Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-06-19
at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 10 The Republican
National Convention, 10 nominate CAR
didates for President and Vice
President OF the United States, will or.
ganize to day. Nothing can yet be pre-
dicted as TO the probable nominee for
President. The New York delegation
has decided unanimously to support
Depew, he having decided to be can.
didate. It 10 understood that Penusyl
vania will give 80 votes to Sherman, IA
TO Fitler, and scatter the remainder.
Sbermsn's friends now claim that be
will have $50 votes on the first ballot.
There IN an undercurrent, however, in
favor OF Blaine (who will be presented
by the California delegation) which
seems TO gain volume and strength,
and his nominAtian was freely predict
ed last niRht. 1t WAS believed that II
Sherman's friends could hold together
for several ballots he could secure the
nomination, but that any failing off on
the second or third ballot might be fol-
lowed by q movement 10 Blaine. The
National Committee has chosen John
NJ. Thurston. Of Nebrasks, for Tenn.
lporary Chairman Of the Convention.
N. M. Estee, OF California, will I'M.
Idoubtedly be permanent Chairman. The
Pacific slope men were besten In the
matter Of temporary organisation, only
TO capture this greater honor. Estee
will have the distinction Of supplantinR
Warner Miller.
The coolest, most sagaoious and ex'
perienoed OF observers predict Blaine'f
nomination, and, considering the ex
pressions heard at the various State
headquarters, the cheers In the hotel
nov rtdnra and tha x,nnular Nayo nm atPn
! tion on the crowded streets for the
! PIumsd Knight, there 10 reason to feal
thst the Convention will be carried
away by the Blaine undercurrent wheE
the opportune moment arrives. Th'
Harrison and Alger men seem to b,
, prepared for this, and either Of thost
factions would not be averse to plAoini
D their respective favoritas on the ticke
d second to Blaine. There Is also talk o
Blaine and Mckinley, Blaine and For
aker, and Blaine and Porter, Of In
, diana.
,, This sentiment for Blaine Ia mot man
ufaotured. The leaders are striving
suppress IL, and none seem more earnes
in this effort than the trusted friends q
Blaine. 1t pervades every delegation
aud the inability Of delegates to unit
), on any Of the candidates regularly or
q tered contributes to the feeling. N
one expects Blaine TO receive man
n votes ct the outset. but the feeling
rapidly becoming orystallizsd into
conviction that the convention will nj
p be able TO agree upon one OF the oand
dates now presented, and that aft
several ballots the real sentiment Of II
convention will break out, sweep ever
a one aside and declare for Blaine
- Austin Oorbln, president OF the Rea'
ing Railroad, who arrived at New Yol
ID from Europe on Sunday, said that iu
before sailing for home he paid 1yil
sit visit to Paris and dined with Mr. jam
u. Blaine ut n fashionable reatAurAI
an II am Democrat" said Mr.. Oorbi
,is "but during my chat with the Mai
man he told me without any reserv
tIon whatever that he was not cant
~ date and could not accept nominatio
" Blaine likes politics, but believe
wife has induced him to stand asi(
lis Although Blaine's mind 10 as bright
on ever, he showed signs OF poor heal
No. he will not accept nominate
ed you can depend upon that"