The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-21

that he was not generally known out
side of his own state and has very few
votes of delegates outside of Indiana
and that he has not shown enough
element Of positive strength outside
his own state to make it advisable for
New York to present his name.
Senator Sherman was under consider
alton at two different times in the
progress of these negotiations.
There has been very sharp an
tagonism to Mr.. Sherman in
the delegation. It did not seem prob
able that this antagonism could be so
far overcome as to make it expedient
to attempt to unite the delegation on
him. But the object of this investiga-
ton was not to discover who could Sc
cure majority or considerable por-
ton of the delegation, bat who could
be accepted by the delegations from
New York, New Jersey and COnnectl-
cut as q unit. It was decided that it
was not possible for New York to unite
upon MIR. Sherman, and his name was
passed over. Later on in the
siderable movement for Governor
Alger. TWAS urged that he possessed
many of the valuable qualities of Sem
ator Allison, with additional advantage
that he is soldier. Governor Alger
has secured some very strong and in
fiuential friends in the New York dele
cation, who have not abandoned him,
but the objections to his candidacy
were such as to render it impossible for
the delegation to unite upon him. Dis
couraged by these fruitless efforts there
was disposition on the part of some of
the delegation to turn to MIR. Blaine.
One of the most influential in the
delegation has said in the st. Louis
convention that he felt willing to
guarantee that Mr.. Blaine would
carry New York against the demo-
cratic ticket, but the Blaine movement
has not taken any new or defenite
shape and perhaps it may be said that
the Blaine movement is not now re-
garded as among the probabilities in
the New York delegation. The only
thing certain about all the negotiations
which have been conducted between
the New York delegation and the
leading republicans from different
sections is that the New York dele
cation has been unable to agree
and that the indications now are that
without having been able to arrive at
any definite conclusion and it will be
very difficult for the advocates of any
of the various candidates to suggest to
the leading members of the delegation
any argument in favor of any candi-
date which has not clearly been care
fully considered by them.
Walker Blaine, son of James e., was
visitor last night at the Gresham
headquarters in the Grand Pacific no
tel. After a brief conversation with
those in the room, Mr.. Blaine walked
up to the book containing the names of
callers at the headquarters who are ia
vOrable to the candidacy of Judge
Gresham for president and signed his
name. The movement caused consid-
cradle surprise, as it was regarded by
the onlookers as recognition and per-
sOnal interest in Judge Gresham s cam
paign. Mr.. Blaine merely smiled
when spoken to about the matter, and
soon after left the hotel. Earlier in
the evening reporter for local pa
per said to Mr.. Blaine:
"There seems to be quite a boom
here for your father?' ''Oh, it dosn't
amount to anything; it is unauthor-
lied and do not like it,
"Some claim" said the reporter
THAT the boom is being put up to kill
off Gresham in Illinois. Will you, as
his next friend in the case, take any
action to stop the movements" -
think the boom you speak Of" replied
| Mr.. Blaine, lis unorganiZed, merely a
| floating mass and as 1 say unauthorized
l do not think from the present outlOOk
that any such action will be neces
| SarV,,'