The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-09
Commercial and Banking Interests Not In-
clined to Take Sides-Injudiciou Action
ofAlleged Friends of Governor Alger.
Flocks of Democratic Pilgrims Call at
the Home of Ex-senator Thurman,
And the Old Man Talks Briefly to Them About
His Age and the Deep Gratitude He Feels
for Being Made the Tail Of the Ticket.


Friends OF the Former Make Large Clsims--
The Latter Has Ipjudicious Friends.
Special to the Indianapolis Journss.
New YORK, juno Ex-senator Sherman has
been active here to-day in meeting his
old friends, both political and others.
But he has steadily refused 70 yield to
the pressure Of newspaper interview. and
therefore nothing can be said directly of his
views as to his probable nomination at Chicago.
Ex-Governor Chas. Foster, who is here as the
Senator's principal groom. said that be had be-
come certain, within few days, that the Sena-
tor. would be nominated. Some of Mr. Sher-
mans other friends declared that he Was sure to
receive from 800 to $50 votes the frat ballot,
which they thought was enough to insure him
the nomination. An attempt has been made
here for three weeks past to secure Endorsement
for Senator Sherman from the business inter-
ests and bankers of New York city, but the ef-
fort mas not been satisfactory. The canvass has
shown that most of these interests are not in-
clined to take part in politics at the present
time. The Senator will 60 back to Washington
tomorrow. The speech presenting him to the
convention will Do made by Gen. Hastings. who
is member of the staff of Governor
Beaver. Of Pennsylvania. The Sherman men
created sensation tonight by declaring that
they had positive advices from Maine that at
least six of that States votes would 90 to their
man. Such . pointer would give Sherman .
big boom on the top OF his present strength. A
dispatch from one Of the leaders Of the Maine
Delegation was received here tonight, in which
he denied the story, and said the delegation
would not decide upon any course until il came
to Chicago
General Aleer is being seriously injured here
by the advocacy Of his nomination on the part
Of number Of New York politicians known IS
snything-for-monsy men. They have been
making promises of anything and everything to
secure Votes for Alcer, leaving bad impression
Of the character of the Generals canvass for the
place. which it will be hard to eradicate in view
Of his well-known wealth. This 10 .
serious statements to make. but is
borne out by the facts. Those who know how
outspoken General Alger has always been against
the use of money to command nomin atious, are
loath to believe that he knows what his agents
are doing. They have so far exposed themselves
that there is likely to be an explosion in the
press here At least one of the men. who has
been making promises in General Ayers name,
is known to be unauthorized. and possibly all OF
them are.
Judge c. W. Fairbanks has gone over to Phil
adelphia to work up Gresham movement in
Pennsylvania. Charles Emery Smith. of the
Philadelphia Press. said here, tonight, that no
Gresham delegate had yet materialized in Penn
sylvania, and he doubts if one can be found.
Gresham is opposed there because Of the feel
ing that it would be unwiss to nominate any
man who was not clear even Of suspicion that
he not sound on the tariff issue.
The New York Herald claims that there 10 Q
formidable movement among New York manu-
facturers and business men, quite outside of po-
litical circles, to induce the denomination Of Mr..
Blaine II is said organization has been per-
fected which will send an address to the conven-
ton. and has dispatched representative to En-
gland to urge Mr.. Blaine not to refuse the nom
ination if it is rendered him. There 10 . grow
ing feeling here that this may be the outcome of
q long struggle in the convention. Some OF the
New York delegates already openly advocate
Mr.. Blame again, and say that he is the man on
whom they can unite. and that union in this
State il necessary to success. The present out
look is that the New York delegation will Be
hopelessly split up.