Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-22
7o.Da1.'s rBzBeRzPAxc DISPATCHES
FROM CHICAGO.
BALLOTING EGUN.

thouy and Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker,
upon reading the platform as adopted by
the republican convention yesterday, issued
an address to the party asking its immedi'
ate and serious consideration of several al
legged facts which the siguers of the address
think should entitIe themselves and others
of their gender to suffrage.
Late last evening there was some rivalry
between a Gresham and q Blaine procession
in front of thu Grand Pacific Eotel and some
disorder followed before the police inter
ferred.
A local paper says: New York's delega.
ton held a meeting late last evening at
which Warner Miller made a very strong
Sherman speech. He represented that
Sherman was almost sure to be chosen and
New York being the pivotal State, 1t WAS
necessary that she cast her seventy.two
votes for the winner, that, of course. after 1t
had been proved thas Depew could not be
nominated"
The convention has reached that stage at
which all the interest in it's proceedings Gull
inmates. The decks have been cleared for
action, and the battle royal is about to be-
gin. What the first ballot will disclose Is
already known. The absorbing curiosity Is
to know what the third, or the fourth, or
the fifth ballot will show. The men who
pull the wires have been up nearly all night
and the air of the convention hall as 1t
begins to fill is full of rumors, theories and
blind guesaes. Sherman doomed up last
night because of the great demonstration
which Foraker's second of Gen. Hastings
nomination of the Ohio Senator's name pro-
voked, but there was a feeling in the city
that Sherman would win to day and if he
does not win to-day he cannot win Mt all.
Yesterdays demonstration is generally be-
lieved to be more of Foraker boom than a
Sherman boost, but no one can separate the
shouts for the Senator from the enthusiasm
for Foraker.
The big foral emblem inscribed with the
legend. "No rebel flags surrendered while
am Governor" which appeared along with
the Sherman-Foraker demonstration of yes
terday has heen removed from the Gonven-
ton hall stage where it was placed yester.
day. 1t may serve its purpose at some
future time.
At a few moments past II O'Clock the con.
vantion was called to order by Chairman
Estee, who having completely lost his voice,
called Senator Hiscook to the chair to pre-
side over the session, which was formally
opened with prayer by the Rev. J. II. Wor-
caster, of Chicago.
The convention at once proceeded to call
off States for ballot for Presi dent.
When the vote of Tennessee was an.
nounced poll of the State was again de-
manded. The request was greeted with
Kisses. When the poll began one of the
delegates said he arose to a question of
privilege and said he was here under posi-
tive instruction to vote for Blaine. A dele
gate called attention to the fact that the
Tennessee delegate was not speaking on II
question ofpriyilege and was violating the
rules. The chair sustained the point of
order.
Balloting was then begun and the result
of the first announced as follows:
FIRST BALLoT.-Alger "a, Allison 70, Depew
80, Filter "a, Gresham ia Harrison 10. Haw-
ley 13, ingalls, %, Phelps %. Rusk 25. Sherman
229, Blaine 3d. Lincoln 8, Mckinley 2.
On this ballot Virginia gave Gresham i,
Sherman II. Rusk l, Allison 8, Alger s, and
Harrison 4.
The result was received with no sign from
the convention as to what impression had
been made.
Before a second ballot was taken Mr..
Smith, of Pennsylvania, who had yesterday
nominated Edwin a. Filter. withdrew his
name.
The second ballot was then taken and re.
suited as follows
SECOND BALLor.-shermsn 249, Allison rs,
Gresham 1O7, Depew 80, Ager 116, Harrison 95,
Ingalls, 16, Phelps 1s, Lincoln 8, Mckinley 8,
Blaine 80, Filter Hawley and Rusk dropped.
The result was disappointment to the
Sherman people, who had hoped that the
gain in the vote for him from Penny sylvania
would put him up to nearly 300 votes, but
he lost in other places, and the anti Sher-
man combination begins to claim that the
Ohio Senator's vote will go to pieces in
few ballots.
The third ballot resulted as follows:
THIRD BALLoT.-Shermsn 244, Gresham 1913,
Alger 122, Harrison Ga, Depew 90, Allison 49,.
Blaine 80, Dusk 16, Mckinley 8, Phelps 8, Lin
coin 2, Miller 3.
The convention then took recess till 2
o'clock.
MahOneism at Chicago.
NEW YORK, June ga special to the
World from Pittsburg says: J. n. Durley.
an alternate of the New York delegation,
passed through the city to-day on bis read