The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-19
Eye of the Greatest Political
Convention Ever Held.
Al the West Virginia Headquar-
ters.-.LateSt View of the
Situation.

Special Di,pdich 10 the MieRigeHccr.
CHICAGO. June lS.-ltis fortunate that
the convention does not have to say in
the next hour whom it wants for Presl-
dent, for it has not made up its mind,
and is not yet in shape to nominate any
body. There are more than enough
Blaine men in the convention to NOM
mate him, but all except few OF them
will vote for Others on the first ballot,
and will continue on that line unless it
shall appear that nobody in the field can
be nominated, or unless the con-
ycntiOn should be carried OIL its
feet by Blaine ground swell. Blaine's
near friends are busy with brooms
trying to sweep back the tide, with only
Indifferent success. They have paid
special attention to Pacific Coast boom
ers, urging them not to spring Blaine on
the Convention. Chairman Greed Hay
monh, OF California, says he will nomi-
nate Blaine in spite OF everything. The
California men, however, have promised
not to he so demonstrative rs they have
been. visited their headquarters to-
day for the first time, and il they have
been making any more Blaine noise
there before, the quiet Of the neighbor-
hood must have been seriously dis
turbed. 1t cannot be disguised that the
nomination OF Blaine would
CREATE MORE ENTHUSIASM HERE
than that OF any other man, but it
must be remembered that only $40 Of
all this crowd have votes, and though
Blaine is the strongest with them, an
earnest and honest effort is being made
to agree upon somebody else. l asked
$. Il, Elkins il he thought there was any
prospect OF Blaine's nomination. He
replied: 81 hope it may be possible to
unite on somebody else. l am taking
no part either way; expect to do what l
can to prevent anything like n Blaine
movement"
Since New York agreed to give Depew
its solid support, there has heeu rise
in his stock, but this, | think, without
reason. New York is not more seriously
for Depew than Ohio is for Sherman,
New York was with great difficulty
SoLlDlFIED FOR DRpEw
by the efforts OF managers OF other
boOms, who want to make Depew feel
good and the same time hold New York
away from anybody who might make
more trouble, each boom manager hop
Ing that at the right time the empire
State will swing over to his candidate
The Harrison and Alger people, in par
ticular, were influential in this behalf
and the prospect is that unless the situ'
alton greatly changes, Harrison will gel
thirty from New York when Depew is
dropped, Alger the next big slice and
TIE remainder scattering. II Blaine is Il
be regarded as out New York seems tc
be looking for a Western man t.
lead the ticket, taking for hersel
second place or giving that to New Jer
Sey. Sherman cannot make an impress
sion on the New York delegation thu
far, and there is no reason TO think h
will, This is one reason why his boon
nnot healthy. Another reason, spokel
Of in my dispatches last night, is tina
his own delegation is cutting 80 poor
sherman figure at the Ohio headquarters
! hear much more enthusiastic eNpres
sion, on the quiet, OF course, for Forake
and for Mckinley than for honest John
and
MORE FOR blaine THAN FOR ALL
of them put together. II Sherman VI
deHtood the real situation he Woul
take himself ont OF the field before tn
convention opens, for with his ow
delegation MS it is, only miracle coul
nominate him. II would be an nniqu
coincidence to see one Ohio man on Ii
ticket Of each great party, nominate
with the Ohio delegation practical
against him. So Thurman was pl
through at st. Louis, but l shall mi
my guess II the like happens here.
was rumored to-day that the Harriso
men and the Gresham men had threa
ened to go to Sherman II New fol
supported Depew. There is
truth in the report, though 1t
very generally believed. GnetfeCtu
efforts ut combination have been Al
are being made, but Is too early for tn
sort Of play. Where are 20 many loo