The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-23

grams from the party leaders in congress
urging them to prevent Blaine's nomination,
an undertaking to which a number of the
senators and representatives on the ground
have been in one way or another addressing
themselves, while others. of course, have
been actively promoting the Blaine move
ment.
COMBINING AGAINST BLAINE.
CHICAGO, ILL, June %, $50 p. M.-The
opponents of Blaine worked to some pur.
pose during the recess, When the evening
session began they had effected a compina-
ton of the Sherman and Gresham leaders
upon Allison. Having secured the approval
OF both Sherman and Gresham to it. Both
Sherman and Gresham were convinced by
to-day's balloting that their chances were
rapidly disappearing, and rather than see
Blaine nominated they willingly agreed to
support Allison. Farwell, Aldrich, Hoar,
Cullom and the other anti-Blaine senator's
TOOK prominent part in these
negotiations, as they have in all efforts to
beat Blaine, but the leaders of the Sherman
and Gresham mon did not have time, after
concluding the agreement, to get their fol
lowers into line under it, so they came into
the convention tonight determined to ad-
Journ 1t until tomorrow without balloting,
so as to get time to complete their work,
and also to conclude an alliance with Phelps
as an eastern candidate for the vice presi-
dency. The Blaine managers, meanwhile,
were preparing to stimulate the Harrison
movement, being aided in that
attempt by Depew's determination this
afternoon to withdraw and throw his
strength temporarily, at least, to Harrison.
THE ADJOURNMENT PART OF THE PLAN.
But when Depew had formally with
drawn in the convention, Hastings, who
nominated Sherman, acting for the new
combination, Immediately proposed the ad-
Journment, and the Blaine managers did
the only thing they could do and voted for
1t. The Harrison men, the Alger men and
a good many scattered delegates-in all 2S3
voting against it. The vote to adjourn
gave, of course, no test of strength of the
new combination. The Blaine managers
are opportunists, and can only wait the out
come of the fight between Allison and Har-
rison, helping Harrison all they can.
INGERsoLL's MISTAKE.
CHICAGO. ILL, June 22-Bob Ingersoll
made the mistake of his life tonight After
the convention had voted to adjourn he
was called for by the disappointed galleries,
as he has been almost every day at some
stage in the proceedings. This time, on
motion of delegate, he was asked to ad-
dress the convention on the situation. He
was well received and spoke well until he
forgot that he was making general ad-
dress, and not nominating speech, and
proceeded, after some inuendoes at
Blaine, to say that two soldiers
ought to be placed on the ticket, finally
naming Gresham as one Of them. At that
time the Greshamites in the galleries burst
into roar, while large number of dele
gates, including a number of the leaders,
got up and walked out, followed by others
at intervals. The friends of other candi-
dates in the galleries beginning to yell for
their favorites, the uproar became deafeu-
ing. Stunned more by the pointed rebuke
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the noise of the crowd, Ingersoll
said no more, but sat down for a minute or
two, and then rose and left the hall in a
very different mood from that in which he
entered it.
PANDEMONIUM IN THE HALL.
The chairman of the convention had gone
with other delegates, and there was no one
at the desk to keep order, so the galleries
took charge, yelling and shrieking for their
candidates. One of the secretaries stgnalled
to the band, but its playing only increased
the excitement Some of the California
delegates went out and got their marching
banner, the legend "Blaine and patriot
ism," and marched up and down in the
hall cheering for Blaine, as did most of the
other delegates. This, of couse, confounded
confusion. When the shouters were ex-
hausted at the cad of fifteen minutes of
violent exertion, Douglass took the gavel
and the chairman's place and restored
order. Then the gathering, which had
ceased to be a convention, was regaled with
a recitation of "Sheridan's Ride" by st.
Louis elocutionist, and with a spread eagle
speech by old Tom Fitch of Nevada, which
was cut short by cries of "Time," after
which the meeting confusedly adjourned.
1t was altogether the most remarkable
scene of the convention.
BLAINE THE PROBABLE WINNER.
CHICAGO, ILL. June %, so p. M.-The
Allison combination has lost its strength
already The leaders found tonight that
they could not deliver their followers. They
themselves on having pre-
vented the nomination of Harrison tonight,
and as they think altogether, but they
admit they have little prospect Of doing
anything more. Gresham and Sherman be-
ing both admittedly beaten, the struggle
lies between Harrison and Allison, with
Mckinley and the other dark horses in the
rear and Blaine the probable winner in the
end. The Ohio men agreed tonight to
stand by Sherman, the Illinois men to
stand by Gresham. Their determination will
simply protract the death agonies.
HEARD FROM AGAIN.
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