Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
HOW 1T STANDS.


with the situation showing Blaine agains
the field. There was a narrow escap,
from Blaine stampede in the Convention
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Dspew, wbt
was responsible for the Harrison eombiDa
tion which yesterday gave such promise
to-day admitted the failure of that move
ment and declared himself for Blaine. In
stead of getting the nomination this morn
ing, Harrison was forced to the utmost o.
his strength and compelled to fall back
confessedly beaten.
HARRIsoS'S FRIENDS ABE VERY INDIG.
at the manner in which he has been
treated, and claim q mere pretence was
made of giving him hearty support, and
that from the first it was not intended by
EIkins and his colleagues to permit the
Hoosier's nomination. They are in an
ugly mood tonight, andI while confessing
their favorite's defeat have no plans for
the future. Probably they will swallow
their disappointment with as good grace
as possible, and play for the second
place on the ticket The Elkins pro
gramme of beating the regular candidates
one after another, thus preparing the way
for Blaine as q finality, which has previ-
ously been described in these dispatches,
is being successfully carried out. Sher-
man fell by the wsyside Friday and Har-
rison was beaten to-day. Senator John
Sherman telegraphed the four Ohio dele
gates -at-large Friday evening that they
could exercise their best judgment con-
csrning future operations.
SHERMAN TO WITHDRAW.
To-day he telegraphed q more explicit
relief of all pledges to him. Three men
are talked of as being strong enough to
beat the Elkins combination for Blaine.
These are Gresham, Allison and McKin-
lev. Tne last named has made fine i'm
preston upon the convention, both as
chairman of the Platform Committee and
for his fidelity to Sherman. A conference
of about forty friends of all the
candidates WAS held in the psrlors
of the Grand Pacific to-day. A
sub committee composed of two delegates
friendly to each of the candidates reported
in favor of all candidates but Allison and
Mckinley withdrawing from the contest
and concentrating their forces on Allison,
and if be cannot win, then on Mckinley.
The California delegates were represented
at the conference, and an effort was made
to induce that delegation to take up Nc
Klnley. This California refused to do at
present, taking the position that
their candidate, Blaine, had clear
majority, and while this was the case it
would be folly to consider any one else.
The whole committee refused to sanction
the report of the subcommittee and the
matter was dropped until Monday.
FURTHER CONFERENCES ARE TO Be HELD
and it is hoped to formulate some sort of a
programme before the convention shall as
semble Monday morning. The friends of
Judge Gresham are making one last rally
and are forcibly presenting his claims as
the strongest man on whom the
opposition to Blaine can unite. They
claim he is the second choice Of a larger
number of delegates than any other candi-
date, and that he is the most available
candidate. Wisconsin and Minnesota,
which to-day wsvered from the Gresham
lines, have promised to come back Monday
morning. With Harrison beaten, it is
claimed nearly the whole OF Indiana will
swing over to Indisna's second choice, and
if Allison and Sherman will join, the
movement for Blaine may be beaten.
ELKINs CLAIMS
a large majority Of the convention for
Blaine, and says Blaine On be nominated
the moment he gives the word. Other
figures are not 30 favorable to Blaine as
these, and ex- Senator Piatt, Blaine man,
has q list Of the reliable Blaine delegates,
prepared by his lieutensnts after a personal
canvass, and it contains the names of 423
persons, bare majority Of the delegates.
This afternoons adjournment without
ballot was first put down as an anti-Blaine
victory, but the facts do not support this
theory. There are good reasons for be-
lieving that Depew's abandonment OF
Harrison was arranged to be the sig
nal for q blaine stampede, but II
is the policy of the Blaine forces to aid all
efforts to secure delay. They say they are
in no hurry to nominate Blaine, and want
all the other candidates to have as good q
chance and as much time as their friends
may ask for. They take this position be-
cause it is their desire not only to nomin.
ate Blaine, but to nominate him in such a
manner as will not have the appearance Of
riding over the other candidates.
There is
NO COyCEALMENT OF THE BITTER FEELING
prevailing tonight over the manner in
which the convention is being juggled
with by the friends of Blaine, who pretend
TO be giving each candidate fair chance,
and at the same time they take good care
10 defeat them one after another as they
rise in prominence in balloting, So much
feeling Is being engendered By these tao
tics. which the friends Of Harrison de-
nounee as Q confidence game making dupes
of earnest men, hat q revolt against the
Blaine programme is threatened. Many
yititors are disgusted with the manipula'
ton Of the convention, which brings on
an adjournment without sn attempt tC
transact business, and if the feeling ol
antasonism among delegates continues 70
grow another than Blaine may be nom
mated.
ELKINs HAS OPENLY BoAsTED
of his ability to best any candidate thu
opposition may put MP, and also boasts o
having defeated Sherman and Harrison
Elkins says there is no doubt of Blsiue's
acceptance if nominated.
A vigorous effort will be made between
this and Monday morning to combine tht
field against Blaine, but nothing will b
decided upon till tomorrow night Th'
present outlook is that Allison and Gresh
am, or Mckinley will take the lead. Tn,
current prediction tonight is that Blaine
will be nominated on Monday, possibly
after conference with the representative
of the defeated candidates, at which let
ter or telegram from Mr.. Blaine viii b
read.
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