Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-20
A MOVE TO BEAT DEPEw

PIatt and Phelps the Leaders In the Combination Harrison is Gaining strength While Sherman Is Weaken ing-CalIfornia Drops she Blaine Boom-An Interesting Survey of she Field.
 CHICAGO, June 19.-Some of the best men of the Republican party have agreed to work | together in an effort to bring order out of l chaos and to prevent the making of dan gerous nomination. This movement em- 1 braces such men as Senators Hale, Hoar and Aldrich and Mir. Fessenden in New England, Senator Hiscock and ex-Senator Platt, Will ! liam Walter Phelps, Clarksou and Governor Geary of Iowa and other prominent men. It 1 is believed this movement had it's origin in a conviction that the nomination of Depew would be imprudent. Ex-Senator Platt and Mir. Phelps, who are opposed to Depew, were eer- tainly prime movers in the combination and it is claimed that Connecticut's decision to present the name of Senator Hawley was made for the purpose of holding votes from Depew It is not the purpose of the com bine to select candidate immediately. The men engaged in 1t will go into the balloting with 8 tacit understanding that they are to come together in a crisis which may seem to demand action on their part. According to
 
 which excepting Hawley has no candidate is to be split among all the candidates. Maine will give vote to every candidate in the field, Vermont will vote for Sherman, Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire will split, Rhode Island will vote for Allison and Con- necticut for Hawley. New York is solid for De- pew excepting John O'Brien, who declares he will vote for Blaine. New Jersey is for Phelpe. Pennsylvania has 35 for Sherman, 15 for Fit Ter and 10 scattering. Ohio is for Sherman, Indiana for Harrison, Michigan for Alger, Illinois for Gresham, Wisconsin for Rusk, Iowa for Allison, Minnesota for Gresham, Kansas for Ingalls,. Colorado and Nevada l are doubtful. Oregon is for Gresham and California for Stanford. The South is di- Yided between Sherman, Gresham, Alger, Depew and Harrison.
 An intelligent estimate of the first ballot shows Il candidates with votes about as fol- lows: Sherman 250, Gresham 1C0, Depew 100, Alger 80, Harrison 120, Allison 50, Phelps ! Is, Rusk 22, Ingalls, 14, Fitler 15, Stanford 16. This leaves S5 votes unaccounted for. Missouri and Arkalss1 gre still doubtful quantities. It is believed there will be no | change from this estimate for ballot or | two and it is thought the convention will l then adjourn over night. DuI.ng that night ! some combinations will be made with view ! to controlling the nomination the next day. | At the present writing the nomination of Depew appears impossible. After this has | been demonstrated Platt will probably call l away his forces and if a combination has been formed throw them in. Warner Miller is ex- pected to throw his votes to Sherman. What | Depew will do when the moment comes for | abandoning his own canvass is one of the | mysteries. A friend of Depew said tonight: eff Depew cannot be nominated I look | to see him rise and in a theatrical man ner throw his votes to- MT. Blaine n MT. .Depew will be placed in nomination by | Mir. Hiscook.
 Just now one fact is well settled and that is the nomination of soldier in one place or other. This fact initiates against Allison, | opposition of the Pacific States steadily | weakens Sherman. Just now Harrison is in
 high favor. New England and New Jersey | are leaning toward him and it is possible | that he will ultimately be made the choice of ] the combination of the men spoken of. If l the nomination comes to the West it will probably go to Harrison, Alger or Gresham. Phelps is almost certain to be named for vice president if the nomination comes named Governor Porter or Alger will be talk en. If Sherman should be compelled to fall | back Governor Foraker will be sprung and many Sherman's supporters will go to Gresham. Senator Quay has a leaning to- ward Gresham and many of the Gresham men are inclined toward the Ohio senator if their man cannot be nominated. The Gresham
 managers have a card to play in break from Harrison in the Indiana delegation where they control one-third of the votes The election of Estee for permanent chairman is
 construed as Blaine victory by outsiders, but it is really the result of a trade by which California drops the Blaine boom and in con-
 sideration of this action is given the honor of the chairmanship.