Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-06-23


lsttsss!had nsversbbesn written. Yet the
Blaine busis y " no means : toy. The
lastshoutin9 Is night and the flint in
the morning u Tor Blaine q Maine,n
OF Tor '1him, JIM" etc.
Late last night ! WAS told confden.
tally that Gresham's chances IS were
waning; that everybody Was satisfied
with the Judge, but the advocacy Of the
freetrads Chicago Tribune and the free
trade New York mugwumps had killed
him. It came TO me, also, from the
same source, that the coming man wa
either Sherman or Depew. Since then
I'have talked with Anew York delegate
and he says the Depsw strength will be
thrown for Blaine ct the proper time;
Others deny this. An Ohio man has
just said to me that the Buckeye state
was shouting for Sherman, but the boya
want Foraker. Coy. Foraker spoke
from the steps in front Of Dakota head
quarters last night, creating intense en-
|thusiasm. McKinleyis talked Of. He
l. not yet 30 years Of age, smooth faced,
and has . good running name.
No doubt the nomination will be
made before this is printed, yet these
incidents will DO Of interest by way. Of
comparison with the ultimate outcome.
Dakota ID happy: The national
committee has recommended that our
ten delegates DO admitted and given
votes. There are about 1000 people
from Dakota on the ground and W
have captured the whole convention or
this question. It will come before the
convention to-day, and there is ne
doubt the unanimous vote will be il
our favor. Our delegation has carried
this ftwo-state proposition into all ii
proceedings. Last night the delegates
selected two national committeeman
Gov. Hellette from the south and thu
writer from the north. We shall asl
the convention TO ratify these selections
and the convention will do It.
Weather u terribly warm, and in this
low pressure atmosphere ones pore.
become the floodgates through which
the barrels and barrels OF ice watel
and stuff with which the multitude Il
filling itself flows in one uninterrupted
stream.
THE PLATFORM.
CHICAGO, juno 2O.-The platform viii
not be ready before tomorrow, and 1t II
doubtful III ballot will be reached be.
fore Friday. Major Mckinley Of Ohio /.
chairman Of the platform committee,
and will draw the tariff plank. I am
just from the committee room and heard
the tariff plank read. 1t declares 70,
American protection in no mistakeabls
terms, and 10 accepted by all members
LOT the committee rs the Republican
policy. The. Dakota member Of the
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case Of the territory this morning and
the plank on the territories a. presented
was accepted by the committee. It de.
clares for the immediate admission Of
South Dakota and the immediate pas.
sage by congress Of an enabling act pro-
viding for the admission Of North Da.
kota, Montana and Washington Terri
tory.
The Blaine screach has subsidized in q
measure. Sherman seems now the
strongest man, with Allison q good sec.
ond, Alger third and Mckinley and
Foraker in the dark horse list.
Another train load Of Dakotans AZ.
rived this morning. The register In the
Dakota headquarters shows . very large
| attendance.
called On the Pacific coast delegation
yesterday. They have . 800 gallon tank
Of California wine which they propose Ia
tap when the nomination is made. Cal.
ifornia, Oregon and Nevada are for
Blaine. Plumed Knight clubs are. here
from q dozen states. Chicago is wild 70,
Gresham, and Ohio for Sherman. It's
no mans victory yet, h. @. H.