] hot Blaiue man. Kerens is for Harrison, and, of course, Noble is. So in Missouri it is one boss against two, and the two are a little larger than the one. But Mr. Filley has good heart, for all that. "How many of the delegates from your state will Mr. Blame get?" was asked of him. . «' i -I think that Blaioe will have two thirds of the delegation, at the very least calculation. Biaine is the strong est man down there, as he is every where. Five or six of the delegations are instructed for Harrison, but I don't think they will pay any attention to the instructions. They may vote for Har rison on the first ballot just to please the people who nominated them, but they won't stay by him if there is any fight. No, sir, the Missouri men are for Blame." And Mr. Filley's cane led him away. CLARKBON IS SURE. He Thinks Blame's Silence Will Certainly Nominate Him. Chairman Clarkson was standing In the doorway of his room at the West . hotel, talking to an Associated Press reporter, when, he received a message saying that Mr, Blafpe had stated to the .Associated Press** that he would write no more letters about the pres! dency. "When was It sent?" said he. "This • afternoon; and what :do you think Its effect will be?" was . the re response and query put to Mr. Clarkson. "I think it will nominate him," Mr. Clarkson replied very promptly, "That is my opinion. We think we are going to nominate him." , ■"Will anybody nominate Mr. Blame, and. If so, who?" was asked.,- . ._' ! "1 do not suppose he will be formally placed in uominatson, but I cannot tell what course may be ' decided upon. There is no organized effort in any way for Mr. Blame. No one is argatiizing i movement, but it springs from , the American people, who are urging him." "Are there any favorite sons who will be put in nomination, or any name ex cept Harrison's to bo formally pre sented?" ;. "It's too early to talk about that. Tho' state delegations may decide. to name some one from their states. There are n number of good, strong men who would make good presidents and would be popular and who may be placed in nomination." QUAY TALKS. Pennsylvania for Maine, but No Figures Given. . Senator Quay was seen last evening : and said that he could not decide on the outcome of the convention, as he had ust arrived on the ground, and there were few delegates here. "For myself," said he, "1 am for Blame." "What will your delegation do?" '•Pennsylvania is a . strong Blame state, and the delegation will b« strong ly for Blame. but exactly how strong numerically I cannot say, as the delega tion has never had a meeting yet." The press dispatch from Washington stating that Secretary Blame had in formed a representative of the Associ ated Press that he would write no more letters and make no further announce ments, prior to the convention, was re ceived with rejoicings by the Blame men this evening, and they declare now that nothing, can prevent his nomi nation. Indeed, the general effect of this announcement of the secretary of state has been to add enthusiasm to the Blame movement and inspire the boom- j era with Increased confidence.* SKRIOUS SITUATION. Good Party Men I^ook Anxiously j Tow;: Blame. The seriousness of the situation is ap- i parent to the representatives of the As sociated Press, who last night sent out the following: Prominent Republicans have begun to | arrive in considerable numbers from all j parts of the country, and the presi- 1 dential contest is growing in interest . with every hour. Men are getting un duly excited, and the two factions into which the party is divided are begin ning to say harsh things about each other. The few leaders .who have no j presidential preference view all this with considerable seriousness, for, no matter who may be the nominee, the contest has gone so far and so many bitter things have been said that much bad feeling will inevitably be engendered. It is no exaggeration to j. refer to the present situation as a con test, for, whether by his will or against his will. Mr. Blame lias been forced by his friends into the position of a pas sive candidate, and the Harrison peopie are not unnaturally saying many caustic things about the" secretary's position, and. insisting that good faith will com pel him to write another letter of de clination. If this letter should not be. forthcoming in two or three days, these prophesies will have been proven false, and it is impossible to predict what the convention may do. The intensity. of , the situation may be understood when 'it is stated that i he representatives of the Associated Press are questioned every .hour by anxious party leaders as to whether any declaration has been made or is expected at Washington from the secretary of state. HEARTS AUK ALL RIGHT, \ Bnt the lllaine Crowds Insist on ■"•■''"■itexuSar Headquarters. : ' 1 - The Harrisonites Have succeeded in stirring up the Blaiiiiacs in the matter of headquarters, and it is probable" that by to.'