The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-23

ballot showed that the Sherman boon
was willing. Five votes had strayet
away. There were indications Of
GALLopING CONSUMPTION.
Gresham fell from from ia to l9S ant
climbed back to 1913. Harrison haC
started at 20 and stopped at "a. Algel
had surprised all but those who had
been counting the votes closely; his 81
had swelled to 100. 1t was not bloated
boom, ii was solid, but the elements Of
growth were not in it.
Thirty-fve patriots went to supper
with the proud consciousness that they
had "told the truth, and shamed every
body who wanted Blaine and hadn't the
hardihood to vote for him in spite OF aii
his protests.
Was the Blaine ground swell going to
overwhelm everything, when night fell,
or had Blaine'sne friends succeeded at
last in giving him time to write his book
on Europe?
At the end of the third ballot McKin-
ley was declared the choice of eight del
egates.
oHIO's LITTLE GIANT
sat trying to read newspaper. Thou
sands OF eyes turned on him.
Foraker was vigorously trying to keep
cool by whacking away with two fans.
lie didn't know it until Butterworth re-
minded him of it. 1t was IN interesting
stage OF the proceedings. Everybody
remembered what happened to an Ohio
man in 1850. Was it going to happen
again to an Ohio man? This was the
inquiry through the recess. 1t was
everywhere canvasscd. Delegates wanted
TO TALK WITH MKINLEY
about it, but Mckinley said "No," and
said it with firmness. lie was support
ing Sherman and doing the best he
could Tor him. Col. Swami cast the one
vote given by West Virginia for McKin-
ley, and already he was being looked
upon as n man who might be consulted
about the time Of the next allotment OF
postoliccs "and SIGH" So strong was
the impression that Mckinley was about
to come, that surface indications were
strong in McKinley's favor.
When the night session opened there
was belief that Harrison could be nom
mated on the next ballot. Ii not, then
it might be well to make MCKinley's
better acquaintance. Dcpew would take
the stand as soon as he came in and
withdraw his name. Hastings, OF Penn
sylvania, who nominated Sherman, was
to move an adjournment. So it was.
Depew's dignifed speech went smooth
ly. Hastings part OF the programme
seemed to be gliding on creased ways
until II struck New York.
DEPEw SAID 40,
so did Miller, Frank Hiscock and Tom
big four, which wasin position
to do something in this convention.
Only ten New Workers were in favor OF
adjournment. All OF Ohio wanted to
20 out to see man. The ballot was
closely watched, and by none more than
those who had paid SO to see the
nights performance, and thosc'who had
after all their frantic efforts pulleda seat
out of the wheel OF fortune. West Nir'
ginia wanted to go out by seven votes
to stay by five.
ENOUGH TO NOMINATE
and one hundred to spare, wanted to
delay the baIIotiRg, and that settled it.
The combinations had not been made,
md there were not votes enough to nom'
mate anybody. There was to be at
least one night Of real strategy. Fortu'
natcly the crowd at last got a chance at
Tngcrsoii, who before had dodged 81!
calls. He jumped at once into pro-
lection and made Il telling speech.
Ingersolrs speech told too much and
too hard. When asked to address Il
audience, in which every
body wished to hear him on the general
issue, he availed himself OF the Oppor-
tunity to hit Blaine from the shoulder
and try to help the declining Gresham
boom. The scene was painful as Inger-
soil stood motionless for ten minutes,
leaning on the desk, waiting for the
storm OF indignation to pass over. He
had abused the confidence of the assem-
blage and lost golden opportunity,
The house kept up the din until he re.
tired, denounced and mortified. The
great crowd is wondering when Inger-
soil ate the insane root. The Gresham
men are damning him out and out.
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