The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-21
HOW 1T LOOKS.
A General Review Of the Situation
From Latest Indications.

CHICAGO, June a0.-Eyerybody is
waiting for the first ballot. The coterie
OF men who are standing together and
trying to keep things in good faith
hope to finish the nominating speeches
tomorrow and get ballot tomorrow
night. Before a ballot will taken there
will be material changes in the situa-
ton. Depew's friends are not doing
| much by him. James Husted and ex-
Collector Robinson are about the only
men who are making an effort TO pro-
mote the Depew movement. Depew
will be voted for probably not more
| than two or three ballots. The climax
| is 10 come when New York breaks IN.
and on New York's choice, after De-
pew's nomination, much may depend.
| In the New York delegation at this
time there is not a very good feeling.
| Many of the delegates feel that De-
pew's candidacy was . blunder, de-
stroying the only chance New York
had of uniting on
CANDIDATE WHO COULD SUCCEED,
And thus exercising a controlling in
fuence- 1t will be impossible to unite
| New York in another candidate.
About half the delegation is likely 10
20 to Harrison. Hiscock favors the
| Indianian and Plat Is about to give
up Alger and join Hiscock, Phelps, of
New Jersey, and Elkins in the Har-
| rison combination. Warner Miller is
| still inclined toward sherman. and il
Depew should join him the delegation
would split in two parts Of about
equal strength for Harrison and Sher-
| man.
While no absolute pledges have bsen
made. New Jersey. Maryland and part
of New England are for Harrison and
he viii show up strongly after compli-
mentary ballots are finished. At
| the same time Harrison Is losing
| rather than gaining strength in the
discussion OF availability on vote get
ting qualities which is now so general.
Ii is seen that the predominafing
thought in the convention is to net q
man who can he elected.
A large number of organized labor
| ing men from indianapolis and other
cities are here favoring Gresham. The
latter is now called the Tin Pail Can
| didate"
Some OF the strongest influences in
the country are at work for Harrison.
/; is conceded he has the best CORPS
OF
POLITICAL WORKERS.
In the field. The influence, energy
and adroitne = Of such men a. Elkins.
New and Daf!ey are not 20 be despised.
aided as they are by Hiscock and
Phelps. The Harrison camnaignerS
! made their firs; mistake this morning.
Up 10 this time they had handled the
situation in their own state with great
style. though IL has all along tecn
known 10 insiders that the Indiana
deiegatian. while apparently solid for
Harrison. had within il eight or
ten Gresham men. The Harrison
managers by letting the Gresham
delegates alone and carefully avoiding
all form Ct controversies. had succeed
ed in convincing the convention that
the State was ssslid for their man, To-
day they made the hlunder of calling
the Indiana delegation together and
attempting to pass resolution TO the
effect that Indiana should vote solis:Iy
for Harrison until majority indi-
Gated a wish 20 change 10 another
candidate. This resoiut.on was re-
ceived ~ith much aisfavur. Ssne of
The Gresham men present declared
they
Would NOT BIZ B1rNn
BY the resolution II IL passed. and i.
lTSrg apparent that the Gresa am men
nj conservative delegates we're or
I osed % the un.s rule were IL the raa-