New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-24
hers Of tho committee. Mr.. Grin deelhca " sa'
ANYTHING for publication.
ALr1.rER FROM SENATOR SHERMAN.
SAID TO HAVE RELEASED THE OHIO DhL1eArioN
PROM PLEDGES To HIM.

s,n To HAVE RELEASED THE OHIO DELEGATION
FROM PLEDGES TO HIM
Cbicopo H. June 23.-The fifth day closes
With Rlaine against the field There was q mar
,,,, o.,orc from n Blaine stampede in the Convcn-
tim nj A o'clock this afternoon. Dcpew aonh',eu
the failure of the movement, and declared himself
for Rlaine Instead OF getting the nomination
This mo,ning Harrison was forced to the utmost OIL
bis strength and compelled to fall back, con-
fesscdly beaten. Harrison's friends are lndlgnant
st the manner in which he has been trea'eu anu
claim that mere prctence was made OF giving MN
bear-c support and that from the first 1t was not
intended bv Ellsins and his colleagues 10 permit
the Uoosiers nomination. They are in an ugly
mood to-niqht. and while confessing 'heir lnVor-
ties defeat. have no plans for the lutufc' iron
ably they will swallow their disappointment WIN
as good grace as possible and play Tor the second
place on the ticket.
The Ellyns programme of beating the regular
candidates one after another. thus preparing tne
way for Blaine as finallty, is being successfully
cnrricd out Sherman fell by the wayslde Oh
Friday and Harrison was beaten to-day. senator
John Sherman telegraphed the four ONO ocie-
ratcs-at-large on Friday evening that theS couio
exercise their best Judgment concerning iu,ute
onorations To-day he telegraphed more explicit
relief of all pledges to him.
Three men are talked OF as strong enough 20
hon, tbe Ell,ius combination for Blaine These are
Gresham. Allison and Mckinley. The last named
has made fine impression upon the Convention
az cbnirman of the Platform Committee and by
his fidelity to Sherman. conference OF ABOUT
forty friends of all the candidates WAS heiu III 'iie
narlors of The Grand Pacific to-day. SUD-
committee. composed Of two delegates lrehoiy 10
oocb Of the candidates, reported in favor OF all
oandido,os evcept Allison and Mckinley Withdraw
;r,, from the contest and concentrating their
80 sst IN Allison and if he cannot win then on
NoKinlcv The California delegates were repre-
sented nj the conference, and an effort was maze
IN induce that delegation to take up HichiiieJ'
This California refused to do at present. ,"hihs
the position that their candidate tblaihel h"o |"
clear majority of the delegates ana "iiic 'hi'
,,as tho case. it would be folly TO consider any
w. oIso rho committee refused to sanction the
rcport Of the subcommittee and the ma'Vff was
dropped until Monday
The friends of Judge Gresham are making one
last rally and are forcby presenting his claims Us
,be strongest man on whom the opposition 10 palhe
oon mite They claim that he is the second choiee
81 q larger number of delegates than any other
candidate and that he is the most available can
didote Wisconsin and Minnesota, which TO-DAY
vravcred from the Gresham lines, have PROMISED
% ooroa bacl, ON Monday morning. With HARRISON
hnaten il is claimed that nearly the "hoie Va -, -
diana will swing over TO lndlanas seconu onoioe,
and if Allison and Sherman Will JON the no' eii'
Blaine may be beaten. .-,... - .l,o oon-
Mr. Elllins claims a large majority oil the con
vention for Blaine, and says that Dialhe eau W
nominated the moment he gives the Woru- OCnei
a,nros are not so favorable TO Blaine as THESE, anu
a1 Senator Platt, Blaine man, has ilst Oh tnc
reliable Blaine delegates, prepared Dy MS Ieu'cL
ents after a personal canvass, ana IL cOntaii Wv
name of 423 persons, bare majority Oh the ueio-
gates. ~ ,,to,,. q ballot
This afternoons adjournment without oauUV
was nj first put down an antl-B'alhe NS.oIS
hnt the facts do NOT support tins theory. IneIo
ara good reasons for believing thai Dcpe" aoah-
donment of Harrison was arranged 10 DE l,c sis,
noi for n Blaine stampede. but 1t is the policy On
tho blaine forces to aid oil efforts TO secure ue-
law They saw that they are In no hurry 10
nominate Blaine. and want all the 0ther Gun
didotcs TO have as good q chance, nhd rs muyl'
time as their friends may ask for lhey lhhe
this postion because IL ia their desire not only
to nominate Blaine. but to nominate MN IN such
n manner as will not have the appearance oil fuIhe
over the other candidates. , Att.
A vigorous effort will he made between ms
and Mondny morning 10 combine the neld against
blaine, but nothing will be decided on VII -, 70
rnorrow night. Tho present OUTLOOK rs tino
Allison Gresham or Mckinley VIII take me ie eau.
The current prediction Tonight Is tIat biaIh =
viii he nominated on Monday, possibly aIter q
conference with the representatives OF the dcles.'
candidates at which letter or telegrom Ironi 'if'
Blaine will be read.