.ay some sort of a regular Blame rendezvous will be fixed up. The office holders have a place to liock to as soon as they arrive, and this leaves the antis at a disadvantage.. For instance, as soon as Senator Frank lliscoek . arrived he was whisked (iff to New's rooms, and the same happened tin: moment Chaun cey 1. Fiihy, Gen. Lew Wallace and ex-Gov. Wai mouth put in their ap pearance. On the other . hand, the Blame cohorts have no rallying place, and of this they are complaining. They say that like their opponents they [must have organization or else they will b'.; simply in the position of bushwhack ers and will fail, if for no other cause; by lack of detail and concentration. It j is all very well they say to ; argue as J ( larkson has done that Mr. Blame does j not need headquarters, that his cause is located in the hearts or the people; and that an organized machine movement would deprive the Maine ■ man's cause of that appearance of spontaneous senti ment that is now its chief strength, but at the same lime they insist it must not an d cannot be a one or two man move iii ent. and that they must have the same systematic concentration and organiza tion as the other side. RIVAL CLAIMS. Both Sides Anxious for a Correct Count "of Noses. Today and Sunday the skirmish lines will have been thrown out, and then when the various state delegatiens have taken their places, on the field and thr own out their banners, the battle will have begun in earnest. Both sides are anxious for a preliminary count of noses. New has a list of a trifle over 500 delegates, all of whom he claims as instructed and pledged for Harrison, while he has a supplementary list of 40 or so more that, while uiiiii structed, can in- his judgment be reck, oned as part of the president's forces But Clarkson, who has a little list of his own in an inside pocket, puts the Harrison strength as 2'JS to a man. In this he is less liberal than J. Sloat Fas sett, who has counted up an even 300 as the outside strength of the Harrison managers on the first ballot. As to ; Blame's strength, they, are wary of - making predictions. FIRST BIG WAGER. Marcus Johnson and Kustis Put Up $1,000 Bach. The first public wager on the result ot the convention so far as the presi dency is concerned was made last night in the rotunda of the West hotel, as the outcome of an animated debate between W. H. Eustis, a wealthy resident of Minneapolis and president of the North American Telegraph com pany, and Col. Marcus John son, collector of internal revenue at St. Paul. Eustis has warmly espoused the nomination of Blame, and contrib uted largly toward the fitting up of the -. Plaiue headquarters in the Lumber Ex change. As a climax to the debate Johnson offered to wager $1,000 even PPIKES fiooßl Baking UJijiPowaer. Used In Millions of Homes— 40 Years "S'^sdatiV that Harrison would be the nominee of the convention. Eustis took him up, and, followed by a bit; crowd, the two men tnado their way to the hotel coun ter, where two checks for $1,000 each were made out and entrusted to the care of the stakeholder. THE BIiAINU BADGE. It Is Very Popular With the Crowd, That Blainc has the crowd with him is evident. Little incidents around the West indicate] it. Yesterday afternoon a large portrait of the little president was carried up stairs in full view of the floor. A few llarrisouians tried to start A LOBBY SCENE. j a burst of applause. It was not spon- J taneous, not any more so than is the recognizable claque in a theater on the first night of a tiresome play. The Harrison badges have been In I the majority all along up to last night. | The Harrison emblem was handsome, I ana almost everyone was glad to wear one. No other badges were in sight. Yesterday, at 4:30, William Henry £ustis wandered into the hotel with a bunch of Blame badges. Within a few minutes every man iv sight, it seemed, was decorated with one of the red strips bearing the phiz of the Maine man. They went with a speed beside which the proverbial hot cakes would be like a freight train to a limited can non ball train. In the evening Eustis ; brought in another consignment. Blain« is everywhere around the hotel now. The Harrison badge has been sent to the stable. ■ EAT WITH