The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-25
LIGHT UPON THE SITUATION.

phenomenal situation. During the last few
days there has been much talk of Mckinley
as dark horse. His name has been men
toned with favor in many places. Dele
gates have voted for him in the convention
There is no doubt that Mckinley has made
a hne impression, and that he is a popular
man on his own account, but it has been
noticed that the men who were doing all in
their power to press him to the front were
Blaine men. 1t was Blaine delegate who
hrst voted for him, and on the succeeding
roll calls other Blaine delegates followed
his example. Furthermore, in the
conference of the candidates the Blaine
influence has been extended in favor
OF adopting Mckinley as the leader of the
opposition forces, 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
Blaine scheme
THE RESULT OF A DARK HORSE
Just as soon as the present avowed candi-
didates leave the field and a dark horse
takes their place, Blaine will be nominated.
The logic of this is easily perceived. Blaine
cannot, in honor, take this nomination if it
shall be secured by running over the candi-
dates who entered the field and did the best
they could for themselves, but if the candi-
dates voluntarily withdraw and the
dark horse takes their place,
no obligations rest upon Blaine
as to the newcomer, who has not been q
candidate, and whose friends have put out
no efforts in his behalf on the supposition
that Blaine was out of the way. An effort
has also been made by the Blaine people to
get Foraker to stand as a dark horse, and
Foraker has been willing enough to do it
and has passed before the convention
with that purpose in view, on a distinct
understanding that if the anti Blaine infiu-
ence could be induced to rally about him,
Blaine was to beat him out, the vice presi-
dency being his reward. An effort has also
been made TO play upon the ambition of
Mckinley, but without success.
M'KINLEY LOYAL TO SHERMAN.
Mckinley has been loyal to Sherman.
An effort is also being made to bring Gull
lom forward as a dark horse, thus destroy
ing Gresham, and in due time a similar
effort may be made to undermine Harrison
by playing upon the ambition of ex-Gov.
Porter.
THE oPPosITIoN's EYES OPEN
The anti-Blaine leaders are not in ignor-
ance of these adroit tactics. At
one moment Saturday there were
some prospects of the Mckinley
programme succeeding, and John Sherman
had really given the Ohio delegation re-
lease from their obligation to himself and
permission to do what it should seem best.
The Blaine men were tanning the McKin.
ley blaze as best they could in secret, but
they overplayed the game and were de-
feated. Then Sherman withdrew his with
drawal. His representatives here positively
denied that he had thought of retiring from
the race, and the senator himself is inter
viewed TO the same effect in Washington.
ANOTHER ELKINs SCHEME
is to force the opposition to unite on Sher-
man, but the delegates say Blaine can safely
take the nomination away from Sherman,
for the reason that the Ohio senator was
withdrawal was written, as is witnessed by
his demand for presidential Endorsement of
the Ohio state convention of 1887 There
fore, Blaine is under no such obligation t.
Sherman as to the candidates who enter
tanned the belief that Blaine was out 1t is
true that the Blaine men are in the majority
in the convention, but many of these Blaine
delegates are attached to other candidates.
CAN BLAINE ACCEPT9
II these other candidates refuse to get out
of the way, and they are now refusing to
do so, it is not easy to SEQ how Blaine can
be nominated, or if nominated, how he can
accept The situation. therefore, is dead
lock, with no good feeling prevailing and
a powerful pressure being brought
the bear on Blaine by cable to solve the
great problem in so far as a final word of
his can do so. The understanding Blaines
friends have is that he wants the nomina-
tion if it can be secured in a proper way
In the present temper of the supporters of
the various candidates his nomination by
consent, or as the result Of a general with
drawal, is an impossibility, the Blaine pro-
gramme being to deadlock the convention,
kill Off the other candidates and weary the
supporters. The opposition has adopted
precisely the same tactics.