Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-18
TEE SITUATION.
The Contest at Chicago has Practical
ly Narrowed Down to A'ger,
Allison and Sherman.
Csliiorn's's Cry for Blaine Regarded si
Enthusiastically Boem AppA-
fentlF Goisg to Pieces.
Little Heard Of tbs Garrison ana DspeS
Boomsssverai Barrels On Tap Good
Chanes for Dark Horse.

Booms-ssverai Barrels On Zap Good
Chanes for Dark Horse.
Becoming More Exciting.
special TO the Gsze cite.
CHICAGO. III, June 1.-THE political
caaldron f.irIy boiled over to- day. Nsver
in the history Of the Republican party
WAS there more interest and uncertainty
attsched 20 the presidential nomination
nan exists to-day. The dsy opened very
wsrln and the hotel lo5oies were one
seethlne, moving mass Of Cabling hu-
manity. 1t is astonishing how many
fools knd crsnks are attracted By nstio0sl
Every hotel lobby in the
city to-day contained from 100 10 500
Drawing the name of Gresham or Blaine
or Sherman or Alger. These are not del
eg2te5 VAC stend ar0uud yelling in Lis
IDIOTIC FASHION.
In fact Il was rare mat delegate could
oe seen II these crowds for they were all
upstairs in the hotels csucusing and Cali
wasting around the vsrious headquarters.
The vortex OF the political Whirl m.y be
ssid ID center in the psriors OF tue Grand
Pacific Hotel, where the leading Candi-
dates, Sherman, Allison and Ager have
their headquarters. The states OF OHIO,
Iowa and Michigan also have hesdqu4r-
ters separate from their candidates. rne
main parlor is occupied by the New York
delegation and Chauncey M. Depew, VINO
arrived LAST night, was rendered quite ar
informal ovation there about . O'Clock
this morning when he entered fresh from
the barber's hsuds.
DEPsws CANDIDACY
Is an enigma even 10 the members OF the
New York delegation, ell of whom have
soG yet arrived. as a general thing out
few people outside OF the New York dele
CATION regard Depew's candidacy With
.Iy seriousness, and II Is uncertain
his name will be present d.
Before going to church this morning Mr.,
Depew stated to prominent mem0er Of
the OHIO delegation that unless NV York
was unit for hin 1t was doubtful If he
would consent to his name coming before
The conye. ton. He thought the delegs-
ton was for him, but admitted that no
complete Canvass had been made.
Tom PIatt stated as yet NsW York did
not
KNOW HER OWN MIND.
md he would hsZsrd no opinion as to
1ow her seventy-two votes would be cast.
He stated that personally he favored AL
ger, but he was prepared to subordinate
lis personal wishes to the will of the Ina
ority Of the New York delegation, smorg
whom, he said, were strong friends Of
Sherman and Alger snd Depew. Platt
Ices rot seem to be encouraging De-
oew's candidacy and 1t msy be put down
nat Chauncey's little boom Is about over
Neither he nor his friends are doing
particle OF work toward securing votes
rom the western or southern s.ates,
while On the other hand the Sherman,
Allison and Algor managers sre
wcRKING LIKE BEAVERS,
every delegate possible and
securing pl-dges Of their support. Not
ew Of the southern delegates have COM
nitted themselves to both Sherman .nd
Algsr, and it remains to be seen which
candidate secures this uncertain vote
the most significant development to-day
5ss the downward tendency of the
smous Gresham boom. lis collapse is
N Dinent. The managers Ct the Allison,
sherman and Alger booms pay no atten-
ion to Gresaam's candidacy, and bus
title is heard Of
HARRIsoN's BOOM
Is compared with Allison, Sherman and
Alger. II Is apparent that the fight has
down to these three candidates,
which lesves g good opening for darE
lorse. TIE A ger men are spending
money right and left. Tney have no less
han dfiy local colored men Who are paid
10 devote their time and attention to the
;olored delegates. They mset them st
ne depot and stay with them conFtan 'ly.
Tickets to the convention sre eagerly
purchased by both the Alger and Sherman
men at $40 each. List night the csppers
or the Michigan man escorted about
orty southern delegates over the city,
spending money wish astonishing tree
ION. The Allison and Sherman men also
ave
BARREL ON TAP,
,at they draw from the spigot and not the
1ung hole. It is currently sad by thp
southern delegates thst the Ohio men are
1rxcticipg economy in their financial
while the Allison boomers
are putting most of their wealth in dis
play and advertising. They have the
most gorgeous and expensive hesdquar-
ISls III tut City. 1nelE HUIel tx peUScS are
Iully $4,000 per day. The Pacifc cost
delegates are about the only onss tina.
persist in keeping up.
THE CRY FOR BLAINE.
At the other headquarters the name Of
the msn from Maine is seldom heard, and
bis candidacy is no longer seriously dis
cussed by the great body Of the delegates.
1t Is generallv thought that the Cslifornis
crowd are not thoroughly sincere In their
alleged intention of voting for Blaine
They e.e pretty smart men and were sa-
g lcious enough to see that IL order to Sc
cure some recognition fer California in the
oygsnizst en- Of the conven ten they must
assume sn attitude hazardous to sill tn
other candidates, and the adjournment Of
the rational committee st the request OF
California without having selected TEN.
porary chairman was
SIGNIFICANT PROOF
OF their inslnceriiy Of the Blaine role they
are PLAYING. Il Is thought California will
rriyaD tho and