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THE BLAINE COUP.
Why 1t Didn't Work on Saturday
Afternoon

CHICAGO, June 24.-Further light
was thrown to-day upon the attempted
coup in Blaine'S interest at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. 1t i true, as was
telegraphed last night, that plan had
been formulated to push Blaine's name
to the front on the first or second bal
lot. Alabama was to lead the way and
be followed by all the Blaine states I'm
succession, New York joining in with
fifty votes, and the Blaine men in Penn
sylvania leaving the leadership of Quay
and returning to their first love. Even
Ohio, led by Gov. Foraker. who wants
the second place on the ticket, was to
contribute twenty or twenty-five votes
to the grand column. All this is known,
but it is not known why the scheme was
abandoned. A Chicago man, who has
been empowered to speak for Mr..
Blaine, and who is man of good judg-
ment and not politician, was called
into a conference of Blaine leaders Just
before the meeting of the convention
He was Informed of the plan in hand,
and was shown list of 423 sure and re-
liable Blaine delegates, or an assured
HldJOTlIy Ol luG WnOit COllNellGlOll. i MS
man looked over the list, saw that it
comprised the names of delegates who
are here ostensibly for other candidates,
and at once gave his dictum as follows:
This thing must come to a STOP" said he :;
'Mr. Blaine cannot take this nomination by
riding over the rights of any of the men now
in the field. He regards them all as his
friends, and knows they have entered this
contest in good faith, believing him to be out
by his own act You propose to draw dele
rates from the supporters of these men, to
undermine them and defeat them. If you
nominate him in this way cablegram will
re received from him in twenty minntes de-
lining the nomination, and you will then be
II a worse predicament than ever. This
hing must be stopped
Reluctantly Elklns and his COL
,eagues consented to postpone the
Blaine coup, and the friends of all the
"andidates except Harrison joined the
Blaine men in forcing an adjournment
until Monday morning. The situation
at this hour may. be described as fol-
lows: In the convention tomorrow all
the candidates will stand firm. There
are no Withdrawals. The conference of
anti-Blaine men has agreed not to pre-
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stand by the Indiana man on the first
ballot tomorrow, and Congressman
Burleigh said after the meeting had
ended that New York would stand by
Harrison until his supporters were con-
vinced of the futility of his candidacy.
The Illinois delegation decided to stand
by Gresham, ,and the supporters of Alger
and Allison will adhere to their respec-
tive candidates. But by far the most
important event of the night was con-
ference of anti-Harrison men, which was
held in remotely located room in the
Grand Pacific. 1t opened with a free
and lively discussion of the situation
and ended with the
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE
composed of Senator Farwell and B. F.
Funk, of Illinois; Clarkson and Hender-
son, of Iowa; Foster and ButterwOrth,
of Ohio; Senator Aldrich, of Rhode
Island; n. ID. Sperry, of Connecticut,
and d. M. Duffield, of Michigan, to can
vass and report upon the situation. The
committee invited Senators Sewell, of
New Jersey, Hoar, of Massachusetts,
and Chauncy l. Filley, of Missouri, to
participate in its deliberations. 1t was
distinctly understood at the outset that
none of the delegations would be bound
by the action of the committee, and then
the claims of the various candidates
were dwelt on at length by one repre-
sentative of each. Every speaker laid
candidate and his alone was the most
available. A good deal of repartee was
indulged in, and at times there were
some pretty free exchanges of opinion
regarding the merits of the candidates
and their strength in their respective
states. 1t was finally decided by vote
of 8 to 2 not to consider Sherman's
name, and Senator Farwell and Mr..
Funk, after having retired for consulta-
ton, suggested Mckinley and Alger as
a desirable ticket. This evoked another
discussion, in which several members
of the committee expressed the opinion
that Mckinley would not make
A STRONG CANDIDATE,
while Senator Hoar admitted that so far
as he could Judge he could not receive
so large majority in Massachusetts as
Blaine. A ballot was ordered, and it
resulted, Mckinley 8. A!ger 1, Allison
2, Blaine 2, Sherman 2. Upon this Mr..
De Young. who had been invited in, OBJ
jected to the use of Blaine's name, on
the ground that he had not been placed
in nomination before the convention.
six more ballots were taken, and the
sixth resulted, Mckinley Z, scattering 3.
One of the minority expressed dissatis-
faction and suggested that some other
name be selected to be presented to the
full meeting of the conferers. Another
ballot was had, and it resulted, Allison
6, Alger 4. But when the names of Nc
Kinley and Allison were reported to the
full committee at the midnight session,
there was kick. The Sherman men
wouldn't tolerate the Mckinley idea,
and said right out that they would keep
their candidate in the field until they
were released, while the supporters of
Alger and Gresham were just as en-
phatic in expressing the opinion that
they preferred to fall back to their orig
inal choice. The result was that the
meeting broke up in more or less con-
fusion.
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STAND BY THEIR GUNS.
No Conclusion Expected to Be
Reached by the Convention To-


