Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-23
to fill was foil of rumors, theories end

to fill was foil of rumors, theories end
blind guesses.
Sherman loomed up last night because
of the great demonstration which Forsker's
second of General Hastings nomination oi
the Ohio Senator's name provoked, but
there was feeling in the city that Sher-
man would win to-day, and if not to-day,
then he cannot win at all. Yesterdays
demonstration is generally believed TO be
more of q Foraker boom than Sherman
boost, but no one can separate the shouts
for the Senator from the enthusiasm for
Foraker.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, who was
at work until the small hours Of the morn
ing, came into the convention hall with
weary aud anxious air. The Pennsylvania
delegation is hard to handle and there
were stories current all morning that the
Harrison people have succeeded In making
strong impression there, and it is openly
bOasted that Quay cannot hold his men for
Sherman longer than three ballots, and
that the most of the Filler vote will 20 to
Harrison after the first ballot Bat with
all the talk and chatter, and mods and
winkI OF knowing ones, who think that
they have the straight tip, the convention
meets with no. new known quantity to
solve the puzzling problem before it.
The men who are seeking to prevent q
great Blaine stampede at the start, but
who are equally anxious to prevent the
nomination of any other man, are watch
tai, but nervous and anxious. They pos
sess the sympathy and at critical mo-
ment would have thesupport of Chairman
Estee, whose voice nearly gave out yester-
day in his efforts to quell the pandemo-
mum which followed Foraker's appear
snce. The delegates did not come in
promptly. This WAS anticipated. They
we're being wrestled with or were them.
selves engaged in missionary work, while
the leaders were seeking to get together
and agree Don some satisfactory ticket.
The big floral emblem inscribed with the
legend, No rebel flags surrendered while
am Governor" which appeared along with
the Sherman Foraker demonstration OF yes'
terday, has been removed from the conven-
ton hall stage, where it was placed yester-
day. 1t may serve its purpose at some fu-
ture time.
The pressure for admission to the hall on
the outside was so great to-day that its in
fiuenee could be felt in the auditorium
itself. Those who got in were excited over
their efforts to get through the crowds and
convince the doorkeepers that their tickets
were all right. There has been row be-
tween the local committee and the sub
committee of the National Committee hav-
ing charge of the tickets, and Chairman
Clarkson, of the former, and Sergeant-st-
Arms Fitzsimmons had an encounter over
the dispute in which it is asserted blows
were passed. 1t is claimed that the gal
leries were packed yesterday. The managers
of the hall aud the seats are very sensitive,
naturally, at any ming which may look like
special favoritism to any of the Candidates
Sample copies of a new comic paper,
containing a cartoon in which one of the
candidates face appeared, were distributed
| in the seats early this morning. but as soon
as the character Of it's pictures was discov-
cred, they were all collected by the ushers
and carried out of the hall
By 9:3O fully one.half of the delegates
were in their seats, and the upper part OF
the building filled up at an amazing rate
| Chairman Estee was in his seat fifteen min
utes before the hour set for the reassem
bling, and Harry Smith, the Journal clerk
of the National House of Representatives,
who in consequence OF his knowledge OF
parliamentary law has been acting as ad-
visor to the chair, came in few minutes
later. With him was Carson Lake, who
has kept himself on the left of the chair
since Wednesday.
Leonard Swett was welcomed with the
first burst of applause of the morning, and
! Major Mckinley received the second.
| MANY eyes were objected to the ladies' box
when Miss Sherman was escorted TO seat
where she could command full view OF
the proceedings, and had not the hand
some features of Mrs. Logan been so OBJ
scured by q heavy widows veil that very
few guessed her identity, she would have
undoubtedly received as hearty recogni-
ton rs was accorded the memory of her
gallant husband whenever he is referred to
by the speakers.
| The convention misses the genial and
heretofore familiar face Of ChauDcey nj
Dspew, who did not come in with the
New Workers. Depew, however, is not far
off, and will be informed almost as
soon as the convention itself knows what
the result will be. But there are three
men in the convention who are within the
range of the convention lightning. They
are Mckinley and Foraker, of Ohio, aud
ex Governor, Porter, of Indiana. Each
of these was received with applause as he
entered the hall.
Chairman Estee's desk was decorated
with cut flowers this morning aud it was
almost hidden behind wresths OF roses and
begonia. The Chairman wanted to keep
up his record. and compel the convention
to come to order on time, but as there was q
good deal of confusion when II o'ccck ar
rived he was unable to do 80.