Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
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one. Harrison's defeat was apparent
Who would forge forward in his place
The air about the leading hotels in th
brief three hours between the sessions wa
laden with rumOrs of combines in embryo
development and completion. The Ne'
York and Indiana leaders went into con
ference. Chauncey VI. Depew was quote,
rs saying that Blaine would be nominatet
on the first ballot, and that all the othe
candidates would withdraw in his favor
Another story was that New York's vot
was to 20 to Alger, and that the ticke
would be Alger and Morton. Again it wa
said that the Empire State had proposet
to drop Sherman and take up Mckinley
Soon the floating nebulous mass began Il
crystalize.
SHERMAN AND GRESHAM To WITHDRAW
Steve Elkins came out of the eonfsrenc,
Just before the convention assembled and
said that Sherman and Gresham would
both he withdrawn. Blaine's nomination
seemed the inevitable, but "the best laid
plans Of mice and men gang aft aglee y
Allison's and Ayers friends were un.
willing to surrender their pniut of van.
tlge. The Blaine men were not prepared
to force the fight. An agreement was
hastily patched up, and the combined
forces carried motion to adjourn until
IL 3. N. Monday.
ONLY THE HAND OF BLAINE
can bring order ont Of chaos For three
days q National Convention Ss struggled
with the Presidential nomin&'ion with nc
other result than to prove tSe undtness
aud incspacity of every aspiraAt for honor,
Tue battle between the dOzsts candidates
has been fought and the M an who has
quietly watched the contest from afsr, will
gather in the spoils. Such is the almost
unanimous sentiment in Chicago tonight.
The Republican party is put in the humil-
iating situation Of being compelled to
nominate to leadership q man who has
twice eOntemptuously sPurned its offer.
BLAINE's VICTORY Is COMPLETE.
Never has his mastery over his party
been 80 clear or 30 generally recognized.
He has said nominate another if you can,
and after months OF campaigning it has
been compelled to acknowledge that there
is no other The Blaine managers have
PLAYED q masterful hand in tfe contest of
ballots. Their game has been 20 allow the
other candidates to show thEir weakness
and then slip in and "gobble the swag."
The results OF five votes show row admira-
bly, they have succeeded. Sherman, Ce-
pew, Gresham, Harrison, Allison, Filter
and Rusk have all been bOwles out of the
race. AlSsr alone makes showing and
how much that is due to
THE POWER OF MONEY
is no longer q matter Of speculation. The
shameful pUrchase of votes has been un-
eaualled in any National convention for
years. Itgives the Michigan candidate u
large but unsteady following that will
certainly desert him soon. A prominent
Blaine man and u member Of the National
Committee, said to the REGISTER repre-
sentative tonight: at is as We have eX-
pseted. The last mile stone is passed in
Mr.. Blsine's approach to the Presidential
nomination. We have never believed that
any Of the candidates could possibly com
msud enough votes to nominate and have
thought best to let thhm fight it out. Ii
is now clear that the convention can't
agree on any of them. In fact they are
ont of the race. Mr.. Blaine can now be
nominated without giving just otfense to
any one, as they have
ALL HAD FAIR SHOW.
He could have been nominated early this
afternoon. New York under Depew's lead
was prepared to cast her vote solid for him;
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Ohio, when
Sherman WAS out, would have follOwe d,
and it is needless to guess at the result. 1T
was only at the desire of the Allison meo,
who wanted another chance, that Mr..
Blaine's friends consented to an adjourn
ment. Many of them, indeed, wanted to
nominate him then and there and opposed
sdjourniug."
Sentiments like these are expressed by
nine-tenths of the delegates TO night
Only in Indiana there is one red hot spot
of disaffectiOn, but the Indisnians will
be overwhelmed in the Blaine hurrah.
There is
ONE POSSIBLE CONTINGENCY
that would prevent the nomination OF
Blaine, and that is Mckinley boom,
Mckinley has made strong impression
on the convention and Indiana would pre-
fer him. The Ohioan, however, can't get
his own delegation "a against the Maine
man, and has New York and Psnusyl-
yania against him, Unless some combine,
not at all probable, is effected tomorrow,
MeKiuley's chances are nailed. lt IS prae-
tically settled that the names Of Sherman
and Gresham will be Withdrawn on Mon
day morning. IL is said that Sherman 8
letter withdraWs in BlAine's favor, though
the rumor cannot be authenticated. An
other rumor is circulated that the chair
man Of the Iowa delegation has telegram
from Allison asking that his name be no
longer used. The Iowans, however, deny
this, and say that Allison will be in at the
death.
WEST yIRGINIANs LEAVING FOB HOME.
The msiority of the West Virginians
who have been attending the convention,
have left for home. The Parkersburg train
puIled out over the B. * o. at 3:2O this
afternoon. The representative OF the
REGIsTER interviewed 8 number OF the
prominent West Virginia Republicans here
on the Guberuatorisl question. There Is
A strong inclination to call upon Gen. Con
TO make the race. They feel that Mr..
Goff would make q strong candidate, and
few of them think that while he may not
be certain of success, it is his duty to lay
aside personal considerations In the mat
ter. 1t is safe to say if there is no decided
change in the opinions Of the influential
members of the party that the Clsrksburg
statesman will be asked TO become the
Guberpatorial sacrifice this year.
INGALLS, WRITES A LETTER
..rha Iaast Conspicuous and Therefore the
Least Complicated Man VIII be the Best
Somsbody Like Hayes In 'T8"-Witf