Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-18
NOBODY THINKING OF OUR OWN GOFF
His Poor Little Vice Presidential BoOmlst Has
Died from Hunger and Neglect--Dakota
Throws a Bomb in the Whole
Camp Last Evening.
4 LETTER FROM GAIL HAMILTON.
Stsys ElksnS and Ksrsn, Of Missouri, Wrote
to Her and Received Reply that Mr..
Blaine Would AccsPt--Ars. LO-
gan's Fight for Algsr--Hsr
Talk Against Gresham
Criticised.
Spscial Telegram to he Register.

SPSciGl Telegram 10 the Register.
CHICAGO, Ills, June 1.-THE Rspub-
liesn clans are gathering fast, and to-
night will see the last of the rear guard
struggling in, but the delegations do not
come in union or harmony. Old convention
goers say they have never seen the situa-
ton so unsettled at so late in the contest
The Republican party is listening with
ears close to the earth for the footsteps of
the man who can beat Cleveland. The
merits Of the candidates have all been can
vaSsed time and again, and yet he has not
been found. Iu shear desperation the con-
yention may have to fall back on the
double decline magnet from Maine, but
even with him many of the delegates feel
that nothing but defeat can be expected.
From q careful survey of the field
SHERMAN HAS THE LEAD
with Depew formidable second.
Greshsm's boom is newspaper boom.
Harrison's strength is confined to Indiana
and Alger's to his baI'l
The Ohio Icicle will go into the conyen-
ton with a strong lead from States that
never cast an electoral vote for Republi-
can, and in this fact his weakness lies
There is moreover q strong inclination to
give New York what she asks and the
New York delegation are solid and enthus-
iastic for the railroad statesman. 1t will
not be uDwarranted to predict that with
Blaine out of the contest the ticket will be
Dspew and Western man, probably Alli-
son.
Depew, however, has interviewed many
Western men on the sdyisability of his
nomination to-day and may withdraw his
name in consequence. Indeed it is said
he will do 80 tomorrow morning.
The boys here are all for Blaine aud are
whOoping things up lively, but the sober
sense of the convention is against his NOM
ination since his second letter. 1t can
only be accomplished in theextremely i'm
probable contingency of all the other can
aidates withdrawing and leaving him
hear field.
11z.E-SSr. yIRsINIANs ALL SPLIT UP.
4 The West SSirginaE NATIGsiGS SrrIiyedI
Mis- morning. Their situation is fair re-
nex of the convention, q worse split up
md divided lot of would-be President
makers would be hard to find. While
there is strong undereurrent Of Blaine
ssntiment among the West Virginians gen
srally, the delegates do not seem to con-
sider him q serious quantity. Most Of tue
delegation have expressed themselves, and
John Sherman has the decided preference.
The West Virginisns stand about as fol-
lows in the First district: Frew and Hub
bard are inclined to Gresham; Moore, OF
is an out and out Blaine man.
with Harrison for second choice; Judge
Ralph Berkshire has forsaken his first
love, Sherman, and thrown himself into
the arms OF the Harrison men; c. B. Smith,
Of Parkersburg, who flirtsd coyly with
for awhile, has fixed his afec'
tons upon Algsr and talks loudly for the
nan with bar'l Charles is supposed to
have an eye on the Congressional nomina-
ion in the Fourth district, hence these
ops. Miller, of Keyser, is aslonely fol-
wer of Dspsw. Curtin, Of the Second
TslricL White aud Patterson, Of the
,urth, and the solid Third, Swami, Coop
hss ssnd Payne, are all for sherman.
ga GoFF NOT THoUHT OF.
he thing is settled. The.Vice Presi-
boomlet that the dapper little Con-
~ man from the First District has been
sfss Aderly nourishing is not seriously con-
ldge. n even by the West Virginia delega-
iniS They may go through the forms OF
ron ron Ag Nathan in the race, but they rec
SroE < thst he would be in entirely too
q re- onpany.
ntest ,htrman delegate said to-day: "Oi
fhe nomination of Sherman would
Gof's nomination for second place
the question, but then we never ex-
The / nat anyhow"
has ssal work will be done in behalf OF
Ieek. .r,son county statesman, and he has
ousr b much chance Of q place on the
iIlad ticket as of being frost-bitten in
Iotel ~
y S sS tpUSTY AFTER TBE sPoILs.
was cssnty has already begun to show
'risd ,.d'sbOsition to hOggishness. The
7cne 'on soe will meet and organize to-mor-
AAs ~ Hubbard is bsisg pushed for
md Frew win probably go on
', M l<et Committee on Revolutions.
~ am. }. ,As realization ex-senator seotfs
!. woDr, tea National Committeeman,
D rion, the Wheeling war
\ SPOIL. asasut slice Of the
m tneafkssburg contingent were
80 ,.