New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-19
list is as follows:

lotal "oo 49,
The name of Mayor Filter properly belongs in
this slate but at the hour Of writing his vote
cannot be foretold with certainty IL he should
be put before the Convention and receive thirty
or forty votes the number Of votes that are really
held aloof from the serious balloting and count
for nothing will be considerably increased The
placing Of State candidates In the field, which
has been carried to such length in this Convention
is both cause and effect of the prevailing con-
fusion and uncertainty. In some cases these can
ddates are put forward purely as a compliment,
and not because there is any real expectation on
the part of the delegation that their favorte can
win. Nevertheless the vote is held away from
other candidates quite efectually for time, az
least as il they were in the field for fighting pur-
poses. In other cases they are brought forward
for no other purpose than to serve the delegation
as q convenient shelter until it finds the time ripe
for declaring itself large number of votes are
| now held back in this way, waiting for develop
ments; and when you have the forces on both sides
watching each other, and each waiting for the
other to begin, the result is inaction, not to say
stagnation.
ANXIOUS TO CHOOSE THE MOST AVAILABLE MAN
One powerful contributing cause to this situa-
ton is the fact that so large proportion OF the
! delegates come here without personal preferences
| anxious only for success, eager to know VINO Is
really the strongest candidate and feeling that the
situation demands great care and delberauon Ill
! the choice of q candidate These men are actually
| unwilling to commit themselves hastily ana are
not ready to take a stand before having looked
over the ground thoroughly. Their attitude was
well expressed by Senator Hoar in his speech
to-day to the Massachusetts, delegation. lie told
them that his personal preference was for Senator
| lie lonla 80 vhnta nuh
should be and of what man should be to occupy
the Presidential chair But he was not prepared
to urge that the delegation should commit them
selves to his candidacy at this time. They should
canvass the situation carefully, and try to deter
mine who is the strongest candidate, wlthout
regard to any personal preferences, and then nom-
nate him. IT, he said, they found that any one
candidate was likely to receive 5000 votes more
in one of the doubtful States than another, 1t was
their duty to nominate him, waving all personal
! likes and dslikes As a means of accomplishing
this end. he urged that the delegation should
after careful investigation and deliberation vote
| nc n unit. as something they owed both to them
selves and their State. This was the spirit OF the
address and the one in which it was no doubt
received. and in which no doubt large proportion
| of the delegates are acting.
| That the Massachusetts delegation are yet far
| from knowing who is the best man, or from
beinc ready to vote as unit for him. is sufficiently
| shown by the estimate made by one of their num-
ber of their preferences. This was as follows: {:
Sherman six, Alger 10, Allison two, Gresham two
Lincoln two, Depew two, Harrison four and this
vote is vet, in it's way, probably typical of most
of the New-England delegations and of others as
we'll Anything further from capitalization could
hardly be imagined. The formal announcement
of Mr. Depew's candidacy, which came this morn-
ing as every one expected, though 1t was not
really decided upon until the last moment, does
not remove this uncertainty at all. WIN any
other candidate than Depew, the solid vote oil
New-Yorlx would probably be equivalent to
nomination His railroad connections seem to
make him the one man alone New-forK cannot
nominate 1t seems cruel and unjust preJudice
that is quoted against him by the men OF the
West and Northwest, but it is not the first time
a brilliant and popular man has suffered from such
nreiudices. The opinion has been frequently ex-
messed to-day that if he should remain in the
field long time it may result in the nomination
being made without the help of New-York' instead
Of the Empire State being the arbter of the
situation as so many have expected. The theory
is that the delegates of other States who fear
the effect of Mr. Depew's nomination in the North
west will rush to the support of some other
candidate probably Sherman or Harrison, IN order
to make sure that Depew shall not get the prize
CONSIDERING GENERAL HARRIsoN's CHANCES
Some of the Harrison leaders say frankly that
they fear the effect of the situation upon their can
didate. believing that if there seems to be any
probability OF Depews nomination, the tendency
might be to Sherman as the leading candidate and
Tod In Ot
there are many to whom Harrison seems to have
the great advantage of position. Sherman's State
is not doubtful. Harrison's is. He seems to be
REGARDED as a safe conservative candidate, the
only veal, spot in whose record is his position on
tho Chinese question, which can hardly be so i'm
norant as il was when this still open to contro-
versv Harrison has scattering votes in a number
~ States which are often seeds of more votes
The Gresham movement is attracting far less at
,artion than il did One well-Enown journalist
,yho has been identified with it said to-day that
T. had COLLAPSED, but Greshams friends do not
give il ND publicly, and are still hard at work.
r. is still the general opinion that Allison's can
vass though conducted with an abundance OF en-
tbusiasm, is not making much headway in the
shane of votes The fact that any Republican can
carry Iowa works against him. There have been
many rumors that Ager's friends were making
nomber of converts among the negro delegates
from the South. Only the first ballot will show
how much basis there is for these rumors General
Alrer is personally conceded to be an estimabe
man but the methods of his managers have
dostroved whatever chance he may have had Of
the nomination.
Should Sherman at any time get the solid vote
Of Pennsylvania, his position will at once become
very formidable. His supporters were never so
confident as now This is as much as can be said
with safety now, though the Convention meets to-
morrow. But it is to be remembered that with
score of nominating speeches to be made the first
ballot can hardly come before Thursday. and even
that first ballot will be confused and confusing
to an extraordinary degree. -,