The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-07

that Thurman viii be nomi-
mated on the first ballot or by acclama-
ton. Gov. Gray's supporters admit that
uige thurman has more than two-thirdS,
and 1t Is no. expected that Gov. Gray will
he placed in nomination at all. The con
vention will probably finish its labors in
an hours time tomorrow morning.
The platform as agreed upon by the com
| mlttee tonight is a compr Omise between
the two factions. Thus, with the exception
OF yielding little stronger declaration on
the tariff than at first proposed, Congress
man Scott, the direct representative of the
! administration, is likely to secure all that
he set out to secure, Cleveland, Thurman
and moderate tariff declaration.
AN ALLEGED CAHRGE.
Another correspondent, after careful
canvass in other fields, makes the following
deductions: There has beon a marked
change in the Thurman sentiment since
noon to-day. Gov. Gray's advocates have
Daen- working most industriously land have
made overtures for the formation and
coalition between themselves and the friends
OF other candidates for the vice presidency,
hoping to defe1t the nomination of Judge
Thurman on the first ballot, and thereby
inducing him to withdraw as a
candidate, which they assert he
would promptly do at. the
manifestation Of any considerable opposi-
ton in the convention
The representatives of the New York
delegation held a lengthy conference upon
the subject tonight with MAYOR
Cooper of New York and Senator
German of Maryland. About three-fourths
OF the New York delegation appear still to
be for Thurman, and Mr.. ODonohue of the
Ialnmany society predicted that the unit
rule would not be broken, but that the old
Roman would be nominated on the first
ballot.
OHIO WILL SUPPORT THURMAN.
The Ohio delegation met tonight. The
antl-Thurman men in the delegation, par
tlcularIy Messrs. Brady and Retallis, who
were outspoken against Thurman mani
tested no inclination to further oppose his
nomination and formally yielded their in
dlvldual wishes to the desire and instruc-
lions OF their constituents, many of whom
rad photographed them violently demanding
that they should support Thurman or move
out of Ohio, asaone irate constituent tele-
graphed. 1t was finally agreed that Gen.
Thomas E. Powell should second Judge
Thurnan's nomination on behalf of Ohio
Immediately after he is placed in nomina-
ton by Col. Tarpey of California
The Republic will tomorrow print an in
tervlew with Chairman Barnum in which
Mr.. Barnum says his choice for vice preSi-
dent is aud always has been Don NJ Dick
lnSon lie OBJECTS TO Judge Thurman be-
cause of his age, and to Gov Gray because
he does not think Gray possesses sufficient
ability, and because Gray has no strength
outside Of his own state, and Mr.. Barnum
believes that it is over-estimated there
The Indiana delegation met in their head
quarters tonight, and unanimously agreed
to support Gov. Gray for second place, and
his name will doubtless be placed in nomi-
nation tomorrow by Senator Voorhees,.
Conversation with members of the different
delegations discloses disposition upon tho
part of the adherents of other candidates
for the place TO unite upon Gov Gray in
order to defeat the nomination of
Judge Thurman by acclamation.
To this plan Iowa, Colorado
Kansas and a portion of the Illinois
delegations are said TO be favorable Should
the nomination of Judge Thurman fail in
the first ballot, there is a strong probability
that a break of the unit would occur in the
New York and Maryland delegations, and
that the Texas and kentucky delegations
would join with them.