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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1892
Page
1
The Washington dispatch reports a heated pre Minneapolis crisis as Blaine and Harrison supporters clash over Blaine's possible nomination. Elkins and Clarkson figures drive rumors of Blaine withdrawal while Maine backers push for Blaine to stay, amid handwriting of a Clarkson letter and kept public pace.
Captain William A. Gavett reveals Blaine's position on the nomination, saying Blaine would not demand the renomination or press for others. He argues Blaine’s withdrawal letter was at the President's urging and reflects Blaine's commitment to party unity and possible support for the nominee at Minneapolis.
John H. Jordan, a delegate from this district to the Republican National Convention, says he will vote for James G. Blaine if his name is submitted, despite county instructions to support President Harrison. He asserts local Republicans favor Blaine and notes his allegiance to Senator Quay.
New York May 29 The Herald reports it has sent to every delegate at large in an effort to secure the 84 votes needed for Harrison to gain the nomination.
Portland Maine May 29 Special Mr Blaine's organ the Hzpress prints an authorized statement on his position in the Presidential contest. It says Blaine may be nominated if he does not repeat his three months since declaration. He has tended to decline but party interests may compel action shaping the nation's future.
The Ohio race at the National Republican Convention in Minneapolis pits W. M. Hahn of Mansfield against Charles Kurtz of Columbus for the state’s National Committee seat. Hahn leads 24 of 46 votes, while Kurtz aligns with Blaine Harrison forces. The tie involves patronage hopes and political maneuvering as the old Sherman-Foraker quarrel moves to Minneapolis for two weeks.
A Washington conference of leading Democrats expected to back Cleveland’s nomination will meet in Annapolis on May 21. Ex Postmaster General Dickinson Senator Vilas ex First Assistant Postmaster General Adlai Stevenson and ex Governor Campbell of Ohio attend with Cleveland’s allies seeking the vice presidential slot. Senator Gorman held talks with Stevenson and Campbell last week. Vilas denies the report of the pairing.
May 29 report shows People's party conventions held across over half the counties with fierce factional battles over fusion with the Democrats. In Congressional districts fusionists won clearly, with Jerry Simpson securing victories in his district.
Prepmont Missouri May 2 The Republican convention of the Thirteenth Congressional district yesterday nominated Thomas Whitledge of St Genevieve for Congress and selected delegates to Minneapolis El A Rosier and J H Ramsey.
A confidential circular from the State Central Committee urges immediate action to back Blaine in the 1884 Republican race. Harrison’s supporters face disarray as Blaine’s campaign spreads through towns, with unpledged delegates and a swelling bloc of Blaine buttons across the Midwest. The note warns of a chaotic Minneapolis convention and calls for decisive organizing to counter the Blaine momentum.
The piece notes ambitious new delegates seeking a voice in nation’s politics, breaking from unitary action as old hands share power. In President Harrison’s state tensions rise with intense local rivalries, especially against the backdrop of the Ohio Sherman and Foraker dispute. Governor Foraker’s supporters push for an aggressive contest.
May 29 Rochester special report describes Benjamin Harrison and Roswell Flower arriving with fireworks and crowds. Harrison, followed by detectives, attended church and later took a brief walk before a drive, while guards remained constant as public excitement clashed with Sabbath observance.
Dr. Robert Collyer of the Church of the Messiah denounces relic veneration in a sermon titled Saints and St. Anna's Bones. He lambasts the practice as superstition and calls for prosecutions for exploiting believers for money. Quebec is singled out as lagging behind New York in relic reverence.
A Pittsburg Russian Refugees Aid Society briefing reports thousands of Hebrew refugees leaving Hirsch colony in Argentina due to cold climate and farming difficulty. They head north toward the United States, with the society organizing funds, shelter, and care through June.
A Mexican boy, sent for water, found Mrs. Bailey and wagon after a days search. William G. Bailey and husband were missing after wandering plains thirty eight miles southwest of El Paso. Rescue parties traced possible routes toward Juarez but Bailey may have perished.
The body of D. M. Carey of Paige Carey Co. a contractor drowned at Wheeling’s Main street bridge in February is reported found at Moundsville twelve miles south. Cleveland, Carey's father in law from Ohio, positively identifies the body with watch diamonds pocket book money and drafts found on it. The body is to be taken to Cleveland for burial.
Nev May 2 Ex President S. S. St. John of the defunct Commercial and Savings Bank of KRaRNFY was arrested at the suggestion of a depositor. The bank is charged with taking deposits while insolvent. The case was continued to June 6 to allow defense witnesses. Judge Barnes, the bank’s president when it failed, is in a sanitarium near Chicago.
Wellington Kansas is ravaged by a large tornado described as an almost unmatched scene of destruction. The storm path formed an S shape, affecting Harper and Caldwell with extensive damage and dozens injured or reported dead, as crowds of visitors arrive by rail to survey the devastation.
Twenty five Swedish and Norwegian girls, among 884 immigrants aboard the Norge, landed at Ellis Island. They said they came under contract to marry local men of their nationalities. Colonel Weber noted contract labor law did not apply. The brides head to farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin to join their lovers.
May 22 Montreal reports two members of the citys elite have eloped. One wife grieves a deserted marriage, the other a broken hearted husband. John S Allen heir to Andrew A Allen of the Allen Royal Mail line fled with the wife of R Hebden of the Bank of Montreal.
The First Regiment of the Ohio National Guards staged a sham battle at Woodsdale Island 30 miles north of Cincinnati. Infantry, a Gatling gun battery, and two pieces of artillery participated. In a charge to seize the Gatling guns five men were wounded by saber cuts. one lost an eyelid and another sustained a serious eye injury.
Dayton report confirmed that Barney & Smith Car Works sold the plant to a syndicate for 4.5 million dollars in cash. Eugene J. Barney and J. D. Platt stated the deal, with possession set for June 1. The facility spans 20 acres and employs about 1,300 men.
Senator Quay and Pennsylvania delegates weigh Blaine’s path to the presidency amid anti Harrison factions. Quay says no public figures or state votes will be published in advance and expects Blaine to secure the Maine and Pennsylvania delegations. McKinley and Reed discussed as possible convention leaders, while Ohio figures lean toward Blaine and Reeder seeks influence on the National Committee.
In New Orleans on May 29 the people unveiled a city memorial to late Police Superintendent David C. Hennessey who was assassinated by the Mafia in October 1890. Mayor Kispatrick and former Mayor delivered addresses.
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