Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-18

uOW Ithliy DciOIe lDe convention.
Ex.Collector W. II. Robertson states
that the result as indicated has been
reached and that 'Depew's name will be
placed before the Convention as the
choice Of New York, and we are going
straight TO victory" There has not
been as much as the scratch OF pen
and everything is unanimous. New York
stands tonight as one man, and Depew
is the choice.
TENNESSEE IN THE SADDLE FOR BLAINE.
Thomas j. Brogan, the Tennessee del
egate who was selected by the National
Committee for Assistant Secretary of the
Convention, expressed his opinion as
follows: "a majority of the Tennessee
men, now that Blaine is out of the race.
are in favor of giving some other good
man show. The only trouble seems to
be that none OF these men would be
strong enough. 1t is useless to attempt
to conceal the facts. All eyes are on
Blaine, and | guess he will be nomi-
mated. Ii his nomination is unanimous,
| think he will accept, and in ten days.
time all his declinations will have been
forgotten"
SENATOR CULLoM TALKS.
Among the arrivals tonight was Sem
ator Shelby NJ. Cullom. To an Associated
Press reporter, in answer to a question
concerning the probable action of the
New York delegation, he said: II have
Just arrived from Washington, and ii the
information received there is of any
force, New York will present Depew. He
will have New York's delegates, and
may get New Jersey and Connecticut.
Whether the New York delegation vii
make fight am unable to say. The
united support of the three delegations
might not nominate him, but it would
give him a great momentum"
"Who do you think will be the nom
inee W THAT is exceedingly difficult to
answer Counting Blaine as a candi-
date, | am positive the Convention will
not 90 outside OF those who will be
placed in nomination." Chow about
BlaineW 81 understand he is not a
candidate. | consider him the leader OF
the Republican party, and as such he has
thousands Of friends, many of them are
here now. However, l DO not anticipate
that in the face of his disvowals his
friends will think of placing his name
before the Convention" care you a
candidate ?" 81 am still standing by the
letter | wrote some months ago, in
which / declined to be so described"
HASTINGS TO NAME SHERMAN.
Senator Sherman's name viii be pre-
| sented to the Convention by Adiutant
General Hastings, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Some doubt OF this has been suggested
during the past two days, upon the as
sumption that Senator Quay had agreed
| TO the opportunities Of the Philadelphia
! delegates who wanted to stand well with
| Mayor Filler. to allow the State to give
Filter complimentary vote. One of the
delegates at large from PeDnsylvania
said: sherman will get more than hall
| the State vote on the first ballot, and
eventually probably 50 or 60 votes Of the
State"
INGERsoLL ADVOCATES GRESHAM.
CmcAGo, June 17.-Col. Ingersoll ar.
rived in Chicago to-day and at once en.
tered into the canvass for Judge Ores
ham. Tonight Col. Ingersoll was asked
his idea OF the situation. He said: 81
never saw 50 many candidates, nor SC
many delegates without candidate
There is one general feeling, however
that success is more important than the
candidate. The issue involved is one o
such vast importance that persons are
lost sight OF. | believe the Convention
will act with great deliberaiion and il
accordance with its best Judgment -
WHO is your personal choice p'
"I think Gresham is the best and
most available man, | am not politi-
clan and there is no Office that
want none that | would have, but dc
want 10 see the Republican party again
in power. / want to see protection foi
| American labor, and | want to see a
man Of brains at the head of the Repub-
lican party. Gresham has a good clean
| record He is man among men. lie
! is honest, straightforward, patriotic and
capable. | am ior him because | know
he is sound to the core on the question
Of protection, because he believes
in the American policy OF taking
care of the laborers and mechan-
les OF the Republic. / am fol
him because he is genuine man, and
will stand by his convictions in the field
or on the bench"
"Will Mr.. Blaine's name be brought
into the Convention ?"
Il have been told to-day by some ol
the warmest friends Of Mr.. Blaine that
he is absolutely cut Of the Convention
but Blaine could have had the nomina.
ton if he had wanted it. He was the
choice of the party; there is no doubt OF
that; and | think he could have been
elected On the tariff issue he would be
inyincible, but ! think he did not care to
| take upon himself the burden of another
campaign"
When Ingersoll was informed that
New York had agreed to support Depew
he said in answer TO the reporters ques-
ton, Personally, l do not know much
about the granger States, so-called, or
whether they will support Depew or not.
OF course there would be q cry of the
nominee being a railroad president.
but ! think people are intelligent
enough to know he is engaged in Lawful
business. 1t is hardly fair to
say that man in that bust
ness is not eligible to political
preferment. have great confidence in
railroad people. ! have placed my life
| am willing to trust man with my vote
il l trust him with my life"
THE questions are, how did Depew
manage this railroad? How does he
treat his customers? How does he treat
his employees2 ! will never believe
that this country will be ruled bv ignor-
ant prejudices Ii may be that IL is, bHt
! won't admit it. Depew can carry New
York without a doubt, and so can
Gresham for that matter"
WHAT cHAUNcEY WILL GIVE up.
M. Ballard Smith telegraphed TO the
New York World tonight long inter
view with Chaunccy NJ. Depew, in the
course of which he said "If it should
happen that | should be nominated as