Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-25

now is little changed from what it was after
the HARRISON boom collapsed"
Notwithstanding such assurances, the
friends of candidates other than Blaine are
bitterly accusing the plumed Knights of bad
faith.
THE BLAINGACs
listen calmly to the uproar. "What have
we done,n they ask, ITO warrant any such
l~anguagei'' $50 far as MIR. Blaine can act,n
said one of his leading boomers, "he is not
before the convention. His declination was
made with elaboration and sincerity, and
was intended to be final. l know this abso-
lutely. But there is another side of the
question. While Blaine is not a candidate
and don't want the nomination, a very large
number OF the republican voters throughout
the country insist that he shall be q candi-
date and shall again carry their standard in
u national campaign. You see this in the
convention and on the street when people
congregate in numbers, and the fact that
these delegates cannot concentrate upon any
one of the pronounced candidates gives this
statement point and illustration, and therein
is the danger that threatened to Illustrate the
desire of those who want Blaine nominated.
IN their enthusiasm and zeal those who would
declare and vote for Blaine in the convention
did not stop TO think of Mr.. Blaine's desires
and of his relations and duties to the gentle
men who are competing for the nomination.
III Blaine had been sprung on this convention
and his nomination anne from a stampede it
would be percmptorily declined before the
echoes of the reluctant cheers could pass be-
yond the walls of the auditorium. A full
knowledge of Mr.. Blaine's feelings in this
respect has induced his intimate friends here
the men VINO really most desire to secure
his nomination-to labor with the California
people and others to prevent. Blaine's name
from being formally presented, and
to Illustrate any effort intended TO
push him before the convention.
Our labors have been directed to prevent,
not to promote Blaine's nomination. We
had great trouble with the California people,
and only succeeded in persuading them to
cease their efforts by the assurance that they
would defeat their purpose by compelling
Blaine to refuse a nomination he had already
declined and which he could not with honor
accept. From this explanation you will un-
dcrstand Blaine's position and appreciate the
difficulties surrounding his most intimate
| friends, Briefly, Blaine don't want to be a
candidate. We want to force him to be-
como such and this can be done only by hav-
ihS viz NSlAuApiS VA Oi5 y w ilSSs Va
trammelled action, call upon him to take the
leadership after it has been demonstrated by
satisfactory tests that no other man can be
selected. Blame cannot be nominated and
called with the voice of supplication and in a
tone of unanimity. It cannot be forced. We
would like to see it accomplished and what
ever can be prudently done to bring it about
Is the aim of Blainc's friends. Oar efforts
Just now are to convince competing candi-
| dates what is the actual sen timent of the
conveution.'
From personal knowledge and OBJ
servation / can state that the
Blaine men have been laboring to
prevent the mention of his name and pre-
| clude any demonstration in the convention
in his favor. In reply to questions these
men assured me they were not in communi-
cation with Blaine, that he had no knowledge
of their movements and that they were pre-
vented from communicating with him by the
fear that he would write something that
Would eifectually exclude any mention of his
name by the convention under any circum-
stances whatever. l met ii member of the
Indiana delegation about I o'clock this even
ing in the Grand Pacific hotel.
"What is the feeling in the Indiana dele
cation 70 | asked.
'Still in favor of sticking to Harrison, - he
answered, but with a growing sentiment
towards Gresham If we can make HIM. Elk
Governor Porter is working hard to revive
the Greham boom AMI to swing our men in
line if it can be donc.n
The Alger men lost some of their conf.
dence last night, and were h~ustling around to
catch on the tail of the Blaine ticket, but this
| afternoon they are still hard at work for their
candidate and claim that they will show in
creased strength on tomorrow mornings bal,
lot. Three of the Nebraska delegates declare
that they will not vote for Blaine whatever
emergency may arise.
MlpNIGHT-Lookout for another day of
balloting. There is a slim chance from pres
ent appearances for the selection of a can't
date within the next twenty-four hours,
unless the political wind suddenly vcers.
The vane still points away from Washington
ut one moment, and the next whirls madly to
all points of the compass, just at present it
appears to be v~oering around once more
toward Mansfield, o.. There are indications
of "a revival of
THE SHERMAN BOOM.
Last night therc was "a panic among the
Sherman forces, caused by the feeling for
Mckinley and the expressed determination
of Governor Foraker to join the Blaine
forces should Ohio break for Mckinley
or amy candidate other than Sherman.
Tonight the Ohio delegation has been
harmOui2ed and soliditied and are
determined to make another effort for their
candidate, Foraker has not been at the
Sherman headquarters for several days.
This morning he called and held a confer
ence with Delegates-atlarge ButterwOrth,
Foster and Mckinley. At its conclusion
Foraker called ON the other delegates favor
BILE TO Sherman and urged them to adhere to
their candidate. An interview with Sher
man, teiegraphod from Washington and pub
lished in this mornings Times, materially
strengthened that gentleman and exploded
the reports that he was prepared TO with
draw. His positive declaration that he will
not pull out under any circumstances settles
the position of the Ohio delegation, and will,
so the candidates say, keep them for their
candidate TO the last.
The antrBlaine men, becoming alarmed
over the probable success of the Blainiacs,
have about decided to accept any of the can
didates presented who can concentrate