Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-21
MALONE GETS ONLY EIGHT.
VIRGINIA DELEGATES DIVIDED UP
 BY THE CONTENTION.

One District Thrown out Entirely Of the Other Twenty-tyvo, Fourteer, arc Given to Wise, While the Little Giant is Dissatisfied with the Re- mainder.
 CHICAGO, June 21, Midnight-The first really serious significant action taken by the con- vention was the vote just before midnight last night upon the motion to admit certain Ma hone delegates from Virginia These are acknowledged Sherman delegates, but the convention refused to admit them by an over whelming majority. Tho vote was unani mously admitted to be in large measure test of MT. Sherman's strength; at least every vote against the motion is accepted as an anti-Sherman vote.
 The extraordinary fact in it is that Ohio divided on the issue, apparently iustifying Ill the predictions that the Senator is not sure of the delegation from his own State. Circum-
 stanoes may hereafter in some degree modify this specific conclusion, but there seems no doubt that MT. Sherman got a probably fatal setback at almost the outset of the conven- tons serious work. MT. Depew also seems in very great peril, but may yet reform his wavering lines. There is disaffection ill his New York contingent, and it is the very cen- he. of course, of his army. Meanwhile no really probable nominee yet emerges from out of the general confusion, unless, as is else- where intimated. the convention means ulti- nlately to turn to Blaine.
 The Committee on Credentials held a long and stormy session yesterday afternoon. Both sides of the Virginia case were exhaust ively heard.
 Four delegates at large were given to Mr. ! Mahone. This gives Wise 1A Mahonc 8. It l ;s given out that minority report, seating tho Malone delegation, will be presented to 1 the convention. If so, bitter fight is as- s,.rcd, as the Shermanites champion the little EirSiniun.
 It is said that the cause of the trouble be- | tr!een Mir. Wise and Mir. Malone grow out of ] the formers ambition to go on the ticket for Vice President.
 NIT. Depew was not ill his place with the New York delegation inthc afternoon. He Was not kept away by the heat close and almost lnsufertble as it is. He is in the heat of a contest far more fervid than any merely at nospheric one, and he is stripping himself l :er it.
 HIS candidacy up to yesterday morning l eemed sure of 8 solid New York backing. But it is now evident that the delegation is l ;ong to pieces. It will take sharp and de- | ,isivc work by the President of tho New ! fork Central, with all his personal and of l ..! r,sources, to restore its integrity and ! s.ep i; sweet and white.
 ! lon Platt is angry Malone, and he l :las Il dozen delegates out of the seventy-two. | Warmer Miller is doubtful, for he hopes to be l apnil:;st,d for Governor, and Platts strength ;niens him. uo will not desert Depew, of l s;w York, but half-hearted support is prac- 1 sea ly as fatal to Depew as open hostility.
 All rili; xpIaills Mir. Dopew's absence from
 !ie convention. He is at work as not even in l thn q :y5 before fortuae so smiled upon him ! til Ut h. $ now the most admired man on this bro;, continent. His unrivalled poWorS of ,,cs.:.i.s arc at their best, and it may be ! con nctlred moreover. that there will be peril ous days in New York for divers persons here | f-..s if Chnuneey M. Depew retains the Presi- l :n"y of New York Central and Hudson It1ve1 ! Railroad after the month of November, 1888.
 Tilo most curious argument against MT. ! D. ,ew is the declaration of the Allison men 1 that he cannot carry Iowa. The Granger
 feelin against him in the Northwest is said
 to b. disappearing, and it is whispered that
 lulg Gre sham has promised MT. Depew his
 support whenever his candidacy is hopeless.
 Bu the Allison men point to the fact that the
 anti niiroad sentiment is stronger in Iowa
 than ill any State in the Union. MT. Depew g
 friends say that this is merely uttered in
 AulSnl'ss interest and that the State is sure
 for Dcpcw aS for any ohtor candidate except
 | Allison himself.
 Meanwhile, it can be said tonight that nc canti,lete promises to go into convention with
 anything near the necessary majority or with
 ] any prospect ofincreasing his present vote to
 | the necessary figure.
 ! Senator Sherman got masterful black eye ; to-day in the decision against Malone. The action of the Committee on Credentials is uni. versally adopted as indicating the real feeling in convention against the ostensible candidate