Blaine supporters push delay as Reed emerges in Massachusetts
In the Massachusetts delegation Blaine backers seek to delay the convention to reach a Reed compromise, with Emmons Blaine signaling his father’s nomination and McKinley’s camp shifting to support him. The scene includes Crapo’s possible chairmanship and Harrison factions bracing for a first-ballot clash as Reed gains favor among key voters.
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Lake Minnetonka
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Convention Opens with Blaine Attendees at Minneapolis
The Minneapolis convention opens with lively crowds and notable arrivals. Governor McKinley, Blaine backers, Fassett, and other leaders parade into the hall as speeches begin, outlining party unity and future nominees amid robust applause and readiness for continued proceedings.
Committees At Work in Minneapolis Meet on Resolutions
June 7 Minneapolis committee on resolutions elected J B Foraker of Ohio as chairman and George W Thompson of Minnesota as secretary. A nine member sub committee was formed to handle resolutions and report back. Sub committees were named for tariff silver race relations foreign affairs and elections among others with Can non urging an additional sub committee on the race question and Nicaragua canal proposal not favored.
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Quay
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Mahone
Virginia
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New York
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Delaware
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Kentucky
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Montana
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Mississippi
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Wyoming
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Minnesota
James H. Stone
Michigan
H. 8. Oliver
North Dakota
Charles Curtiss
Charles Partridge
Illinois
Thomas B. Miles
W. KE. Riley
Theodore C. Rose
Tara Quarke
Sewall
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Kansas
Ingalls
William Warner
J. B. Foraker
George W. Thompson
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Town
Nicaragua
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Oregon
D. R. Pierce
Dark horse talk swirls around Allison Lincoln and Lincoln
In Minneapolis on March 7 the third candidate boom rose around Senator Allison of Iowa. Editors Thompson of the St Paul Dispatch and Hatton of the Washington Post backed dark horse moves while praising Lincoln of Illinois as a capable alternative.
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Orangemen Object to Blaine Votes Claim
Detroit June 7 W J H Traynor supreme grand master of the Loyal Orange objects to Blaine claim that any good American can have 1 250 000 votes asserting a political dispute within the Loyal Orange order and indicating organized opposition to Blaine.
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W. J. H. Traynor
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Orangemen oppose Blaine in 1884 election telegram
A telegram from W J H Traynor to Minneapolis delegates asserts 1,250,000 guaranteed votes for Palmer or another strong American, none for Blaine. Traynor says Orange lodges are politically neutral but will oppose Blaine for perceived Catholic favoritism and past actions, claiming over two million members ready to respond.
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Mass Meeting At Minneapolis Draws Veterans In Rain
In Minneapolis on June 7 rain and muddy streets failed to deter old veterans and Republican visitors from filling the convention hall. Reserved seats for delegates to the convention were set aside for Union Veteran's League members. A notable figure in the front row was Blakely Durant of Grand Forks known as Old Shady, General Sherman’s cook during the war. The audience had not fully gathered by 8 50 to hear Hon. John M.
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Union Veteran’s League
Blakely Durant
Grand Forks
Thurston of Nebraska Takes Seat Amid Harrison Cheer
Thurston of Nebraska appeared and took a seat on the platform as cries of Blaine and Harrison were raised. A minute after he sat down, someone led three cheers for Harrison, given heartily by the crowd.
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Nebraska
Blaine
Harrison
M'Kinely for Chairman Seeks Harrison Support
MINNEAPOLIS June 7 The convention's committee on permanent organization reported progress as supporters of M'Kinley seek to unify factions. The Blaine faction showed no objection to his candidacy, signaling possible cross faction backing as plans proceed.
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Minneapolis
Governor McKinley Chosen Permanent Chairman at Convention
The convention selected Governor McKinley as permanent chairman by acclamation. He supports the nomination of President Harrison, while anti-administration forces offered no objection to him.
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McKinley
Harrison
Wellesley Republicans deny Monday meeting claims
Charles C. Henry, chairman of the Wellesley Republican town committee, says no called Republican meeting occurred last Monday. He adds his preference is for Blaine but condemns efforts to create capital for any candidate as reprehensible to the mass of Wellesley Republicans.
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Fifty-first Congress
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Emperors William and Czar Meet Aboard Ships At Kiel
The morning sailings from the imperial yacht Hohenzollern bring the Czar aboard the Polar Star. Emperors William and Alexander II exchange three embraces and conduct talks in the stateroom before tours of canal works and a banquet at the castle.
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Order of the White Engle
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Democrats Convene in Maine Nominate Thompson and Johnson
The Maine Democratic State committee set temporary convention officers at Penobscot Exchange Bannor. William H. McLellan led the Pittsfield district convention. Delegates to Chicago were elected for Cleveland. Charles F. Johnson was endorsed for governor. Thompson narrowly led Gould on the first congressional ballot.
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American Architecture and Poems by Sir Edward Arnold
A review discusses Montgomery Schuyler on American architecture highlighting utility vs beauty, praising the Brooklyn Bridge as a potential architectural success. It notes Queen Anne development in New York and praises Harper contributions, then reviews Potiphar's Wife and Other Poems by Sir Edward Arnold, citing selections and the author’s reputation.
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Harper’s Magazine
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Sir Edward Arnold
Potiphar
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Charles Scribner’s Sons
Delegate in Need Laughs at Capitol
A Washington Evening Star tale recalls a Southern Representative who encounters a jailed delegate, a North Carolina Harrison figure accused of forgery on a governor’s requisition. Harrison supporters defend the tar heel as merely en route to visit Gen. Alger, not Washington’s President.
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Blaine in Boston After Convention Talk Cuts
Reporters pressed ex secretary Blaine for comments on the Minneapolis convention and Fassett’s temporary chairmanship but he refused to be interviewed. Blaine appeared unwell as his car moved from Philadelphia to a ferry, bound for Boston with Mrs Blaine beside him. James G. Blaine Jr. was not seen.
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Pennsylvania Depot A Crowd of Reporters Hovered About It. Mrs. Blaine
Blaine Expected in Boston on Washington Express
Mr Blaine is due in Boston on the Washington Express from New York and New England at 6 45 AM. A large crowd is anticipated as the Republican figure visits the city with nomination chances at stake in the convention.
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