Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-23

murmur of surprise at the announcement
Of q break in the Hcosier ranks,
and one vote for Gresham. John S. Wise,
in Virginia, also did the unexpected thing
in declaring his vote for Sherman, when
that State was polled, it being announced
that they had been unable to agree upon a
chairman. West Virginia follows i'm.
mediately after with five votes for Sher-
man, two for Gresham. two for Blaine, two
for Harrison aud one for Algtr The re-
suit on the whole was thesame as has been
predicted, unless Sherman failed to show
the strength that was expected.
Before the second ballot begins Charles
Emory Smith straggles to the floor and
withdraWs the name Of Filter. Arkansas
then starts an Alger boom by casting IA
votes solid for the Michigan man. The
fayorite sons begin to drop and Connecti.
cut deserts Hawley, and Allison gets the
largest share of the ballots. Sherman loses
steadily in the Southern States, but when
Pennsylvania is called the effect of Boss
Quay 3 work is seen, for the Keystone State
now adds 53 votes to the Sherman
column. The third ballot is marked BY
strong Gresham gains. Colorado btgins it
by giving him five votes. Kansas drops
Ingalls, and the delegation splits up,
Gresham getting the larger share. Harri-
sOn'seolumn is increased Eve in Maryland,
bat he Immediately loses four to Depew in
New Hampshire. New Jersey left Phelps
and divided among the other candidates.
Sherman weakens slightly in the South
and ends five votes lower. In this ballot
one Harrison man from West Virginia
turns to Mckinley, OF Ohio. The remain
der of the delegation vote as before.
HARRISON GONE UP.
The first deal OF the convention has been
contaminated and it was failure. 1t
was. as outlined in the REGIsTER's dis
patches yesterday, an attempt to stampede
the convention to Harrison. immediately
after the Depew ana Harrison leaders
went into conference and it was agreed that
the programme settled on last night should
be carried ont Dspew's candidacy had
/ fallen fat, and the votes Of the great State
of New York, were to be thrown to Hsrri'
son. An linking of the programme leaked
out, and when Chaunesy NJ Depew mount.
ed the platform to withdraw his own name,
/ he received an ovation from enthusiastic
Harrison men, who saw victory in theil
grasp. Bat they
/ RECEONED WITHOUT THEIR HOST.
/ Hastings of Pennsylvania, Sherman's
alert manager, was ON his feet in an in
slant to move an adjournment until 10 a,
m. tomorrow. The Convention was il
an uproar. Storm after storm Of cheers
mingled with calls of AYE" and mo
swept over it. The Allison, Alger and
Gresham men followed Hastings lead
State after State seconded the motion Il
adjourn. The roll was called, and on tn:
/ clear issue the combined Harrison and
I Dspew forces were beaten by the field by
a vote of 535 to 2S2. OF the vote to ad
iourn, Indians, New Hampshire, and Yer
mont, the solid Harrison States combined
with New York, furnished 10S. The re-
maipder came from the Harrison and
Depsw's following in other States. 1t Is 8
killing blow to the Harrison movement
blocking the carefully laid plans to carry
the Indisnian through with hurrab,
which must have inevitably been success
/ iul had the convention proceeded to voting
at the time.
A CABLE FROM BLAINE
| A rumor is current this evening, fathered
! by a westera delegate, that the Harrison
Dspew programme Included another fea
ture, which was nothing less than the read
( ing OF clblsgram from James G. Blaine,
declining to accept the nomination II ten
dered him. ChaunesY NJ. Depsw, 1t Is
said, had the message in his pocket ready
to read at the proper time.
/ ''BOrH INDIANA CANDIDATES ARE DEADEI
THAN MUMMIES,"
is the frequently expressed sentiment to
night, Harrison beaten by bis enemies
Gresham by his friends. Immediatel!
after the adjournment of the Convention
and before delegate had left the hall,
motion was unanimously carried, askinI
Bob Iugersoll to make an address. Befor
Ingersoll had spoken five minutes it wa
clear that he was bent on making convert
for the fsvorite candidate of all Chicago
ans, Gresham. The orators pref udiee va
borne with uneasily, until the word
sI desire this convention to nominal
Walter Q. Gresham" passed his lips. The,
were met with
A STORM OF Kisses.
II WAS useless to attempt to suppress IN
INDIGNATION of the delegates. Howls an
wells Of disapproval went up from ever
ouarter. The eloquent orator was unaol
to obtain further hearing. He motlone'
time and again for silence, and attemp'e'
20 speak, but the now thoroughly sngere'
audience would not listen. As II to EN-
phssize their disapprOhatioD, the New iorl
delegation arose in body and left the nall
Many others followed. The Californian
aup0 out q banner emblszoned with tn
lsvsnd "Blaine and protection" The up
roar continued until
FINALLY INGERSoLL DEsIsrED
from his attempt to speak and sat down
Then Fitch, of CIlifornis, mounted IN
rlatform 70 make sn address aud was ike
uiss refused . hearing. The whole eonVen
ton was disgustsd with IngersolPS attemp
70 prOsslytizs at that time. 1t prOv0ks' :.
the first exhibition of Dad blood and vii