Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-25
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Scenes and Incidents Attending IN
NOmimaliOn Of Harrison.


CHICAGO, CONVENTION HALL, June 25.-The
Sherman tide, which set In yesterday flows on
this morning. and IL will reach its food on the
second or third ballot to-day. The situation Is
critical for all other candidates and the manipula-
tors OF the Blaine movement are disconnected and
have lost their confidence. New York can stem
the Sherman tide II the delegation from that state
desire TO prevent his nomination. Tie QUESTION is
now, can New York effect his nomination IL her
Delegation desires TO 10 SO. In brief, without New
has any cnance at ALL His trends claim that
SHERMAN VIII get New York, and that Is the situa-
ton In a NUTSHELL
New York's Attitude.
Senator HiscOck said TO an Associated Press
representative Few moments ago:
"New York Will vote for Harrison as long as he
has q fair chance OF success. should Harrison be.
ccIIe an improbabiity, New York viii consider
lIrman."
"Min tae delegation vote for him?" was asked,
70 " ..lch TIE SCI atoi made this oracular reply:
iereL.. upoL TIA. ISSUE y.,. We expect 10 stand
by harr.s.i. fUI several ball Dts"
The Prospects OF SheFmam.
A friena ii the senator's said In discussing the
SLcinai iiSspects:
'-s..e,ma has been led like Moses upon the
n.ou-., Lit Is now surveying the promised land,
but ne will lot possess H. and the vision will pass
ANAL to-day"
Ills hut u sample opinion Of many others,
wLicn are being freely dl,cusseJ THIS morning.
aLd Is worth about as much as that OF delegate
at large from Pebhsy .vania, who de-
c.ared few minutes ago that Snerman's
success on the second ballot to-day was assured.
A S.erman nah " no has access 10 the conn .ence
Cl the She Inan lrader, snuws souIe irurrs INA
rnhg which foot up 431 votes Tor the OHIO SEN
atOr Ills includes my live votes from PennSy l.
vahia, SKY from New York, teh from New Je "
the sO.id Allison vote nom Iowa, aDou. twenty OF
Ia, southern votes vi Icn have en- cast Tor Alger
ana The en;lre sherman strength In addition 10
these votes which he held on the rst ballot OF the
convention.
AbsisOR Votes WOn's Go % Shernsan.
Tue Allison people passionateiy deny that the
Iowa votes will follow sherman and declare that
the claim Of senator Quay. who says they will, Is
falls. Quay is credited with having made the ar
rangement with New York to swell the sherman
vote but there Is excellent authority Tor the
m.nt that the promise Of the vote OF New York
made 10 senator Quay Is conditional, and 1t will
DARK horse or some other candidate more objec.
uonable TO the New York men than sherman
The New York men became
FRIGHTENED AT The SPECTRE OF N'KrNLRY,
and IL was the doubt and fear OF the nomination
either OF Blaine Or Mckinley which has cOncen.
trated so much strength about the Ohio Senator's
caniidacy. Conferences are now being held by
The different Delegations, and douDl and uncer.
tainty prevails upon every hand. Sherman nas
never been 50 near the glittering ize Tor which
early ballot today Is a possibility, whicn how.
ever 1, surround VI 0y so much uncertainty that no
NAH DARE predict either his success or failure.
Al Adjournment without result to-day ut any
time would De fatal 10 him, and would In All
PROBABILITY end his candidacy nnAlly. IL u not
uroDa Ulc that the convention will adloarn to-day
uuless a pYvtracts d DalIoLinx SHOWS that no re.
suit can be reached without further confer, nee
anu q new deal AL around. The next combination
which Will DC made viii be upon Allison, and he
Will gel most or The ShrrIuan strength snOuld the
sherman movement fail
Shermsam and Phelps.
The talk which II current as the convention il
meeting, that the New Jersey vote which has been
looked upon rs the Mckinley nnserboard, will be
swung to Sherman,is taken as Indicating he belief
that deal has been made which will make the
ticket read "Sherman anu Phelps II the Sherm. ,p
movement to-day Is successful. There Is SOME
lax that the Illinois delegation In the bai.olin.
to-day, or AT IL asst large part OF Il ma be thrown
10 Harrison. 4 his would be cold bath for the
sherman movement II u can be done.
Illinois votes before New York, and II Illinois
would hep swell the Harmon vote tine delegation
from tue Empire stale could not very well 70 over
to Snerlan. IL Is NOT love Ior Harrison when has
suggested this course. uu II taken at all II will be
merely last desperate effort 70 stop break lo
SHERMAN
n'KNLEYs HOPES FOR sHRRnAN
Mckinley looks fOr snerinan's nomination on thu
third or fourth oaIio,, and will not admit that tn,
movement In his own iavor has cut any figure 4,
the convention, or has mad any influence upon IN,
result he colnes In tine hall with broad smil,
and y look OF conientment upon ms fne face anS
says that he is at peace with his conscience ans
with the world. lie has done his duty, he says
las stood by his Trends and acted toward Mr.
SHERMAN as he would desire friend OF his own Z.
act by him
A Denial sroo Foraker.
Gov. Foraker, who has been or dited witt
scheming 70 split The Ohio delegation and take
part OF IL over 10 The Blaine people In, order o
have his name pinned on the tail OF the ticket, In
disnantiy denies THIS and sayA as the convention
| Is about 10 begin its session. Laat sherman vii
| hold his 0uio vote TO tue very ea0, or q
| long as the senator remains In Tn
Held he says that sherman Will b. cnoseu.
At 1880 the band ~ ptaylng anu the Calisorni
delegation are unfariing the celebrated blue bnn
| ner bearing the iDserfkstOn, s.Blaia
l and Pro.eetion,s In large gold let
| terra This Indicates thai they inte0,
70 fiasn it On the convention ~ the proper tifas
Just when and under what circumstances the
i may choose 70 sprlng IL on the convention r.
maius 10 be seen. There are other iudicatiOl.
] than this sixnaacant banner incident whacn sauy