Reached by the Convention To-
Day.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The sub-commit-
tee 20 look over the field and, it posi-
BILE, recommend a ticket which would
meet with the approval of all factions,
presented the following report to the
conference committee this evening:
The members of the special committee ap-
pointed by the conference do not believe it
judicious at this time to suggest a ticket for
submission to the general conference. They
further recommend that no meeting of the
conference committee | e held Monday morn
ing.
The report was adopted unanimously,
without much discussion, and the con-
ference adjourned to meet again to-
morrow evening. Chauncey l.. Filley,
who is member of the committee, said
that he had no hope of a conclusion be-
ing reached by the convention to-mor-
row. All of the candidates and their
friends, he said, were manifesting dis
position to stand by their guns, and the
fight would open tomorrow morning on
the same old lines. Murat Halstead
said that he did not know what to make
of it.
''Ohio has been busted twice upon the Sher-
man question" he continued, 'but they are
together again, and, if another break does not
occur before morning, they will vote solidly
for the old senator. am not inclined to be-
lieve that McKinley's chances are very good
By the way, talking of Mckinley. heard a
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
they would
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LITTLE CONFERENCES.
Gov. Foraker Holds Short Seances
With Several DELEGATES.

CHICAGO, June 24.-William Walter
Phelps, of New Jersey, paid a visit to
the Illinois headquarters and had long
conference with Senator Farwell. This
gave rise to a widely-spread rumor that
the Gresham and Phelps people had
formed combination and that the
ticket would be Gresham and Phelps.
Gov. 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
a little room under lock and key
for some time. Charles Emory Smith,
of Philadelphia; Warner Miller, of New
York, and several other gentlemen
were also in conference several times
with the governor. Secretary of State
Griffith, Harrison leader in New
York, told reporter this evening that
he had been notified by the New York
ers that they would give Harrison, on
the first ballot tomorrow, five votes in
addition to the fifty-eight for him from
New York Yesterday.
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NOT FOR SHERMAN.
The Alabama Delegation Refuses
to Unite on the Buckeye.

lno AIaDcInd uses
to Unite on the Buckeye.
CHICAGO, June 24.-At caucus of
the Alabama delegates this afternoon,
Ben Butterworth, of Ohio, was present.
He said Sherman's strength was not
diminishing. He would have more votes
tomorrow than he had had Friday or
Saturday. He stated forcibly the rea-
sons why Southern Republicans should
support the senator, and asked the dele
gates to unite for him. Before Mr.. But
terworth was done, Logan III. Roots, of
Arkansas, knocked on the caucus room
door. He heard the conclusion of Mr..
Butterworth'S speech and then made
one himself. The whole drift of it was
for Blaine He said the Arkansas dele
gates were at heart for Blaine 1t had
not been deemed eXpedient, however.
to vote for him, and the delegation had
united Oh Alger. Mr.. Roots retired. and
George W. Parsons, instructed for Sher-
man, but personally for Blaine, moved
that the delegation unite on Sherman
for the first ballot tomorrow, and then
if it seemed apparent that Sher-
man could not be nominated, to
declare for Blaine and give him twenty
votes Arkansas, he said, would follow
with fourteen, and California with six
teen more. The initiative taken by
Alabama would sweep the convention
for Blaine. Such storm of protests
was raised at this that Mr.. Parsons
withdrew his motion. John ID. Hardy,
who has been voting for Alger, but who
desires for the prestige of the state to.
unite the delegation, moved to unite for
Sherman. Half the delegation objected.
The motion was withdrawn. The
meeting ended, as half dozen have,
without any change III the position of
the delegates. Alabama gave one vote
for Blaine yesterday. -Four will prob
ably be given for him tomorrow.
will be for Blaine at an appropriate
time. Several of the Pennsylvania del
egates left this city for an outing to-
day. -Four went to Milwaukee. There
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RUMORs AND RUMORs
Regarding What Blaine Has and
Has Not Done

