The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-25

party IL his representatives are permit
ted to continue their tactics carefully
pointed out. There is general belief
that some dispatch from Mr.. Blaine will
be read to the convention tomorrow,
probably one requesting his friends to
REFRAIN FROM VOTING FOR HIM.
Further light was thrown to-day upon
the attempt to coup in Blaine's interest
at A o'clock yesterday afternoon. 1t is
true, as was telegraphed last night, that
a plan had been formulated to push
BIaine's name to the front on the first
or second ballot. Alabama was to lead
the way and be followed by all the
Blaine States in succession, New York
joining in with fifty votes and the Blaine
men in Pennsylvania leaving the lead
ership Of Quay, and returning to their
first love. Even Ohio, led by Gov. For
aker, was to contribute twenty or twen-
ty-five votes TO the grand column. All this
is known but it is not known why the
scheme was abandoned, A Chicago
man who has been empowered to speak
for Mr.. Blaine, and who is man OF
good judgment and not n politician,
was called into u conference Of the
Blaine leaders Just before the meeting
OF the convention, He was informed OF
the plan in hand and was shown list
OF 423 sure and reliable Blaine delgates, |
or an assured mljQrily OF the whole.
This man looked over the
list, saw it comprised the names OF del |
egates who are here ostensibly for other
and at once delivered his
dictum as follows:
"This thing
MUST COME TO A sToP,"
said he; "NIr. Blaine cannot take this
by riding over the rights OF
any OF the men now in the field. He
regards them all us his friends and knows
hat they entered this contest in good
faith believing him tobe out, by his own
act. You propose to draw delegates
from the supporters OF these men to un-
lermine them and defeat them. II you
him in this way n cablegram
will be received from him in twenty
declining the nomination and
you will then be in u
WORSE PREDlCAMEST
than ever. This thing must be stopped"
Reluctantly Elkins and his colleagues
to postpone the Blaine coup,
and the friends OF all the candidates,
except Harrison, joined the Blaine men
in forcing an adjournment till Monday
The situation now may be described
rs follows: In the convention to'mor-
row all the candidates will stand firm.
There are no Withdrawals. The confer
,nce OF anti-Blaincs has agreed not to
present any candidates for the support
If the opposition; indeed, it is unable
o agree upon candidate. There is
leep feeling on all sides that the Blaine
)r bust programme is not sanctioned by
Mr.. Blaine himself.
The plan OF the opposition, therefore,
$ simply to stand firm, and wait for
Mr.. Blaine himself to speak, or for his
assured representatives to
FORCE THE ISSUE,
The feeling is that if Mr.. Blaine does
lot settle the matter the convention will
AVE to settle it, and that the conven-
ion cannot 60 honestly and sincerely
lbout the business OF choosing leader
IS long as the Blaine spectre hangs
)ver it.
The Elkins programme is to demon
trate to the convention that none OF the
.andidates now in the field can be nomi
lated. When they are all out OF the
way and dark horse is sprung on the
an effort will be made to
NOMINATE BLAINE.
But here are the facts which the con-
yention will face tomorrow:
The candidates whom Elkins processes
o have killed, refuse to be buried.
everyone OF them is still in the race.
They are in for the purpose OF winning,
possible, and determined at all haz-
lrds to prevent the nomination OF
Blaine. To-morrow's balloting is likely
o show a mere repetition OF the ballots
II Saturday. While these other candi-
lates arc in the field Elkins will not
low dare carry out his programme OF
tampeding the convention, because he
las heard authoritativsly from Mr..
Blaine. Thus deadlock will appear,
md Mr.. Blaine cuts the knot, and set
he convention free to act upon its own
responsibility ~uninterfered with by a
able, the convention
MAY SIT FOR SEVERAL DAYS
without reaching solution of the ex-
difficulties by which it is
low surrounded.
Little by little light comes in upon
his phenomenal situation. During the
ast few days there has been much talk
# Mckinley as dark horse, His name
las been mentioned with favor in many
,laces. Delegates have voted for him in
There is no doubt that Nc
Kiniey has made fine impression and
hat he is popular .man on his own
recount, but it has been noticed that the
men who were doing all in their power
o press him TO the front
WE'RE BLAINE MEN.
Il was Blaine delegate who first voted
'or him, and on the succeeding roll calls
other Blaine delegates followed his ex-
,mple. Furthermore, in the conference
of candidates the Blaine influence has
been eXerted in favor OF adopting Nc
Kinley rs the leader OF the opposition
Iorces, all the anti-Blaine men in the
convention concentrating their strength |
upon him. This effort to induce all the
other candidates to withdraw and to
bring Mckinley forward as dark horse |
is a Blaine scheme. Just as soon as the
present avowed candidates leave the
field and dark horse takes their place,
Blaine will be nominated. The logic Of
this is
EASILY PERCEIVED.
Blaine cannot in honor take this nomi-
nation, II it shall be secured by running