ALGER. New England Delegates Enter tained at Detroit. Detroit, Mich., June 3. — Gen. Alger received the following this afternoon: The Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont delegations will arrive in Detroit at 7 o'clock tonight They will be delighted to meet you at the station. J. H. Maxi.ky. . At 7:80 the delegation passed through Detroit on their way to Minneapolis. They were- met at the depot by Gen. ' Alger' and took supper with him. As they were about to re embark upon the train they gave three cheers for the general. The traiu departed and will reach Minneapolis. tomorrow night. A poll of the delegates shows that twenty nine are for Blame, and two for Harrison, and one for Reed With Blame out of the race, Mr. Mauley says a large number of the delegates will be lor Alger, and in case Blame is placed in nomination for pres ident it is thought three-fourths will be tor Alger for. vice president. The dele gates had about a half hour with the general at the depot in which he fore cast the situation. It was a strong ; Blame contingent, but after him the majority of the delegates were ht favor of Alger for president. cuij'lom's; figuring. Harrison Sure of All but Chicago Delegates. Chicago, June — Delegates from Illinois held a meeting iv Senator Cul loin's room at the Grand Pacific this morning for the purpose of determining how great an inroad the Blame boom had made upon the Harrison forces. Senator Cuilom expressed himself as confident that the delegation .would be solid, with perhaps one or two excep tions, for Harrison. The only sign of revolt again.st the president, he thought was among the Chicago delegates. George N. Massey, a delegate, said today that notwithstanding Delaware's well-known loyalty to Blame. her six votes would be cast for Harrison. The delegates felt that they would be doing Blame an injustice should they vote for him in the face of his widely circulated letter that he would not be a candidate ■^ The Hotel St. Louis, At Minnetonka, will be opened on Sun day, June 5, under the management of W. G. Johnson, who, for^the past two seasons, has been manager of the Yel lowstone Park association's hotels. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway is the onJy line to that popular resort, and lands passengers right at the hotel. For particulars address W. G. Johnson, Manager Hotel St. Louis, Northotue P. 0.. Minn., or J. T. Conley, Assistant General Passenger Agent, St. Paul. ■ - 10,000 Women Wanted At Yerxa's, Seventh and Cedar, to pick strawberries. They're the finest berries of the season, and you nay have your pick at 10 cents per quart. Callom in the Shade. Chicago, June 3. — Senator Cuilom left for Minneapolis tonight. Previous to his departure he said there was no foundation for the rumor that his own name is again to be placed among the presidential candidates, but would not discuss the possibility of its being so placed in case it becomes evident that Harrison cannot be nominated. One-Fare Excursion Tickets From St. Paul and Minneapolis for round tiip to Manitoba, Minnesota (west of Yyadena) and North Dakota points during time of session of Repub lican national conrention. Stop-overs allowed. Call at 162 East Third street, St. Paul, and 19 Nicollet House Block, • Minneapolis. - • • Texas Slightly for Blame. Chicago, June 3.— The colored wing of the Texas delegation andthree white representatives arrived today. The col ored men, with the exception of A. White and A. J. Johnson, are inclined to support the president. Mr. White Is outspoken for Blame. According: to the statement of the white members of the Texas delegation everything in the South is for Blame. j. OperiTonisnt ] UNTIL 9:30. 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These facts are worth Considering when you Think of buying a $15 Clay Worsted Suit. Sizes 33 To 44-in. chest measure, S. B. Sack or 4-Button , Cutaway Frock style. We also have them in P. A. Suits at $20. BOSTON "One-Price 11 Clothing House, THIRD STREET. We will express one of these Suits to any address on receipt of price, or will send C. O. I). ON APPIiOYAL. RYON & HEALY. i" Bo 164 to 166 State St., Chicago. __ J2 Yl ill Hail Krrc- their newlj enlarsc<l /^^ffHl Catalogue of Band Instruments, Uni-JJ rw&ei JIYON Equipments, 400 Fire 11- U ifS&itA k 16* to 166 St&te Et., Ch!c&™^_^ Jk « ill Jlail Free their newlj cnlirtcl /f~~^^B lustrations, describing everj M'.iclc required by Bands or Drr» Corps. Contains Instructions for Av-.atenr Bands, I f \V^ Kzereises and Dram Major's Tactics, Ity //ill pLawi and a Selected LUt of BaniUjrio. •S B »1*