Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-17
WARMING 70 TEE WORK.
Friends Of the Republican Candidates
at Chicago Getting in Their
Hardest Licks.
The WEsast AsR Yel Confess They Do
No. Know WAC Will BE- Pu3 il
Nominations
This Sherman Boom at the Front-A Prob
able Dnrk Sorze-Grsshsm Hasn't
Ghost Of a Show.
The Situation med Tn.

CHICAGO, Ill June 16.-Never before
in the history of National political con-
ventions have the clans began gathering
SIS esrly as they have to the one SO soon
20 open IN Cnicsgo's great convention
hall. O2ly minor fraction ct the dele
gales are here, but advance guards from
every state are On the ground, feeling the
sentiment OF the different workers who
have already established headquarters.
Excited tSlk OF wire pulers is heard on
every hand. TIE takers simply repre-
sent their principles, and sre trying to
feel the pulse Of the multitude on the
different Candidates. An element OF IN
certainty Is the strong characteristic Of
the present situation. OF eight
81 ten principal candidate
in the fed every one, from BE gablican
stand poiaT, Is u0exceptioBable.
Hon. Harry Conant, formerly hichi-
gsa's Secretary OF Stare, speaking OF Al
ger to-day said: General Alger is the
fcst candidate ever put up as a represen-
tatlVe CT the commercial interests. He is
successful business man, employing an
army OF woTkmen, ana has never in his
life had d! Mculty with them. Then no
one has better record th1n he has as q
Governor and soldier"
j. W. Crumpscker, delegate from La
porte, Ind, said to-day: There 10 30
fgat in our delegation between Harrison
aud Gresham. at least 30 per cent. Of
the delegation don't care which Gne gets
1t. l like Gresham as well ss do Harri-
sor, bat will support Harrison with all
my strength until 1 see 1t Is hopeless
Then l will work just as heartily for
Gresham"
The Sherman men have been through
many fights and know the ropes thor
ougGly. They have the best organized
working force on The ground.
~ They are RorallY certain II holding the
highest number Of votes on the first bal
lOt, sad confidently claim tAeir 500 or
more certain del gates Will receive add
tons on every ballot.
The Harrison men are on the ground
esrly aud in excellent fgating trim. The
'IudiaEs delegation will begin ss uHit
Tor their f:v0rite son.
DepeI's candidacy Is assuming for
midaOie proportions. He will receive
also tie BACKING the New YORK dee CATION
can give him. Good words ara spoken
Of sim Gu all sides, the sole objection to
h m being his prominent connection with
vGsg railroad corporations. TIE Nv
York men claim that DepeW c&1 as Ger
taigly cars New York for the Rspubli-
cans as Allison caH lows.
THE BLAINE TALK is A MYSTERY,
No one seems to know whence il comes
or whittier is tends, The center CT 81
most every excited group proves TO he
man loudly proclaimiLg the virtues Of the
man frem Maine. There seems to be 20
hold TO the movement. Scarcely a promia-
1At m.s can be found that expresses the
E'hrs', last and sll the tinen ferv0r for the
plumed knight, sud still half the talk one
hears is shout him. RumOrs AID guesses
innumersble are flying about as con-
,radlsioIy as the four winds OF heaven.
The anti-ssloou Republican nsticssl
committee has established its heaC quxr-
ters. Their intention Ia to gecure the
adoption Of decided snti-ssl Don plank
in the Republican platform. SIX Rapub-
ucsr state conventions, those Of Masss-
chusetss, Vermont, Delaware, Minnesota,
Milne and kansas baye strongly insisted
IN the adj pston CT such . p.s1k. Hon.
Albert 81 flip, delegate at lsrgs from
Ksusas, and chairman Of tee susl-ssl0cn
uAlionsl committee said: awe think Il
ABSOLUTELY necessary fer the Rspu5dCaa
party 10 take s.snd On this question
We do nos ask anything impossiole or
radlcsl. We recognize in the saloors c
growing menace to our national morality,
and cur fight is exactly PARALLEL to tae
one wAged by the r. pub icap party in its
inisuCy agsinst the extension { t sIaver7."
GreshaU's headquarters is al sglos
with enthusiasm. Secretary Clark ssid
ave have the absolute promise Of TWEEN
ty five new delegates that Gresh,m will
De their second choice, and thai every
body will support him as coon SO tb~v
see that the position OF saeis own candi-
date is hopeless"