The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-25
A DARK Horse.
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man withdrew his withdrawal. His
here positively denied |
that he had n thought OF retiring from
the race, and the Senator himself is in
teryiewed to the same effect in Wash |
ington. Another Elkins scheme is to |
force the opposition to unite on Sher-
man. This on the theory that Blaine
could safely take away from Sherman
for the reason that the Ohio Senator was
u candidate before Blaine's first
LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL
was written, rs it was witnessed by his
demand for Presidential Endorsement OF
the Ohio State convention of 1887.
Therefore, Blaine is under no such OBJ
legations to Sherman as TO the candidates
who enter the field on the belief that
Blaine is out. II is true that the Blaine
men are in the majority in the conven-
ton, but many OF these Blaine delegates
are attached to other candidates. If
these other candidates refuse to get out
OF the way, and they are now refusing to
do so, it is not easy to see how Blaine
can be nominated, or il nominated how
he can accept.
The situation, therefore, is deadlock
with no good feeling prevailing and
POWERFUL PRESSURE
being brought to bear upon Mr.. Blaine
by cable to solve the great problem, in
so far as final word Of his can do so.
The understanding Blaine's friends have
is that he wants the nomination, il it
can be secured in a proper way. In the
present temper OF the supporters Of the
various candidates his nomination by
consent, or as result OF general with
drawal is
AN IMPoSsIBILITY.
The Blaine programme beingto dead
lock the convention, kill off other can
didates and weary their supporters, the
opposition has adopted precisely the
same tactics.
HE THINKS lie KNOWS IT ALL.
John NJ. Langston, the colored ex'
Minister to Hayti, who seconded the
nomination OF Sherman in the conven'
ton, declared fatty to-day that the
nomination Of Blaine now would ruin
the party, and that the candidate must
either be Sherman or man named by
Sherman.
Said Mr.. Langston: "John Sherman
holds the balance OF power among the
candidates in the field. We are going
to hold fast TO our faith in Sherman and
see. what developments tomorrow
bring forth. The Sherman forces hold
the key to the situation and when the
time comes they will dictate the nomi-
nee. 1t will finally be between Blaine
and Sherman, or Blaine and a man
named by Sherman"
"Blaine cannot be nominated now
without dishonor, and if he should be
prevailed upon to accept, it will not only
be defeat TO Blaine but shipwreCk to the
Republican party"
The subcommittee to
LOOK OVER THE FIELD
and if possible recommend ticket
which would meet with the approval Of
all factions, presented the following re-
port to the conference committee this
evening:
The members OF the special committee
appointed by the conference do not be-
lieve it judicious at this time to suggest
ticket for submission to the general
conference. They further recommend
that no meeting OF the conference COM
mittee be held on Monday morning.
The report was adopted unanimously
without much discussion and the
CONFERENCE ADJOURNED
to meet again tomorrow evening.
Murat Halstead said that he did not
know what to make Of it. "ohio has
been busted twice upon the Sherman
question" he continued; "but they are
altogether again, and if another break
does not occur before morning they will
vote solidly for the old Senator. l am
not inclined to believe that McKinley's
chances are very good. By the way,
talking OF Mckinley, heard pretty
good thing in the way OF threat awhile
ago. 1t was to the effect that if Ohio
deserted Sherman for Mckinley New
York would vote solidly for Sherman. 1
| WISH tlley WOulu'
The New Workers during the day de-
cided to stick to Harrison and they will
vote for him by the first ballot. Secre-
tary of State Griffith, Harrison leader,
told an Associated Press representative
this evening that he had been notified
by the New Workers that they would
give Harrison on the first ballot to-mor-
row five votes in addition to the fifty
eight for him from New York yester-
day.
The hotels presented
A STRANGE CONTRAST,
to-day, to their condition just one week
ago Then they were so full that it was
hard to move about, but to-day the
great crowds had disappeared, and the
parlors, halls and rotundas looked de-
serted. William Walter Phelps, OF New
Jersey, paid visit to the Illinois head
quarters and had long conference with
Senator Farwell This gave rise TO n
widely spread rumor that the
GRESHAM AND PHELPS
people had formed combination and
that the ticket would be Gresham and
Phelps. Governor Foraker had lively
day OF it. He was closeted for several
hours with the Blaine leaders. Stephen
B. Elkins dropped into the Governors
apartments about $3.50 o'clock and they
remained in n little room under lock
and key for some time. Charles Emory
Smith, Of Philadelphia, Warner Miller,
OF New York, and several other gentle
men were also in conference several
times with the Governor.
SHERMAN GAINING STRENGTH.
The Sherman managers have got
their second wind tonight and are
mysteriously confident and satisfied
over the prospects OF to-morrow's ses-
sion OF the Convention. Nothing def
mite can rs yet be learned from any
of them, but it is known that they
have repaired all broken fences in the
Ohio delegation and that the latter will
vote for Sherman again tomorrow.
Governor Foraker, who last night
| said TINT there wOuld no n