CHICAGO, June 24.-Rlaine rumors to-
night are as many as leaves in the for
est. They are of all shapes and sizes,
weights and colors. They are alike in
but one particular, and that is they can
not be confirmed. One of these, which
has gained the largest circulation, is the
statement that the wanderer in the
Scottish Hills had cabled to somebody
that he would accept the nomination
under no conditions, and instructing his
friends to deSiSt iA their canvass. An
other rumOr is one which looks very
plausible on its face, though the trouble
lies in obtaining names. 1t is
to the effect that dozen or so of tele-
grams have beenaent by different dele
gates to Mr.. Blaine, asking him if he
would accept the nomination. and that
Mr.. Blaine's friends, notably Elkins
and Manley, have also cabled asking
MIR. Blaine to make no reply whatever
thereby allowing the impression to pre-
vail that he would accept after all.
Shortly after 9 o'clock Chauncey M.
Depew and Stephen B. Elkins made
their way hurriedly to the Grand
L u.
hurrying rapidly through the corridors,
looking neither to the right nor left, as
if intent on avoiding the crowd, entered
room 10 (Tom Platt's). which had
been entered five minutes previously
by Senator Frank HiscOck. A confer
ence was held, which lasted nearly an
hour, after which Messrs. Depew and
Elkins left the room singly, Senator
Hiscock remaining. Emmons Blaine
senator. When Mr.. Depew left the
room he was interrogated by GLOBE
representative as follows:
''Mr. Depew, do you know of cable
being received by any one now in Chi
cago from Mr.. Blaine declining the
nomination."
''No, sir, do not.''
.'Will you place Mr.. Blaine in nomina-
ton tomorrow"
mo, SIR" This with much en-
phasis:
"WilI Mr.. Blaine be nominated?,
: 81 don't know, sir?''
Mr.. ElkilS was also seen, and he was
asked as to the present situation. With
one of those irresistible smiles, Mr..
ElkinS said:
''It is very hard to diagnose. 1t is
changing every ten minuteS.'
HAS Mr.. Blaine declined the nomi-
nation by cable since this convention
met?'
''No sir, he has not.''
us he still in the field?"
GAS have said, the state of things is
changing momentarily, and l can give
you no information which would be of
any value"
And with wave of his hand, he al
most ran to the meeting in room "A,
where representatives of all the candi-
dates will attempt to solve the situa-
tinn
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THE TAIL OF THE TICKET
Being Figured for Industriously
by. Several of the Small Fry.

