The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-24
THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
What Was Said and Done at the Meet
ing.

What Was Said and Done at the Meet
ing.
CHICAGO, June 23.-The conference COM
mittee that met at the Grand Pacific last
night and remained in session until nearly
4 o'clock this morning, assembled immedi-
ately after the adjournment this morning
in parlor of the Grand Pacific hotel.
There was large representation, compris-
ing the representatives of the Alger, Blaine,
Allison, Sherman and Hawley forces. This
meeting was originally called for the pur-
pose of defeating the Harrison movement.
To-day they really did not know the object
of their meeting, as Harrison had been
practically defeated by the adjournment
yesterday. However, after the varou,
speakers had addressed the meeting upon
the impossibility of nominating
any man but Blaine, they
appointed a committee to take the situation
into consideration and TO present to the
conference committee, which, if the mem
bers saw fit, they could report back to their
delegations, with the recommendation that
they support it.
A COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
A committee of ten was appointed repre-
senting the different factions, consisting of
Davis and Senator Farwell in behalf Of
Gresham, M. II. DeYoung for the Blaine
movement Hubbell and Clarkson for ALI.
son, Duffield for Alger, and Gov. Foster
and Benjamin Butter worth for Sherman.
The conference then adjourned until 2:30
o'clock, and the committee Immediately
went into the session, notifying Senators
Hoar and Quay to be present Senator Quay
did not Immediately put in an appearance
The first action was iakeu by Senator Far
well, who, after complimenting Judge
Gresham, said that for the sake of har-
mony he would withdraw his name. Gov
Foster then addressed the meeting in behalf
of Sherman as the easiest man that the
committee could report in favor of. At
the conclusion of Fosters remarks Mr.
Duffield addressed the committee in favor Of
A Ager. Mr.. Clarkson was then called upon
and he very strongly urged the claims Of
Allison.
THE MOST AVAILABLE CANDIDATE.
M. II. DeYoung being called in, stated to
the committee that he thought they were
not there to listen TO the praises Of the diff
ferent candidates, but to decide upon the
man that was the most available, and who
could carry the country for the party;
that the better plan would be 10 examine
into the merits and demerits of the diff
ferent candidates. DeY Young stated To the
committee the objections urged by the rep
resentatives from the Pacific coast to
two or three OF the candIdateS, setting
forth their weakness, and concluded by
saying that there was no necessity of set-
ting forth the claims and availability OF
Mr.. Blaine, as everybody was too well &C
quainted with him TO require that.
At this moment Senator Quay came into
the room. He stated TO the committee that
New York had decided TO support Blaine,
and he could not see how the nomination OF
Blaine could possibly be avoided He felt
that the majority of the convention would
be in favor Of IL. The Chairman, Senator
Farwell, stated that in any evsht it was
the duty of the committee 20 recommend the
name OF some candidate Tor the conference
support as body, and the name Of
CONGRESSMAN M'KINLEY, OF OHIO,
was proposed. The committee was polled
as to some Of the candidates, and by a largo
majority it decided that Sherman was out
of the fight, that Blaine being a possibility
with the convention IL was the ddty of the
committee to endeavor TO select somebody
outside of Blaine, and that be ought not 70
be considered by this committee. The
result OF this was a protracted discussion
An attempt was made to catechise the re-
personalities present as 70 their second