The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23

Absorbing curiosity is to know what the
third or fourth or fifth ballot will show.
The men who pull the wires have been up
nearly all night, and the air of the c0nven-
tlon hall, as 1t begins to fill is full of rumors,
theories and blind guesseS. Sherman loomed
up last night because of the great demon
Stratlons which Foraker's second of Gen.
Hastings nomination Of the Ohio senator's
name provoked. But there was feeling
In the city that Sherman would win to-day,
ana IL he does not win to day he cannot
win at all. Yesterdays demonstration is
generally believed to be moro of Foraker
boom than Sherman boast. But no one
can separate the shouts for the senator from
the enthusiasm for Foraker. Senator Quay
OF Pennsylvania, who was at work for Sher-
man until the small hours of the morning,
came into the convention hall with a weary
and anxious air. The Pennsylvania delega-
tion is
HARD TO HANDLE,
and there have been stories current all the
morning that the Harrison people have sue
ceeded in making strong impression there,
and 1t is openly boasted that Quay cannot
hold his men for Sherman longer than three
ballots, and that most of the Filter vote
Will go to Harrison after the first ballot
But with all the talk and chatter and mods
and winks Of the knowing ones, who think
they have the straight tip, the convention
meets with no new known quantity to solve
the puzzling problem before it. They who are
seeking to prevent great stampede at the
start, but who are equally anxious
to prevent the nomination of any other
man, are watchful, but nervous and anx-
louS. They possess the sympathy, and at
the critical moment would have the sup
port Of Chairman Estee, whose voice nearly
gave out yesterday in his efforts to quell
the pandemonium which followed Foraker'S
appearance. The delegates have not come
IN promptly this morning, as was antici-
pated. They are being wrestled with, or
are themselves
ENGAGED IN MISSIONARY WORK,
while the leaders have been seeking to get
together and agree upon some salts
factory ticket A big floral EN-
blem, inscribed with the legend "No rebel
flags surrendered while I am governor, !"
which appeared along with the Sherman
Foraker demonstration of yesterday, has
been removed from the convention hall
stage, where it was placed yesterday. It
may serve its purpose at some future time.
The pressure for admission to the hall on
the outside is so great that It's influence can
be felt IN the auditorium room itself. Those
who get in are excited over their efforts to
get through the crowds and convince the
doorkeepers that their tickets are all right.
There has been a row between the local
committee and the subcommittee of the
national committee having charge of tickets,
and Chairman Clarkson of the former and
Sergeant-at-Arms Fitzsimmons have had
an encounter, in which it is asserted that
BLOWS WERE PASSED.
1t is claimed that the galleries were
packed yesterday by the managers of the
hall and people are very sensitive naturally
at anything which may look like special
favoritism to any of the candidates.
Sample copies of a comic paper contain
ing a cartoon in which some candidates
faces appeared was distributed in the seats
early this morning, but as soon as the
character Of its pictures was discovered
they were all collected by the ushers and
carried out Of the hall.
Chairman Estee's desk was redecorated
with cut flowers this morning and
is almost hidden behind wreaths of roses
and begoniaS The chairman wants to keep
up his record and compel the convention to
come to order on time, but as there is
good deal of confusion as IL o'clock arrives
it is doubtful whether he will be able to do
so. The convention misses the genial and
heretofore familiar face of Chauncey N.
Depew, who does not come in with the New
Workers. Depew, however, is not far of,
and will be informed almost as soon as the
convention itself knows what the result
will be. But there are three men in the
convention who are within range OF the
convention lightning. These are Mckinley
and Foraker of Ohio and ex-Gov. Porter
of Indiana. Each of these is received with
applause as he enters the hall.