Dy. several OF the Small Fry.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, June 24.-The full Ohio
delegation held lengthy caucus this
morning. 1t had private wire to
Washington in its room and Senator
Sherman was at the other end. The
proceedings of last night and this morn
ing on the Mckinley candidacy were
reported to him in detail and his views
were asked. He replied that he was
entirely in the hands of the delegation
and preferred not to express any opinion
in favor of any other candidate from his
own state. Mckinley was antagonized
by the Foraker element on the ground
implied, but not expressed that, as the
governor, next to Senator Sherman, was
the most prominent figure in Ohio Re-
publican politics, it would not be fair or
just to go over his head and to concen-
trate the strength of the delegation on
a man from the ranks. The upshot of
the meeting was the adoption of a reso-
luton that the delegation remain true
to Sherman. This was communicated
to the senator and the meeting ad-
jOurned. The condition of affairs in a
nutshell is this: Senator Sherman is
unwilling that the nomination should GO
elsewhere than to the man from Maine
or himself. With Mr.. Blaine retired
from politics, he considers himself the
greatest living exponent aud represent
ative of the Republican party. If, how
ever, he finds it impossible to reach the
goal, and Mr.. Blaine be dragged from
his retirement, he is perfectly willing
that his support should go in that direc-
ton rather than that Harrison or Alger
or Gresham or Allison should retire
him
TO THE REAR
and become the recognized head of the
Republican party. Just in the same
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Alger. One is Blaine and the other Is
Mckinley. With Gresham out of the
way we will get all the Logan men in
the Illinois delegation. In fact, Alger
is Logan's legitimate successor and is
so recognized by Logan's friends
''Are Alger's friends willing to With
draw him at any time to further any
combination that would result in the
nomination of somebody else?"
''We can't withdraw him as long as
he is going up on every ballot. We ara
bound to stick to him.
'sWould Gen. Alger be willing to take
second place on the ticket?''
81 know of no reason why he should
not if the convention so ordered it. A
ticket with Blaine and Alger would be
as near duplicate of the ticket of 1884
as we could get it, q. II. NJ.
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OHIO STILL SOLID
For Shcrmsn, and New York May
Vote for Him.

CHICAGO, June 24.-The Sherman
managers have got their second wind
tonight and are mysteriously confident
and satisfied overe the prospects of to-
morrow's session of the convention.
Nothing definite can as yet be learned
from any of them, but it is known
that they have repaired all the
broken fences in the Ohio delega-
ton, and that the latter will vote
for Sherman again tomorrow. Gov.
Foraker, who last night said that
there would be break in the Ohio del
egation, says this evening that it will
be unanimous for Sherman. The men
having the Ohio senator's interests in
their hands here have been very busy
with the New York delegation to-day.
and in spite of the apparently authentic
report that New York had changed its
determination of last night to vote for
Blaine and would go back to Harrison,
it is asserted in certain quarters tonight
that they will support Sherman.
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FIRM FOR ALLISON.
The Iowans Making Clean
Fight for Their Man.

Fight for Their Man.
Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, June 24.-Iowa stands 10y.
ally by Allison. They have made a
brave, clean fight for their man, and if
they do not win success they will at
least have the consciousness of knowing
that they acquitted themselves credita-
bly,, and will leave their candidate in
good shape for another convention.
The probable events of to morrow af.
ford a wide scope for speculation
1t is a peculiar conventions; that is, if it
is convention at all. 1t resembles a
huge mass meeting more than deliber-
ative body. The galleries have more
voice than the delegates, and apparently
more influence. There is an utter lack
of leadership on the floor, and in the
general demoralized condition of af-
fairs one thing is just as likely to bap-
pen as another. They may nominate
tomorrow on the first ballot, or they
may be still in session next Saturday
night. One is just as probable as the
other. The delegates, every one of
them, realize that the chance for Repub-
lican success this year is just one in
thousand, and they don't know where
to go to look for that one. 1t is like
hunting for needle in hay
stack for this convention to at.
tempt to strike the line of
successful policy. Already they observe
the signs of revolt among Western
Republicans against the platform, and
now to find candidate to oppose the
outraged sentiment of the West is
more difficult problem than the Blaine
boom was three days ago. If the gods
had decreed the destruction of the Re-
publican party, their will could not
have been more skillfully accomplished
than this convention has been doing it
blindfolded. g. H. M.
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THE MINNESOTIANS.
Davis Is Disconsolate,W While Lang.
don Is Feeling Well Over the
Outlook for AIger.

