New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-27

| pairing them for this action when the proper umo
came If California had voted on this-the secono
ballot of the day-for Blaine again, Newborn
would have ab ,ndoned Harrison on tho thiro
This would have begun the. break 70
Sherman, and then there would have been
break on the other side to Alger bringing ing
contest between Sherman and Alger 1nstcad OF
between Sherman and Harrison IL was the hops
that this might come about that induced the Ages
people to stand out. The vote Of CALIFORNIA, how
ever, started the break to Harrison. Blaine men
took the cue, and Harrsons vote was swclled On
this ballot to 27s At the end OF the rou-
Of casting her votes for HARRISON he being really
the second choice of the delegation. -,
:" j. s. Clarkson was really the manager Oh tne
Allison canvass and the personal represen,I;anve
OF Senator Allison. Before withdrawing Ahsont
he decided that the movement for Harrison mnss Us,
be made absolutely sure. He conferred Win sls
twenty-five of their votes for Harrison lie con-
ferred also with other States and received similar
While these conferences were going on, Senator
Quay who had been absolutely confident through
out Of Senator .ssd ShedTman bs nomnat,oId %aSId
not go into the movement for Harrison
and swing Pennsylvania that way, but he answered
that they ought to stand by sherman ior ano.nes T
vote Of Pennsylvania was announced as n1ty-seyen
for Sherman and three for Harrison captain
pollcd Chris Magee WAS anxious to get into
the Harrison movement before Quay. So 1t was
arranged that Henry ove d wnS 10te Tss far sher
man, thus giving Quay the impression that Magees
followers were going to vote for sherman Sennc,,s So,
Quays men voted for Sherman while Magee
men who came toward the end of the list, voted voted
for Harrison. thus increasing his votes from fenn-
sylvania from three, as announced, 10 eighe
THE NOMINATION FIXED FACT
After ClarSson had satisfied himself that there
would be strength enough on the next ballot 10
nominate Harrison without fail, he withdrew Ai-
Iison It was understood that the vote OF Iowa
would be for Harrison, and this settled the nom'
nation The Pennsylvania delegation retired anu
the nomination being inevitable, Senator Quay
advised his friends to fall in and cast the soma
vote of the State for Harrison. The course OK
the Illinois delegates caused some surprise. AZ
they had gone to sherman, where their sympathie:
naturally were, in the fight between Harrlson anu
Sherman it would have been strong movemens
in the latter's favor. The TACT seems 10 pe shss %
Senators FarweH and Cullom wanted to go 20
sherman but George K. Davis refused TO JOIN ~
the movement This is ascribed to the fact inns
sudsn mSon the @ favor Of fHe Chicago Tribune
which is bitterly opposed to Sherman, so the dele
cation remained passive and impotent.
think IT is only the truth to say that the nom"
ination was thus made by the friends OF Blaine.
Still there were many other contributing inuu-
ences and chief among them the power OF tne
solid vote of the New York deegaton,G G ouo whnie
ton il would not have be,n Harrison II IL nad
not been for the determination of the Blaine men
that he should be the man siSer ts The STer
men men 'ViH did i" not ' want Harrison, q
course. The unity Of t6so,.t,s the SswaUrs conrss
and wisdom of Mr.. Depew end and to the equally
earnest desire of ex-senator Miller. Senator HIS
cock and Mr.. Platt that entire unity snoua r,i oc
il out 1t should be added that some Oh tne
conspicuous friends of Mr.: Blaine have felt ever
since the publication of his letters, that the NOM
ination of Harrison was the best that remained.
and among them Mr. Ellkins has been working ior
weeks past with marked success. me HARRISON son
canvass was conducted with great sklll ana aus
crction by John II. Kitchener. Attorney-eieneras
and Colonel W. W. Dudley ana their associa'es
TO INFORM GENERAL HARRISON ON JULY 4.
A FITTING DAY CHOSEN TO COMPLETE THE WORK
OF THE CONVENTION.
Chicago. June 2s-A meeting Of the committee
of the Republican National Convention which Is
TO inform the nominees for the Presidency ana
Vice-Presidency of the action OF the ConVeh.
ton was held this morning in the Leland hotei
parlor Those present were Alfred ii. HendrlcKs
of Alabama Logan III. Root, Of Arkansas; f"ns
Kilbourn. of California; Thomas w. Scott OF
Illinois; H. L. Alden, of Kansas william NJ.
Marine of Maryland; I. w. Stringer Of Mis-
sissppi: Dr. Frederick L. Burden, OF Massa.
chusctts: r. S. Norvall, of Nebraska; Obed
Wheeler. of New-Yorll; F. p Mayo, Of Oregon;
John C. Dougherty, Of TENNESSEE L. Z. Eggers'
of Arizona: G. W. Hopp, Of Dakota, and ). FRANK
Chaves, of New-McXico.
Morris NJ Estee who was by vote or the Con-
vention made chairman of the committee, pre-
sided. and John c. Dougherty. of Tennessee, was
made secretary. On motion of Governor Root
of Arkansas, the time for informing the candi-
dates was left to the discretion of the Chair
Chairman Estce then decided that 1t woqId I DC
Of lis nomination at o'clock noon on July =, ana
the Bates House at Indianapolis was designated
10 The Sne time and place for informing the Hon
Levi p Morton will be designated hereafter py
the chairman , . .o. orair
aft 10 o'clock a. m. July 4, at the Bates House.
Indianapolis