Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-17

that IL will not vote for Sherman uude'
anv circumstances. In this, as in Other
matters the Colorado delegation has prom
;ssd To act in unison with the coast men.
NJ IT DeYoung, of San Francisco, SAID to
the Associated Press representative
iSThe California delegation IN ADDITION
decided to adopt as counter emoiem tc
the bandanns a simple American " Win
the California bear imprinted on II In gold
The delegation will distribute thousands
of these in the convention
Another member of the delegation from
Southern California said: fhe delegates
will demand that q
STRONG SILVER PLANK
be mt in the platform, and that the tariff
plank should speak in n, uncertain terms
for fst.footed protection There Is NO
doubt, as has been seen, that the Blame
sentiment has caught the Paci1c coast del
epstes. ahd that he will get their votes,
but their is a strong undercurrent OF feel.
ing among many OF the conservative dele
cation that Blaine's nomination would be
unwise.
Mr. 2. Bsamish, who has always been
faithful Blaine worker, Gays: The
Blaine letters of withdrawal should be
taken as they read by Mr.. Blaine's friends
and that he ia the best judge OF his own
candidacy. If he thinks tits unwise, why
should not Blaine's acceptance be consid-
cred political trick, and would result in
the loss of many thousand votes, If not de-
feat. f. C. Cranks, another Of the Cali
fornia delegates, who agreed with MIR.
Beamisb, said that the unihcatiop on
Blame is not so strong as it looks after all.
If Indiana and New York should unite on
a candidate, it would have greater effect
ON the Pacific Coast delegation than any
thing else he could think Of" Several
other delegates appear to have this opinion,
but il is doubtful if the Blaine grip can be
broken.
PACIFIC COAST CAUCUS.
The California delegation, part of the
Nevada and of tbs Oregon delegations,
with the delegates from the Territories
representipg the Pacific Coast, held con-
ference on the train, at which each man
spoke for himself. All then and there
agreed that the delegations should stand
united at the convention and to vote and
act as a unit upon all questions which
may come up during its deliberations.
They also decided to form Pacific Coast
delegation, of which Colorado should take
part, and assurances from the Colorado
delegates were received while we were in
Denver that they would stand with us
and ratify what was done at the confer
ence. 1t was agreed that the move should
be made in the interest of Mr.. Blaine's
nomination, and that we should make a
special fight to that end. 1t was agreed
that if Blaiue's nomination should become
an impossibility that the Pacific Coast del
egation should act as body and decide
upon the claims of other candidates, whose
public career had not been inimical to the
interests of the Pacific Coast, and the del
egates informally decided not to support
Sherman under any circumstances. The
merits or dement's of tie other candidates
were not formally considered.
W. w. Pratt, of Humboldt county, Gala
SAYS: 'Up to this time Blaine is the first
choice of the delegation, and it will stand
by him until it learns he will not except" !"
Then he thinks it will 60 as unit for
some one not yet determined upon, who
must be sound upon the tariff and thor
ough, reliable Republican. II am satis-
fed" he added, "that the delegation de-
sires to assist in the nomination of the
man who is nearest to Blaine in their esti-
nation"
THE INTER-oCEAN SAYS:
1t is admitted by the Republicans of the
eastern and western States that if the New
York delegation could agree upon cadi-
date, New Jersey and Connecticut would
certainly accept that candidate, and that
there is very little doubt that the other
States would join in that acceptance. The
confluence of this feeling is actuated by q
desire to cone TO harmonious agreement,
Leading men of the New York State dele
CATION have been at work for six weeks in
an earnest endeayor to sgree upon a candi-
date.
In their efforts to arrive at this result
they have held conferences with leading
men from other States, in Washington
and elsewhere, and have done everything
which has seemed to them possible to do
to arrive at a result The negotiations,
according to the statement of a gentle
man who has participated in all of them,
proceeded upon the assumption that
Blaine was not to be O candidate. He
was reluctantly abandoned by q con-
siderable portion of the delegation. At
tention was next directed to Chauncay
NJ. Depew. 1t was evident that Depew
could command the votes Of O majority OF
the delegation, and it was not certain he
could secure them all. Conferences were
held with repl esentative men of the West
ern States, to discover how Mr.. Depew
would be received in their locality. The
result of these inquiries was that, it was
disclosed that the Western men would
not accept Depew and would earnestly op,
pose his nomination, even if he should be
presented by the State OF New York. The
ground Of the opposition is familiar one.
His long connection with railroads would
necessarily associate him in the mind:
of the masses of the Western States with
mouopolists, and he would be an objection
able candidate in those sections for that
reason.
DEPEw GIVEN UP.
In view of this discovery, il was definite
ly decided that the New York State dele
CATION should not press the name of De
pew as serious candidate, although h,
may at first receive the complimentary
vote of the State, which would be glad Il
give him greater honors.
The man next considered at these confer
ences WAS Allison. 1t had been assumed
in many quarters, and was quite generally
believed, that Mr.. Allison would naturally
inherit much OF the strength of Blaine, but
the leaders were unable to agree upon Al.
lison for this, among other reasons; His
excellent qualities were admitted, but il
was deemed expedient and almost vital tc
select for the first place man who come:
from more neutral ground and from more
doubtful State than Iowa. 1t was believed
to be unwise to select the candidate for tn:
first place from certain Republican State.
Judge Gresham was next considered,
but Just at this stage the tall
of the alleged Know Nothing record
of the Judge became current It was
urged if Judge Gresham had been connect
ed with that order, for q very short time,
it would be found also that there were
many other prominent Republicans were
connected with it, and that Judge Gres
ham had had the caudor to admit that be
did join it in his early youth, but absn-
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