Davis Is DisconsOIate, While Lang.
don Is Feeling Well Over the
Outlook for AIger.
Special 10 the Globe.
CHICAGO. June 24.-All day l0rfg the
Minnesota headquarters have been in
condition of lassitude almost ap-
preaching collapse. Joel Heatwole
lolled in an easy chair with his feet
sticking out of front window. Miller
and johnson pre-empted the only sofa
in the room. Chandler and Freaney
filed tree claim to the remaining
chairs, while the bed and dresser
were Hospitality placed at the dis
posal of visitors. Frank Davis
wandered in and out of the room occa-
sionally with far-away look on his
face, as if he was saying to himself: '.If
l am so soon done for what was / begun
for" The collapse of the Gresham boom
has bowed down Davis heart. Steener-
son hung around the outskirts of the
camp watching for Hartley. His
mind is still troubled with that
promise Hartley made to the conven-
tion that the Fifth district would
give Depew $1,000 majority. 1t has
been observed that since Hartley made
the rash promise he hasn't mingled with
the delegation much. Steenerson's
plain talk CRATES harshly ON his sensi-
tive ears, and consequently he prefers
to keep aloof. If there is one delegate
more clipper than another it is
Senator Langdon. The senator had
just come from conference with AL
gers managers when l met him, and he
was in high glee. He had evidently
heard something that pleased him.
When questioned as to the status of the
Alger camp, he replied: ''We are there
to stay until the fight is over. You will
observe that Alger has made
A STEADY GAIN
through all the balloting. and is the
only candidate who has had healthy
growth. Harrison and those other fell
lows who have shot ahead have done it
by combinations and all sorts of tricks,
while Alger's increase in strength has
been of positive, nature. do not un-
dertake to say he will be nomi-
mated, bu iif he is not he will
be the next highest man to the nominee.
There are only two men who have a
better show for the nomination than
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say to go to the country as the unquali-
fed sentiment of the leading friends of
Mr.. Blaine. There has been much misun-
derstanding in the matter, both by the
public and those who represent the pub
lie in this convention. Mr.. Blaine is
not candidate before this convention
unless by and with the consent of at
least four of the leading candidates now
before it. He will not be placed in
nomination under any circumstances,
and his friends trust that his
friends in the convention will refrain
from voting for him until every other
man has had an opportunity for the
nomination. AS 1 said.we want at least
four of the present candidates to relin-
quish their hold upon whatever claims
they may have upon the conven-
ton and make Mr.. Blaine their
candidate as nearly unanimously as pos
sible. His Maine friends, lead by Con-
gresham Boutelle and Mr.. Manley,
will insist on this, and they are sup
ported by every clear-headed, honest
friend of Blaine. Of course, there are
a few hot heads here, as there are most,
anywhere, and they are attempting to
force things. but such move will be
deprecated by those who understand
Mr.. Blaiue'S relation to this convention
in view of his letters.
1.-THE chief reason for the caucus to-
night was to Obviate anything contem-
plated which might look as if his name
was being forced upon the convention.
At this meeting the Maine delegates
l have mentioned fought for some
length of time to combat any rash or
foolish action on the part of haSty
friends, and then [ was called in, to-
gether with several other gentlemen
had no right to place in the caucus:
there will be no stampeding.
The other candidates must have
their day in the convention, and then if
there is no nomination and the repre-
sentatives of at least four candidates
conclude that Mr.. Blaine is the only So
luton to the dilemma, they can
nominate him, and ] have no
doubt he will accept. But
we must have it practically
unanimous or we won't listen to it. At
any rate we rre intent on holding down
those whose blind fidelity to Mr.. Blaine
would make it appear that he wished to
obtain the nomination by antagOniZing
the other candidates. They are all his
friends, and he would not think of
destroying the interests of a single one
of them. We don't want the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Blaine unless we get it as I
have indicated, and no one will labor
harder to prevent any thoughtlessness
or hasty action than will or his friends
in the Maine delegation. Why they of
his own state have peremptorily refused
TO cast single vote for him unless the
conditions exist which l have pointed
out. As for myself, though am per-
sonal friend of Mr.. Blaine, am for Gen.
Harrison and | know that New York is
almost solid for him and will so re-
main''