Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-24
A CONFIDENCE GAME.
Now You See 1t and Now
You Don't.
POLITICAL THIMBLE RIGGERS.
How Elkins, Depew & Co. Play it Low
Down on the Suckers at
Chicago.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD !

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, June 23.-The fifth day closes
with the situation showing Blaine against
the field. There was narrow escape
from Blaine stampede in the Conven-
ton at O'Clock tais afternoon. Depew,
who was responsible for the Harrison
combination, which on yesterday gave
such promise, to-day admitted the failure
Of that movement and declared himself
for Blaine. Instead Of getting the NOM
ination this morning, Harrison was
forced to the utmost OF his strength and
compelled to fall back confessedly beaten.
Harrisons friends are all very indignant
at the manner in which he has been
treated, and claim that mere pretense
was made OF giving him hearty sup
port, and that from the first it was not
intended by Elkins and his colleagues to
permit the Hoosier's nomination. They
are in an ugly mood tonight, and while
confessing their favorite's defeat, have
no plans for the future. Probably they
will swallow their disappointment with
as good grace as possible and play for
second place on the ticket.
ELKINs' PROGRAMME
Officiating theregular candidates, ,one after
the other, thus preparing the way for
Blaine as finality, which has previously
been described in these dispatches, is be-
ing successfully carried out. Sherman
fell by the way-side on Friday, and Har-
rison was beaten to-day. Senator John
Sherman telegraphed the four Ohio dele
gates-at-large, Friday evening, that they
could exercise their judgment concern
ing future operations. To-day he tele-
graphed more explicit relief of all pledges
to him.
Elkins claims large majority of the
Convention for Blaine, and says Blaine
can be nominated the moment he gives
the word. Other figures are not so fav-
orable to Blaine as these, and ex-Sen-
ator Plat, Blaine man, has list of re-
liable Blaine delegates, prepared by his
lieutenants after personal canvass, and
it contains the names Of 423 persons, a
bare majority of the delegates. This
afternoons adjournment without ballot
was at first put down as an anti-Blaine
victory, but the facts do not support this
theory. There are good reasons for be-
lieying that
DEPEw'S ABANDONMENT
OF Harrison was arranged to be the sig
nal for Blaine stampede, but it is the
policy Of the Blaine forces to aid all
efforts to secure delay. They say they
are in no hurry to nominate Blaine, and
want all the other candidates to have as
good chance and as much time as their
friends may ask for. They take this po-
| ey;ftar, - tp fhair Iae.ra ,.t ,Ix,
to nominate Blaine, but to nominate him
in such manner as will not have the
appearance OF riding over other candi-
dates.
There is no concealment of the bitter
feeling prevailing tonight over the man
ner in which the Convention is being
juggled with by the friends of Blaine, who
pretend to be giving other candidates a
fair chance, and at the same time take
good care to defeat them, one after an
other, as they rise in prominence in bal
loting. So much feeling is being engen-
dered by these tactics, which the friends
of Harrison denounce as
A CONFIDENCE GAME,
Making dupes of earnest men, that re-
volt against the Blaine programme is
threatened. Many visitors, disguised
with the manipulation of the Convention
which brings an adjournment without an
attempt to transact business, are leaving
the city, and if the feeling OF antagonism
among the delegates continues to grow,
another man than Blaine may yet be
nominated.
Elkins has openly boasted OF his ability
to beat any candidate the opposition may
put up, and also boasts of having de-
feated Sherman and Harrison. Elkins
says there is no doubt OF Blaine's ac-
ceptance of the nomination. A vigorous
effort will be made between this and
Monday morning to combine the field
against Blaine, but nothing will be de-
cided on until tomorrow night. The
present outlook is that Allison, Gresham,
or Mckinley will take the lead. The
prediction tonight is that Blaine will be
nominated on Monday, possibly after a
conference of the representatives of the
defeated candidates, at which letter or
telegram from Blaine will be read.