The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
NEW YoRKs DELEGATION.
It's Line of Action Mystery of the
Hour
BIZ the Associated Press.

bD the ASSOCIATED Press.
CHICAGO, June 17.-To-day everybody
has been waiting on New York. New York
has been waiting on Depew. Tomorrow
Depew is to speak, and then the scramble
begins. Universal timidity about making
move i'll any direction continues. Every
body is afraid to show his hand. Delega-
tlons uncommItted are inclined TO skulk
behind favorlte sons and await develop
ments. New York is to make the first move
toward bringing out line of action, but
what she will do remains one of the mystic
ries of the hour. In case Depew
besides to stand as a candidate there
is no question of the delegation
But in the more likely event of his with
drawal, a conference of the four delegates
at large-Depew, Hiscock, Miller and Platt
will be held Immediately These delegates
will make an effortto unite upon some out
side candidate, though there is little prospect
of their being able to do so. Platt and His
cock are said to favor Alger, while Miller is
for Sherman. Whom Depew favored is
not known, though he, too, is believed to
have leaning toward Alger. A few of
the influential men in the delegation,
like Senator Arkell and ex-Congressman
Burleigh. favor Harrison. The New York
delegation is divided into factions, each
with strength that cannot be closely esti-
mated. Five New York delegates are for
Gresham and Senator Farwell, and the
other Gresham workers are making an
effort to form a combination with leading
men in the east. William Walter Phelps
has spent the day at Farwelps country
house. The effort of the Greshamites is to
form a combination making Morton or
Phelps the candidate for vice president.
On the supposed leaning of New York
toward Alger and Harrison the
friends of these candidates were
in high spirits to-day, while
Gresham and Allison movements were
practically at standstill. The Alger and
Allison workers claim to have made gains
in various directions, but most of the prom
ises secured by the missionaries at this
juncture are con itioIal promises, really
amounting to little as an indication of ac-
tual votes. 1t must be remembered that
balloting is not expected to begin before
Thursday at the earliest, and many com
binationS and changes are possible in the
next three days. 1t might truthfully be
said that all the presidential movements
were at a standstill to-day, waiting on
New York. There is, however, a
more general recognition of the posi-
tive strength of Senator Sherman.
Senator Miller claims 10 votes in New
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Senator Quay has 35 votes for Sherman in
Pennsylvania. This gives Sherman about
125 votes in the north, which, added to his
200 in the south, makes his strength for
midable one. He has been greatly weak
ened to-day by the assaults of the Pacific
coast men, who have been strongly oppos
ing him, and over all hangs
THE BLAINE MOVEMENT.
While the Californians made no serious
impression Saturday, the perplexities of the
situation are so great that some of the dele
gates seem to find relief in going back to
Blaine. Against all the regular candidates
some objections are urged, and the making
of choice amid SO many conflicting state
ments is a matter of utmost difficulty. Nat
urally, under such circumstances the name
of the candidate of four years ago is
brought more and more to the front.
There are some indications Of a well
defined plan to throw the conventio
into a deadlock and make Blaine
the natural outcome, and part of
this programme, if programme it is,
involves the breaking of New York's
vote, the bolstering up of weak candidates
and the pulling down of strong, thus pre-
venting the nomination of anybody till
after days of balloting. If there is
such a scheme it is kept well
under cover, but many of the signs
point to its existence. Some of the
old Blaine managers are exhibiting anxiety
about the indiscretions of the California
delegation. They fear the enthusiastic
coasters will throw Blaine into the conven-
ton prematurely and spoil everything.
The failure of such movement might pre-
vent success and be somewhat humiliating,
and Senator Hall, Joe Manley and
S. B. Elliins called on the
Californians to-day and begged them not to
place Blaine's name in nomination. The
coast men responded that it was treachery
to Blaine to oppose the pres entation of his
name, and declared their intention of going
ahead with the boom. Tomorrow is ex-
pected to bring developments.